2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,130 182 5.9 4.8- 7.3 93 3.3 2.6- 4.3 2,855 90.7 89.2-92.1
GENDER
Male 1,310 81 7.4 5.4-10.0 41 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,188 89.5 86.7-91.7
Female 1,820 101 4.7 3.6- 6.0 52 3.5 2.5- 4.8 1,667 91.8 90.0-93.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,856 89 4.9 3.7- 6.3 45 3.0 2.1- 4.3 1,722 92.1 90.3-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 565 46 7.6 4.9-11.7 23 3.9 2.4- 6.3 496 88.4 84.2-91.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 308 17 3.3 1.2- 9.0 *** *** *** 283 96.2 90.8-98.5
Non-Hispanic Other 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 93 89.5 77.1-95.6
Hispanic 263 21 7.4 4.3-12.7 15 4.9 2.8- 8.5 227 87.7 82.0-91.7
AGE
18-34 505 49 10.0 6.8-14.6 22 4.0 2.5- 6.4 434 86.0 81.3-89.6
35-44 446 30 6.4 4.2- 9.7 19 4.5 2.6- 7.7 397 89.1 85.0-92.2
45-54 504 31 4.8 3.1- 7.4 13 2.8 1.4- 5.3 460 92.4 89.2-94.8
55-64 627 23 3.7 1.9- 6.9 20 3.2 1.7- 6.1 584 93.1 89.3-95.6
65-74 567 34 4.6 2.9- 7.1 15 2.8 1.5- 5.2 518 92.6 89.5-94.8
75+ 439 14 3.5 1.7- 7.3 *** *** *** 421 94.3 89.6-97.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 250 11 6.5 2.8-14.3 17 5.9 3.2-10.6 222 87.6 80.0-92.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 661 49 7.6 5.1-11.1 23 3.5 2.1- 5.8 589 88.9 85.1-91.8
Some Post-H.S. 914 48 5.1 3.6- 7.4 32 3.9 2.5- 5.8 834 91.0 88.3-93.2
College Graduate 1,292 73 5.2 3.9- 6.9 20 1.6 0.9- 2.7 1,199 93.2 91.3-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,058 71 7.5 5.3-10.6 48 5.5 3.9- 7.8 939 86.9 83.5-89.8
No 2,046 111 5.2 4.1- 6.8 45 2.3 1.6- 3.4 1,890 92.4 90.7-93.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 358 24 8.2 5.1-13.0 *** *** *** 327 88.7 83.4-92.5
Non-Veteran 2,767 157 5.6 4.4- 7.1 86 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,524 91.0 89.4-92.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,660 97 6.1 4.7- 8.0 40 2.5 1.7- 3.6 1,523 91.4 89.3-93.1
Unemployed 134 *** *** *** 13 8.9 4.6-16.7 *** *** ***
Retired 921 43 3.8 2.5- 5.6 21 3.2 1.7- 5.7 857 93.1 90.3-95.1
Unable to Work 239 20 6.4 3.7-10.8 11 4.8 2.3- 9.6 208 88.8 83.0-92.8
Other not in Labor Force 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** 141 90.7 84.0-94.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 123 15 10.2 5.6-17.9 *** *** *** 99 79.7 69.0-87.4
$15,000- 24,999 209 17 7.2 3.5-14.1 *** *** *** 184 88.9 81.5-93.6
$25,000- 34,999 281 17 6.9 3.9-11.7 12 4.1 2.0- 8.3 252 89.0 83.4-92.9
$35,000- 49,999 380 36 10.9 6.5-17.6 17 5.4 3.1- 9.3 327 83.7 76.9-88.7
$50,000-74,999 418 34 8.6 5.0-14.4 12 2.5 1.3- 4.8 372 88.9 83.2-92.8
$75,000-100,000 326 17 3.1 1.6- 5.7 *** *** *** 303 94.6 90.4-97.0
$100,000-150,000 352 *** *** *** *** *** *** 338 95.1 90.8-97.4
$150,000+ 335 14 3.7 2.1- 6.6 *** *** *** 320 96.0 93.1-97.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 706 24 4.4 2.6- 7.1 22 3.6 2.1- 6.1 660 92.1 88.7-94.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 236 26 11.4 7.0-18.0 17 6.9 3.9-11.9 193 81.7 74.3-87.4
101% to 150% 193 11 5.4 1.8-15.2 *** *** *** 175 91.0 82.0-95.8
151% to 200% 237 21 13.3 7.0-23.9 11 4.4 2.1- 9.0 205 82.3 72.2-89.3
More than 200% 1,689 94 4.7 3.6- 6.2 31 2.1 1.3- 3.2 1,564 93.2 91.5-94.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 706 24 4.4 2.6- 7.1 22 3.6 2.1- 6.1 660 92.1 88.7-94.5
HOUSING
Own 2,191 98 4.4 3.4- 5.8 42 2.4 1.7- 3.5 2,051 93.1 91.5-94.5
Rent 700 68 9.8 6.8-13.8 41 6.3 4.4- 9.0 591 83.9 79.5-87.5
Other arrangement 207 15 10.6 5.5-19.4 *** *** *** 183 85.3 76.4-91.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 892 61 6.4 4.8- 8.5 28 3.6 2.4- 5.5 803 90.0 87.4-92.1
Regional City or Suburban County 744 57 7.7 5.3-11.1 23 3.6 2.2- 5.9 664 88.7 84.9-91.6
Rural 1,494 64 4.3 2.8- 6.4 42 2.9 1.9- 4.3 1,388 92.9 90.5-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,071 54 3.8 2.4- 5.8 34 2.9 1.9- 4.5 983 93.3 91.0-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 43 4.7 3.2- 6.8 32 4.2 2.8- 6.2 842 91.1 88.4-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,142 85 8.2 6.1-10.9 27 2.9 1.8- 4.5 1,030 88.9 86.0-91.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 916 67 8.0 5.8-10.8 20 3.0 1.8- 5.2 829 89.0 85.8-91.6
2nd Quartile 771 39 5.8 3.7- 8.9 33 4.4 3.0- 6.4 699 89.8 86.4-92.4
3rd Quartile 829 40 3.8 2.6- 5.5 17 2.2 1.2- 3.8 772 94.0 91.9-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 614 36 6.0 3.2-10.9 23 3.9 2.2- 6.9 555 90.1 85.0-93.6

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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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