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%)
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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,075 15 1.2 0.6- 2.2 43 5.2 3.6- 7.4 1,017 93.6 91.3-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 341 *** *** *** 18 5.2 2.8- 9.3 314 92.8 88.5-95.6
Other 401 14 1.4 0.4- 4.4 24 3.1 1.5- 6.2 363 95.5 91.8-97.6
AGE
18-34 266 *** *** *** *** *** *** 251 95.9 92.7-97.7
35-44 260 *** *** *** 11 3.7 1.7- 7.7 246 95.2 90.9-97.5
45-54 304 *** *** *** 22 7.7 4.5-13.0 276 91.2 85.9-94.7
55-64 363 13 1.4 0.7- 2.7 22 7.1 3.8-12.9 328 91.5 85.9-95.0
65-74 333 *** *** *** 20 7.3 3.8-13.5 306 90.9 84.5-94.9
75+ 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** 279 98.2 93.1-99.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 124 93.2 84.6-97.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 375 14 2.8 1.4- 5.9 22 5.9 3.4- 9.9 339 91.3 86.8-94.3
Some Post-H.S. 566 *** *** *** 40 6.0 3.9- 9.2 517 92.9 89.6-95.2
College Graduate 752 13 1.1 0.6- 2.1 14 1.8 0.9- 3.5 725 97.1 95.3-98.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** 72 84.2 73.4-91.1
$15,000- 24,999 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 90.1 80.0-95.4
$25,000- 34,999 184 *** *** *** 18 6.5 3.1-13.2 161 92.7 86.0-96.3
$35,000- 49,999 218 *** *** *** *** *** *** 204 91.9 85.2-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 249 *** *** *** *** *** *** 237 96.5 93.3-98.2
$75,000+ 495 *** *** *** 12 3.5 1.8- 6.9 479 96.0 92.7-97.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 643 20 2.5 1.3- 4.7 50 7.1 4.8-10.3 573 90.5 86.9-93.1
No 1,173 18 0.8 0.5- 1.5 35 3.7 2.4- 5.7 1,120 95.4 93.5-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,782 37 1.3 0.8- 2.1 82 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,663 94.0 92.3-95.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 502 *** *** *** 11 3.2 1.6- 6.2 485 96.2 93.3-97.9
Regional City or Suburban County 413 *** *** *** 23 6.3 3.7-10.4 382 92.2 87.9-95.1
Rural 919 24 1.9 1.0- 3.5 51 5.0 3.3- 7.4 844 93.1 90.5-95.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 860 18 0.9 0.5- 1.6 32 3.9 2.5- 6.1 810 95.2 93.0-96.7
Unemployed 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 87.4 76.9-93.6
Retired 574 *** *** *** 19 5.2 2.8- 9.7 548 93.1 88.5-95.9
Unable to Work 172 *** *** *** 21 9.5 4.9-17.5 145 89.5 81.5-94.3
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 130 97.2 93.4-98.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 *** *** *** 13 5.7 2.5-12.2 140 92.2 85.7-95.8
101% to 150% 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 113 93.0 80.3-97.7
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** 11 7.0 3.3-14.3 126 89.9 81.6-94.7
More than 200% 907 *** *** *** 28 3.4 2.1- 5.6 869 95.6 93.3-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 656 17 1.3 0.5- 3.4 39 5.5 3.5- 8.5 600 93.1 89.9-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 518 14 2.2 1.2- 4.0 24 5.3 3.1- 9.0 480 92.5 88.7-95.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 660 *** *** *** 22 4.0 2.4- 6.5 631 95.2 92.6-97.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 514 11 2.0 1.0- 4.1 17 3.9 2.1- 7.2 486 94.1 90.6-96.4
2nd Quartile 458 *** *** *** 21 5.4 3.2- 8.8 429 93.6 90.1-95.9
3rd Quartile 483 *** *** *** 22 4.3 2.5- 7.4 455 95.2 92.1-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 379 13 2.9 1.0- 8.5 25 6.9 3.7-12.4 341 90.2 83.8-94.3

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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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