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%)
North Carolina 1,928 59 3.4 2.5- 4.6 55 4.0 2.8- 5.6 1,814 92.6 90.8-94.1
MALES 1,013 51 5.6 4.0- 7.7 46 6.0 4.1- 8.6 916 88.5 85.4-90.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 627 21 3.9 2.4- 6.3 25 5.7 3.4- 9.3 581 90.4 86.6-93.2
Non-Hispanic Black 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 90.9 82.3-95.6
Other 226 23 10.7 6.8-16.6 14 7.0 3.9-12.1 189 82.3 75.5-87.5
AGE
18-34 288 28 8.6 5.8-12.7 14 6.1 3.0-12.1 246 85.3 79.3-89.8
35-44 217 13 7.2 3.6-13.9 *** *** *** 196 88.3 81.1-93.0
45-54 229 *** *** *** 11 5.0 2.3-10.2 214 93.4 87.9-96.5
55-64 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 174 89.2 78.7-94.9
65-74 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 14 15.5 8.3-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 229 17 6.3 3.8-10.4 13 5.2 2.7- 9.6 199 88.5 83.1-92.3
Some Post-H.S. 266 *** *** *** 16 7.7 4.0-14.4 241 87.8 81.0-92.5
College Graduate 414 *** *** *** *** *** *** 399 97.1 95.0-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 11 13.4 6.7-25.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 80 80.1 69.1-88.0
$50,000- 74,999 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 128 84.1 71.9-91.6
$75,000+ 476 13 3.5 1.7- 7.0 12 2.9 1.5- 5.7 451 93.6 89.7-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 218 15 10.9 6.1-18.7 *** *** *** 193 82.1 73.6-88.2
No 782 36 4.3 3.0- 6.1 36 5.7 3.7- 8.9 710 90.0 86.7-92.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 94.6 86.9-97.9
Non-Veteran 857 48 6.2 4.5- 8.6 41 6.2 4.2- 9.2 768 87.5 84.1-90.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 383 14 3.9 2.2- 6.8 13 3.9 2.1- 7.1 356 92.2 88.3-94.8
Regional City or Suburban County 250 14 6.0 3.1-11.2 14 6.9 3.8-12.2 222 87.1 80.7-91.6
Rural 380 23 7.1 4.4-11.3 19 7.4 3.8-14.1 338 85.4 78.9-90.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,013 51 5.6 4.0- 7.7 46 6.0 4.1- 8.6 916 88.5 85.4-90.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 671 24 4.3 2.6- 6.9 28 6.3 3.8-10.1 619 89.5 85.4-92.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 14 8.3 4.5-15.0 13 11.0 5.0-22.6 203 80.7 70.0-88.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 316 15 4.5 2.3- 8.7 14 5.8 3.2-10.0 287 89.7 84.6-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 467 22 5.3 3.4- 8.2 19 4.1 2.4- 6.9 426 90.6 87.0-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 332 15 5.6 3.3- 9.5 14 3.7 2.1- 6.5 303 90.7 86.4-93.7
2nd Quartile 270 13 4.6 2.3- 9.0 12 5.9 3.2-10.8 245 89.5 83.8-93.3
3rd Quartile 265 11 4.1 2.1- 7.8 11 7.0 3.4-14.2 243 88.8 81.9-93.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 146 12 13.9 7.0-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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