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
Non-Hispanic White 2,192 36 1.7 1.1- 2.6 113 6.3 5.0- 7.9 2,043 92.0 90.2-93.5
GENDER
Male 1,023 22 2.4 1.4- 4.3 50 6.8 4.8- 9.6 951 90.8 87.7-93.1
Female 1,169 14 1.1 0.6- 1.9 63 5.8 4.3- 7.9 1,092 93.1 91.0-94.7
AGE
18-34 365 *** *** *** 21 6.2 3.8- 9.9 330 89.9 85.4-93.2
35-44 280 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 343 *** *** *** 28 10.0 6.5-15.2 306 87.1 81.3-91.3
55-64 449 *** *** *** *** *** *** 422 92.0 86.3-95.5
65-74 421 *** *** *** 22 7.5 4.5-12.1 394 91.4 86.7-94.5
75+ 297 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 441 *** *** *** 36 9.2 6.1-13.6 397 89.3 84.8-92.5
Some Post-H.S. 662 *** *** *** 43 6.0 4.1- 8.6 602 91.9 88.8-94.2
College Graduate 995 *** *** *** 19 2.0 1.2- 3.2 970 97.3 95.9-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 88.5 80.1-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 199 90.1 82.9-94.4
$50,000- 74,999 290 *** *** *** 16 5.9 3.4- 9.9 270 91.7 86.0-95.2
$75,000+ 851 *** *** *** 24 3.0 1.8- 4.9 823 96.6 94.6-97.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 721 *** *** *** 66 10.8 7.9-14.6 637 87.0 83.1-90.1
No 1,448 *** *** *** 47 3.9 2.8- 5.5 1,383 94.6 92.8-96.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,908 34 1.9 1.2- 3.0 100 6.6 5.1- 8.4 1,774 91.5 89.5-93.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 631 *** *** *** 25 5.8 3.7- 9.1 601 93.4 90.1-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 628 *** *** *** 42 7.2 5.1-10.1 579 91.2 88.0-93.7
Rural 933 24 2.5 1.5- 4.1 46 5.9 3.9- 8.9 863 91.6 88.5-94.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,199 18 1.2 0.7- 1.9 51 5.2 3.7- 7.1 1,130 93.6 91.6-95.2
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 686 *** *** *** 23 4.1 2.4- 6.8 657 95.2 92.4-97.0
Unable to Work 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 92 82.7 71.8-90.0
151% to 200% 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,331 *** *** *** 45 3.9 2.7- 5.5 1,271 95.0 93.2-96.4
HOUSING
Own 1,699 *** *** *** 77 6.0 4.5- 7.9 1,604 92.8 90.7-94.5
Rent 353 14 4.1 2.4- 7.1 26 7.8 5.1-11.6 313 88.1 83.8-91.4
Other arrangement 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 428 *** *** *** 31 9.3 5.5-15.3 383 87.7 81.5-92.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 801 *** *** *** 48 7.3 5.3-10.0 741 91.2 88.4-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 963 *** *** *** 34 4.1 2.7- 6.1 919 94.6 92.2-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 802 *** *** *** 32 3.9 2.6- 5.8 764 95.4 93.5-96.8
2nd Quartile 619 *** *** *** 32 6.7 4.5- 9.9 579 91.6 88.1-94.2
3rd Quartile 530 *** *** *** 31 8.3 5.3-13.0 488 89.8 85.1-93.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** 212 85.4 76.3-91.4

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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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