2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 2,001 42 2.5 1.7- 3.6 96 5.2 4.1- 6.5 1,863 92.3 90.7-93.7
GENDER
Male 933 22 2.6 1.5- 4.6 55 6.2 4.5- 8.4 856 91.2 88.6-93.2
Female 1,068 20 2.4 1.4- 4.0 41 4.4 3.1- 6.1 1,007 93.3 91.1-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,294 *** *** *** 55 4.8 3.5- 6.4 1,224 93.8 92.0-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 366 16 3.9 2.3- 6.6 26 7.1 4.6-10.8 324 89.0 84.8-92.1
Other 306 *** *** *** *** *** *** 285 91.1 84.8-94.9
AGE
18-34 395 17 5.4 3.1- 9.3 21 5.5 3.4- 8.9 357 89.1 84.5-92.4
35-44 355 *** *** *** 19 5.8 3.5- 9.4 328 92.4 88.6-95.0
45-54 341 *** *** *** 19 6.9 4.0-11.4 319 92.4 87.8-95.3
55-64 318 *** *** *** 20 5.7 3.5- 9.0 294 93.7 90.3-96.0
65-74 328 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 166 *** *** *** 15 9.2 5.1-15.8 143 86.4 79.3-91.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 408 *** *** *** 32 8.0 5.4-11.8 364 88.7 84.3-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 515 *** *** *** 35 5.5 3.8- 8.0 464 91.5 88.3-93.9
College Graduate 906 *** *** *** 14 1.5 0.9- 2.7 886 97.6 96.1-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 541 16 2.8 1.6- 4.9 48 10.4 7.7-14.0 477 86.7 82.9-89.8
No 1,449 26 2.4 1.5- 3.9 47 3.3 2.3- 4.6 1,376 94.3 92.5-95.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,792 39 2.6 1.7- 3.8 89 5.5 4.3- 6.9 1,664 92.0 90.2-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,159 20 1.9 1.2- 3.1 51 4.6 3.4- 6.3 1,088 93.5 91.5-95.0
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 87 88.8 80.9-93.6
Retired 491 *** *** *** *** *** *** 471 94.8 91.3-97.0
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** 17 19.7 11.9-30.7 91 76.8 65.8-85.2
Other not in Labor Force 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** 17 18.0 10.7-28.8 81 78.1 66.9-86.3
$15,000- 24,999 146 *** *** *** 14 14.6 8.2-24.8 129 83.8 73.8-90.5
$25,000- 34,999 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** 162 87.7 80.6-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** 190 93.5 89.4-96.0
$50,000- 74,999 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** 237 92.8 87.6-95.9
$75,000+ 693 *** *** *** 16 2.7 1.6- 4.7 671 96.0 93.7-97.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 415 *** *** *** 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8 393 93.9 89.7-96.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 146 *** *** *** 20 15.6 9.2-25.1 123 83.2 73.8-89.7
101% to 150% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 133 86.4 77.6-92.1
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 136 89.7 83.1-94.0
More than 200% 1,084 19 2.0 1.2- 3.3 30 3.1 2.1- 4.7 1,035 94.9 93.0-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 415 *** *** *** 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8 393 93.9 89.7-96.5
HOUSING
Own 1,338 *** *** *** 41 3.3 2.3- 4.7 1,282 95.1 93.3-96.5
Rent 507 20 4.4 2.7- 7.1 38 8.6 6.0-12.1 449 87.0 83.0-90.2
Other arrangement 132 *** *** *** 17 14.4 8.6-23.2 108 79.0 69.4-86.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,070 22 2.6 1.5- 4.4 41 4.2 3.0- 5.9 1,007 93.2 91.0-94.9
Regional City or Suburban County 526 *** *** *** 26 5.5 3.5- 8.6 490 92.0 88.4-94.6
Rural 405 *** *** *** 29 7.3 4.8-11.2 366 90.3 86.3-93.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 *** *** *** 17 9.2 5.3-15.5 169 88.7 81.1-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 795 23 3.7 2.2- 6.2 50 6.8 5.0- 9.2 722 89.5 86.4-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,018 17 1.7 1.0- 2.9 29 3.2 2.1- 4.9 972 95.0 93.1-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 655 *** *** *** 21 3.6 2.1- 6.2 623 94.5 91.7-96.4
2nd Quartile 746 *** *** *** 36 4.4 3.0- 6.4 695 93.1 90.5-95.0
3rd Quartile 533 *** *** *** 34 8.5 5.9-12.2 484 88.0 83.8-91.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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