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?

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
Non-Hispanic White 1,856 89 4.9 3.7- 6.3 45 3.0 2.1- 4.3 1,722 92.1 90.3-93.6
GENDER
Male 790 39 6.0 4.0- 8.9 19 2.9 1.7- 4.9 732 91.1 87.9-93.5
Female 1,066 50 3.9 2.8- 5.3 26 3.2 2.0- 5.0 990 92.9 90.8-94.6
AGE
18-34 259 22 7.3 4.3-12.2 *** *** *** 230 89.7 84.3-93.4
35-44 223 *** *** *** *** *** *** 201 89.7 84.1-93.4
45-54 267 17 5.9 3.4-10.0 *** *** *** 244 92.3 87.9-95.2
55-64 366 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 372 *** *** *** *** *** *** 344 93.0 89.1-95.5
75+ 348 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 340 23 6.6 3.9-11.2 *** *** *** 310 90.5 85.5-93.9
Some Post-H.S. 543 22 4.7 2.9- 7.7 20 3.7 2.2- 6.1 501 91.6 88.1-94.1
College Graduate 897 42 4.6 3.2- 6.4 *** *** *** 843 93.9 91.8-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 115 86.6 77.6-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 189 *** *** *** *** *** *** 169 85.2 75.1-91.7
$50,000- 74,999 260 19 6.0 3.6- 9.9 *** *** *** 233 90.9 86.4-94.0
$75,000+ 726 24 3.4 2.2- 5.4 *** *** *** 693 95.4 93.3-96.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 34 6.0 3.9- 9.1 26 5.7 3.6- 9.0 568 88.3 84.3-91.4
No 1,210 55 4.4 3.1- 6.1 19 1.7 1.0- 2.9 1,136 93.9 91.9-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 230 13 8.8 4.9-15.2 *** *** *** 212 87.7 80.5-92.5
Non-Veteran 1,625 75 4.3 3.2- 5.8 40 3.0 2.0- 4.3 1,510 92.7 90.8-94.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 510 28 5.5 3.6- 8.3 *** *** *** 470 91.4 87.9-94.0
Regional City or Suburban County 492 32 6.0 3.8- 9.4 *** *** *** 448 89.9 85.7-93.0
Rural 854 29 3.7 2.2- 6.1 21 2.3 1.4- 3.8 804 94.0 91.4-95.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 933 44 5.2 3.6- 7.6 18 2.0 1.2- 3.3 871 92.8 90.2-94.7
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 669 26 3.2 1.9- 5.3 *** *** *** 628 93.1 89.7-95.5
Unable to Work 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,147 53 4.7 3.3- 6.6 21 1.8 1.1- 3.0 1,073 93.5 91.4-95.1
HOUSING
Own 1,439 62 4.4 3.2- 6.1 25 2.2 1.4- 3.6 1,352 93.3 91.3-94.9
Rent 299 23 8.5 5.3-13.1 16 7.4 4.1-12.8 260 84.2 78.0-88.9
Other arrangement 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 470 *** *** *** *** *** *** 439 94.8 92.0-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 645 23 4.0 2.3- 6.7 18 3.6 2.2- 6.0 604 92.4 89.2-94.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 741 49 7.0 4.9- 9.8 *** *** *** 679 90.2 86.9-92.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 673 45 7.3 5.0-10.5 *** *** *** 618 90.5 86.9-93.2
2nd Quartile 499 21 4.2 2.4- 7.3 19 4.5 2.7- 7.4 459 91.2 87.5-93.9
3rd Quartile 507 15 2.5 1.4- 4.3 *** *** *** 484 95.3 92.5-97.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Secondhand Smoke.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 07APR25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts