2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,472 71 2.1 1.5- 2.9 185 6.1 5.1- 7.4 3,216 91.8 90.4-93.0
GENDER
Male 1,602 34 2.4 1.5- 3.9 84 6.5 4.9- 8.6 1,484 91.1 88.7-93.0
Female 1,870 37 1.8 1.2- 2.6 101 5.8 4.5- 7.4 1,732 92.5 90.7-93.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,192 36 1.7 1.1- 2.6 113 6.3 5.0- 7.9 2,043 92.0 90.2-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 623 18 3.2 1.7- 6.2 47 6.8 4.7- 9.7 558 90.0 86.4-92.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 120 89.5 80.6-94.7
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 342 *** *** *** *** *** *** 329 96.3 93.2-98.0
AGE
18-34 665 23 3.8 2.2- 6.6 38 7.0 4.7-10.4 604 89.1 85.2-92.1
35-44 528 *** *** *** 19 4.0 2.4- 6.6 501 94.6 91.8-96.5
45-54 570 13 2.2 1.0- 4.9 40 7.3 4.9-10.6 517 90.5 86.7-93.3
55-64 672 *** *** *** 47 7.8 5.0-11.9 615 90.7 86.6-93.7
65-74 603 11 1.3 0.6- 2.6 34 7.9 5.3-11.7 558 90.8 87.0-93.6
75+ 366 *** *** *** *** *** *** 354 97.6 95.4-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 282 13 3.2 1.4- 7.0 23 8.3 4.9-13.7 246 88.5 82.6-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 771 19 2.7 1.5- 5.0 56 7.6 5.4-10.6 696 89.7 86.3-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,024 25 2.0 1.1- 3.5 70 7.7 5.6-10.4 929 90.3 87.4-92.6
College Graduate 1,383 13 1.1 0.6- 2.0 34 2.2 1.5- 3.1 1,336 96.7 95.5-97.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,136 34 2.3 1.4- 3.7 98 9.8 7.5-12.7 1,004 87.9 84.9-90.4
No 2,301 37 2.0 1.3- 3.0 87 4.3 3.3- 5.7 2,177 93.7 92.1-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 *** *** *** 21 4.7 2.7- 7.9 404 94.2 90.6-96.4
Non-Veteran 3,034 66 2.2 1.6- 3.1 163 6.3 5.1- 7.7 2,805 91.5 89.9-92.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,961 33 1.4 0.9- 2.0 82 4.7 3.6- 6.2 1,846 93.9 92.3-95.2
Unemployed 121 *** *** *** 21 16.8 9.6-27.9 *** *** ***
Retired 923 14 1.2 0.6- 2.3 33 4.3 2.8- 6.5 876 94.5 92.2-96.2
Unable to Work 252 13 4.7 2.2-10.1 38 16.4 10.5-24.7 201 78.9 70.2-85.5
Other not in Labor Force 188 *** *** *** *** *** *** 176 91.3 82.2-96.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 13 10.5 4.6-22.2 22 12.5 7.5-19.9 136 77.1 66.4-85.1
$15,000- 24,999 294 *** *** *** 28 12.5 7.6-19.9 258 85.7 78.4-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 350 *** *** *** 23 8.2 4.8-13.7 317 89.2 83.7-93.0
$35,000- 49,999 350 *** *** *** 20 6.1 3.4-10.9 320 91.9 87.2-95.0
$50,000-74,999 422 *** *** *** 28 9.5 5.8-15.1 387 88.0 82.0-92.1
$75,000-100,000 386 *** *** *** 15 3.1 1.7- 5.8 366 95.6 92.6-97.4
$100,000-150,000 359 *** *** *** 16 4.6 2.4- 8.7 342 95.4 91.3-97.6
$150,000+ 375 *** *** *** *** *** *** 369 98.2 95.8-99.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 765 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 30 4.4 2.8- 7.0 721 93.9 91.2-95.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 299 17 5.2 2.6-10.1 31 12.2 7.5-19.4 251 82.5 75.1-88.1
101% to 150% 224 *** *** *** 27 14.0 8.8-21.5 191 83.7 76.1-89.2
151% to 200% 265 *** *** *** 17 8.1 4.1-15.3 244 90.4 83.3-94.7
More than 200% 1,821 27 1.5 0.9- 2.5 70 4.3 3.2- 5.8 1,724 94.1 92.5-95.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 765 14 1.7 0.9- 3.2 30 4.4 2.8- 7.0 721 93.9 91.2-95.8
HOUSING
Own 2,400 33 1.3 0.8- 2.1 110 5.7 4.5- 7.3 2,257 93.0 91.3-94.3
Rent 805 30 3.8 2.5- 5.6 52 5.7 4.1- 7.7 723 90.5 88.0-92.6
Other arrangement 234 *** *** *** 19 9.5 5.0-17.4 207 85.2 76.2-91.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,098 16 1.5 0.9- 2.5 43 4.7 3.2- 6.8 1,039 93.8 91.6-95.5
Regional City or Suburban County 902 *** *** *** 59 7.2 5.3- 9.8 833 91.4 88.6-93.5
Rural 1,472 45 3.1 2.0- 4.8 83 6.6 4.8- 9.0 1,344 90.3 87.6-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 902 35 4.1 2.4- 7.0 60 8.8 6.0-12.8 807 87.1 82.7-90.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,130 17 1.4 0.8- 2.3 64 6.1 4.6- 8.2 1,049 92.5 90.3-94.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,440 19 1.6 0.9- 2.7 61 4.8 3.5- 6.5 1,360 93.6 91.7-95.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,075 13 1.3 0.7- 2.4 50 4.7 3.4- 6.5 1,012 94.0 92.0-95.4
2nd Quartile 908 12 1.5 0.7- 3.1 39 5.8 4.0- 8.4 857 92.7 89.9-94.7
3rd Quartile 892 19 1.9 1.1- 3.1 58 8.1 5.7-11.4 815 90.0 86.7-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 597 27 6.0 3.1-11.4 38 6.5 3.9-10.6 532 87.5 81.7-91.6

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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 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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