2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace 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 2,164 64 3.0 2.3- 4.1 78 3.8 2.9- 5.0 2,022 93.2 91.7-94.4
-MALES 1,090 49 4.6 3.3- 6.4 63 5.9 4.3- 8.0 978 89.6 87.0-91.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 690 22 3.6 2.2- 5.7 24 4.4 2.7- 7.2 644 92.0 88.9-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 153 *** *** *** 11 7.4 3.8-13.8 136 89.6 83.0-93.8
Other 223 20 10.1 5.7-17.2 26 9.7 6.0-15.5 177 80.2 72.5-86.1
AGE
18-34 291 22 7.9 4.8-12.7 17 7.0 3.8-12.4 252 85.1 79.0-89.7
35-44 244 *** *** *** 21 7.0 4.4-11.1 214 89.9 85.2-93.2
45-54 262 *** *** *** 13 6.2 3.3-11.4 243 91.2 85.6-94.7
55-64 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** 164 92.9 88.2-95.8
65-74 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 70 97.9 91.3-99.5
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 14 11.0 6.0-19.3 13 10.7 5.0-21.4 72 78.3 67.1-86.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 267 *** *** *** 25 9.5 5.9-14.8 234 87.2 81.2-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 264 14 5.7 3.2-10.0 18 5.4 3.1- 9.1 232 89.0 84.0-92.5
College Graduate 453 13 2.7 1.5- 4.7 *** *** *** 433 96.1 93.8-97.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 95 *** *** *** 13 11.4 6.2-20.0 77 84.1 74.7-90.5
$35,000- 49,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 87.3 78.2-92.9
$50,000- 74,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 147 88.6 79.5-93.9
$75,000+ 461 *** *** *** 12 2.8 1.4- 5.5 441 95.6 92.8-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 205 13 7.6 4.0-14.2 13 7.4 3.8-14.0 179 84.9 77.2-90.4
No 882 36 3.9 2.6- 5.6 50 5.5 3.9- 7.8 796 90.6 88.0-92.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 157 96.4 92.1-98.4
Non-Veteran 924 45 5.1 3.6- 7.1 60 6.5 4.7- 8.9 819 88.4 85.6-90.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 382 15 3.9 2.0- 7.6 18 4.3 2.6- 7.0 349 91.8 87.8-94.5
Regional City or Suburban County 291 *** *** *** 17 6.2 3.5-10.6 265 90.9 86.2-94.1
Rural 417 25 6.6 4.2-10.2 28 7.2 4.3-11.9 364 86.2 81.1-90.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,090 49 4.6 3.3- 6.4 63 5.9 4.3- 8.0 978 89.6 87.0-91.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 71 *** *** *** 11 15.9 8.1-28.8 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 85.5 73.7-92.6
More than 200% 685 15 2.1 1.2- 3.6 25 4.0 2.4- 6.4 645 93.9 91.3-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 258 15 5.6 3.1-10.0 16 5.7 2.9-11.0 227 88.7 82.8-92.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 447 20 4.9 3.0- 7.8 32 8.4 5.4-12.6 395 86.7 82.1-90.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 385 14 3.7 1.9- 7.1 15 3.5 2.0- 6.0 356 92.8 89.1-95.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 349 14 3.6 2.0- 6.1 14 4.3 2.1- 8.5 321 92.2 87.9-95.1
2nd Quartile 303 16 5.9 3.3-10.3 16 5.6 3.1- 9.8 271 88.5 83.2-92.3
3rd Quartile 306 *** *** *** 22 7.0 4.2-11.4 276 90.4 85.8-93.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 132 11 9.0 4.3-17.9 11 9.3 4.5-18.5 110 81.6 71.2-88.9

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*Asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

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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