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%)
North Carolina 4,113 192 4.6 3.8- 5.4 95 2.3 1.8- 3.0 3,826 93.1 92.1-94.0
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,404 50 3.4 2.4- 4.9 32 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,322 94.2 92.4-95.5
Non-Hispanic Black 477 29 6.3 4.0- 9.6 12 3.4 1.7- 6.7 436 90.4 86.3-93.3
Other 347 17 4.5 2.6- 7.8 *** *** *** 321 93.4 89.7-95.8
AGE
18-34 359 21 5.0 3.0- 8.4 12 4.1 2.2- 7.4 326 90.9 86.7-93.9
35-44 347 17 5.3 3.0- 9.2 11 3.1 1.6- 6.2 319 91.6 87.2-94.6
45-54 343 16 4.0 2.2- 7.0 11 3.3 1.7- 6.2 316 92.7 89.0-95.2
55-64 406 17 3.3 2.0- 5.5 *** *** *** 382 95.4 93.0-97.1
65-74 449 18 3.5 1.9- 6.2 11 3.0 1.2- 7.3 420 93.5 89.3-96.1
75+ 298 *** *** *** *** *** *** 290 96.9 91.8-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** 185 93.5 88.7-96.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 475 14 3.2 1.6- 6.3 14 3.9 2.0- 7.5 447 92.9 88.8-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 632 28 4.5 2.8- 7.0 24 3.6 2.3- 5.7 580 91.9 88.9-94.1
College Graduate 938 43 4.4 3.1- 6.1 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 884 94.8 92.9-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 154 11 12.4 6.0-23.6 *** *** *** 135 79.2 68.0-87.2
$15,000- 24,999 227 *** *** *** *** *** *** 212 92.6 85.5-96.3
$25,000- 34,999 249 *** *** *** *** *** *** 233 95.2 92.0-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 202 12 3.6 1.8- 6.9 *** *** *** 186 94.8 90.7-97.1
$50,000- 74,999 260 19 5.5 3.2- 9.3 *** *** *** 234 90.6 85.1-94.2
$75,000+ 620 18 2.5 1.4- 4.2 *** *** *** 593 96.3 94.2-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 753 40 5.6 3.8- 8.2 26 3.8 2.4- 5.9 687 90.6 87.5-92.9
No 1,486 56 3.5 2.5- 4.9 26 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,404 94.6 92.9-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 93.8 83.1-97.9
Non-Veteran 2,183 92 4.1 3.2- 5.3 55 2.8 2.0- 3.8 2,036 93.1 91.6-94.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 640 32 5.3 3.4- 8.0 15 2.3 1.2- 4.4 593 92.4 89.3-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 597 34 4.4 3.0- 6.5 14 2.0 1.1- 3.9 549 93.5 91.0-95.4
Rural 1,017 30 3.0 1.9- 4.8 26 3.5 2.2- 5.5 961 93.5 91.0-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,083 46 3.7 2.7- 5.1 21 2.1 1.2- 3.5 1,016 94.2 92.4-95.6
Unemployed 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 97 82.5 71.5-89.8
Retired 678 19 3.1 1.7- 5.6 12 1.8 0.7- 4.4 647 95.1 92.0-97.0
Unable to Work 171 12 4.6 2.3- 8.9 *** *** *** 151 90.8 84.7-94.7
Other not in Labor Force 195 12 5.8 2.6-12.2 *** *** *** 179 91.4 84.4-95.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 200 12 7.5 3.4-15.7 *** *** *** 181 87.4 78.5-92.9
101% to 150% 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** 200 92.7 87.4-95.9
151% to 200% 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 96.7 93.6-98.4
More than 200% 1,052 47 3.3 2.4- 4.7 19 1.9 1.1- 3.4 986 94.8 93.0-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 688 22 2.8 1.7- 4.5 18 2.6 1.4- 4.6 648 94.7 92.2-96.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 888 42 5.1 3.4- 7.5 29 4.2 2.7- 6.5 817 90.7 87.7-93.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 678 32 4.1 2.8- 6.1 *** *** *** 638 94.8 92.6-96.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 643 28 3.3 2.1- 5.2 *** *** *** 607 95.7 93.6-97.1
2nd Quartile 551 27 4.9 3.2- 7.4 23 4.6 2.8- 7.4 501 90.5 87.1-93.1
3rd Quartile 654 31 4.9 3.0- 7.8 14 2.0 1.1- 3.6 609 93.2 90.1-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 406 *** *** *** *** *** *** 386 94.1 90.0-96.6

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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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