2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,522 93 6.4 4.9- 8.4 45 3.4 2.4- 4.8 1,384 90.1 87.9-92.0
GENDER
Male 655 43 8.0 5.3-11.7 19 2.8 1.6- 4.8 593 89.3 85.3-92.2
Female 867 50 5.2 3.7- 7.1 26 4.0 2.5- 6.1 791 90.9 88.2-93.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 954 45 5.2 3.6- 7.3 22 3.3 2.0- 5.4 887 91.5 88.9-93.6
Non-Hispanic Black 307 26 8.7 4.9-15.1 *** *** *** 269 87.1 80.6-91.6
Other 237 19 7.3 4.2-12.5 *** *** *** 207 89.6 84.3-93.3
AGE
18-34 291 31 10.8 6.8-17.0 *** *** *** 247 84.9 78.6-89.6
35-44 216 16 6.9 4.1-11.4 *** *** *** 192 88.7 83.1-92.6
45-54 265 16 4.5 2.5- 8.0 *** *** *** 240 92.0 87.5-95.0
55-64 279 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 249 15 4.4 2.5- 7.8 *** *** *** 228 93.5 89.6-96.0
75+ 198 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 297 21 7.8 4.6-12.9 *** *** *** 265 88.0 82.4-92.0
Some Post-H.S. 370 26 6.1 4.0- 9.2 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3 329 89.7 85.7-92.6
College Graduate 722 38 5.1 3.5- 7.4 *** *** *** 675 93.7 91.3-95.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 465 33 8.4 5.0-13.7 23 5.8 3.5- 9.4 409 85.8 80.2-90.0
No 1,046 60 5.7 4.2- 7.5 22 2.4 1.5- 3.9 964 91.9 89.7-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 133 88.3 79.8-93.5
Non-Veteran 1,373 81 6.2 4.6- 8.3 43 3.5 2.4- 4.9 1,249 90.3 88.0-92.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 875 56 6.1 4.4- 8.4 21 2.4 1.5- 3.9 798 91.5 88.9-93.5
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 414 16 3.5 1.9- 6.2 *** *** *** 389 92.9 88.5-95.7
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 100 86.1 76.7-92.1
$35,000- 49,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 136 83.7 74.8-89.9
$50,000- 74,999 192 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 566 20 3.3 2.0- 5.4 *** *** *** 539 95.4 92.9-97.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 354 14 5.4 3.0- 9.4 *** *** *** 330 91.1 86.2-94.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 864 45 4.5 3.2- 6.4 *** *** *** 806 94.0 91.9-95.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 354 14 5.4 3.0- 9.4 *** *** *** 330 91.1 86.2-94.3
HOUSING
Own 1,021 44 4.6 3.2- 6.5 19 2.5 1.5- 4.2 958 92.9 90.6-94.7
Rent 377 40 11.6 7.2-18.0 24 6.6 4.1-10.5 313 81.8 75.3-86.9
Other arrangement 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 818 54 6.4 4.7- 8.6 27 3.7 2.4- 5.6 737 90.0 87.2-92.2
Regional City or Suburban County 362 26 7.8 4.5-13.3 *** *** *** 325 88.4 82.6-92.4
Rural 342 *** *** *** *** *** *** 322 92.9 88.3-95.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 589 30 4.6 3.0- 6.8 20 4.2 2.5- 6.7 539 91.3 88.2-93.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 807 58 8.0 5.6-11.3 21 3.1 1.8- 5.2 728 88.9 85.3-91.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 544 36 6.4 4.3- 9.2 *** *** *** 496 90.9 87.3-93.5
2nd Quartile 559 31 6.7 4.2-10.7 24 4.6 2.9- 7.1 504 88.7 84.5-91.9
3rd Quartile 362 20 4.7 2.8- 7.8 *** *** *** 336 93.3 89.6-95.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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