2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,149 74 2.4 1.8- 3.4 148 5.6 4.4- 7.2 2,927 91.9 90.2-93.4
Eastern NC 1,200 *** *** *** 78 8.1 5.9-11.2 1,087 88.9 85.4-91.6
GENDER
Male 476 *** *** *** 35 10.8 6.8-16.8 425 84.6 78.0-89.5
Female 724 *** *** *** 43 5.8 3.9- 8.7 662 92.6 89.5-94.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 557 *** *** *** 35 7.9 5.4-11.3 511 90.3 86.6-93.0
Non-Hispanic Black 245 *** *** *** *** *** *** 216 86.3 77.3-92.1
Other 386 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 260 *** *** *** 17 10.7 6.1-18.1 234 86.7 78.9-92.0
65-74 226 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 276 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 404 *** *** *** 35 8.2 5.2-12.6 356 88.8 83.4-92.5
College Graduate 415 *** *** *** 16 6.2 3.4-11.0 391 92.5 87.8-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 439 *** *** *** 46 11.8 8.0-17.1 377 85.8 80.3-89.9
No 750 *** *** *** 32 6.4 3.7-10.7 699 90.3 85.4-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 86.6 77.7-92.4
Non-Veteran 1,032 *** *** *** 67 7.5 5.1-10.8 936 89.3 85.4-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 606 *** *** *** 36 8.5 5.2-13.4 555 88.1 82.6-92.1
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 354 *** *** *** *** *** *** 328 91.0 85.3-94.7
Unable to Work 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 336 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 615 *** *** *** 26 6.2 3.9- 9.6 578 92.3 88.8-94.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 259 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 858 *** *** *** 43 7.7 5.0-11.8 792 89.6 85.4-92.7
Rent 247 *** *** *** 23 9.0 5.3-14.9 216 89.1 83.2-93.1
Other arrangement 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 277 *** *** *** 22 9.1 5.7-14.5 249 89.3 83.8-93.1
Rural 849 *** *** *** 55 8.3 5.3-12.7 768 88.0 82.8-91.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 841 *** *** *** 58 8.7 6.1-12.1 759 89.3 85.4-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** 200 85.7 75.1-92.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 348 *** *** *** 22 6.0 3.6- 9.8 318 92.6 88.5-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 562 *** *** *** 38 9.3 5.8-14.6 505 87.2 80.7-91.8

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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