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
-MALES 1,871 51 2.8 1.9- 4.0 114 6.5 5.2- 8.0 1,706 90.7 88.9-92.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,204 15 1.1 0.6- 1.9 69 6.3 4.8- 8.3 1,120 92.6 90.5-94.2
Non-Hispanic Black 313 24 6.2 3.9- 9.7 23 7.0 4.3-11.2 266 86.8 81.9-90.5
Other 315 *** *** *** 21 7.3 4.2-12.4 284 87.2 79.8-92.1
AGE
18-34 368 18 5.9 3.3-10.3 22 6.8 4.1-11.1 328 87.3 81.9-91.2
35-44 288 *** *** *** 22 8.3 5.3-12.8 258 89.9 85.4-93.2
45-54 337 *** *** *** 31 10.4 6.9-15.4 301 88.5 83.5-92.2
55-64 318 12 2.3 1.2- 4.3 24 6.2 3.8- 9.9 282 91.5 87.6-94.3
65-74 331 *** *** *** 11 2.7 1.3- 5.3 313 95.1 91.8-97.1
75+ 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** 190 96.8 90.8-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 *** *** *** 20 9.3 5.5-15.1 155 86.5 80.1-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 482 12 1.3 0.6- 2.4 42 9.4 6.5-13.3 428 89.4 85.4-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 486 25 5.5 3.3- 9.1 40 6.7 4.7- 9.6 421 87.8 83.7-90.9
College Graduate 710 *** *** *** 11 1.5 0.7- 3.0 694 97.8 96.1-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 77 *** *** *** 13 14.0 7.2-25.3 60 82.2 70.2-90.0
$15,000- 24,999 143 *** *** *** 12 10.4 5.2-19.5 123 86.2 77.3-92.0
$25,000- 34,999 179 *** *** *** 16 7.3 4.1-12.6 153 86.8 80.1-91.4
$35,000- 49,999 226 11 5.3 2.8-10.0 11 3.7 1.8- 7.5 204 90.9 85.7-94.4
$50,000- 74,999 261 *** *** *** 16 8.8 4.8-15.5 241 89.9 83.3-94.1
$75,000+ 612 *** *** *** 22 4.4 2.7- 7.1 585 94.2 91.3-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 565 23 3.8 2.4- 6.0 45 8.1 5.8-11.3 497 88.1 84.5-90.9
No 1,296 28 2.4 1.4- 4.0 67 5.7 4.3- 7.7 1,201 91.9 89.6-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 444 *** *** *** 17 3.2 1.9- 5.3 419 95.1 92.5-96.9
Non-Veteran 1,423 43 3.1 2.1- 4.6 97 7.4 5.8- 9.3 1,283 89.6 87.3-91.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 562 12 2.9 1.3- 6.5 23 4.5 2.9- 6.9 527 92.6 89.0-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 503 13 2.1 1.2- 4.0 25 5.6 3.5- 8.9 465 92.3 88.8-94.7
Rural 806 26 3.1 2.0- 4.9 66 8.8 6.5-11.7 714 88.1 84.9-90.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,125 23 2.1 1.3- 3.2 63 6.2 4.6- 8.3 1,039 91.7 89.5-93.5
Unemployed 90 *** *** *** 15 12.3 6.9-21.0 67 80.9 71.0-88.0
Retired 476 *** *** *** 14 2.7 1.4- 5.3 455 96.1 93.4-97.8
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** 18 14.8 8.5-24.7 103 80.1 70.0-87.4
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 *** *** *** 19 12.2 6.8-21.1 105 84.8 75.9-90.9
101% to 150% 142 *** *** *** 15 8.7 4.9-14.9 120 86.6 79.1-91.7
151% to 200% 147 *** *** *** 13 8.2 4.2-15.4 128 87.1 79.1-92.4
More than 200% 1,039 21 2.2 1.4- 3.5 39 4.7 3.2- 6.8 979 93.1 90.8-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 492 23 4.3 2.6- 7.0 47 9.1 6.5-12.7 422 86.6 82.5-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 789 17 2.9 1.5- 5.6 44 6.0 4.2- 8.5 728 91.1 87.9-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 590 11 1.7 0.9- 3.2 23 5.2 3.2- 8.3 556 93.1 89.9-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 581 *** *** *** 24 6.0 3.6- 9.8 548 92.3 88.4-94.9
2nd Quartile 489 *** *** *** 26 5.0 3.2- 7.6 455 92.8 89.1-95.2
3rd Quartile 546 24 4.1 2.7- 6.4 41 7.6 5.3-10.7 481 88.3 84.7-91.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 *** *** *** 23 9.7 6.0-15.4 222 86.3 80.0-90.9

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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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