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
MALES 1,315 36 3.7 2.4- 5.7 63 6.6 4.4- 9.7 1,216 89.7 86.4-92.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 790 16 1.9 1.0- 3.5 34 6.9 4.0-11.6 740 91.2 86.6-94.4
Non-Hispanic Black 228 12 7.8 4.0-14.8 21 8.4 4.5-15.1 195 83.8 75.7-89.6
Other 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** 259 90.2 81.0-95.2
AGE
18-34 243 *** *** *** 12 4.6 2.4- 8.9 221 89.5 83.1-93.7
35-44 188 *** *** *** 14 10.2 5.1-19.4 166 81.9 71.9-88.9
45-54 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** 192 95.9 91.2-98.1
55-64 270 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 235 *** *** *** *** *** *** 220 94.9 89.9-97.5
75+ 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 152 92.9 83.6-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 289 12 7.4 3.8-13.7 15 6.9 3.6-12.8 262 85.7 78.4-90.9
Some Post-H.S. 358 11 2.9 1.3- 6.6 20 6.6 3.9-10.9 327 90.5 85.6-93.9
College Graduate 544 *** *** *** 12 2.1 1.0- 4.3 526 97.4 95.2-98.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 86.0 75.1-92.6
$35,000- 49,999 162 *** *** *** *** *** *** 144 84.4 73.9-91.2
$50,000- 74,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** 158 90.6 83.0-95.0
$75,000+ 522 *** *** *** *** *** *** 509 96.9 94.0-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 424 12 3.8 1.8- 7.9 35 9.5 6.4-14.0 377 86.7 81.5-90.6
No 879 24 3.8 2.2- 6.4 27 5.3 2.7- 9.9 828 91.0 86.4-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 309 *** *** *** 14 6.8 3.8-12.0 288 92.1 86.9-95.3
Non-Veteran 1,002 29 4.4 2.8- 6.9 49 6.6 4.1-10.4 924 89.0 85.0-92.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 396 11 4.7 2.4- 9.0 *** *** *** 378 92.6 87.9-95.6
Regional City or Suburban County 334 *** *** *** 24 10.2 5.2-19.2 302 87.4 78.8-92.8
Rural 585 17 3.9 1.8- 8.3 32 7.1 4.3-11.4 536 89.0 83.8-92.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 811 17 4.0 2.3- 6.8 35 4.9 3.2- 7.6 759 91.1 87.7-93.7
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 352 *** *** *** 17 11.0 4.6-24.2 328 88.2 75.5-94.8
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 90.6 80.1-95.8
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** 11 9.4 4.4-18.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 88.1 78.0-93.9
More than 200% 789 17 2.6 1.3- 5.0 22 3.4 2.1- 5.5 750 94.0 91.2-96.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 *** *** *** 28 7.5 4.8-11.7 383 89.7 84.3-93.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 400 12 3.3 1.7- 6.4 24 9.8 5.2-17.7 364 86.9 79.3-91.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 494 14 4.6 2.4- 8.6 11 3.3 1.4- 7.5 469 92.1 87.2-95.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 409 11 4.0 1.8- 8.6 12 3.9 2.0- 7.4 386 92.2 87.2-95.3
2nd Quartile 319 *** *** *** 18 9.6 4.5-19.2 294 87.3 78.2-92.9
3rd Quartile 348 11 3.5 1.7- 6.9 16 5.0 2.8- 8.7 321 91.5 87.1-94.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 239 *** *** *** 17 10.1 5.4-18.1 215 84.4 73.4-91.5

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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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