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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,604 104 3.7 3.0- 4.7 49 1.9 1.4- 2.7 2,451 94.3 93.2-95.3
GENDER
Male 1,200 54 4.1 3.0- 5.6 17 1.3 0.8- 2.2 1,129 94.5 92.9-95.8
Female 1,404 50 3.4 2.4- 4.9 32 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,322 94.2 92.4-95.5
AGE
18-34 395 25 5.8 3.6- 9.2 *** *** *** 362 92.2 88.4-94.8
35-44 344 19 4.7 2.8- 7.8 *** *** *** 317 93.2 89.7-95.6
45-54 403 16 3.5 1.9- 6.1 *** *** *** 379 94.5 91.4-96.5
55-64 482 *** *** *** *** *** *** 460 96.4 94.2-97.8
65-74 569 20 3.0 1.7- 5.2 *** *** *** 537 94.2 90.9-96.3
75+ 371 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 551 15 2.6 1.5- 4.6 *** *** *** 526 95.4 92.8-97.1
Some Post-H.S. 718 35 5.2 3.5- 7.6 19 2.3 1.3- 3.8 664 92.5 89.9-94.5
College Graduate 1,205 47 3.1 2.3- 4.3 *** *** *** 1,144 95.7 94.4-96.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 86.7 78.4-92.1
$25,000- 34,999 228 *** *** *** *** *** *** 212 95.1 91.8-97.2
$35,000- 49,999 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 372 18 4.4 2.6- 7.4 *** *** *** 348 93.2 89.2-95.8
$75,000+ 972 31 2.8 1.8- 4.1 *** *** *** 930 96.1 94.5-97.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 807 34 3.9 2.6- 5.7 27 3.6 2.3- 5.5 746 92.5 90.1-94.4
No 1,780 70 3.7 2.8- 5.0 21 1.1 0.7- 2.0 1,689 95.1 93.7-96.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 340 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,261 95 4.0 3.1- 5.1 47 2.1 1.5- 2.9 2,119 94.0 92.6-95.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 730 36 5.0 3.4- 7.4 *** *** *** 681 93.0 90.3-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 711 37 4.5 3.0- 6.5 *** *** *** 663 93.9 91.6-95.7
Rural 1,163 31 2.4 1.5- 3.7 25 2.1 1.3- 3.3 1,107 95.5 93.9-96.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,366 56 3.6 2.6- 4.8 18 1.1 0.7- 1.8 1,292 95.3 93.9-96.4
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 86.1 76.1-92.4
Retired 849 24 2.7 1.6- 4.5 *** *** *** 810 95.2 92.8-96.8
Unable to Work 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 143 89.4 82.5-93.8
151% to 200% 197 *** *** *** *** *** *** 182 94.2 90.1-96.7
More than 200% 1,569 56 3.0 2.2- 4.1 19 1.4 0.8- 2.4 1,494 95.6 94.2-96.6
HOUSING
Own 2,017 57 2.5 1.8- 3.4 27 1.4 0.9- 2.2 1,933 96.1 95.0-97.0
Rent 422 36 8.9 6.1-12.7 16 3.9 2.1- 6.9 370 87.2 82.9-90.6
Other arrangement 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 131 86.5 76.8-92.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 598 20 2.8 1.7- 4.6 *** *** *** 564 95.4 93.2-96.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,192 53 4.5 3.2- 6.3 26 2.6 1.6- 4.1 1,113 93.0 90.8-94.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 814 31 3.4 2.3- 5.1 *** *** *** 774 95.4 93.5-96.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 900 36 3.4 2.3- 5.0 *** *** *** 852 95.3 93.5-96.6
2nd Quartile 691 31 4.1 2.8- 6.2 *** *** *** 645 93.5 90.9-95.3
3rd Quartile 728 31 4.4 2.8- 7.0 15 2.1 1.2- 3.6 682 93.5 90.8-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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