BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,535	1,211	74.8	71.2-78.2	324	25.2	21.8-28.8
GENDER
Male	577	431	69.0	63.0-74.5	146	31.0	25.5-37.0
Female	958	780	79.8	75.3-83.6	178	20.2	16.4-24.7
RACE
White	1,150	904	74.5	70.2-78.4	246	25.5	21.6-29.8
African American	282	224	76.4	67.7-83.3	58	23.6	16.7-32.3
Other Minorities	80	62	72.6	55.9-84.8	18	27.4	15.2-44.1
HISPANIC
Yes	45	38	81.2	59.5-92.7	7	18.8	7.3-40.5
No	1,488	1,171	74.6	70.8-78.0	317	25.4	22.0-29.2
AGE
18-24	147	111	70.1	56.8-80.7	36	29.9	19.3-43.2
25-34	375	294	76.8	69.3-82.9	81	23.2	17.1-30.7
35-44	436	337	72.0	65.1-78.0	99	28.0	22.0-34.9
45-54	373	295	72.1	63.9-79.1	78	27.9	20.9-36.1
55-64	151	130	87.3	78.1-93.0	21	12.7	7.0-21.9
65+	35	29	86.0	61.2-96.0	6	14.0	4.0-38.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	97	63	62.2	46.7-75.5	34	37.8	24.5-53.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	401	304	73.4	66.0-79.6	97	26.6	20.4-34.0
Some Post-H.S.	398	300	70.4	63.0-76.9	98	29.6	23.1-37.0
College Graduate	637	543	82.5	77.3-86.8	94	17.5	13.2-22.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	64	45	64.2	42.4-81.5	19	35.8	18.5-57.6
$15,000- 24,999	205	151	74.7	63.9-83.1	54	25.3	16.9-36.1
$25,000- 34,999	226	170	70.5	60.7-78.7	56	29.5	21.3-39.3
$35,000- 49,999	287	223	68.6	59.1-76.8	64	31.4	23.2-40.9
$50,000+	559	468	81.9	76.7-86.2	91	18.1	13.8-23.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	108	88	83.7	75.1-89.7	20	16.3	10.3-24.9
Cumberland	91	79	89.6	81.0-94.6	12	10.4	5.4-19.0
Durham	111	96	89.5	81.2-94.4	15	10.5	5.6-18.8
Forsyth	110	78	72.3	62.5-80.4	32	27.7	19.6-37.5
Gaston	112	84	77.5	68.3-84.6	28	22.5	15.4-31.7
Guilford	103	81	79.9	70.2-87.1	22	20.1	12.9-29.8
Mecklenburg	123	105	83.9	74.9-90.1	18	16.1	9.9-25.1
New Hanover	100	88	74.8	50.0-89.8	12	25.2	10.2-50.0
Onslow	114	95	83.8	74.7-90.1	19	16.2	9.9-25.3
Wake	134	107	79.4	70.5-86.1	27	20.6	13.9-29.5
Western NC	130	91	64.3	53.9-73.5	39	35.7	26.5-46.1
Piedmont NC	159	117	73.1	63.9-80.7	42	26.9	19.3-36.1
Eastern NC	140	102	69.4	59.3-77.9	38	30.6	22.1-40.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,535

1,211

74.8

71.2-78.2

324

25.2

21.8-28.8

GENDER

Male

577

431

69.0

63.0-74.5

146

31.0

25.5-37.0

Female

958

780

79.8

75.3-83.6

178

20.2

16.4-24.7

RACE

White

1,150

904

74.5

70.2-78.4

246

25.5

21.6-29.8

African American

282

224

76.4

67.7-83.3

23.6

16.7-32.3

Other Minorities

72.6

55.9-84.8

27.4

15.2-44.1

HISPANIC

Yes

81.2

59.5-92.7

18.8

7.3-40.5

1,488

1,171

74.6

70.8-78.0

317

25.4

22.0-29.2

AGE

18-24

147

111

70.1

56.8-80.7

29.9

19.3-43.2

25-34

375

294

76.8

69.3-82.9

23.2

17.1-30.7

35-44

436

337

72.0

65.1-78.0

28.0

22.0-34.9

45-54

373

295

72.1

63.9-79.1

27.9

20.9-36.1

55-64

151

130

87.3

78.1-93.0

12.7

7.0-21.9

65+

86.0

61.2-96.0

14.0

4.0-38.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

62.2

46.7-75.5

37.8

24.5-53.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

401

304

73.4

66.0-79.6

26.6

20.4-34.0

Some Post-H.S.

398

300

70.4

63.0-76.9

29.6

23.1-37.0

College Graduate

637

543

82.5

77.3-86.8

17.5

13.2-22.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

64.2

42.4-81.5

35.8

18.5-57.6

$15,000- 24,999

205

151

74.7

63.9-83.1

25.3

16.9-36.1

$25,000- 34,999

226

170

70.5

60.7-78.7

29.5

21.3-39.3

$35,000- 49,999

287

223

68.6

59.1-76.8

31.4

23.2-40.9

$50,000+

559

468

81.9

76.7-86.2

18.1

13.8-23.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

108

83.7

75.1-89.7

16.3

10.3-24.9

Cumberland

89.6

81.0-94.6

10.4

5.4-19.0

Durham

111

89.5

81.2-94.4

10.5

5.6-18.8

Forsyth

110

72.3

62.5-80.4

27.7

19.6-37.5

Gaston

112

77.5

68.3-84.6

22.5

15.4-31.7

Guilford

103

79.9

70.2-87.1

20.1

12.9-29.8

Mecklenburg

123

105

83.9

74.9-90.1

16.1

9.9-25.1

New Hanover

100

74.8

50.0-89.8

25.2

10.2-50.0

Onslow

114

83.8

74.7-90.1

16.2

9.9-25.3

Wake

134

107

79.4

70.5-86.1

20.6

13.9-29.5

Western NC

130

64.3

53.9-73.5

35.7

26.5-46.1

Piedmont NC

159

117

73.1

63.9-80.7

26.9

19.3-36.1

Eastern NC

140

102

69.4

59.3-77.9

30.6

22.1-40.7

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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