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%)
North Carolina 3,323 63 1.9 1.4- 2.5 149 4.9 4.0- 5.9 3,111 93.2 92.1-94.2
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,192 17 1.8 1.0- 3.4 52 5.4 3.8- 7.5 1,123 92.8 90.3-94.6
Non-Hispanic Black 360 *** *** *** 21 5.6 3.3- 9.4 330 91.8 87.7-94.6
Other 301 *** *** *** *** *** *** 292 98.1 96.1-99.1
AGE
18-34 282 *** *** *** *** *** *** 263 93.1 88.7-95.9
35-44 280 *** *** *** 17 6.9 3.7-12.4 258 90.8 85.1-94.5
45-54 327 *** *** *** 16 5.2 3.1- 8.7 306 93.6 89.9-96.0
55-64 327 *** *** *** 14 5.3 2.9- 9.6 309 93.5 89.2-96.2
65-74 327 *** *** *** 18 5.5 3.3- 9.0 303 93.3 89.5-95.8
75+ 290 *** *** *** *** *** *** 284 96.0 85.4-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** 13 10.3 5.3-19.2 146 88.4 79.7-93.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 *** *** *** 25 6.8 4.0-11.4 333 92.4 87.9-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 538 15 3.5 1.9- 6.4 26 4.6 2.9- 7.0 497 91.9 88.6-94.3
College Graduate 797 *** *** *** 16 2.1 1.2- 3.5 774 97.0 95.3-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** 56 93.1 83.4-97.3
$15,000- 24,999 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 117 90.4 83.7-94.6
$25,000- 34,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** *** 151 91.0 83.4-95.3
$35,000- 49,999 225 *** *** *** 14 8.1 4.2-15.1 205 88.9 81.6-93.5
$50,000- 74,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** 200 92.0 86.2-95.5
$75,000+ 565 *** *** *** *** *** *** 553 96.8 93.9-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 620 14 2.9 1.4- 5.7 40 7.3 4.9-10.8 566 89.8 85.9-92.7
No 1,222 17 1.3 0.8- 2.4 38 3.4 2.3- 5.0 1,167 95.2 93.5-96.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 97.8 86.0-99.7
Non-Veteran 1,807 31 1.9 1.2- 3.0 79 4.9 3.7- 6.4 1,697 93.2 91.5-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 584 *** *** *** 20 3.8 2.4- 6.1 556 94.3 91.4-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 528 *** *** *** 21 4.7 2.8- 7.7 502 94.6 91.5-96.6
Rural 753 18 2.6 1.5- 4.6 39 5.7 3.7- 8.7 696 91.7 88.4-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 874 16 2.2 1.2- 3.8 35 4.3 2.9- 6.4 823 93.5 91.1-95.3
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 63 91.8 82.1-96.4
Retired 603 *** *** *** 20 4.5 2.4- 8.4 577 94.7 90.9-97.0
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** 14 11.3 5.9-20.4 101 84.9 75.6-91.1
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** *** *** *** 170 94.2 86.7-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 104 91.8 84.4-95.9
101% to 150% 211 *** *** *** 17 10.5 5.8-18.2 191 89.0 81.3-93.7
151% to 200% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 87 89.3 78.7-94.9
More than 200% 892 14 2.3 1.2- 4.4 22 2.8 1.8- 4.2 856 95.0 92.7-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 397 12 3.2 1.6- 6.1 24 5.9 3.6- 9.6 361 90.9 86.7-93.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 640 13 2.5 1.2- 5.2 36 6.8 4.4-10.2 591 90.7 86.8-93.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 828 *** *** *** 20 2.7 1.6- 4.3 802 96.7 95.0-97.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 638 *** *** *** 19 3.2 1.9- 5.3 613 96.1 93.9-97.5
2nd Quartile 573 *** *** *** 26 6.0 3.7- 9.7 539 92.2 88.2-94.9
3rd Quartile 470 13 3.0 1.5- 5.8 22 5.0 3.0- 8.1 435 92.0 88.3-94.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 184 *** *** *** 13 5.2 2.8- 9.3 167 92.5 87.4-95.7

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

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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