2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,996 97 4.9 3.8- 6.2 38 2.0 1.4- 3.0 1,861 93.1 91.6-94.4
GENDER
Male 930 53 5.7 4.0- 8.0 *** *** *** 863 92.9 90.5-94.8
Female 1,066 44 4.1 2.9- 5.9 24 2.6 1.6- 4.1 998 93.3 91.1-94.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,292 52 3.8 2.7- 5.2 19 1.7 1.0- 2.8 1,221 94.6 92.9-95.9
Non-Hispanic Black 367 23 6.1 3.9- 9.6 *** *** *** 337 91.8 87.8-94.5
Other 302 22 8.2 4.5-14.3 *** *** *** 271 88.9 82.6-93.1
AGE
18-34 393 29 7.3 4.6-11.5 *** *** *** 353 89.3 84.7-92.7
35-44 355 22 5.3 3.2- 8.7 *** *** *** 325 92.9 89.2-95.3
45-54 338 *** *** *** *** *** *** 319 94.4 90.8-96.7
55-64 317 *** *** *** *** *** *** 300 96.0 93.2-97.6
65-74 327 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 221 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 404 16 4.8 2.8- 8.2 *** *** *** 375 91.5 87.4-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 512 32 6.1 3.9- 9.3 *** *** *** 467 91.8 88.4-94.3
College Graduate 908 39 3.6 2.5- 5.1 *** *** *** 862 95.6 94.0-96.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 539 28 6.2 4.1- 9.4 19 3.5 2.1- 5.8 492 90.2 86.7-92.9
No 1,447 69 4.4 3.2- 6.0 18 1.4 0.8- 2.5 1,360 94.2 92.4-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,787 89 5.0 3.8- 6.4 38 2.2 1.5- 3.2 1,660 92.8 91.1-94.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,157 52 3.7 2.7- 5.1 21 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,084 94.4 92.7-95.7
Unemployed 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 83.5 73.5-90.3
Retired 492 *** *** *** *** *** *** 469 94.3 90.8-96.5
Unable to Work 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 129 87.0 77.9-92.6
$25,000- 34,999 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 171 93.9 89.4-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 252 17 5.1 2.9- 8.7 *** *** *** 231 92.6 87.9-95.5
$75,000+ 693 22 2.8 1.7- 4.5 *** *** *** 663 95.8 93.8-97.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 411 *** *** *** *** *** *** 390 94.2 89.9-96.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 86.6 78.1-92.1
151% to 200% 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,085 49 3.8 2.8- 5.2 *** *** *** 1,025 94.9 93.2-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 411 *** *** *** *** *** *** 390 94.2 89.9-96.7
HOUSING
Own 1,338 43 3.4 2.3- 4.9 17 1.3 0.7- 2.3 1,278 95.3 93.6-96.6
Rent 504 47 9.8 7.1-13.4 *** *** *** 441 86.4 82.2-89.8
Other arrangement 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,069 65 6.5 4.8- 8.8 22 2.0 1.3- 3.3 982 91.4 89.0-93.3
Regional City or Suburban County 524 20 3.0 1.8- 5.0 *** *** *** 497 95.5 93.0-97.1
Rural 403 *** *** *** *** *** *** 382 94.1 90.0-96.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 791 37 5.2 3.4- 8.0 24 3.7 2.3- 5.9 730 91.0 87.9-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,017 53 4.8 3.5- 6.5 *** *** *** 952 94.3 92.5-95.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 653 24 2.9 1.8- 4.7 *** *** *** 620 96.1 94.3-97.4
2nd Quartile 745 40 5.6 3.8- 8.1 18 2.7 1.6- 4.6 687 91.7 88.8-93.9
3rd Quartile 531 30 5.9 3.8- 9.1 *** *** *** 491 91.8 88.2-94.3
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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