2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did you smell tobacco smoke from someone else's cigarette,
cigar, or pipe drifting into your home from nearby apartments or from outside?

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  Total
Respond.^		 1-6 days All 7 days No days
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,113 192 4.6 3.8- 5.4 95 2.3 1.8- 3.0 3,826 93.1 92.1-94.0
GENDER
Male 1,859 96 5.0 3.9- 6.5 40 1.9 1.3- 2.8 1,723 93.1 91.4-94.4
Female 2,254 96 4.2 3.2- 5.3 55 2.7 1.9- 3.7 2,103 93.2 91.7-94.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,604 104 3.7 3.0- 4.7 49 1.9 1.4- 2.7 2,451 94.3 93.2-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 789 52 6.2 4.5- 8.5 20 2.6 1.5- 4.5 717 91.2 88.5-93.3
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 396 21 5.7 3.3- 9.6 13 2.2 1.2- 3.9 362 92.2 88.2-94.9
AGE
18-34 725 48 6.4 4.5- 9.1 23 3.5 2.2- 5.5 654 90.1 87.1-92.5
35-44 634 36 5.0 3.4- 7.4 17 2.2 1.2- 3.8 581 92.8 90.2-94.8
45-54 679 33 4.2 2.8- 6.4 17 2.4 1.4- 4.1 629 93.4 90.9-95.2
55-64 720 31 3.6 2.4- 5.3 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9 675 94.8 92.8-96.2
65-74 779 30 3.2 2.0- 5.0 18 2.5 1.3- 4.9 731 94.3 91.6-96.1
75+ 490 13 3.7 1.9- 7.0 *** *** *** 474 95.8 92.4-97.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 383 19 4.2 2.4- 7.3 13 2.6 1.4- 4.8 351 93.2 89.8-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 953 38 4.0 2.7- 5.9 29 3.3 2.1- 5.2 886 92.7 90.3-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,113 61 5.7 4.2- 7.8 33 2.6 1.7- 3.9 1,019 91.7 89.4-93.5
College Graduate 1,647 73 3.8 2.9- 4.9 20 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,554 95.2 93.9-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,313 74 5.5 4.2- 7.3 45 3.7 2.6- 5.3 1,194 90.7 88.6-92.5
No 2,776 118 4.2 3.3- 5.3 46 1.6 1.1- 2.3 2,612 94.3 93.1-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 507 18 3.1 1.9- 5.3 *** *** *** 484 95.3 92.4-97.2
Non-Veteran 3,599 174 4.7 3.9- 5.7 90 2.4 1.9- 3.2 3,335 92.8 91.7-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,203 100 4.0 3.1- 5.0 42 1.9 1.3- 2.8 2,061 94.1 92.8-95.2
Unemployed 201 18 10.4 6.3-16.9 15 6.2 3.5-10.9 168 83.4 76.3-88.6
Retired 1,149 35 3.2 2.1- 4.8 19 1.7 0.9- 3.3 1,095 95.1 93.1-96.6
Unable to Work 301 17 3.8 2.1- 6.9 13 4.2 2.2- 7.9 271 92.0 87.7-94.8
Other not in Labor Force 234 19 9.0 4.8-16.1 *** *** *** 211 88.8 81.5-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 229 18 10.7 5.9-18.7 15 7.6 4.2-13.3 196 81.7 73.4-87.9
$15,000- 24,999 369 23 7.1 4.4-11.4 17 4.4 2.2- 8.4 329 88.5 83.4-92.2
$25,000- 34,999 427 17 3.3 1.9- 5.5 14 2.5 1.4- 4.6 396 94.2 91.4-96.1
$35,000- 49,999 428 26 5.2 3.2- 8.5 *** *** *** 395 92.8 88.9-95.4
$50,000-74,999 523 32 4.6 3.1- 6.9 *** *** *** 484 93.6 90.7-95.7
$75,000-100,000 422 18 3.9 2.2- 6.6 *** *** *** 395 93.5 89.9-96.0
$100,000-150,000 445 14 2.0 1.1- 3.6 *** *** *** 425 96.7 94.5-98.0
$150,000+ 363 *** *** *** *** *** *** 351 96.1 92.9-97.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 907 35 4.5 2.9- 7.0 17 1.8 1.0- 3.1 855 93.7 91.1-95.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 327 27 8.7 5.3-14.1 14 4.5 2.3- 8.6 286 86.8 80.9-91.1
101% to 150% 358 19 6.4 3.7-10.7 16 3.6 1.9- 6.5 323 90.1 85.4-93.4
151% to 200% 323 14 3.4 1.9- 5.8 *** *** *** 299 93.4 89.4-95.9
More than 200% 2,090 92 3.6 2.9- 4.6 27 1.4 0.9- 2.3 1,971 95.0 93.8-95.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 907 35 4.5 2.9- 7.0 17 1.8 1.0- 3.1 855 93.7 91.1-95.6
HOUSING
Own 2,802 87 3.1 2.4- 4.1 40 1.5 1.0- 2.2 2,675 95.4 94.2-96.3
Rent 998 89 9.0 7.0-11.4 43 4.7 3.3- 6.9 866 86.3 83.4-88.8
Other arrangement 276 16 6.6 3.5-12.2 11 3.7 1.9- 7.4 249 89.6 83.8-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,202 72 6.5 4.9- 8.6 26 2.0 1.3- 3.3 1,104 91.5 89.1-93.3
Regional City or Suburban County 1,093 58 4.2 3.1- 5.7 21 2.0 1.1- 3.4 1,014 93.8 91.9-95.3
Rural 1,818 62 3.2 2.3- 4.4 48 2.8 2.0- 4.0 1,708 94.0 92.4-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,175 51 3.9 2.8- 5.5 34 3.1 1.9- 4.8 1,090 93.0 90.9-94.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,670 78 4.9 3.6- 6.6 43 2.9 2.0- 4.2 1,549 92.2 90.2-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,268 63 4.6 3.4- 6.1 18 1.2 0.7- 2.1 1,187 94.2 92.6-95.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,223 53 3.6 2.6- 4.9 21 1.3 0.8- 2.2 1,149 95.1 93.6-96.2
2nd Quartile 1,039 50 5.2 3.7- 7.3 30 3.0 1.9- 4.6 959 91.8 89.4-93.7
3rd Quartile 1,190 63 5.1 3.8- 6.9 26 2.3 1.4- 3.8 1,101 92.5 90.4-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 661 26 4.0 2.4- 6.6 18 3.1 1.7- 5.5 617 93.0 89.7-95.2

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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