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%)
North Carolina 1,739 61 3.4 2.6- 4.5 42 2.8 2.0- 3.9 1,636 93.8 92.3-95.0
-MALES 867 46 5.0 3.6- 6.9 33 4.4 3.0- 6.3 788 90.7 88.2-92.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 503 12 2.7 1.4- 5.2 12 3.0 1.6- 5.3 479 94.3 91.3-96.3
Non-Hispanic Black 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 114 92.9 85.8-96.6
Other 235 27 11.2 7.4-16.4 18 8.7 5.1-14.4 190 80.2 73.5-85.5
AGE
18-34 242 20 6.9 4.2-11.3 11 5.7 3.0-10.6 211 87.3 81.7-91.4
35-44 204 *** *** *** 11 5.3 2.8- 9.8 185 91.5 86.5-94.7
45-54 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** 159 90.3 83.6-94.5
55-64 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** 152 96.1 91.4-98.3
65-74 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** 54 94.5 80.5-98.6
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 12 11.3 6.3-19.7 11 11.2 6.0-20.2 85 77.4 67.4-85.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 16 5.7 3.3- 9.7 11 5.3 2.6-10.5 157 89.0 83.3-92.9
Some Post-H.S. 201 *** *** *** *** *** *** 186 91.1 85.3-94.8
College Graduate 372 *** *** *** *** *** *** 358 96.3 93.7-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 89.3 81.9-93.8
$50,000- 74,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 88 91.3 84.0-95.5
$75,000+ 414 *** *** *** *** *** *** 395 93.8 90.1-96.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 163 11 5.3 2.7- 9.8 *** *** *** 145 89.3 82.7-93.6
No 695 35 5.0 3.4- 7.2 26 4.2 2.7- 6.3 634 90.9 88.0-93.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 93.4 85.1-97.2
Non-Veteran 752 43 5.2 3.7- 7.2 30 4.6 3.1- 6.9 679 90.2 87.5-92.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 344 18 5.3 3.1- 8.9 *** *** *** 317 91.9 87.8-94.7
Regional City or Suburban County 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** 258 94.4 90.6-96.7
Rural 248 18 6.7 4.0-10.9 17 8.5 5.1-14.1 213 84.8 78.7-89.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 867 46 5.0 3.6- 6.9 33 4.4 3.0- 6.3 788 90.7 88.2-92.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** 53 87.4 76.2-93.7
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 538 19 3.6 2.1- 5.9 14 3.4 1.9- 5.9 505 93.1 90.0-95.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 154 *** *** *** 11 9.3 4.9-17.0 137 87.2 79.4-92.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 255 19 6.9 4.1-11.4 *** *** *** 229 90.7 85.9-94.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 458 21 4.3 2.7- 6.9 15 3.8 2.2- 6.6 422 91.9 88.5-94.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 313 12 4.0 2.1- 7.5 *** *** *** 297 94.1 90.1-96.6
2nd Quartile 293 17 5.2 3.0- 8.8 12 4.3 2.3- 7.8 264 90.5 86.1-93.6
3rd Quartile 194 13 5.8 3.1-10.8 13 5.7 3.2-10.1 168 88.5 82.7-92.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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