2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace 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%)
TOTAL 1,643 41 3.2 2.1- 4.7 50 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,552 93.4 91.4-94.9
GENDER
Male 791 32 5.0 3.2- 7.8 35 4.5 3.0- 6.7 724 90.5 87.3-92.9
Female 852 *** *** *** 15 2.4 1.2- 4.6 828 96.5 94.2-97.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 929 *** *** *** 21 3.5 2.2- 5.6 898 94.9 92.5-96.5
Non-Hispanic Black 296 *** *** *** *** *** *** 279 94.2 89.8-96.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 151 97.0 89.9-99.1
Non-Hispanic Other 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 170 17 9.0 5.2-15.1 15 6.4 3.4-11.8 138 84.6 77.4-89.8
AGE
18-34 389 16 3.6 2.0- 6.3 14 4.4 2.4- 7.9 359 92.0 88.1-94.8
35-44 350 *** *** *** *** *** *** 333 92.8 87.2-96.1
45-54 388 *** *** *** 13 3.5 1.7- 7.3 367 94.7 90.8-97.0
55-64 356 *** *** *** *** *** *** 338 94.0 89.6-96.7
65-74 108 *** *** *** *** *** *** 103 93.2 81.4-97.7
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 83.6 72.5-90.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 305 15 5.2 2.8- 9.3 19 6.1 3.5-10.4 271 88.7 83.5-92.5
Some Post-H.S. 463 *** *** *** 16 3.7 2.0- 6.7 438 94.4 91.1-96.5
College Graduate 774 *** *** *** *** *** *** 762 97.4 94.1-98.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 341 15 7.7 4.1-14.0 16 7.6 4.3-13.0 310 84.7 77.8-89.8
No 1,287 24 1.7 1.0- 2.8 33 2.4 1.6- 3.8 1,230 95.9 94.3-97.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 156 86.1 74.3-93.0
Non-Veteran 1,475 37 2.7 1.8- 3.9 44 3.2 2.2- 4.6 1,394 94.2 92.4-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,643 41 3.2 2.1- 4.7 50 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,552 93.4 91.4-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 91.9 82.6-96.4
$35,000- 49,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** *** 165 88.9 81.0-93.8
$50,000-74,999 237 12 6.5 3.4-12.0 *** *** *** 220 91.0 84.7-94.9
$75,000-100,000 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** 206 99.2 97.5-99.7
$100,000-150,000 264 *** *** *** *** *** *** 255 94.1 88.6-97.1
$150,000+ 268 *** *** *** *** *** *** 262 96.7 92.4-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** 269 94.3 90.0-96.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 91.2 82.1-95.9
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 88.9 75.1-95.5
More than 200% 1,046 19 2.4 1.4- 4.1 22 2.8 1.7- 4.6 1,005 94.8 92.6-96.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** 269 94.3 90.0-96.9
HOUSING
Own 1,132 21 2.6 1.4- 4.5 24 3.1 1.9- 5.0 1,087 94.3 91.9-96.0
Rent 400 15 4.3 2.4- 7.6 21 4.3 2.6- 6.9 364 91.4 87.7-94.1
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 88.1 77.7-94.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 556 13 2.5 1.3- 4.7 17 3.9 2.2- 6.7 526 93.6 90.4-95.8
Regional City or Suburban County 400 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9 *** *** *** 376 92.4 87.8-95.3
Rural 687 13 1.9 0.8- 4.2 24 4.2 2.5- 7.1 650 93.9 90.6-96.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 529 *** *** *** 20 4.6 2.5- 8.0 499 93.6 89.7-96.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 448 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 13 3.9 2.1- 7.4 421 92.9 89.1-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 666 17 3.8 2.1- 6.7 17 2.6 1.5- 4.7 632 93.6 90.4-95.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 505 12 4.1 2.0- 8.2 13 2.8 1.4- 5.4 480 93.1 88.9-95.8
2nd Quartile 424 12 3.2 1.8- 5.8 11 3.0 1.5- 5.9 401 93.7 90.4-96.0
3rd Quartile 426 *** *** *** 13 4.3 2.2- 8.2 403 93.3 89.1-95.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 288 *** *** *** 13 5.2 2.4-11.0 268 93.4 87.7-96.6

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*Asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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