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
MALES 1,596 78 4.6 3.5- 6.1 49 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,469 92.0 90.0-93.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,022 45 3.8 2.8- 5.3 27 3.0 1.8- 5.0 950 93.1 90.9-94.8
Non-Hispanic Black 240 11 6.5 3.0-13.3 13 5.9 2.8-11.9 216 87.6 80.0-92.6
Other 298 20 5.5 3.3- 9.1 *** *** *** 270 92.2 88.0-95.0
AGE
18-34 343 25 6.5 3.7-11.0 12 3.2 1.6- 6.4 306 90.3 85.4-93.7
35-44 243 19 6.7 4.1-10.8 11 4.5 2.0-10.1 213 88.8 83.0-92.8
45-54 269 15 5.1 2.9- 9.0 12 5.6 3.0-10.2 242 89.3 84.0-93.0
55-64 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 283 94.4 87.9-97.6
65-74 273 *** *** *** *** *** *** 261 95.2 90.2-97.7
75+ 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 99.5 97.4-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 144 87.1 78.0-92.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 20 5.4 2.9- 9.6 14 3.0 1.6- 5.4 357 91.7 87.3-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 439 19 4.1 2.4- 7.0 13 3.0 1.5- 5.9 407 92.9 89.3-95.3
College Graduate 594 29 4.7 3.2- 6.9 12 1.5 0.8- 2.7 553 93.8 91.5-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 97 90.1 79.1-95.6
$25,000- 34,999 131 14 7.9 4.0-14.8 *** *** *** 109 83.1 71.6-90.5
$35,000- 49,999 156 13 9.3 5.1-16.5 *** *** *** 139 88.6 81.3-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** 195 94.0 88.8-96.8
$75,000+ 605 23 3.2 2.0- 4.9 15 2.5 1.3- 5.0 567 94.3 91.6-96.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 503 18 3.3 1.9- 5.5 24 5.6 3.3- 9.3 461 91.1 87.2-93.9
No 1,075 58 5.2 3.7- 7.2 24 2.4 1.4- 4.2 993 92.4 90.0-94.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 12 3.2 1.6- 6.2 11 2.4 1.1- 4.9 343 94.5 91.0-96.7
Non-Veteran 1,225 66 5.0 3.7- 6.7 38 3.7 2.4- 5.6 1,121 91.3 88.9-93.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 527 39 6.7 4.7- 9.4 17 3.4 1.9- 6.0 471 89.9 86.6-92.5
Regional City or Suburban County 414 18 4.0 2.4- 6.6 12 3.4 1.6- 7.0 384 92.6 88.8-95.2
Rural 655 21 3.2 1.6- 6.4 20 3.5 1.8- 6.6 614 93.3 89.4-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,034 59 4.7 3.5- 6.3 29 3.0 1.8- 5.0 946 92.3 90.0-94.1
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 371 *** *** *** *** *** *** 361 96.4 92.6-98.3
Unable to Work 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 87.8 77.2-93.9
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 84.3 73.2-91.4
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 84.5 73.0-91.7
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 98 89.4 79.9-94.7
More than 200% 927 38 3.4 2.4- 4.8 25 3.3 1.9- 5.8 864 93.3 90.8-95.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 402 12 4.0 1.5- 9.9 16 4.8 2.1-10.4 374 91.2 84.6-95.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 29 5.1 3.3- 7.6 *** *** *** 481 92.8 89.6-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 676 37 4.5 3.2- 6.4 25 3.8 2.4- 5.9 614 91.7 89.1-93.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 512 21 3.5 2.1- 5.6 18 3.7 2.2- 6.3 473 92.8 89.8-95.0
2nd Quartile 406 22 4.7 3.0- 7.3 *** *** *** 376 93.1 89.7-95.4
3rd Quartile 422 26 5.2 3.3- 8.0 12 3.2 1.5- 6.4 384 91.7 87.9-94.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 256 *** *** *** 11 6.9 2.5-17.8 236 87.1 74.7-93.9

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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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