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%)
North Carolina 3,460 168 5.4 4.2- 6.7 106 3.4 2.6- 4.4 3,186 91.3 89.7-92.6
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,165 41 3.8 2.7- 5.4 25 2.3 1.4- 3.6 1,099 94.0 92.0-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 378 24 8.5 5.4-13.2 16 4.2 2.3- 7.6 338 87.3 82.2-91.1
Other 288 24 7.3 4.0-13.1 16 7.1 3.4-14.1 248 85.6 78.0-90.9
AGE
18-34 318 25 8.0 5.1-12.5 *** *** *** 283 87.9 82.4-91.9
35-44 284 21 8.1 5.0-12.8 14 4.3 2.2- 8.3 249 87.6 82.1-91.6
45-54 299 12 3.1 1.6- 6.0 16 5.7 3.1-10.1 271 91.2 86.5-94.4
55-64 374 18 5.5 3.1- 9.8 *** *** *** 350 93.3 88.9-96.0
65-74 330 *** *** *** *** *** *** 313 93.8 88.8-96.7
75+ 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** 213 97.8 93.2-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 93.1 86.2-96.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 378 21 6.1 3.6-10.2 13 3.6 1.9- 6.8 344 90.3 85.7-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 579 25 6.9 3.4-13.6 17 3.7 1.9- 7.1 537 89.3 82.9-93.5
College Graduate 789 39 6.3 4.3- 9.1 20 2.1 1.3- 3.6 730 91.6 88.6-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 97 93.5 86.4-97.0
$15,000- 24,999 187 13 8.0 4.3-14.4 *** *** *** 165 85.3 76.9-91.0
$25,000- 34,999 215 15 9.5 5.3-16.5 *** *** *** 190 84.4 76.6-89.9
$35,000- 49,999 193 *** *** *** *** *** *** 175 94.4 90.0-97.0
$50,000- 74,999 211 11 5.1 2.7- 9.4 *** *** *** 193 88.6 80.1-93.7
$75,000+ 515 20 4.6 2.7- 7.7 *** *** *** 488 94.7 91.6-96.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 32 6.7 3.2-13.3 29 5.1 3.1- 8.3 567 88.2 82.0-92.5
No 1,218 58 5.8 4.3- 7.8 28 2.4 1.5- 3.8 1,132 91.8 89.6-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 96.5 85.8-99.2
Non-Veteran 1,800 88 6.1 4.4- 8.6 57 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,655 90.4 87.8-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 571 35 9.3 5.4-15.6 20 4.1 2.2- 7.4 516 86.6 80.4-91.1
Regional City or Suburban County 486 24 6.3 3.9- 9.9 23 4.3 2.6- 7.0 439 89.5 85.4-92.5
Rural 807 31 2.7 1.7- 4.4 14 1.9 1.0- 3.7 762 95.4 93.2-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 917 49 5.9 4.3- 8.1 29 3.3 2.1- 5.1 839 90.8 88.2-92.9
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 552 16 5.5 1.8-15.5 *** *** *** 530 93.3 84.2-97.4
Unable to Work 154 *** *** *** 14 9.9 5.2-18.1 136 88.3 79.5-93.6
Other not in Labor Force 156 11 6.7 3.4-12.8 *** *** *** 139 87.9 78.4-93.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** 50 93.7 83.3-97.8
50% to 100% 184 12 6.6 3.4-12.2 *** *** *** 163 88.1 80.7-92.9
101% to 150% 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 86.0 76.6-92.0
151% to 200% 158 *** *** *** 11 7.0 2.7-17.2 140 85.4 75.1-91.9
More than 200% 889 41 5.0 3.5- 7.2 17 1.8 1.0- 3.2 831 93.2 90.8-95.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 496 22 3.2 1.8- 5.6 13 2.8 1.3- 5.7 461 94.0 90.7-96.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 609 23 5.3 3.3- 8.5 22 3.6 2.1- 6.0 564 91.1 87.5-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 759 45 8.0 4.8-13.0 22 3.4 2.0- 6.0 692 88.6 83.5-92.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 558 24 4.3 2.7- 6.9 13 2.3 1.1- 4.4 521 93.4 90.4-95.5
2nd Quartile 501 34 10.7 6.3-17.6 19 4.8 2.7- 8.4 448 84.4 77.7-89.4
3rd Quartile 466 15 3.7 2.1- 6.4 20 3.4 1.8- 6.1 431 93.0 89.5-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 339 17 2.9 1.4- 6.2 *** *** *** 317 94.9 90.4-97.4

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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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