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
MALES 1,602 34 2.4 1.5- 3.9 84 6.5 4.9- 8.6 1,484 91.1 88.7-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,023 22 2.4 1.4- 4.3 50 6.8 4.8- 9.6 951 90.8 87.7-93.1
Non-Hispanic Black 242 *** *** *** 18 6.8 3.7-12.2 218 89.2 82.2-93.7
Other 300 *** *** *** 13 3.1 1.5- 6.3 281 95.9 92.6-97.8
AGE
18-34 346 13 4.9 2.3-10.1 20 6.9 3.9-12.1 313 88.2 82.0-92.5
35-44 243 *** *** *** *** *** *** 228 93.7 89.2-96.4
45-54 270 *** *** *** 16 8.4 4.7-14.6 247 88.5 81.6-93.0
55-64 297 *** *** *** 23 10.5 5.8-18.3 272 88.7 80.9-93.5
65-74 271 *** *** *** 12 4.5 2.2- 9.1 255 94.7 90.2-97.2
75+ 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 97.9 94.3-99.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** 15 10.3 5.5-18.4 143 86.7 77.9-92.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 395 11 3.2 1.3- 7.5 31 8.0 5.0-12.7 353 88.8 83.4-92.6
Some Post-H.S. 443 12 2.5 1.1- 5.8 26 8.0 4.9-12.9 405 89.5 84.3-93.1
College Graduate 592 *** *** *** *** *** *** 577 97.8 96.2-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 84.2 72.8-91.4
$35,000- 49,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 141 91.6 84.3-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 210 *** *** *** 15 9.7 4.9-18.2 192 87.0 77.6-92.9
$75,000+ 604 *** *** *** 16 2.9 1.5- 5.6 582 96.3 93.7-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 506 13 2.0 0.9- 4.6 44 11.1 7.5-16.1 449 86.9 81.8-90.7
No 1,078 21 2.6 1.4- 4.7 40 4.4 2.9- 6.7 1,017 92.9 90.2-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 369 *** *** *** 15 3.9 2.0- 7.6 352 95.8 92.2-97.8
Non-Veteran 1,228 32 3.0 1.8- 4.9 68 7.1 5.2- 9.7 1,128 89.9 87.0-92.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 528 *** *** *** 18 4.5 2.6- 7.7 502 93.9 90.7-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 414 *** *** *** 27 6.8 4.3-10.6 383 91.5 87.0-94.5
Rural 660 22 3.6 1.8- 7.0 39 8.1 5.1-12.5 599 88.3 83.4-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,040 21 1.6 1.0- 2.5 42 5.1 3.4- 7.4 977 93.4 91.0-95.2
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 371 *** *** *** 12 2.8 1.4- 5.7 356 96.5 93.5-98.1
Unable to Work 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 88.7 75.7-95.2
More than 200% 929 16 1.8 0.9- 3.5 34 4.6 2.9- 7.1 879 93.7 90.9-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 404 14 4.7 1.9-10.7 29 10.8 6.2-18.2 361 84.5 76.6-90.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 517 *** *** *** 22 4.8 3.0- 7.5 487 94.1 91.2-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 681 12 2.2 1.1- 4.6 33 5.7 3.8- 8.6 636 92.0 88.8-94.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 513 *** *** *** 24 4.8 3.0- 7.8 479 93.2 90.0-95.4
2nd Quartile 409 *** *** *** 20 6.3 3.9-10.0 384 92.2 87.9-95.0
3rd Quartile 422 *** *** *** 21 8.1 4.5-14.0 394 90.6 84.9-94.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 258 12 8.8 3.5-20.7 19 8.3 3.9-17.0 227 82.8 71.4-90.3

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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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