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%)
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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,066 50 3.9 2.8- 5.3 26 3.2 2.0- 5.0 990 92.9 90.8-94.6
Non-Hispanic Black 341 30 7.1 4.5-10.9 11 4.1 2.1- 7.9 300 88.9 84.1-92.3
Other 397 20 4.6 2.0-10.2 15 4.0 2.1- 7.6 362 91.4 85.6-95.0
AGE
18-34 262 25 7.2 4.3-11.6 11 3.7 1.9- 7.2 226 89.1 84.1-92.7
35-44 260 16 5.4 3.0- 9.3 16 6.7 3.8-11.6 228 87.9 82.3-91.9
45-54 302 19 5.1 2.8- 9.1 *** *** *** 275 90.7 85.4-94.2
55-64 358 12 2.2 1.1- 4.4 *** *** *** 337 94.9 90.1-97.4
65-74 332 20 3.4 2.0- 5.7 *** *** *** 305 94.0 90.6-96.3
75+ 281 *** *** *** *** *** *** 272 95.9 90.4-98.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 87.7 77.8-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 371 22 3.3 1.9- 5.4 12 3.6 1.8- 7.2 337 93.1 89.4-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 558 28 4.3 2.7- 6.8 17 3.3 1.9- 5.7 513 92.4 89.3-94.7
College Graduate 750 47 6.3 4.5- 8.9 13 2.1 1.1- 4.0 690 91.6 88.7-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 74 84.1 72.6-91.4
$15,000- 24,999 148 11 4.7 2.3- 9.5 *** *** *** 132 91.2 84.0-95.3
$25,000- 34,999 184 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 88.7 81.3-93.4
$35,000- 49,999 219 17 4.4 2.3- 8.1 *** *** *** 192 88.1 81.5-92.6
$50,000- 74,999 246 21 6.4 3.8-10.5 *** *** *** 217 90.9 86.1-94.1
$75,000+ 492 20 3.1 1.8- 5.5 *** *** *** 465 95.1 92.0-97.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 42 5.4 3.7- 7.9 27 5.1 3.2- 8.1 565 89.5 86.0-92.2
No 1,170 59 4.4 3.1- 6.2 25 2.7 1.7- 4.3 1,086 92.9 90.7-94.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,769 99 4.7 3.6- 6.0 50 3.4 2.4- 4.8 1,620 91.9 90.1-93.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 499 36 5.8 3.9- 8.5 15 3.6 2.1- 6.2 448 90.6 87.2-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 411 31 6.5 4.2-10.2 12 3.8 1.9- 7.4 368 89.7 85.2-93.0
Rural 910 34 2.5 1.6- 4.1 25 3.2 1.9- 5.2 851 94.3 91.9-96.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 852 55 5.7 4.0- 8.1 22 3.2 2.0- 5.2 775 91.1 88.3-93.3
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 67 88.6 77.9-94.5
Retired 571 24 2.8 1.7- 4.7 *** *** *** 539 95.0 91.7-97.0
Unable to Work 168 12 5.5 2.5-11.3 *** *** *** 148 88.7 80.6-93.6
Other not in Labor Force 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 127 92.0 85.6-95.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 161 14 8.5 4.7-14.9 *** *** *** 140 85.9 77.9-91.4
101% to 150% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 109 90.1 80.8-95.2
151% to 200% 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 126 88.9 80.7-93.8
More than 200% 903 52 4.0 2.9- 5.7 17 2.2 1.3- 3.9 834 93.7 91.6-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 650 38 4.4 2.8- 6.9 18 2.9 1.7- 5.1 594 92.7 89.7-94.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 16 3.2 1.8- 5.4 19 4.3 2.6- 7.2 481 92.5 89.2-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 654 47 6.0 4.1- 8.5 15 3.2 1.8- 5.8 592 90.8 87.6-93.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 509 34 5.0 3.4- 7.4 *** *** *** 466 92.0 88.4-94.6
2nd Quartile 455 21 4.8 2.9- 8.1 19 4.5 2.7- 7.3 415 90.7 86.8-93.5
3rd Quartile 481 23 4.1 2.5- 6.5 12 2.4 1.3- 4.4 446 93.5 90.7-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 375 23 5.0 2.6- 9.5 12 4.6 2.2- 9.3 340 90.4 84.8-94.1

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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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