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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,120 78 4.0 3.2- 5.1 43 2.4 1.7- 3.4 1,999 93.6 92.2-94.7
GENDER
Male 935 35 3.9 2.7- 5.6 23 2.9 1.8- 4.4 877 93.3 91.1-94.9
Female 1,185 43 4.2 3.0- 5.7 20 2.0 1.1- 3.5 1,122 93.9 91.9-95.4
AGE
18-34 277 22 6.4 4.1- 9.9 *** *** *** 244 88.7 83.9-92.2
35-44 271 13 5.2 2.9- 9.1 *** *** *** 250 92.3 88.0-95.1
45-54 310 *** *** *** *** *** *** 295 96.4 93.8-97.9
55-64 406 16 4.3 2.5- 7.3 *** *** *** 384 94.1 90.8-96.2
65-74 426 *** *** *** *** *** *** 407 93.9 90.2-96.2
75+ 411 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 399 13 3.7 2.0- 6.5 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9 370 92.3 88.7-94.8
Some Post-H.S. 590 21 4.0 2.6- 6.3 *** *** *** 554 93.0 90.0-95.1
College Graduate 1,036 40 4.3 3.1- 5.9 *** *** *** 986 94.9 93.2-96.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 226 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 252 *** *** *** *** *** *** 237 95.0 91.4-97.1
$75,000+ 862 32 4.3 3.0- 6.3 *** *** *** 816 93.5 91.1-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 736 30 4.1 2.8- 6.1 23 3.8 2.3- 6.1 683 92.1 89.3-94.2
No 1,359 47 3.9 2.9- 5.4 19 1.6 0.9- 2.6 1,293 94.5 92.9-95.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 261 *** *** *** *** *** *** 246 93.9 89.2-96.6
Non-Veteran 1,855 68 4.1 3.1- 5.2 38 2.4 1.7- 3.5 1,749 93.5 92.0-94.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 560 27 5.3 3.5- 8.0 *** *** *** 524 92.2 88.9-94.6
Regional City or Suburban County 664 30 4.4 2.9- 6.4 15 2.5 1.4- 4.5 619 93.2 90.6-95.0
Rural 896 21 2.8 1.8- 4.5 19 2.2 1.3- 3.7 856 94.9 92.9-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,022 50 5.1 3.8- 6.9 22 2.2 1.3- 3.4 950 92.7 90.7-94.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 798 18 2.9 1.7- 4.9 *** *** *** 771 95.6 93.4-97.1
Unable to Work 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 185 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,249 49 4.4 3.3- 6.0 18 1.7 1.0- 3.0 1,182 93.9 92.0-95.3
HOUSING
Own 1,632 50 3.6 2.7- 4.9 24 2.0 1.2- 3.1 1,558 94.4 92.9-95.7
Rent 353 18 6.1 3.6-10.0 15 4.2 2.4- 7.5 320 89.7 85.2-92.9
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 390 *** *** *** *** *** *** 367 92.8 88.9-95.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 786 25 3.1 2.0- 4.8 *** *** *** 746 94.7 92.4-96.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 944 41 4.8 3.4- 6.6 17 2.3 1.4- 3.9 886 92.9 90.7-94.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 838 31 4.4 3.0- 6.4 16 2.2 1.3- 3.8 791 93.4 91.1-95.2
2nd Quartile 633 24 3.6 2.3- 5.6 *** *** *** 597 93.7 90.9-95.7
3rd Quartile 509 21 4.3 2.7- 6.7 *** *** *** 476 93.6 90.8-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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