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
-MALES 1,453 68 4.4 3.4- 5.8 56 4.2 3.1- 5.7 1,329 91.3 89.5-92.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 935 35 3.9 2.7- 5.6 23 2.9 1.8- 4.4 877 93.3 91.1-94.9
Non-Hispanic Black 216 *** *** *** 13 5.1 2.8- 9.1 196 91.5 86.5-94.7
Other 291 25 7.3 4.8-11.0 19 7.6 4.2-13.3 247 85.1 79.2-89.5
AGE
18-34 307 27 6.9 4.5-10.3 17 6.4 3.7-10.8 263 86.7 81.8-90.4
35-44 230 *** *** *** 11 5.3 2.5-10.7 210 90.8 85.0-94.5
45-54 220 *** *** *** 11 4.8 2.4- 9.5 203 92.2 87.0-95.4
55-64 250 13 4.2 2.3- 7.7 11 3.8 2.0- 7.0 226 92.0 87.8-94.8
65-74 236 *** *** *** *** *** *** 225 93.7 88.4-96.7
75+ 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 182 97.0 92.8-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 168 11 5.9 3.1-10.7 12 5.8 3.1-10.6 145 88.3 82.3-92.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 337 17 4.6 2.7- 7.8 16 5.0 2.8- 8.7 304 90.4 86.1-93.5
Some Post-H.S. 365 14 3.7 2.1- 6.5 17 5.4 3.2- 9.0 334 90.9 86.8-93.8
College Graduate 579 26 4.5 3.0- 6.8 11 1.4 0.7- 2.8 542 94.1 91.6-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 69 91.8 84.0-96.0
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 90.5 82.3-95.2
$35,000- 49,999 194 14 7.0 3.9-12.4 11 8.4 4.0-16.7 169 84.6 76.4-90.3
$50,000- 74,999 165 *** *** *** *** *** *** 154 95.6 91.8-97.7
$75,000+ 553 19 3.8 2.3- 6.1 15 3.3 1.9- 5.7 519 93.0 89.9-95.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 452 27 5.8 3.8- 8.8 19 4.3 2.6- 7.0 406 89.9 86.2-92.7
No 987 40 3.9 2.7- 5.4 35 3.7 2.5- 5.4 912 92.4 90.3-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 300 15 5.0 2.7- 9.1 11 4.2 2.2- 7.7 274 90.8 86.1-94.0
Non-Veteran 1,151 53 4.3 3.2- 5.8 45 4.2 3.0- 6.0 1,053 91.5 89.4-93.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 488 29 5.5 3.7- 8.2 14 2.4 1.3- 4.3 445 92.1 89.0-94.3
Regional City or Suburban County 442 23 4.7 3.0- 7.3 21 5.7 3.5- 9.1 398 89.7 85.8-92.6
Rural 523 16 3.2 1.8- 5.7 21 4.5 2.7- 7.6 486 92.2 88.8-94.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 881 46 4.7 3.4- 6.5 36 4.0 2.7- 5.8 799 91.3 88.9-93.1
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 375 13 4.2 2.2- 7.8 *** *** *** 355 94.1 90.4-96.4
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 75 90.0 79.3-95.4
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 77 89.6 81.8-94.3
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** 107 88.2 77.7-94.1
151% to 200% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 88.0 75.7-94.5
More than 200% 805 34 4.2 2.9- 6.1 24 3.1 2.0- 4.9 747 92.7 90.3-94.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 298 13 5.1 2.9- 9.1 20 8.1 4.9-13.2 265 86.8 81.2-90.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 458 18 3.4 2.0- 5.7 15 3.2 1.8- 5.7 425 93.5 90.4-95.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 697 37 4.9 3.4- 7.0 21 3.1 1.9- 5.0 639 92.0 89.4-94.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 523 23 4.8 3.1- 7.6 14 2.4 1.3- 4.5 486 92.7 89.6-94.9
2nd Quartile 459 22 3.5 2.2- 5.6 18 4.1 2.4- 7.0 419 92.3 89.2-94.6
3rd Quartile 343 20 5.4 3.4- 8.6 18 5.7 3.4- 9.3 305 88.9 84.6-92.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** 119 89.7 79.3-95.2

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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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