2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did anyone smoke in your home while you were there?

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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%)
North Carolina 4,137 93 2.4 1.8- 3.1 206 5.4 4.6- 6.4 3,838 92.2 91.1-93.2
-FEMALES 2,266 42 2.0 1.4- 3.0 92 4.5 3.5- 5.7 2,132 93.4 92.0-94.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,410 21 1.8 1.0- 3.1 57 4.6 3.4- 6.3 1,332 93.6 91.7-95.1
Non-Hispanic Black 480 17 3.4 1.9- 5.9 20 5.5 3.3- 8.8 443 91.2 87.4-93.9
Other 350 *** *** *** 12 1.9 1.0- 3.7 334 96.8 93.6-98.4
AGE
18-34 361 *** *** *** 15 4.4 2.5- 7.5 336 92.4 88.5-95.0
35-44 348 *** *** *** 12 3.5 1.7- 6.9 330 94.9 91.3-97.1
45-54 345 *** *** *** 22 7.2 4.4-11.7 319 91.7 87.2-94.7
55-64 409 *** *** *** 19 5.7 3.5- 9.1 381 92.8 89.3-95.3
65-74 453 *** *** *** 18 4.0 2.2- 7.1 425 92.8 87.8-95.9
75+ 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 288 96.5 92.0-98.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 *** *** *** 16 10.5 6.1-17.7 178 85.7 78.2-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 13 3.7 1.8- 7.6 28 5.8 3.7- 9.0 441 90.5 86.2-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 634 13 1.4 0.8- 2.6 27 3.9 2.5- 5.9 594 94.7 92.5-96.3
College Graduate 940 *** *** *** 21 2.1 1.3- 3.4 912 97.0 95.4-98.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 *** *** *** 17 17.4 10.6-27.3 137 80.7 70.6-87.9
$15,000- 24,999 229 *** *** *** 17 10.5 5.9-18.0 205 86.6 79.1-91.6
$25,000- 34,999 249 *** *** *** *** *** *** 229 91.1 84.4-95.1
$35,000- 49,999 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** 188 94.8 90.6-97.2
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 250 94.8 90.2-97.4
$75,000+ 620 *** *** *** 14 1.7 0.9- 3.1 603 97.5 95.8-98.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 759 22 2.7 1.6- 4.6 57 9.2 6.8-12.4 680 88.0 84.6-90.8
No 1,491 20 1.7 1.0- 3.1 35 2.3 1.6- 3.5 1,436 95.9 94.3-97.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 66 97.6 90.6-99.4
Non-Veteran 2,194 42 2.1 1.4- 3.1 90 4.6 3.6- 5.8 2,062 93.3 91.8-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 642 12 2.1 1.1- 3.9 22 3.8 2.3- 6.0 608 94.1 91.5-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 601 12 2.6 1.2- 5.7 22 4.9 3.1- 7.8 567 92.5 88.9-95.0
Rural 1,023 18 1.6 0.9- 2.8 48 4.8 3.4- 6.8 957 93.6 91.5-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,086 16 1.9 1.1- 3.4 39 3.6 2.5- 5.3 1,031 94.5 92.4-96.0
Unemployed 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 87.1 78.2-92.7
Retired 681 *** *** *** 18 2.6 1.5- 4.4 654 95.3 92.2-97.3
Unable to Work 173 *** *** *** 22 18.4 11.7-27.7 142 77.8 68.6-85.0
Other not in Labor Force 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** 189 96.8 91.9-98.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 203 *** *** *** 22 15.3 9.5-23.7 178 83.8 75.4-89.7
101% to 150% 216 11 6.4 2.8-14.2 12 6.1 3.2-11.4 193 87.4 79.7-92.5
151% to 200% 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** 166 93.6 88.0-96.7
More than 200% 1,052 12 1.4 0.7- 2.6 27 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,013 96.6 95.1-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 694 15 2.4 1.0- 5.6 35 5.6 3.6- 8.5 644 92.0 88.3-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 892 18 2.2 1.3- 3.8 43 6.0 4.3- 8.4 831 91.8 89.1-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 680 *** *** *** 14 2.1 1.2- 3.7 657 96.2 94.1-97.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 648 *** *** *** 16 2.2 1.3- 3.8 622 96.3 94.1-97.7
2nd Quartile 553 *** *** *** 22 4.3 2.6- 6.8 521 93.8 91.0-95.8
3rd Quartile 657 15 3.0 1.5- 6.1 32 6.8 4.6- 9.9 610 90.2 86.4-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 408 *** *** *** 22 6.0 3.4-10.3 379 92.6 88.2-95.4

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

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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