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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators--FEMALE Respondents Only

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  Total
Respond.#
Not allowed anywhere Allowed in some places Allowed anywhere No rules about smoking
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,026 2,720 66.6 64.3-68.7 386 9.9 8.6-11.3 226 6.4 5.3- 7.8 694 17.1 15.4-18.9
RACE
White 3,080 2,070 64.0 61.4-66.5 286 10.0 8.6-11.8 178 7.4 5.9- 9.1 546 18.6 16.6-20.8
African American 656 445 71.8 66.7-76.4 65 9.6 6.9-13.1 34 4.6 2.8- 7.3 112 14.0 10.8-18.0
Asian 40 29 76.4 54.0-89.9 4 10.6 3.1-30.3 2 8.1 1.3-37.6 5 4.9 1.1-18.4
Native American 108 63 58.4 42.5-72.7 18 20.3 9.3-38.8 8 4.3 1.9- 9.5 19 17.0 8.1-32.4
Other Minorities 116 99 86.4 74.2-93.3 9 5.6 2.5-12.3 1 0.1 0.0- 0.8 7 7.9 2.6-21.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 134 103 79.2 67.3-87.5 14 7.6 3.7-14.8 5 7.8 2.6-21.3 12 5.4 2.4-11.5
-English Speaking 66 42 51.9 33.9-69.3 11 18.2 8.5-34.9 4 20.3 7.0-46.6 9 9.6 4.1-20.8
-Spanish Speaking 68 61 95.0 86.2-98.3 3 1.4 0.4- 4.8 1 0.6 0.1- 4.1 3 3.0 0.6-13.9
Non-Hispanic 3,886 2,613 65.8 63.6-68.1 371 10.0 8.7-11.5 221 6.4 5.3- 7.7 681 17.7 16.0-19.6
AGE
18-24 284 201 68.8 60.3-76.3 35 10.9 7.0-16.6 11 5.2 2.4-10.6 37 15.1 9.7-22.6
25-34 679 515 76.0 71.3-80.1 65 9.8 7.2-13.3 24 3.5 2.0- 5.9 75 10.7 7.9-14.3
35-44 743 516 64.1 58.6-69.2 88 13.2 9.9-17.3 30 5.0 2.8- 8.7 109 17.7 13.7-22.6
45-54 784 506 63.4 58.2-68.2 66 8.6 6.1-11.9 74 11.0 7.9-15.1 138 17.1 13.6-21.1
55-64 588 364 61.6 55.7-67.1 58 9.2 6.4-13.1 40 9.2 5.8-14.3 126 20.0 16.0-24.7
65-74 497 321 63.3 56.9-69.3 44 8.3 5.3-12.9 24 6.2 3.7-10.1 108 22.2 17.5-27.8
75+ 417 275 67.0 60.5-72.9 25 4.2 2.5- 7.0 20 5.1 2.8- 8.9 97 23.7 18.5-29.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 613 354 60.1 53.7-66.1 64 9.8 6.8-14.0 56 10.4 7.0-15.0 139 19.8 15.5-24.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,169 694 59.3 55.1-63.4 148 11.1 8.8-13.8 79 8.2 6.0-11.1 248 21.4 18.2-25.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,020 697 68.2 63.9-72.2 105 10.1 7.8-12.9 55 5.2 3.5- 7.7 163 16.6 13.5-20.2
College Graduate 1,214 970 79.3 75.7-82.5 68 8.1 5.9-11.1 34 2.6 1.6- 4.1 142 10.0 7.9-12.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 456 260 57.9 50.6-64.9 48 8.9 6.0-13.1 36 9.8 5.9-15.7 112 23.4 17.6-30.3
$15,000- 24,999 679 398 61.8 55.8-67.4 97 13.2 9.8-17.6 51 7.5 4.8-11.7 133 17.4 13.7-21.9
$25,000- 34,999 479 299 60.2 53.5-66.6 57 11.5 8.0-16.3 35 9.5 6.1-14.5 88 18.7 14.3-24.2
$35,000- 49,999 494 360 74.9 69.5-79.7 43 9.4 6.3-13.7 25 4.0 2.3- 6.8 66 11.7 8.6-15.8
$50,000-74,999 448 337 70.5 63.8-76.5 28 6.2 3.6-10.2 25 7.3 4.2-12.3 58 16.1 11.5-21.9
$75,000+ 443 350 80.3 74.8-84.9 27 5.9 3.6- 9.6 7 1.9 0.8- 4.8 59 11.8 8.3-16.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe 251 175 66.6 58.8-73.6 31 15.2 9.5-23.3 8 3.2 1.5- 6.6 37 15.0 10.7-20.8
Forsyth 284 174 60.2 53.4-66.7 32 13.2 9.0-18.8 16 4.9 2.9- 8.2 62 21.7 16.5-28.0
Guilford 262 179 68.6 61.3-75.0 17 7.9 4.3-14.0 16 4.8 2.7- 8.2 50 18.8 13.9-24.9
Henderson/Transylvania 277 198 75.7 69.2-81.2 16 5.7 3.3- 9.6 13 4.5 2.5- 8.2 50 14.1 10.2-19.1
Mecklenburg 279 220 78.7 72.4-83.9 19 7.5 4.3-12.8 5 1.7 0.6- 4.6 35 12.1 8.4-17.2
Orange 252 198 67.9 52.5-80.1 18 16.8 6.1-38.4 10 3.2 1.5- 6.8 26 12.1 7.0-20.1
Pitt 254 182 74.6 67.7-80.5 22 9.6 6.0-15.0 15 4.3 2.5- 7.4 35 11.4 7.8-16.4
Randolph 250 153 59.5 48.2-69.9 34 14.1 9.4-20.7 18 6.8 4.1-11.1 45 19.5 10.4-33.7
Robeson 256 159 63.9 57.0-70.3 34 13.5 9.5-18.9 18 7.2 4.3-11.8 45 15.3 11.1-20.7
Wake 242 194 81.2 75.1-86.1 14 5.0 2.8- 8.6 9 3.9 1.9- 7.7 25 9.9 6.3-15.1
Western NC 368 228 60.8 54.8-66.4 37 9.9 6.9-13.9 26 7.8 5.2-11.6 77 21.6 16.8-27.2
Piedmont NC 552 325 61.2 56.2-65.9 66 11.2 8.5-14.5 40 8.0 5.6-11.3 121 19.6 16.2-23.6
Eastern NC 499 335 66.3 61.1-71.1 46 9.5 6.9-13.0 32 7.6 5.1-11.0 86 16.6 13.0-21.0

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#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, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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