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%)
North Carolina 3,304 154 4.7 4.0- 5.7 100 3.2 2.5- 4.0 3,050 92.1 90.9-93.1
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,185 43 4.2 3.0- 5.7 20 2.0 1.1- 3.5 1,122 93.9 91.9-95.4
Non-Hispanic Black 355 19 5.6 3.1- 9.9 15 3.5 2.0- 6.1 321 90.9 86.4-93.9
Other 299 24 7.5 4.7-11.6 *** *** *** 266 90.8 86.5-93.8
AGE
18-34 280 25 8.0 5.1-12.5 13 4.1 2.1- 8.0 242 87.9 82.7-91.6
35-44 280 16 5.2 3.1- 8.7 12 3.3 1.7- 6.1 252 91.5 87.5-94.3
45-54 323 14 3.3 1.8- 6.0 *** *** *** 301 95.0 92.2-96.9
55-64 326 15 5.4 3.1- 9.2 *** *** *** 308 93.6 89.7-96.1
65-74 322 11 4.2 2.1- 8.4 *** *** *** 305 93.4 88.7-96.2
75+ 288 *** *** *** *** *** *** 283 98.1 94.5-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 146 94.0 89.5-96.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 18 5.2 3.0- 9.1 11 3.1 1.6- 5.9 331 91.7 87.4-94.6
Some Post-H.S. 533 22 4.9 3.1- 7.5 15 2.9 1.5- 5.3 496 92.3 89.0-94.6
College Graduate 794 37 5.2 3.7- 7.3 13 1.1 0.6- 2.1 744 93.6 91.4-95.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 96.0 84.5-99.1
$15,000- 24,999 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 90.6 83.5-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 161 *** *** *** *** *** *** 149 90.8 83.5-95.1
$35,000- 49,999 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** 205 91.4 86.3-94.8
$50,000- 74,999 211 14 8.4 4.4-15.5 *** *** *** 194 91.1 84.1-95.2
$75,000+ 565 23 4.4 2.8- 6.8 *** *** *** 535 94.0 90.9-96.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 614 33 4.7 3.2- 6.8 19 3.2 1.8- 5.7 562 92.1 89.1-94.3
No 1,215 51 4.9 3.6- 6.7 25 1.8 1.1- 2.9 1,139 93.3 91.3-94.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** 55 98.1 87.5-99.7
Non-Veteran 1,793 86 5.2 4.0- 6.6 43 2.3 1.6- 3.3 1,664 92.6 90.9-93.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 580 39 7.8 5.5-10.8 22 4.2 2.5- 6.9 519 88.1 84.4-90.9
Regional City or Suburban County 526 25 4.6 2.7- 7.5 *** *** *** 492 93.7 90.6-95.9
Rural 745 22 3.0 1.9- 4.7 13 1.1 0.6- 1.9 710 96.0 94.2-97.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 871 54 6.5 4.8- 8.7 22 1.9 1.2- 3.0 795 91.6 89.2-93.5
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 94.1 85.2-97.8
Retired 599 14 3.4 1.9- 6.0 *** *** *** 579 95.3 92.4-97.1
Unable to Work 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 92.9 86.4-96.4
Other not in Labor Force 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** 155 90.2 82.8-94.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 102 93.0 86.7-96.5
101% to 150% 208 *** *** *** 12 5.7 3.0-10.6 187 90.0 84.1-93.9
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 95.3 88.5-98.2
More than 200% 889 41 5.7 4.0- 8.1 15 1.5 0.7- 3.2 833 92.7 90.1-94.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 395 11 2.4 1.2- 4.8 *** *** *** 375 96.2 93.7-97.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 633 22 3.8 2.2- 6.3 15 2.5 1.3- 4.9 596 93.7 90.7-95.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 823 53 7.2 5.4- 9.6 20 2.5 1.5- 4.0 750 90.3 87.6-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 634 35 6.7 4.6- 9.4 14 2.3 1.2- 4.2 585 91.1 88.0-93.4
2nd Quartile 569 30 5.9 3.8- 8.9 16 3.1 1.6- 5.6 523 91.0 87.5-93.7
3rd Quartile 465 17 2.9 1.7- 4.9 11 1.8 1.0- 3.4 437 95.3 93.0-96.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 183 *** *** *** *** *** *** 176 97.2 93.2-98.9

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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 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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