2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,774 98 5.2 4.2- 6.5 54 3.0 2.2- 4.1 1,622 91.8 90.2-93.2
GENDER
Male 797 40 4.1 2.8- 5.8 25 3.0 1.9- 4.7 732 92.9 90.7-94.7
Female 977 58 6.2 4.6- 8.3 29 3.0 1.9- 4.6 890 90.8 88.3-92.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,040 45 4.1 3.0- 5.7 16 2.1 1.2- 3.7 979 93.7 91.7-95.3
Non-Hispanic Black 341 17 5.6 3.2- 9.7 19 4.8 2.9- 7.7 305 89.6 85.1-92.8
Other 386 36 8.6 6.0-12.2 *** *** *** 332 87.8 83.7-91.0
AGE
18-34 365 34 8.1 5.4-12.0 18 5.9 3.4- 9.8 313 86.0 81.2-89.8
35-44 303 18 6.1 3.7- 9.8 14 3.2 1.8- 5.7 271 90.7 86.7-93.6
45-54 312 *** *** *** *** *** *** 289 93.9 90.2-96.2
55-64 292 19 5.2 3.1- 8.4 *** *** *** 267 93.1 89.5-95.5
65-74 264 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 207 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 175 14 6.6 3.7-11.3 *** *** *** 151 90.2 85.1-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 342 *** *** *** *** *** *** 312 91.6 87.4-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 463 25 5.2 3.4- 8.0 18 4.3 2.5- 7.3 420 90.4 86.8-93.1
College Graduate 790 42 5.1 3.7- 7.0 *** *** *** 735 93.7 91.7-95.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 501 31 5.0 3.3- 7.3 *** *** *** 453 91.5 88.2-93.9
No 1,251 65 5.2 3.9- 6.8 36 2.7 1.8- 3.9 1,150 92.1 90.2-93.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,615 93 5.5 4.4- 6.9 50 3.0 2.1- 4.2 1,472 91.5 89.8-93.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,034 69 6.1 4.7- 8.0 34 3.1 2.1- 4.6 931 90.8 88.5-92.6
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 *** *** *** *** *** *** 416 95.4 92.3-97.3
Unable to Work 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 89 90.6 83.7-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 208 *** *** *** *** *** *** 185 89.4 83.4-93.4
$50,000- 74,999 187 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 663 30 4.3 2.9- 6.3 *** *** *** 620 93.4 90.8-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 443 29 6.1 4.1- 9.0 *** *** *** 402 91.0 87.5-93.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 152 *** *** *** *** *** *** 134 89.5 82.7-93.9
151% to 200% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 937 49 5.6 4.0- 7.7 20 2.1 1.2- 3.7 868 92.3 89.9-94.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 443 29 6.1 4.1- 9.0 *** *** *** 402 91.0 87.5-93.6
HOUSING
Own 1,109 49 4.6 3.3- 6.2 13 1.8 1.0- 3.2 1,047 93.7 91.7-95.2
Rent 525 40 7.7 5.4-10.8 36 6.5 4.5- 9.3 449 85.8 82.0-88.9
Other arrangement 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 992 63 6.6 5.0- 8.6 35 3.5 2.3- 5.2 894 89.9 87.4-91.9
Regional City or Suburban County 484 25 4.4 2.6- 7.2 *** *** *** 448 93.1 89.8-95.4
Rural 298 *** *** *** *** *** *** 280 94.8 91.4-96.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 657 27 3.8 2.4- 6.1 20 3.0 1.7- 5.2 610 93.2 90.4-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,050 70 6.5 5.0- 8.4 29 2.5 1.7- 3.8 951 91.0 88.8-92.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 614 39 6.7 4.8- 9.4 *** *** *** 561 91.2 88.3-93.5
2nd Quartile 752 43 5.2 3.6- 7.5 24 3.4 2.0- 5.5 685 91.4 88.6-93.6
3rd Quartile 367 16 3.5 2.1- 5.9 14 3.1 1.8- 5.5 337 93.3 90.3-95.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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