2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace 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%)
TOTAL 1,739 61 3.4 2.6- 4.5 42 2.8 2.0- 3.9 1,636 93.8 92.3-95.0
GENDER
Male 867 46 5.0 3.6- 6.9 33 4.4 3.0- 6.3 788 90.7 88.2-92.7
Female 872 15 1.7 1.0- 2.9 *** *** *** 848 97.3 95.8-98.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,016 18 2.0 1.1- 3.3 16 2.0 1.2- 3.4 982 96.0 94.3-97.3
Non-Hispanic Black 319 *** *** *** *** *** *** 304 94.9 91.3-97.1
Non-Hispanic Other 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 92.4 82.8-96.8
Hispanic 302 29 10.6 7.2-15.3 18 6.5 3.9-10.6 255 82.9 77.5-87.3
AGE
18-34 429 22 4.3 2.6- 6.8 14 4.0 2.2- 6.9 393 91.8 88.3-94.3
35-44 420 12 2.6 1.4- 4.8 15 3.6 2.1- 6.1 393 93.8 90.8-95.9
45-54 407 16 4.3 2.5- 7.5 *** *** *** 384 93.5 89.8-95.9
55-64 325 *** *** *** *** *** *** 314 97.3 94.7-98.6
65-74 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 101 96.8 88.2-99.2
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 14 8.4 4.8-14.3 13 7.8 4.3-13.9 138 83.8 76.5-89.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 313 19 4.1 2.5- 6.7 12 3.4 1.7- 6.7 282 92.5 88.8-95.0
Some Post-H.S. 430 13 3.3 1.8- 6.0 12 3.0 1.7- 5.5 405 93.7 90.4-95.8
College Graduate 828 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9 *** *** *** 809 97.5 95.9-98.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 364 14 3.1 1.8- 5.5 *** *** *** 340 93.7 90.3-95.9
No 1,359 47 3.5 2.5- 4.8 32 2.7 1.8- 4.0 1,280 93.8 92.0-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 142 *** *** *** *** *** *** 135 93.8 86.8-97.2
Non-Veteran 1,594 57 3.4 2.5- 4.5 39 2.9 2.0- 4.1 1,498 93.8 92.3-95.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,739 61 3.4 2.6- 4.5 42 2.8 2.0- 3.9 1,636 93.8 92.3-95.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 84.2 72.0-91.7
$25,000- 34,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 92.0 84.7-95.9
$35,000- 49,999 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 193 92.1 87.2-95.2
$50,000-74,999 216 *** *** *** *** *** *** 204 94.7 90.6-97.1
$75,000-100,000 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** 213 94.0 89.3-96.7
$100,000-150,000 254 *** *** *** *** *** *** 245 93.6 87.9-96.7
$150,000+ 326 *** *** *** *** *** *** 323 99.3 97.5-99.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 16 4.9 2.8- 8.4 *** *** *** 279 92.1 87.7-94.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 85.2 75.3-91.6
101% to 150% 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 138 92.0 85.9-95.6
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 94.2 85.6-97.8
More than 200% 1,084 26 2.6 1.7- 4.0 15 1.9 1.1- 3.3 1,043 95.5 93.7-96.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 303 16 4.9 2.8- 8.4 *** *** *** 279 92.1 87.7-94.9
HOUSING
Own 1,089 29 2.9 2.0- 4.3 20 2.4 1.5- 3.8 1,040 94.7 92.9-96.1
Rent 556 27 5.0 3.3- 7.4 18 3.6 2.2- 5.9 511 91.4 88.4-93.7
Other arrangement 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 76 91.1 80.7-96.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 668 23 3.5 2.2- 5.6 12 1.9 1.0- 3.5 633 94.6 92.2-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 534 13 2.3 1.2- 4.2 *** *** *** 512 96.1 93.9-97.6
Rural 537 25 4.4 2.9- 6.7 21 5.1 3.2- 8.1 491 90.5 87.1-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 311 *** *** *** 16 6.8 3.9-11.4 286 90.5 85.8-93.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 24 4.3 2.7- 6.8 *** *** *** 483 94.2 91.5-96.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 912 28 3.1 2.0- 4.6 17 2.2 1.3- 3.8 867 94.7 92.7-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 639 18 3.2 1.9- 5.2 *** *** *** 615 95.6 93.2-97.2
2nd Quartile 571 20 3.3 2.0- 5.5 13 2.4 1.3- 4.4 538 94.2 91.6-96.0
3rd Quartile 392 17 3.8 2.2- 6.4 15 3.2 1.8- 5.5 360 93.1 89.9-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** 123 87.0 78.0-92.7

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*Asked of respondents that were employed or self-employed.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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