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%)
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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,169 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9 63 5.8 4.3- 7.9 1,092 93.1 91.0-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 381 12 2.7 1.4- 5.2 29 6.8 4.4-10.3 340 90.5 86.7-93.4
Other 288 11 3.6 1.7- 7.7 *** *** *** 270 91.7 84.0-95.9
AGE
18-34 319 *** *** *** 18 7.1 4.0-12.3 291 90.1 84.8-93.7
35-44 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** 273 95.5 91.5-97.6
45-54 300 *** *** *** 24 6.2 3.9- 9.7 270 92.6 88.9-95.1
55-64 375 *** *** *** 24 5.3 3.0- 9.2 343 92.6 88.3-95.4
65-74 332 *** *** *** 22 10.9 6.8-17.1 303 87.5 81.3-91.8
75+ 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** 212 97.4 93.8-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 91.2 83.2-95.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 376 *** *** *** 25 7.1 4.3-11.5 343 90.7 86.1-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 581 13 1.6 0.8- 3.1 44 7.4 5.0-10.9 524 91.0 87.4-93.6
College Graduate 791 *** *** *** 24 3.0 1.9- 4.6 759 95.8 93.9-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** 11 9.4 4.5-18.8 86 84.6 74.4-91.2
$15,000- 24,999 188 *** *** *** 17 9.1 5.3-15.1 164 88.6 82.3-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 216 *** *** *** 16 7.0 3.9-12.4 199 92.7 87.4-95.9
$35,000- 49,999 194 *** *** *** 12 6.4 2.9-13.7 179 92.3 85.0-96.2
$50,000- 74,999 212 *** *** *** 13 9.2 4.5-17.9 195 89.0 80.5-94.0
$75,000+ 516 *** *** *** 18 2.7 1.6- 4.5 495 96.5 94.4-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 630 21 2.6 1.5- 4.5 54 8.7 6.0-12.4 555 88.8 84.9-91.8
No 1,223 16 1.3 0.8- 2.3 47 4.2 3.0- 5.9 1,160 94.5 92.6-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,806 34 1.6 1.1- 2.4 95 5.7 4.3- 7.4 1,677 92.7 90.9-94.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 570 *** *** *** 25 4.8 2.8- 8.2 537 93.8 90.3-96.0
Regional City or Suburban County 488 *** *** *** 32 7.6 5.0-11.4 450 91.3 87.3-94.1
Rural 812 23 2.6 1.6- 4.3 44 5.2 3.5- 7.5 745 92.2 89.5-94.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 921 12 1.2 0.6- 2.2 40 4.3 2.9- 6.3 869 94.5 92.4-96.1
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 11 1.5 0.7- 3.3 21 5.3 3.1- 8.8 520 93.2 89.6-95.6
Unable to Work 154 *** *** *** 19 8.7 5.0-14.7 127 87.3 80.1-92.1
Other not in Labor Force 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 145 91.3 81.4-96.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 186 11 4.5 2.1- 9.6 15 6.3 3.5-10.9 160 89.2 83.2-93.3
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** 17 14.3 8.0-24.1 117 84.7 74.9-91.1
151% to 200% 157 *** *** *** 12 7.8 3.2-17.7 144 91.6 81.9-96.4
More than 200% 892 11 1.3 0.7- 2.5 36 4.0 2.8- 5.8 845 94.7 92.8-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 498 21 3.6 2.0- 6.4 31 6.8 4.2-10.9 446 89.6 85.1-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 613 *** *** *** 42 7.4 5.1-10.7 562 91.0 87.6-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 759 *** *** *** 28 3.9 2.4- 6.4 724 95.1 92.6-96.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 562 *** *** *** 26 4.6 3.0- 7.1 533 94.7 92.1-96.4
2nd Quartile 499 *** *** *** 19 5.3 3.0- 9.4 473 93.2 89.1-95.8
3rd Quartile 470 12 2.4 1.2- 4.7 37 8.1 5.4-12.0 421 89.5 85.3-92.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 339 15 3.8 1.9- 7.7 19 5.0 2.7- 9.1 305 91.1 86.2-94.4

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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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