2024 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%)
TOTAL 3,323 63 1.9 1.4- 2.5 149 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,111 93.2 92.1-94.2
GENDER
Male 1,458 32 1.9 1.3- 2.9 69 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,357 93.1 91.4-94.5
Female 1,865 31 1.8 1.2- 2.9 80 4.8 3.6- 6.3 1,754 93.4 91.7-94.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,134 29 1.5 0.9- 2.3 96 5.1 4.0- 6.5 2,009 93.4 91.9-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 576 14 2.4 1.3- 4.3 32 5.4 3.6- 8.0 530 92.2 89.2-94.4
Non-Hispanic Other 151 *** *** *** *** *** *** 139 93.4 88.0-96.5
Hispanic 439 13 3.1 1.7- 5.8 *** *** *** 416 94.8 91.8-96.7
AGE
18-34 589 23 3.7 2.2- 6.0 25 4.5 3.0- 6.8 541 91.8 88.8-94.0
35-44 510 11 2.6 1.4- 4.8 22 4.4 2.6- 7.5 477 93.0 89.7-95.3
45-54 548 *** *** *** 34 6.5 4.5- 9.3 505 92.3 89.4-94.4
55-64 580 *** *** *** 26 4.3 2.7- 6.7 547 94.5 91.9-96.3
65-74 564 *** *** *** 33 6.6 4.5- 9.6 521 92.4 89.3-94.6
75+ 480 *** *** *** *** *** *** 470 96.6 90.9-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 330 *** *** *** 20 7.1 4.2-11.8 301 90.5 85.7-93.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 700 17 1.5 0.8- 2.6 49 7.0 5.0- 9.7 634 91.5 88.7-93.7
Some Post-H.S. 906 26 3.1 2.0- 4.9 50 5.3 3.9- 7.1 830 91.6 89.3-93.5
College Graduate 1,379 11 0.7 0.3- 1.5 30 2.0 1.3- 2.9 1,338 97.3 96.2-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,076 24 2.5 1.5- 4.1 72 7.0 5.3- 9.3 980 90.5 87.9-92.6
No 2,210 39 1.6 1.1- 2.4 74 3.8 2.9- 4.9 2,097 94.6 93.3-95.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 359 *** *** *** 19 5.7 3.5- 9.2 334 92.7 89.0-95.2
Non-Veteran 2,960 57 1.9 1.4- 2.6 130 4.8 3.9- 5.9 2,773 93.3 92.1-94.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,754 36 2.1 1.4- 3.0 70 4.4 3.3- 5.7 1,648 93.5 92.0-94.8
Unemployed 140 *** *** *** 13 8.6 4.7-15.2 120 87.5 80.3-92.3
Retired 979 *** *** *** 37 4.7 3.0- 7.2 934 94.8 92.3-96.5
Unable to Work 207 *** *** *** 23 10.6 6.4-16.9 174 85.3 78.4-90.2
Other not in Labor Force 210 *** *** *** *** *** *** 203 94.9 88.8-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 92 89.9 82.1-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 211 *** *** *** 16 8.1 4.7-13.7 187 89.8 84.2-93.5
$25,000- 34,999 253 *** *** *** 18 7.4 4.3-12.6 228 89.4 83.7-93.3
$35,000- 49,999 418 *** *** *** 27 7.5 4.7-11.7 382 90.4 85.9-93.5
$50,000-74,999 381 *** *** *** 16 4.0 2.4- 6.7 356 93.3 89.8-95.7
$75,000-100,000 360 *** *** *** 11 3.9 2.1- 7.1 342 93.2 88.7-96.0
$100,000-150,000 358 *** *** *** *** *** *** 348 97.1 94.3-98.6
$150,000+ 403 *** *** *** *** *** *** 396 97.9 95.2-99.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 835 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9 41 5.4 3.6- 8.0 780 93.0 90.2-95.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 88.6 78.5-94.3
50% to 100% 206 *** *** *** 12 5.8 3.2-10.5 187 91.7 86.8-94.9
101% to 150% 333 *** *** *** 26 9.1 5.7-14.3 299 89.0 83.7-92.7
151% to 200% 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 90.2 82.7-94.6
More than 200% 1,700 25 1.7 1.0- 2.7 53 3.4 2.5- 4.5 1,622 94.9 93.5-96.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 835 14 1.6 0.9- 2.9 41 5.4 3.6- 8.0 780 93.0 90.2-95.0
HOUSING
Own 2,195 25 1.3 0.8- 2.1 80 4.4 3.4- 5.7 2,090 94.3 92.9-95.4
Rent 882 31 3.5 2.3- 5.3 47 5.3 3.9- 7.2 804 91.2 88.8-93.1
Other arrangement 222 *** *** *** 22 9.7 6.1-15.1 194 87.7 81.9-91.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,072 20 2.1 1.2- 3.6 31 3.3 2.3- 4.8 1,021 94.7 92.7-96.1
Regional City or Suburban County 971 15 1.3 0.8- 2.3 42 4.5 3.2- 6.4 914 94.2 92.1-95.7
Rural 1,280 28 2.2 1.4- 3.4 76 6.6 5.0- 8.7 1,176 91.3 89.0-93.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 694 19 2.6 1.5- 4.3 47 6.9 4.9- 9.5 628 90.6 87.6-92.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,102 23 2.1 1.2- 3.5 60 6.1 4.4- 8.2 1,019 91.9 89.5-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,527 21 1.4 0.9- 2.3 42 3.0 2.2- 4.3 1,464 95.6 94.2-96.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,166 15 1.0 0.6- 1.8 33 2.7 1.8- 4.0 1,118 96.3 94.8-97.3
2nd Quartile 1,032 21 2.3 1.4- 3.8 51 6.1 4.4- 8.4 960 91.6 89.0-93.6
3rd Quartile 813 21 2.4 1.4- 4.0 44 5.4 3.8- 7.5 748 92.3 89.8-94.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 *** *** *** 21 6.1 3.7-10.1 285 92.0 87.7-94.9

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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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