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
MALES 1,310 81 7.4 5.4-10.0 41 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,188 89.5 86.7-91.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 790 39 6.0 4.0- 8.9 19 2.9 1.7- 4.9 732 91.1 87.9-93.5
Non-Hispanic Black 224 16 8.2 3.8-17.0 12 3.8 1.9- 7.3 196 88.0 79.7-93.1
Other 274 23 10.6 5.6-19.2 *** *** *** 241 85.6 76.7-91.5
AGE
18-34 243 24 13.0 7.6-21.5 11 4.3 2.2- 8.3 208 82.7 74.4-88.7
35-44 186 14 7.6 4.1-13.6 *** *** *** 169 90.4 83.5-94.6
45-54 202 12 4.4 2.3- 8.5 *** *** *** 185 94.4 90.2-96.8
55-64 269 11 5.3 2.2-12.4 11 3.6 1.7- 7.3 247 91.1 84.3-95.1
65-74 235 14 6.2 3.2-11.6 *** *** *** 213 90.7 84.6-94.5
75+ 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 91.8 81.5-96.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 87.4 74.3-94.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 290 27 11.9 7.4-18.5 11 3.4 1.6- 7.0 252 84.7 78.0-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 356 20 6.4 3.6-10.9 15 4.6 2.4- 8.6 321 89.1 83.8-92.8
College Graduate 542 26 3.9 2.4- 6.3 *** *** *** 509 95.1 92.5-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 85 89.5 79.2-95.0
$35,000- 49,999 161 19 17.3 9.5-29.5 *** *** *** 135 79.3 67.4-87.6
$50,000- 74,999 172 13 11.1 4.9-23.2 *** *** *** 155 86.6 75.1-93.3
$75,000+ 521 19 3.2 1.8- 5.4 *** *** *** 496 95.4 92.5-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 424 29 10.2 6.0-16.7 21 6.0 3.6-10.0 374 83.8 77.1-88.8
No 876 52 6.2 4.3- 8.9 20 1.9 1.0- 3.4 804 91.9 89.0-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 308 22 8.7 5.3-14.0 *** *** *** 281 88.7 82.9-92.7
Non-Veteran 998 58 6.9 4.7-10.1 36 3.3 2.1- 5.0 904 89.8 86.5-92.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 393 25 7.1 4.6-10.8 13 3.7 1.9- 7.0 355 89.2 84.9-92.4
Regional City or Suburban County 333 26 9.0 5.0-15.5 11 3.4 1.7- 6.8 296 87.6 81.0-92.1
Rural 584 30 6.4 3.6-11.0 17 2.4 1.2- 4.9 537 91.2 86.5-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 808 42 6.5 4.4- 9.7 18 1.8 1.0- 3.4 748 91.6 88.4-94.0
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 350 19 5.1 2.8- 9.3 13 4.7 2.2- 9.6 318 90.2 84.6-93.9
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 89.1 79.4-94.6
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 786 42 5.4 3.6- 8.1 14 1.9 1.0- 3.7 730 92.7 89.7-94.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 421 16 3.0 1.2- 7.3 16 2.9 1.4- 5.7 389 94.1 89.8-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 401 27 6.2 3.8-10.1 13 4.1 2.2- 7.5 361 89.7 85.1-92.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 488 38 11.0 7.2-16.5 12 2.5 1.2- 4.9 438 86.5 81.0-90.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 407 33 11.3 7.5-16.9 11 3.1 1.5- 6.3 363 85.6 79.9-89.9
2nd Quartile 316 18 7.0 3.5-13.5 14 4.3 2.4- 7.8 284 88.7 82.3-93.0
3rd Quartile 348 17 3.5 2.0- 6.2 *** *** *** 326 94.6 91.0-96.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 239 13 7.1 2.7-17.7 11 3.2 1.2- 8.1 215 89.7 79.8-95.1

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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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