2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,130 182 5.9 4.8- 7.3 93 3.3 2.6- 4.3 2,855 90.7 89.2-92.1
Eastern NC 1,193 69 4.7 3.1- 6.9 38 3.1 2.1- 4.7 1,086 92.2 89.7-94.1
GENDER
Male 476 *** *** *** *** *** *** 438 93.2 88.6-96.0
Female 717 48 5.4 3.7- 8.0 21 3.3 2.0- 5.5 648 91.3 88.2-93.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 554 28 3.7 2.4- 5.8 17 3.0 1.7- 5.2 509 93.3 90.5-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 245 18 5.5 3.1- 9.8 *** *** *** 216 90.6 85.6-94.0
Other 383 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 167 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 186 *** *** *** *** *** *** 166 92.2 86.5-95.6
45-54 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 257 *** *** *** *** *** *** 235 91.8 85.7-95.4
65-74 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** 204 92.2 86.3-95.7
75+ 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 400 *** *** *** *** *** *** 371 95.3 92.4-97.1
College Graduate 413 28 7.0 4.1-11.6 *** *** *** 377 90.4 85.3-93.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 432 28 5.4 3.2- 9.1 20 4.9 2.8- 8.2 384 89.7 85.3-92.9
No 750 41 4.4 2.5- 7.6 *** *** *** 691 93.3 89.9-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,026 62 5.1 3.3- 7.7 35 3.2 2.1- 4.9 929 91.7 88.9-93.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 604 *** *** *** *** *** *** 559 93.3 89.4-95.9
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 352 18 2.9 1.7- 5.1 *** *** *** 322 92.9 88.2-95.8
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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- 49,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 145 90.1 83.3-94.3
$75,000+ 335 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 256 *** *** *** *** *** *** 236 92.1 86.1-95.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 612 39 4.2 2.7- 6.4 *** *** *** 561 93.7 91.0-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 256 *** *** *** *** *** *** 236 92.1 86.1-95.7
HOUSING
Own 853 40 2.8 1.8- 4.3 *** *** *** 795 95.1 93.0-96.6
Rent 246 23 7.7 4.6-12.6 *** *** *** 209 85.7 79.2-90.4
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 277 19 5.2 2.9- 9.2 *** *** *** 247 90.6 85.8-93.9
Rural 842 *** *** *** 26 2.7 1.6- 4.6 773 93.2 89.7-95.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 835 49 4.4 2.8- 6.8 29 3.6 2.2- 5.8 757 92.0 89.1-94.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 220 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 346 20 4.2 2.4- 7.4 *** *** *** 315 92.7 89.0-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 557 *** *** *** *** *** *** 507 92.6 88.3-95.4

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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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