2024 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?

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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 3,304 154 4.7 4.0- 5.7 100 3.2 2.5- 4.0 3,050 92.1 90.9-93.1
GENDER
Male 1,453 68 4.4 3.4- 5.8 56 4.2 3.1- 5.7 1,329 91.3 89.5-92.9
Female 1,851 86 5.0 3.9- 6.3 44 2.3 1.6- 3.2 1,721 92.8 91.2-94.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,120 78 4.0 3.2- 5.1 43 2.4 1.7- 3.4 1,999 93.6 92.2-94.7
Non-Hispanic Black 571 26 4.6 2.9- 7.4 28 4.2 2.8- 6.3 517 91.1 88.0-93.5
Non-Hispanic Other 150 13 6.1 3.3-10.9 *** *** *** 132 88.2 80.6-93.1
Hispanic 440 36 8.3 5.8-11.7 23 4.0 2.6- 6.1 381 87.7 84.0-90.6
AGE
18-34 587 52 7.5 5.5-10.1 30 5.3 3.4- 8.0 505 87.3 83.9-90.1
35-44 510 25 4.6 3.0- 7.0 23 4.2 2.5- 7.0 462 91.2 87.9-93.6
45-54 543 20 3.1 1.9- 5.1 19 3.1 1.8- 5.4 504 93.7 91.0-95.7
55-64 576 28 4.9 3.2- 7.2 14 2.3 1.3- 4.0 534 92.8 90.2-94.8
65-74 558 17 4.2 2.5- 7.2 11 2.3 1.2- 4.3 530 93.5 90.3-95.7
75+ 478 *** *** *** *** *** *** 465 97.7 95.4-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 328 20 5.1 3.1- 8.1 17 4.1 2.4- 6.8 291 90.8 87.1-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 697 35 4.9 3.3- 7.2 27 4.1 2.6- 6.3 635 91.0 88.1-93.3
Some Post-H.S. 898 36 4.4 3.1- 6.2 32 4.0 2.7- 5.9 830 91.7 89.2-93.6
College Graduate 1,373 63 4.9 3.8- 6.4 24 1.3 0.8- 2.0 1,286 93.8 92.3-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,066 60 5.2 3.9- 6.9 38 3.7 2.6- 5.4 968 91.1 88.9-92.9
No 2,202 91 4.4 3.5- 5.5 60 2.7 2.0- 3.7 2,051 92.9 91.5-94.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 356 15 4.2 2.3- 7.7 12 3.8 2.1- 6.9 329 91.9 87.9-94.7
Non-Veteran 2,944 139 4.8 4.0- 5.8 88 3.1 2.4- 4.0 2,717 92.1 90.8-93.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,752 100 5.5 4.4- 6.9 58 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,594 91.4 89.8-92.8
Unemployed 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 125 89.5 80.5-94.7
Retired 974 27 3.7 2.4- 5.7 13 1.5 0.8- 2.8 934 94.8 92.6-96.3
Unable to Work 201 *** *** *** 12 6.1 3.2-11.4 182 91.6 86.2-95.0
Other not in Labor Force 206 11 4.6 2.4- 8.9 11 6.3 3.0-12.9 184 89.1 82.4-93.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 96 93.6 86.0-97.2
$15,000- 24,999 209 15 4.8 2.5- 9.0 11 4.1 2.1- 7.7 183 91.1 86.2-94.4
$25,000- 34,999 248 *** *** *** 14 6.3 3.6-11.0 226 90.7 85.6-94.1
$35,000- 49,999 419 24 6.2 4.0- 9.6 21 5.6 3.2- 9.7 374 88.2 83.5-91.6
$50,000-74,999 376 21 5.7 3.3- 9.7 *** *** *** 348 93.3 89.4-95.8
$75,000-100,000 359 16 4.8 2.8- 8.2 *** *** *** 334 92.0 87.6-95.0
$100,000-150,000 357 11 3.6 1.9- 6.8 *** *** *** 339 94.1 90.5-96.4
$150,000+ 402 15 3.8 2.2- 6.4 *** *** *** 381 94.0 90.5-96.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 41 5.1 3.7- 7.1 22 2.7 1.7- 4.3 769 92.2 89.8-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 91.2 80.5-96.3
50% to 100% 202 12 3.8 2.0- 6.9 11 4.8 2.5- 8.9 179 91.5 86.9-94.5
101% to 150% 328 17 4.4 2.5- 7.6 17 6.3 3.5-11.2 294 89.3 84.1-92.9
151% to 200% 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 148 92.0 85.6-95.6
More than 200% 1,694 75 4.9 3.8- 6.4 39 2.4 1.6- 3.5 1,580 92.7 91.0-94.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 41 5.1 3.7- 7.1 22 2.7 1.7- 4.3 769 92.2 89.8-94.0
HOUSING
Own 2,180 80 4.2 3.3- 5.3 32 1.9 1.3- 2.8 2,068 93.9 92.5-95.0
Rent 881 61 7.0 5.3- 9.2 54 6.0 4.4- 7.9 766 87.0 84.3-89.3
Other arrangement 219 12 4.6 2.4- 8.9 13 7.1 3.8-12.9 194 88.3 82.0-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,068 68 6.7 5.2- 8.7 36 3.3 2.3- 4.9 964 89.9 87.6-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 968 48 4.6 3.3- 6.4 30 3.7 2.4- 5.5 890 91.7 89.4-93.6
Rural 1,268 38 3.1 2.2- 4.4 34 2.6 1.7- 4.0 1,196 94.3 92.5-95.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 693 24 3.7 2.4- 5.8 29 4.6 2.9- 7.1 640 91.7 88.8-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,091 40 3.6 2.4- 5.2 30 2.8 1.8- 4.4 1,021 93.6 91.5-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,520 90 6.1 4.9- 7.6 41 2.8 1.9- 3.9 1,389 91.1 89.3-92.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,157 58 5.8 4.4- 7.7 28 2.4 1.5- 3.6 1,071 91.8 89.7-93.5
2nd Quartile 1,028 52 4.8 3.5- 6.6 34 3.6 2.4- 5.3 942 91.7 89.4-93.5
3rd Quartile 808 37 4.0 2.8- 5.7 29 3.6 2.4- 5.4 742 92.4 90.1-94.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 311 *** *** *** *** *** *** 295 93.7 88.6-96.6

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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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