BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators--FEMALE Respondents Only

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*

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	Total Respond.#	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
TOTAL	1,958	1,581	77.5	74.0-80.6	277	16.5	13.8-19.6	38	1.6	0.9- 2.7	62	4.5	2.9- 6.8
RACE
White	1,485	1,223	80.7	77.3-83.7	190	13.3	10.9-16.3	28	1.7	0.9- 3.2	44	4.3	2.7- 6.7
African American	338	266	74.0	63.5-82.4	52	18.3	11.3-28.3	7	1.6	0.5- 5.1	13	6.0	2.1-16.3
Asian	19	14	64.7	31.7-87.9	5	35.3	12.1-68.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	43	33	88.4	75.8-94.9	6	7.8	2.9-19.7	3	3.0	0.8-10.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.4
Other Minorities	63	38	48.4	31.4-65.8	22	48.5	31.2-66.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.1	0.6-13.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	68	34	41.9	26.5-59.1	32	57.5	40.3-73.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.6	0.1- 2.5
-English Speaking	35	24	75.9	53.0-89.8	10	23.2	9.6-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.8	0.1- 5.9
-Spanish Speaking	33	10	23.8	10.2-46.4	22	75.7	53.2-89.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6
Non-Hispanic	1,888	1,546	79.7	76.3-82.7	244	13.9	11.4-16.9	38	1.7	1.0- 2.9	60	4.7	3.0- 7.2
AGE
18-24	133	95	56.2	42.4-69.1	29	31.2	19.6-45.6	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	8	12.5	4.9-28.2
25-34	455	385	84.0	77.6-88.8	58	15.1	10.3-21.5	3	0.4	0.1- 1.4	9	0.6	0.3- 1.2
35-44	523	404	77.3	71.5-82.2	82	14.1	10.2-19.1	13	2.4	1.0- 5.7	24	6.3	3.7-10.3
45-54	518	424	82.4	76.7-87.0	70	12.9	9.1-18.0	12	2.4	0.8- 6.7	12	2.3	0.9- 5.5
55-64	253	211	79.6	70.7-86.4	27	13.0	7.8-21.1	8	3.0	1.2- 6.9	7	4.4	1.4-12.6
65-74	49	41	85.7	70.7-93.6	6	12.7	5.2-27.7	1	1.3	0.2- 9.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2
75+	16	13	74.3	37.4-93.3	2	24.2	5.8-62.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.6	0.2-11.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	135	77	49.1	36.0-62.4	44	36.4	24.7-49.9	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	12	14.3	5.0-34.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	532	383	67.2	60.0-73.7	107	23.3	17.3-30.5	21	3.4	1.6- 6.9	21	6.2	3.5-10.6
Some Post-H.S.	554	461	84.2	79.3-88.1	69	12.7	9.1-17.5	8	1.2	0.5- 2.7	16	2.0	1.0- 3.8
College Graduate	736	659	90.5	86.8-93.3	57	6.8	4.6-10.0	7	0.6	0.2- 1.4	13	2.1	0.9- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	99	60	54.0	38.7-68.6	23	33.7	20.8-49.7	5	1.4	0.4- 5.0	11	10.9	4.2-25.4
$15,000- 24,999	290	212	70.6	59.4-79.8	57	19.2	12.5-28.4	8	3.4	1.1-10.2	13	6.7	1.9-21.5
$25,000- 34,999	281	212	67.4	56.4-76.8	56	26.1	17.2-37.7	4	2.9	0.8-10.0	9	3.5	1.3- 8.8
$35,000- 49,999	333	280	86.6	80.7-91.0	42	9.5	6.1-14.5	8	1.7	0.7- 4.4	3	2.1	0.5- 8.0
$50,000-74,999	313	269	85.4	77.8-90.6	33	10.3	6.2-16.6	5	0.7	0.2- 1.8	6	3.7	1.2-11.2
$75,000+	306	271	87.6	80.4-92.4	20	8.4	4.3-15.9	5	1.0	0.3- 2.8	10	2.9	1.3- 6.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	126	106	84.4	76.0-90.3	17	14.0	8.4-22.4	3	1.6	0.5- 5.0	0	0.0	. - .
Forsyth	148	104	69.3	60.2-77.1	33	24.2	17.1-33.1	5	3.0	1.1- 7.4	6	3.5	1.6- 7.8
Guilford	130	108	79.4	64.5-89.0	16	17.7	8.4-33.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0
Henderson/Transylvania	101	82	70.8	47.1-86.9	10	8.4	4.1-16.6	3	16.4	3.5-51.6	6	4.3	1.8-10.2
Mecklenburg	149	136	90.8	80.8-95.9	11	8.2	3.4-18.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1
Orange	141	123	87.2	78.0-92.9	15	9.8	5.2-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.0	0.9- 9.7
Pitt	139	116	77.5	59.0-89.1	16	17.3	6.6-38.2	3	2.6	0.7- 8.9	4	2.6	0.8- 8.5
Randolph	118	89	73.4	63.1-81.7	20	18.9	11.8-28.9	4	2.2	0.8- 6.1	5	5.5	2.3-12.8
Robeson	113	81	71.3	59.8-80.6	24	23.6	14.8-35.4	3	2.4	0.7- 8.0	5	2.7	1.0- 6.8
Wake	142	128	93.2	88.1-96.2	10	4.9	2.5- 9.5	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	3	1.5	0.4- 5.8
Western NC	147	119	80.6	72.6-86.7	21	14.7	9.5-22.2	3	2.2	0.7- 7.0	4	2.4	0.7- 7.8
Piedmont NC	284	220	69.8	61.8-76.7	49	22.9	16.7-30.6	3	0.5	0.1- 1.9	12	6.8	3.3-13.4
Eastern NC	220	169	76.4	68.9-82.6	35	15.0	10.2-21.6	6	2.7	0.9- 7.4	10	5.9	2.9-11.8

