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
Non-Hispanic White 2,187 86 3.8 3.0- 4.8 52 2.6 1.9- 3.7 2,049 93.6 92.2-94.7
GENDER
Male 1,022 45 3.8 2.8- 5.3 27 3.0 1.8- 5.0 950 93.1 90.9-94.8
Female 1,165 41 3.8 2.7- 5.4 25 2.3 1.4- 3.6 1,099 94.0 92.0-95.4
AGE
18-34 363 27 6.2 4.1- 9.4 *** *** *** 326 91.8 88.4-94.2
35-44 280 16 5.5 3.3- 9.1 *** *** *** 256 91.4 86.9-94.5
45-54 342 14 3.9 2.2- 6.8 18 5.9 3.6- 9.7 310 90.1 85.9-93.2
55-64 449 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 421 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 295 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 437 15 3.1 1.8- 5.3 *** *** *** 407 93.7 90.7-95.8
Some Post-H.S. 661 22 3.6 2.2- 5.6 *** *** *** 624 94.6 92.2-96.2
College Graduate 996 47 5.2 3.7- 7.1 16 1.6 1.0- 2.8 933 93.2 91.1-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 161 84.3 74.9-90.6
$35,000- 49,999 219 *** *** *** *** *** *** 199 92.3 87.4-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 289 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 852 30 3.3 2.2- 4.8 15 1.5 0.9- 2.6 807 95.3 93.5-96.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 716 24 3.2 2.0- 5.1 25 3.3 2.1- 5.2 667 93.5 91.0-95.3
No 1,448 61 4.1 3.1- 5.4 27 2.3 1.4- 3.8 1,360 93.6 91.7-95.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** 265 94.7 91.1-96.9
Non-Veteran 1,904 76 3.9 3.0- 5.0 46 2.7 1.9- 4.0 1,782 93.4 91.9-94.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 633 32 5.1 3.5- 7.5 *** *** *** 587 93.0 90.4-95.0
Regional City or Suburban County 628 28 4.2 2.8- 6.3 18 3.0 1.7- 5.0 582 92.8 90.1-94.8
Rural 926 26 2.5 1.6- 4.0 *** *** *** 880 94.5 92.1-96.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,197 58 4.5 3.4- 6.0 30 2.8 1.7- 4.5 1,109 92.6 90.6-94.3
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 687 *** *** *** *** *** *** 669 97.4 95.4-98.6
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 87.0 78.6-92.4
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 141 89.7 83.0-94.0
More than 200% 1,330 52 3.7 2.7- 5.0 *** *** *** 1,254 94.3 92.4-95.7
HOUSING
Own 1,698 55 3.1 2.3- 4.1 28 2.0 1.2- 3.3 1,615 94.9 93.4-96.1
Rent 353 25 7.2 4.6-11.2 17 4.2 2.5- 7.1 311 88.5 84.2-91.8
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 425 *** *** *** *** *** *** 402 93.7 89.0-96.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 802 33 4.0 2.7- 5.9 *** *** *** 757 94.3 92.2-95.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 960 45 4.5 3.2- 6.2 25 2.7 1.7- 4.2 890 92.8 90.7-94.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 799 29 3.4 2.3- 5.2 19 2.7 1.6- 4.6 751 93.9 91.6-95.6
2nd Quartile 619 30 4.7 3.1- 6.9 13 2.0 1.1- 3.5 576 93.3 90.8-95.2
3rd Quartile 530 23 3.8 2.4- 6.0 *** *** *** 496 94.5 92.0-96.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 239 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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