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
Non-Hispanic White 1,865 31 1.5 0.9- 2.3 77 6.0 4.3- 8.2 1,757 92.5 90.3-94.3
GENDER
Male 790 *** *** *** 34 6.9 4.0-11.6 740 91.2 86.6-94.4
Female 1,075 *** *** *** 43 5.2 3.6- 7.4 1,017 93.6 91.3-95.4
AGE
18-34 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 244 93.5 89.0-96.2
35-44 222 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 267 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 370 *** *** *** *** *** *** 336 86.7 76.9-92.8
65-74 373 *** *** *** 17 7.0 3.9-12.3 350 91.9 86.6-95.2
75+ 351 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 340 *** *** *** 19 6.5 3.9-10.7 311 90.4 85.8-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 551 *** *** *** 31 5.9 3.9- 8.8 513 92.9 89.9-95.1
College Graduate 898 *** *** *** *** *** *** 873 97.2 95.5-98.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 88.9 80.8-93.9
$35,000- 49,999 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 262 *** *** *** *** *** *** 247 95.0 91.5-97.2
$75,000+ 729 *** *** *** *** *** *** 711 97.3 95.3-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 634 *** *** *** 49 9.7 6.9-13.3 571 88.1 84.2-91.1
No 1,211 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,167 94.8 91.6-96.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 232 *** *** *** *** *** *** 217 90.6 83.9-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,632 27 1.5 0.9- 2.4 66 5.7 4.0- 8.2 1,539 92.8 90.3-94.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 511 *** *** *** *** *** *** 495 95.4 92.1-97.4
Regional City or Suburban County 494 *** *** *** 30 10.1 5.9-16.6 462 89.5 82.9-93.7
Rural 860 20 1.9 1.1- 3.3 40 5.1 3.5- 7.4 800 93.0 90.5-94.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 939 *** *** *** 35 4.2 2.9- 6.1 893 94.7 92.7-96.2
Unemployed 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 673 *** *** *** *** *** *** 641 90.7 84.0-94.8
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 91 86.1 76.5-92.2
Other not in Labor Force 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,152 *** *** *** 31 3.2 2.1- 4.7 1,108 96.0 94.4-97.2
HOUSING
Own 1,442 19 1.5 0.9- 2.6 47 5.2 3.4- 7.9 1,376 93.4 90.6-95.3
Rent 303 *** *** *** 19 7.8 4.5-13.1 275 90.3 85.0-93.8
Other arrangement 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 473 *** *** *** 29 7.2 4.7-10.7 440 92.2 88.6-94.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 644 *** *** *** 32 8.3 4.9-13.8 597 89.7 84.4-93.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 748 *** *** *** *** *** *** 720 95.3 92.7-97.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 677 *** *** *** 18 3.4 1.9- 6.1 643 94.4 91.6-96.4
2nd Quartile 501 *** *** *** *** *** *** 469 90.7 84.2-94.7
3rd Quartile 508 *** *** *** 23 5.8 3.6- 9.3 480 93.1 89.4-95.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 179 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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