Total
Respond.#

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,958

1,581

77.5

74.0-80.6

277

16.5

13.8-19.6

1.6

0.9- 2.7

4.5

2.9- 6.8

RACE

White

1,485

1,223

80.7

77.3-83.7

190

13.3

10.9-16.3

1.7

0.9- 3.2

4.3

2.7- 6.7

African American

338

266

74.0

63.5-82.4

18.3

11.3-28.3

1.6

0.5- 5.1

6.0

2.1-16.3

Asian

64.7

31.7-87.9

35.3

12.1-68.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

88.4

75.8-94.9

7.8

2.9-19.7

3.0

0.8-10.6

0.7

0.1- 5.4

Other Minorities

48.4

31.4-65.8

48.5

31.2-66.2

0.0

. - .

3.1

0.6-13.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

41.9

26.5-59.1

57.5

40.3-73.0

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 2.5

-English Speaking

75.9

53.0-89.8

23.2

9.6-46.4

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.1- 5.9

-Spanish Speaking

23.8

10.2-46.4

75.7

53.2-89.5

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.6

Non-Hispanic

1,888

1,546

79.7

76.3-82.7

244

13.9

11.4-16.9

1.7

1.0- 2.9

4.7

3.0- 7.2

AGE

18-24

133

56.2

42.4-69.1

31.2

19.6-45.6

0.1

0.0- 1.0

12.5

4.9-28.2

25-34

455

385

84.0

77.6-88.8

15.1

10.3-21.5

0.4

0.1- 1.4

0.6

0.3- 1.2

35-44

523

404

77.3

71.5-82.2

14.1

10.2-19.1

2.4

1.0- 5.7

6.3

3.7-10.3

45-54

518

424

82.4

76.7-87.0

12.9

9.1-18.0

2.4

0.8- 6.7

2.3

0.9- 5.5

55-64

253

211

79.6

70.7-86.4

13.0

7.8-21.1

3.0

1.2- 6.9

4.4

1.4-12.6

65-74

85.7

70.7-93.6

12.7

5.2-27.7

1.3

0.2- 9.2

0.3

0.0- 2.2

75+

74.3

37.4-93.3

24.2

5.8-62.3

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.2-11.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

135

49.1

36.0-62.4

36.4

24.7-49.9

0.2

0.1- 0.9

14.3

5.0-34.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

532

383

67.2

60.0-73.7

107

23.3

17.3-30.5

3.4

1.6- 6.9

6.2

3.5-10.6

Some Post-H.S.

554

461

84.2

79.3-88.1

12.7

9.1-17.5

1.2

0.5- 2.7

2.0

1.0- 3.8

College Graduate

736

659

90.5

86.8-93.3

6.8

4.6-10.0

0.6

0.2- 1.4

2.1

0.9- 4.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

54.0

38.7-68.6

33.7

20.8-49.7

1.4

0.4- 5.0

10.9

4.2-25.4

$15,000- 24,999

290

212

70.6

59.4-79.8

19.2

12.5-28.4

3.4

1.1-10.2

6.7

1.9-21.5

$25,000- 34,999

281

212

67.4

56.4-76.8

26.1

17.2-37.7

2.9

0.8-10.0

3.5

1.3- 8.8

$35,000- 49,999

333

280

86.6

80.7-91.0

9.5

6.1-14.5

1.7

0.7- 4.4

2.1

0.5- 8.0

$50,000-74,999

313

269

85.4

77.8-90.6

10.3

6.2-16.6

0.7

0.2- 1.8

3.7

1.2-11.2

$75,000+

306

271

87.6

80.4-92.4

8.4

4.3-15.9

1.0

0.3- 2.8

2.9

1.3- 6.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

126

106

84.4

76.0-90.3

14.0

8.4-22.4

1.6

0.5- 5.0

0.0

. - .

Forsyth

148

104

69.3

60.2-77.1

24.2

17.1-33.1

3.0

1.1- 7.4

3.5

1.6- 7.8

Guilford

130

108

79.4

64.5-89.0

17.7

8.4-33.4

1.1

0.3- 3.4

1.9

0.6- 6.0

Henderson/Transylvania

101

70.8

47.1-86.9

8.4

4.1-16.6

16.4

3.5-51.6

4.3

1.8-10.2

Mecklenburg

149

136

90.8

80.8-95.9

8.2

3.4-18.5

0.7

0.1- 4.8

0.3

0.0- 2.1

Orange

141

123

87.2

78.0-92.9

9.8

5.2-17.7

0.0

. - .

3.0

0.9- 9.7

Pitt

139

116

77.5

59.0-89.1

17.3

6.6-38.2

2.6

0.7- 8.9

2.6

0.8- 8.5

Randolph

118

73.4

63.1-81.7

18.9

11.8-28.9

2.2

0.8- 6.1

5.5

2.3-12.8

Robeson

113

71.3

59.8-80.6

23.6

14.8-35.4

2.4

0.7- 8.0

2.7

1.0- 6.8

Wake

142

128

93.2

88.1-96.2

4.9

2.5- 9.5

0.4

0.0- 2.5

1.5

0.4- 5.8

Western NC

147

119

80.6

72.6-86.7

14.7

9.5-22.2

2.2

0.7- 7.0

2.4

0.7- 7.8

Piedmont NC

284

220

69.8

61.8-76.7

22.9

16.7-30.6

0.5

0.1- 1.9

6.8

3.3-13.4

Eastern NC

220

169

76.4

68.9-82.6

15.0

10.2-21.6

2.7

0.9- 7.4

5.9

2.9-11.8

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.

#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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