2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,460 168 5.4 4.2- 6.7 106 3.4 2.6- 4.4 3,186 91.3 89.7-92.6
GENDER
Male 1,596 78 4.6 3.5- 6.1 49 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,469 92.0 90.0-93.6
Female 1,864 90 6.1 4.3- 8.4 57 3.3 2.4- 4.7 1,717 90.6 88.1-92.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,187 86 3.8 3.0- 4.8 52 2.6 1.9- 3.7 2,049 93.6 92.2-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 618 35 7.6 5.1-11.2 29 5.0 3.1- 8.0 554 87.4 83.3-90.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 90.8 79.2-96.3
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 340 30 7.7 5.0-11.5 14 3.9 2.0- 7.5 296 88.4 83.8-91.9
AGE
18-34 661 50 7.3 5.1-10.2 22 3.6 2.1- 6.2 589 89.1 85.6-91.8
35-44 527 40 7.4 5.2-10.4 25 4.4 2.6- 7.4 462 88.2 84.4-91.1
45-54 568 27 4.1 2.7- 6.3 28 5.6 3.6- 8.6 513 90.2 86.9-92.8
55-64 670 25 3.8 2.3- 6.1 12 2.4 1.0- 5.8 633 93.8 90.4-96.1
65-74 603 15 3.1 1.6- 5.9 14 2.5 1.2- 4.9 574 94.4 91.2-96.5
75+ 363 *** *** *** *** *** *** 355 98.5 95.9-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 279 15 3.0 1.6- 5.6 16 7.5 4.0-13.5 248 89.5 83.6-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 769 41 5.7 3.8- 8.4 27 3.3 2.1- 5.1 701 91.0 88.0-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 1,018 44 5.7 3.4- 9.4 30 3.4 2.1- 5.5 944 90.9 87.1-93.7
College Graduate 1,383 68 5.6 4.2- 7.3 32 1.9 1.2- 2.8 1,283 92.6 90.7-94.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,131 50 5.2 3.0- 8.7 53 5.3 3.7- 7.6 1,028 89.5 85.8-92.3
No 2,293 116 5.5 4.4- 6.8 52 2.4 1.7- 3.4 2,125 92.1 90.5-93.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 427 14 3.2 1.7- 5.9 11 2.0 1.0- 4.2 402 94.8 91.7-96.7
Non-Veteran 3,025 154 5.6 4.4- 7.2 95 3.6 2.7- 4.7 2,776 90.8 89.0-92.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,951 108 5.3 4.2- 6.5 58 3.1 2.2- 4.4 1,785 91.6 90.0-93.0
Unemployed 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 923 23 4.3 1.8- 9.9 *** *** *** 891 94.6 89.4-97.3
Unable to Work 251 *** *** *** 24 9.9 6.0-15.9 220 88.1 81.8-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 188 13 6.1 3.3-11.0 *** *** *** 168 88.6 80.8-93.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 171 *** *** *** 11 5.5 2.6-11.2 154 88.2 77.7-94.1
$15,000- 24,999 294 18 6.6 3.9-11.0 14 6.2 3.1-11.9 262 87.2 81.0-91.5
$25,000- 34,999 346 29 8.9 5.7-13.5 18 7.3 4.0-12.9 299 83.9 77.6-88.6
$35,000- 49,999 349 21 5.8 3.4- 9.6 14 2.7 1.4- 5.1 314 91.5 87.4-94.4
$50,000-74,999 419 21 4.3 2.7- 6.8 *** *** *** 388 91.3 86.7-94.5
$75,000-100,000 387 13 3.2 1.7- 5.9 12 2.2 1.1- 4.1 362 94.6 91.6-96.6
$100,000-150,000 358 17 4.2 2.3- 7.4 *** *** *** 334 94.3 91.0-96.5
$150,000+ 375 13 4.0 2.2- 7.4 *** *** *** 359 94.4 90.0-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 761 30 5.6 2.8-10.8 17 2.3 1.3- 4.1 714 92.1 87.2-95.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 297 22 6.7 4.1-10.7 16 6.7 3.6-12.3 259 86.6 80.6-90.9
101% to 150% 222 18 8.1 4.7-13.6 13 6.5 3.4-12.4 191 85.4 78.5-90.3
151% to 200% 266 14 7.5 4.2-13.0 14 5.4 2.5-11.4 238 87.1 80.2-91.8
More than 200% 1,816 79 4.1 3.2- 5.3 42 2.6 1.7- 4.0 1,695 93.2 91.6-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 761 30 5.6 2.8-10.8 17 2.3 1.3- 4.1 714 92.1 87.2-95.3
HOUSING
Own 2,394 92 4.3 3.1- 6.0 42 2.1 1.4- 3.1 2,260 93.6 91.7-95.0
Rent 805 63 7.5 5.6- 9.9 48 5.2 3.6- 7.3 694 87.4 84.4-89.8
Other arrangement 229 *** *** *** 14 10.2 5.4-18.6 206 81.8 72.2-88.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,098 74 8.1 5.6-11.5 37 3.8 2.4- 5.7 987 88.2 84.6-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 900 42 5.2 3.7- 7.4 35 3.8 2.5- 5.8 823 91.0 88.3-93.1
Rural 1,462 52 3.0 1.9- 4.6 34 2.7 1.7- 4.3 1,376 94.3 92.3-95.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 898 34 3.6 2.0- 6.3 29 3.8 2.1- 6.6 835 92.7 89.2-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,127 52 5.2 3.8- 7.1 30 2.9 1.8- 4.5 1,045 91.9 89.6-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,435 82 6.4 4.4- 9.0 47 3.6 2.5- 5.1 1,306 90.0 87.2-92.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,070 45 3.9 2.8- 5.5 31 3.0 1.9- 4.5 994 93.1 91.1-94.7
2nd Quartile 907 56 7.8 5.2-11.6 27 3.6 2.2- 5.7 824 88.6 84.7-91.6
3rd Quartile 888 41 4.4 3.1- 6.2 32 3.3 2.0- 5.2 815 92.3 89.9-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 595 26 4.3 1.9- 9.2 16 4.2 1.9- 9.2 553 91.5 85.6-95.1

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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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