2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,472 71 2.1 1.5- 2.9 185 6.1 5.1- 7.4 3,216 91.8 90.4-93.0
Eastern NC 1,279 38 3.5 2.0- 6.0 72 6.1 4.4- 8.3 1,169 90.4 87.5-92.7
GENDER
Male 581 *** *** *** 34 6.8 4.2-10.7 531 89.1 83.7-92.8
Female 698 22 2.8 1.6- 4.9 38 5.4 3.6- 8.1 638 91.8 88.7-94.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 708 *** *** *** 40 5.9 3.9- 8.8 651 91.5 88.0-94.0
Non-Hispanic Black 277 *** *** *** 21 8.3 4.8-14.1 248 87.0 78.8-92.3
Other 266 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** 194 88.1 79.6-93.4
35-44 194 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 252 *** *** *** 16 8.2 4.6-14.2 230 90.2 84.1-94.1
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 314 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 422 *** *** *** 25 6.5 3.9-10.8 384 91.3 86.9-94.4
College Graduate 406 *** *** *** 16 4.2 2.4- 7.2 384 94.0 90.5-96.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 481 *** *** *** 39 8.1 5.1-12.7 417 87.4 82.3-91.3
No 784 *** *** *** 33 4.8 3.1- 7.3 738 92.3 88.4-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 *** *** *** *** *** *** 199 93.2 88.0-96.2
Non-Veteran 1,059 35 3.9 2.2- 6.9 57 6.2 4.4- 8.9 967 89.8 86.4-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 663 *** *** *** 31 4.1 2.6- 6.4 616 94.0 91.5-95.8
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 369 *** *** *** *** *** *** 347 94.5 90.6-96.9
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 349 *** *** *** 19 4.9 2.8- 8.2 325 93.9 90.3-96.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 284 *** *** *** *** *** *** 266 94.1 89.6-96.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 *** *** *** 30 4.7 3.0- 7.3 569 93.6 90.9-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 284 *** *** *** *** *** *** 266 94.1 89.6-96.8
HOUSING
Own 914 *** *** *** 47 5.8 3.9- 8.4 848 92.7 89.7-94.8
Rent 274 15 6.8 3.8-12.0 *** *** *** 246 90.2 85.0-93.7
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 306 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 92.4 87.4-95.6
Rural 882 *** *** *** 52 6.1 4.1- 8.9 798 89.1 85.0-92.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 711 *** *** *** 46 7.3 4.7-11.2 633 86.7 81.4-90.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 276 *** *** *** 14 4.2 2.4- 7.3 259 94.9 91.6-97.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 292 *** *** *** *** *** *** 277 93.8 89.3-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 234 *** *** *** *** *** *** 219 92.5 87.2-95.7
2nd Quartile 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 347 *** *** *** 22 6.6 3.9-11.1 318 91.4 86.6-94.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 546 *** *** *** 34 6.9 4.0-11.8 485 85.3 78.2-90.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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