2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,780 100 6.2 4.6- 8.2 62 3.8 2.7- 5.2 1,618 90.0 87.7-91.9
GENDER
Male 840 48 4.6 3.3- 6.3 27 3.8 2.3- 6.1 765 91.6 89.0-93.7
Female 940 52 7.6 5.1-11.4 35 3.8 2.5- 5.8 853 88.6 84.7-91.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,127 50 4.3 3.1- 5.8 30 3.0 1.9- 4.8 1,047 92.7 90.6-94.4
Non-Hispanic Black 334 20 7.4 4.6-11.8 19 5.9 3.5- 9.6 295 86.7 81.6-90.6
Other 284 27 8.4 5.3-13.2 *** *** *** 244 87.0 80.9-91.4
AGE
18-34 390 32 7.5 5.0-11.0 *** *** *** 343 88.4 84.1-91.7
35-44 294 22 7.7 4.9-11.9 *** *** *** 256 87.9 83.0-91.6
45-54 306 17 3.9 2.3- 6.6 17 6.2 3.6-10.6 272 89.9 85.3-93.2
55-64 328 *** *** *** *** *** *** 309 92.0 86.1-95.5
65-74 266 *** *** *** *** *** *** 249 93.0 87.6-96.1
75+ 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 374 23 5.2 3.2- 8.4 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9 335 90.7 86.9-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 477 *** *** *** *** *** *** 434 88.2 82.2-92.4
College Graduate 803 45 6.1 4.4- 8.5 21 2.1 1.3- 3.4 737 91.8 89.2-93.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 508 *** *** *** 25 5.4 3.3- 8.6 457 87.2 81.1-91.6
No 1,256 72 5.6 4.3- 7.3 37 3.1 2.0- 4.8 1,147 91.2 89.0-93.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,611 95 6.5 4.8- 8.7 58 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,458 89.6 87.1-91.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,081 67 5.6 4.3- 7.4 39 3.6 2.4- 5.5 975 90.8 88.4-92.7
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 413 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 85.3 75.4-91.6
Other not in Labor Force 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** 109 86.4 76.7-92.4
$25,000- 34,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 131 79.1 69.0-86.5
$35,000- 49,999 156 *** *** *** *** *** *** 140 91.7 85.6-95.4
$50,000- 74,999 199 13 5.0 2.8- 8.8 *** *** *** 178 88.8 81.6-93.5
$75,000+ 651 31 4.8 3.2- 7.2 *** *** *** 610 94.1 91.6-95.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 420 *** *** *** *** *** *** 385 89.2 82.0-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 110 87.5 78.3-93.1
101% to 150% 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 84.4 74.1-91.2
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 80.8 69.7-88.5
More than 200% 974 49 4.8 3.4- 6.5 24 2.7 1.5- 4.7 901 92.5 90.1-94.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 420 *** *** *** *** *** *** 385 89.2 82.0-93.7
HOUSING
Own 1,164 52 5.4 3.5- 8.2 21 2.2 1.3- 3.9 1,091 92.3 89.4-94.5
Rent 460 38 7.4 5.1-10.6 30 6.0 4.0- 9.1 392 86.6 82.6-89.8
Other arrangement 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 120 82.9 72.2-90.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,008 69 8.2 5.7-11.7 34 3.7 2.4- 5.8 905 88.0 84.4-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 447 25 5.5 3.5- 8.7 18 3.8 2.2- 6.4 404 90.7 86.9-93.4
Rural 325 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 707 34 5.3 3.6- 7.8 19 2.7 1.6- 4.6 654 92.0 89.1-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 990 66 7.5 5.1-10.9 37 4.0 2.6- 5.9 887 88.6 85.0-91.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 605 28 4.2 2.7- 6.4 22 3.7 2.2- 6.2 555 92.1 89.1-94.3
2nd Quartile 679 45 8.8 5.7-13.3 20 3.2 1.9- 5.4 614 88.0 83.4-91.4
3rd Quartile 445 27 5.1 3.3- 7.8 *** *** *** 402 91.4 87.8-94.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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