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
-MALES 1,458 32 1.9 1.3- 2.9 69 5.0 3.8- 6.5 1,357 93.1 91.4-94.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 942 12 1.0 0.6- 1.9 44 4.8 3.4- 6.7 886 94.2 92.2-95.7
Non-Hispanic Black 216 *** *** *** 11 5.1 2.7- 9.4 200 92.7 87.9-95.7
Other 289 14 4.5 2.5- 8.0 12 5.2 2.8- 9.5 263 90.4 85.5-93.7
AGE
18-34 307 14 3.6 2.0- 6.4 15 6.0 3.5-10.0 278 90.5 86.0-93.6
35-44 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** 219 95.4 91.4-97.6
45-54 221 *** *** *** 18 8.0 4.8-13.1 199 90.7 85.6-94.2
55-64 253 *** *** *** 12 3.1 1.6- 5.8 238 95.6 92.4-97.5
65-74 237 *** *** *** 15 8.0 4.6-13.6 218 91.2 85.7-94.8
75+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 186 97.6 92.3-99.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 155 92.2 86.1-95.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 336 11 2.1 1.0- 4.3 24 7.1 4.6-10.9 301 90.8 86.7-93.6
Some Post-H.S. 368 11 2.6 1.4- 4.8 24 6.2 4.0- 9.4 333 91.3 87.7-93.9
College Graduate 582 *** *** *** 14 1.8 1.0- 3.3 564 97.7 96.2-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 70 88.8 77.9-94.7
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 86.8 76.2-93.1
$35,000- 49,999 193 *** *** *** 13 6.8 3.6-12.5 177 92.0 86.2-95.5
$50,000- 74,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** 156 94.8 90.2-97.3
$75,000+ 556 *** *** *** 16 3.4 2.0- 5.7 533 95.6 93.1-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 456 *** *** *** 32 6.7 4.5- 9.9 414 91.4 87.9-93.9
No 988 22 2.0 1.2- 3.1 36 4.2 2.9- 6.0 930 93.9 91.9-95.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 303 *** *** *** 18 6.4 3.9-10.3 279 91.8 87.5-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,153 26 2.0 1.3- 3.0 51 4.6 3.4- 6.3 1,076 93.4 91.5-94.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 488 12 2.3 1.2- 4.4 11 2.7 1.4- 5.0 465 95.0 92.3-96.8
Regional City or Suburban County 443 *** *** *** 21 4.3 2.6- 7.0 412 93.7 90.8-95.8
Rural 527 *** *** *** 37 7.7 5.4-11.0 480 90.7 87.3-93.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 880 20 2.0 1.2- 3.3 35 4.4 3.1- 6.3 825 93.6 91.5-95.2
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 83.8 72.4-91.1
Retired 376 *** *** *** 17 4.9 2.8- 8.5 357 94.9 91.3-97.0
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 73 85.7 74.2-92.6
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 83 91.7 83.9-95.9
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 108 89.0 80.6-94.0
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 62 91.3 78.1-96.9
More than 200% 808 11 1.1 0.6- 2.1 31 4.0 2.7- 5.9 766 94.9 92.9-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 297 *** *** *** 23 7.9 4.9-12.4 267 90.2 85.6-93.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 462 *** *** *** 24 5.2 3.3- 7.9 428 93.3 90.4-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 699 15 2.3 1.3- 4.0 22 3.4 2.1- 5.5 662 94.3 91.8-96.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 528 *** *** *** 14 2.2 1.1- 4.1 505 96.4 94.3-97.8
2nd Quartile 459 13 2.8 1.6- 5.1 25 6.2 4.1- 9.4 421 90.9 87.4-93.5
3rd Quartile 343 *** *** *** 22 5.9 3.7- 9.2 313 92.5 89.0-95.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 118 91.4 83.3-95.7

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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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