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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,614 36 1.4 0.9- 2.2 126 5.4 4.4- 6.7 2,452 93.1 91.8-94.3
GENDER
Male 1,204 15 1.1 0.6- 1.9 69 6.3 4.8- 8.3 1,120 92.6 90.5-94.2
Female 1,410 21 1.8 1.0- 3.1 57 4.6 3.4- 6.3 1,332 93.6 91.7-95.1
AGE
18-34 397 *** *** *** 21 5.9 3.5- 9.8 368 91.7 87.4-94.6
35-44 346 *** *** *** 18 5.1 3.1- 8.5 324 94.3 91.0-96.5
45-54 403 *** *** *** 35 9.9 6.8-14.1 365 89.5 85.3-92.7
55-64 485 *** *** *** 25 5.6 3.6- 8.6 450 93.0 89.9-95.2
65-74 571 *** *** *** 18 3.1 1.8- 5.3 544 94.5 90.9-96.7
75+ 372 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 131 *** *** *** 25 16.8 10.8-25.3 99 79.1 70.3-85.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 556 *** *** *** 41 8.1 5.6-11.4 506 90.0 86.1-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 718 14 1.5 0.8- 2.6 42 4.6 3.3- 6.4 662 93.9 91.9-95.4
College Graduate 1,207 *** *** *** 18 1.4 0.8- 2.3 1,183 98.3 97.3-98.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 168 *** *** *** 18 12.0 6.9-20.1 146 86.2 78.1-91.6
$25,000- 34,999 228 *** *** *** 16 6.4 3.7-10.8 203 88.8 82.1-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 239 93.0 88.8-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 372 *** *** *** *** *** *** 354 92.8 87.5-95.9
$75,000+ 973 *** *** *** 20 2.0 1.2- 3.2 950 97.6 96.3-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 814 21 2.7 1.6- 4.4 70 9.7 7.5-12.5 723 87.6 84.6-90.2
No 1,782 *** *** *** 54 3.5 2.5- 4.8 1,713 95.6 94.1-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 341 *** *** *** 13 3.7 2.1- 6.5 325 95.5 92.5-97.3
Non-Veteran 2,270 33 1.5 1.0- 2.4 113 5.7 4.6- 7.0 2,124 92.8 91.3-94.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 730 *** *** *** 25 3.7 2.4- 5.8 700 95.7 93.6-97.1
Regional City or Suburban County 716 *** *** *** 30 5.0 3.3- 7.5 679 93.3 90.2-95.4
Rural 1,168 24 1.8 1.2- 2.9 71 6.9 5.2- 9.1 1,073 91.3 89.0-93.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,370 *** *** *** 55 4.5 3.2- 6.2 1,302 94.4 92.6-95.8
Unemployed 93 *** *** *** 15 15.0 8.6-25.1 75 82.9 72.8-89.8
Retired 853 *** *** *** 23 2.7 1.7- 4.4 822 95.8 93.3-97.4
Unable to Work 160 *** *** *** 29 21.6 14.6-30.7 123 74.9 65.7-82.3
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** 24 16.9 10.5-26.0 114 80.9 71.7-87.6
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** 16 9.6 5.6-15.9 138 83.9 74.8-90.2
151% to 200% 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 182 92.4 86.9-95.7
More than 200% 1,570 *** *** *** 42 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,513 96.3 95.0-97.3
HOUSING
Own 2,020 *** *** *** 65 3.7 2.8- 4.9 1,938 95.4 94.1-96.4
Rent 426 *** *** *** 39 10.4 7.3-14.6 373 85.9 81.3-89.6
Other arrangement 149 *** *** *** 21 15.9 9.3-25.7 123 80.2 70.0-87.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 603 *** *** *** 46 6.9 4.9- 9.6 542 90.2 86.6-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,195 *** *** *** 59 6.2 4.6- 8.4 1,121 92.5 90.3-94.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 816 *** *** *** 21 3.5 2.2- 5.7 789 95.7 93.4-97.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 904 *** *** *** 27 3.7 2.3- 5.9 867 95.3 92.9-96.9
2nd Quartile 694 *** *** *** 34 5.7 3.9- 8.2 654 93.7 91.1-95.5
3rd Quartile 730 *** *** *** 44 6.7 4.8- 9.2 672 90.5 87.2-93.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 *** *** *** 21 8.0 4.8-12.9 259 90.2 85.1-93.6

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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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