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
-MALES 1,859 96 5.0 3.9- 6.5 40 1.9 1.3- 2.8 1,723 93.1 91.4-94.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,200 54 4.1 3.0- 5.6 17 1.3 0.8- 2.2 1,129 94.5 92.9-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 312 23 6.2 3.9- 9.8 *** *** *** 281 92.4 88.6-94.9
Other 311 19 8.3 4.1-16.0 14 5.3 2.5-10.7 278 86.4 78.5-91.7
AGE
18-34 366 27 7.8 4.9-12.4 11 2.9 1.4- 5.9 328 89.3 84.4-92.8
35-44 287 19 4.7 2.7- 7.9 *** *** *** 262 94.3 91.0-96.4
45-54 336 17 4.5 2.4- 8.1 *** *** *** 313 94.1 90.3-96.5
55-64 314 14 3.9 2.1- 7.1 *** *** *** 293 94.0 90.4-96.3
65-74 330 12 2.9 1.4- 5.9 *** *** *** 311 95.3 91.7-97.3
75+ 192 *** *** *** *** *** *** 184 94.2 87.9-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 166 92.9 87.1-96.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 478 24 4.7 3.0- 7.4 15 2.8 1.5- 5.2 439 92.5 89.3-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 481 33 7.2 4.7-11.0 *** *** *** 439 91.4 87.5-94.2
College Graduate 709 30 3.0 2.0- 4.4 *** *** *** 670 95.7 93.9-97.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 87.0 76.2-93.3
$15,000- 24,999 142 17 13.5 7.8-22.3 *** *** *** 117 82.7 73.7-89.0
$25,000- 34,999 178 *** *** *** *** *** *** 163 92.7 87.3-96.0
$35,000- 49,999 226 14 6.7 3.4-12.7 *** *** *** 209 91.0 84.1-95.1
$50,000- 74,999 263 13 3.9 2.1- 7.3 *** *** *** 250 96.1 92.7-97.9
$75,000+ 610 23 3.5 2.1- 5.6 *** *** *** 578 94.6 92.0-96.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 34 5.4 3.6- 8.0 19 3.7 2.1- 6.4 507 91.0 87.6-93.5
No 1,290 62 4.9 3.5- 6.8 20 1.2 0.7- 2.0 1,208 93.9 92.0-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 439 14 2.7 1.5- 4.8 *** *** *** 420 95.6 92.3-97.5
Non-Veteran 1,416 82 5.6 4.3- 7.4 35 2.0 1.3- 3.0 1,299 92.4 90.5-94.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 562 40 7.9 5.3-11.6 11 1.7 0.9- 3.3 511 90.4 86.6-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 496 24 4.0 2.5- 6.4 *** *** *** 465 94.1 91.0-96.2
Rural 801 32 3.4 2.1- 5.3 22 2.1 1.3- 3.5 747 94.5 92.4-96.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,120 54 4.2 3.0- 5.8 21 1.8 1.0- 3.1 1,045 94.0 92.1-95.5
Unemployed 89 12 12.5 6.8-21.8 *** *** *** 71 84.4 75.0-90.7
Retired 471 16 3.3 1.8- 5.9 *** *** *** 448 95.1 92.1-97.0
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 120 93.2 86.3-96.7
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 127 15 10.3 5.4-18.8 *** *** *** 105 86.0 77.3-91.7
101% to 150% 142 13 11.2 5.8-20.5 *** *** *** 123 86.1 76.8-92.1
151% to 200% 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 132 89.3 81.1-94.2
More than 200% 1,038 45 3.9 2.8- 5.5 *** *** *** 985 95.1 93.4-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 487 29 5.3 3.4- 8.3 16 3.7 1.9- 7.1 442 91.0 87.1-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 782 36 4.8 3.0- 7.5 14 1.4 0.8- 2.5 732 93.8 91.0-95.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 590 31 5.1 3.3- 7.6 *** *** *** 549 93.5 90.9-95.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 580 25 3.8 2.4- 6.0 13 1.7 0.9- 3.2 542 94.4 92.0-96.2
2nd Quartile 488 23 5.5 3.2- 9.3 *** *** *** 458 93.3 89.5-95.8
3rd Quartile 536 32 5.4 3.7- 7.9 12 2.8 1.3- 5.7 492 91.8 88.5-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 255 16 6.0 3.0-11.5 *** *** *** 231 91.4 85.6-95.0

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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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