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%)
North Carolina 1,643 41 3.2 2.1- 4.7 50 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,552 93.4 91.4-94.9
MALES 791 32 5.0 3.2- 7.8 35 4.5 3.0- 6.7 724 90.5 87.3-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 455 *** *** *** 16 4.9 2.9- 8.2 432 92.7 88.9-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 116 92.8 84.6-96.8
Other 197 20 14.1 7.6-24.7 13 4.8 2.4- 9.2 164 81.1 70.9-88.3
AGE
18-34 196 12 4.7 2.3- 9.2 11 5.8 2.9-11.3 173 89.4 83.3-93.5
35-44 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 157 88.1 78.7-93.7
45-54 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 93.3 87.2-96.6
55-64 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** 167 92.2 85.0-96.1
65-74 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 173 11 6.2 3.0-12.3 15 7.5 4.0-13.5 147 86.3 79.0-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 207 *** *** *** 11 4.7 2.3- 9.6 189 91.8 86.1-95.2
College Graduate 348 *** *** *** *** *** *** 342 95.9 89.0-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 82.4 70.1-90.3
$50,000- 74,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 85.1 73.2-92.2
$75,000+ 401 *** *** *** *** *** *** 388 96.2 93.1-98.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 163 13 14.1 7.4-25.1 11 9.1 4.7-17.2 139 76.8 65.8-85.0
No 622 17 2.2 1.2- 4.0 23 3.3 1.9- 5.5 582 94.5 91.9-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 656 28 4.2 2.7- 6.5 31 4.7 3.0- 7.3 597 91.1 88.0-93.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 274 *** *** *** 11 4.4 2.2- 8.8 255 92.5 87.4-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 207 13 9.5 5.0-17.2 *** *** *** 189 88.4 80.6-93.3
Rural 310 11 3.4 1.5- 7.8 19 6.4 3.6-11.0 280 90.2 84.7-93.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 791 32 5.0 3.2- 7.8 35 4.5 3.0- 6.7 724 90.5 87.3-92.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 519 13 3.6 1.9- 6.6 15 3.6 2.0- 6.5 491 92.8 89.1-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 240 *** *** *** 16 6.7 3.6-12.2 217 90.4 83.9-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 226 12 5.1 2.7- 9.4 *** *** *** 204 89.4 83.5-93.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 325 13 6.1 3.1-11.7 *** *** *** 303 91.4 85.8-94.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 252 12 7.9 4.0-15.2 *** *** *** 233 89.9 82.8-94.3
2nd Quartile 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** 190 90.3 84.4-94.2
3rd Quartile 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** 187 92.0 86.0-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 *** *** *** 11 9.4 4.3-19.4 114 88.6 78.5-94.3

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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 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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