2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,149 74 2.4 1.8- 3.4 148 5.6 4.4- 7.2 2,927 91.9 90.2-93.4
GENDER
Male 1,315 36 3.7 2.4- 5.7 63 6.6 4.4- 9.7 1,216 89.7 86.4-92.3
Female 1,834 38 1.4 0.9- 2.2 85 4.8 3.6- 6.4 1,711 93.8 92.2-95.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,865 31 1.5 0.9- 2.3 77 6.0 4.3- 8.2 1,757 92.5 90.3-94.3
Non-Hispanic Black 569 21 4.7 2.7- 8.1 39 6.7 4.3-10.3 509 88.6 84.3-91.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 310 14 3.3 1.1- 9.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** 95 92.3 80.3-97.3
Hispanic 265 *** *** *** *** *** *** 252 94.2 89.8-96.8
AGE
18-34 509 17 3.6 1.9- 6.8 20 3.6 2.2- 5.9 472 92.8 89.3-95.2
35-44 448 11 4.4 2.2- 8.5 25 6.8 3.9-11.5 412 88.8 83.4-92.6
45-54 506 *** *** *** 29 5.5 3.4- 8.7 468 93.4 90.1-95.7
55-64 633 20 2.3 1.2- 4.1 37 9.1 4.9-16.1 576 88.7 82.0-93.1
65-74 568 13 1.3 0.5- 3.3 29 6.0 3.6- 9.9 526 92.7 88.7-95.3
75+ 442 *** *** *** *** *** *** 431 96.1 91.9-98.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 251 *** *** *** 25 11.8 5.8-22.3 217 85.6 75.5-91.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 664 26 5.1 3.0- 8.5 37 6.4 4.2- 9.7 601 88.5 84.3-91.7
Some Post-H.S. 924 20 1.8 1.0- 3.4 60 6.2 4.5- 8.7 844 91.9 89.3-94.0
College Graduate 1,296 19 0.9 0.5- 1.5 26 1.9 1.2- 3.2 1,251 97.2 95.9-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,067 32 3.1 1.8- 5.0 85 8.1 6.2-10.7 950 88.8 85.9-91.2
No 2,052 42 2.2 1.4- 3.4 62 4.4 3.0- 6.6 1,948 93.4 91.1-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 360 *** *** *** 17 7.3 4.3-12.0 335 91.4 86.6-94.6
Non-Veteran 2,784 66 2.6 1.8- 3.7 131 5.4 4.1- 7.1 2,587 92.0 90.1-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,671 35 2.5 1.6- 4.0 67 4.4 3.2- 6.1 1,569 93.0 91.0-94.6
Unemployed 135 *** *** *** 13 11.0 6.0-19.5 113 81.9 71.8-89.0
Retired 926 14 1.3 0.6- 2.8 36 7.6 4.3-12.9 876 91.1 85.9-94.5
Unable to Work 243 11 3.2 1.4- 7.0 24 6.9 3.8-12.3 208 89.9 84.0-93.8
Other not in Labor Force 153 *** *** *** *** *** *** 142 96.4 92.3-98.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 124 11 6.1 2.8-13.0 15 13.8 7.5-24.0 98 80.1 69.6-87.6
$15,000- 24,999 212 13 6.3 2.6-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 281 11 3.4 1.4- 7.9 26 6.8 3.9-11.4 244 89.8 84.3-93.6
$35,000- 49,999 380 14 6.3 3.1-12.1 18 5.7 3.3- 9.6 348 88.1 82.1-92.3
$50,000-74,999 422 *** *** *** 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8 395 93.7 90.0-96.2
$75,000-100,000 328 *** *** *** *** *** *** 315 95.5 90.7-97.9
$100,000-150,000 353 *** *** *** *** *** *** 345 96.6 92.5-98.5
$150,000+ 336 *** *** *** *** *** *** 328 97.2 94.0-98.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 *** *** *** 35 6.8 4.3-10.4 671 92.3 88.6-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 238 18 6.9 3.4-13.4 24 7.0 4.1-11.8 196 86.1 79.1-91.0
101% to 150% 195 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 239 12 4.8 2.3- 9.9 18 6.1 3.4-10.8 209 89.0 83.1-93.1
More than 200% 1,696 27 1.8 1.1- 3.0 50 3.4 2.4- 4.8 1,619 94.8 93.1-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 713 *** *** *** 35 6.8 4.3-10.4 671 92.3 88.6-94.9
HOUSING
Own 2,198 40 1.7 1.1- 2.7 81 5.2 3.7- 7.2 2,077 93.1 91.0-94.7
Rent 708 23 3.3 1.9- 6.0 44 5.5 3.7- 8.1 641 91.1 87.9-93.6
Other arrangement 212 *** *** *** 22 10.3 6.2-16.8 181 83.4 74.5-89.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 898 17 2.5 1.4- 4.5 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9 863 94.6 92.0-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 747 16 1.9 1.0- 3.5 47 8.2 5.2-12.5 684 89.9 85.6-93.1
Rural 1,504 41 2.8 1.6- 4.7 83 5.9 4.3- 8.1 1,380 91.3 88.6-93.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,077 27 2.0 0.9- 4.3 67 6.4 4.7- 8.8 983 91.6 88.8-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 918 26 2.8 1.7- 4.4 48 7.5 4.9-11.5 844 89.7 85.8-92.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,154 21 2.5 1.4- 4.3 33 3.7 2.3- 5.7 1,100 93.8 91.3-95.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 923 22 2.9 1.6- 5.1 29 3.9 2.5- 6.1 872 93.2 90.4-95.2
2nd Quartile 777 15 2.0 1.0- 3.7 39 7.2 4.4-11.6 723 90.8 86.4-93.9
3rd Quartile 831 17 1.9 1.0- 3.5 38 4.6 3.1- 6.8 776 93.5 91.0-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 618 20 4.1 1.6-10.0 42 8.4 5.4-12.8 556 87.5 81.6-91.7

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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 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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