2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace 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%)
TOTAL 1,928 59 3.4 2.5- 4.6 55 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,814 92.6 90.8-94.1
GENDER
Male 1,013 51 5.6 4.0- 7.7 46 6.0 4.1- 8.6 916 88.5 85.4-90.9
Female 915 *** *** *** *** *** *** 898 97.5 95.6-98.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,183 26 2.7 1.7- 4.1 32 4.2 2.7- 6.5 1,125 93.1 90.7-95.0
Non-Hispanic Black 336 *** *** *** *** *** *** 322 95.3 91.0-97.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 230 21 9.2 5.7-14.6 12 5.4 2.8- 9.9 197 85.4 79.2-90.0
AGE
18-34 496 31 5.3 3.7- 7.8 19 4.6 2.5- 8.2 446 90.1 86.3-92.9
35-44 430 16 4.3 2.2- 8.0 *** *** *** 406 93.3 89.2-95.9
45-54 443 *** *** *** 13 3.4 1.7- 6.4 425 95.5 92.2-97.4
55-64 385 *** *** *** *** *** *** 370 92.8 86.4-96.3
65-74 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 111 91.3 79.7-96.6
75+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 134 15 11.9 6.4-21.1 14 14.6 7.7-25.8 105 73.5 62.1-82.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 19 4.5 2.7- 7.2 14 3.5 1.9- 6.4 331 92.0 88.5-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 547 13 2.8 1.5- 5.1 20 4.8 2.7- 8.3 514 92.4 88.7-95.0
College Graduate 876 11 1.1 0.6- 2.0 *** *** *** 859 98.2 97.0-99.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 397 18 6.7 3.9-11.3 13 5.4 2.9- 9.7 366 87.9 82.5-91.8
No 1,514 41 2.6 1.9- 3.7 42 3.7 2.4- 5.5 1,431 93.7 91.8-95.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 177 95.5 88.8-98.2
Non-Veteran 1,741 56 3.6 2.7- 4.9 50 4.0 2.8- 5.7 1,635 92.4 90.4-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,928 59 3.4 2.5- 4.6 55 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,814 92.6 90.8-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 92.5 84.6-96.5
$25,000- 34,999 175 13 6.8 3.7-12.3 *** *** *** 155 86.5 76.9-92.5
$35,000- 49,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** 182 88.7 82.1-93.0
$50,000-74,999 273 *** *** *** *** *** *** 256 90.2 82.9-94.6
$75,000-100,000 260 *** *** *** *** *** *** 250 96.0 91.9-98.0
$100,000-150,000 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** 254 95.1 89.9-97.7
$150,000+ 308 *** *** *** *** *** *** 304 97.2 91.5-99.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 *** *** *** 11 4.4 2.1- 9.3 292 92.5 87.5-95.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 90.6 81.5-95.5
101% to 150% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** 99 89.1 80.5-94.2
151% to 200% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 92.0 84.0-96.2
More than 200% 1,217 29 2.9 1.9- 4.5 29 3.7 2.3- 6.0 1,159 93.3 90.8-95.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 313 *** *** *** 11 4.4 2.1- 9.3 292 92.5 87.5-95.5
HOUSING
Own 1,296 31 2.7 1.8- 4.0 31 4.0 2.6- 6.2 1,234 93.3 91.0-95.1
Rent 499 22 4.9 3.1- 7.7 17 3.6 2.0- 6.5 460 91.4 87.9-94.0
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 105 88.6 78.7-94.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 694 16 2.5 1.5- 4.3 15 2.9 1.6- 5.3 663 94.5 91.9-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 501 16 3.4 1.8- 6.2 17 4.7 2.8- 7.9 468 91.9 88.1-94.5
Rural 733 27 4.4 2.8- 6.8 23 4.5 2.4- 8.2 683 91.2 87.3-93.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 453 18 5.0 2.8- 8.6 16 6.4 3.1-13.0 419 88.6 82.2-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 591 16 2.7 1.4- 5.1 18 4.5 2.7- 7.6 557 92.7 89.3-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 884 25 3.3 2.2- 5.0 21 2.5 1.5- 4.1 838 94.2 92.1-95.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 628 18 3.6 2.2- 5.8 16 2.4 1.4- 4.2 594 94.0 91.4-95.8
2nd Quartile 520 14 2.8 1.5- 5.3 14 4.1 2.3- 7.3 492 93.1 89.5-95.5
3rd Quartile 478 12 2.5 1.3- 4.6 13 4.8 2.4- 9.2 453 92.8 88.4-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 302 15 7.3 3.9-13.4 12 6.4 2.4-15.9 275 86.3 77.4-92.0

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*Asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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