BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Risk Factors--MALE Respondents Only

Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,136	798	64.3	59.5-68.9	338	35.7	31.1-40.5
RACE
White	856	629	68.1	62.5-73.3	227	31.9	26.7-37.5
African American	149	100	63.4	50.9-74.3	49	36.6	25.7-49.1
Asian	18	16	83.1	42.0-97.1	2	16.9	2.9-58.0
Native American	24	18	94.4	84.3-98.1	6	5.6	1.9-15.7
Other Minorities	82	29	29.3	17.5-44.9	53	70.7	55.1-82.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	90	30	19.8	11.7-31.5	60	80.2	68.5-88.3
-English Speaking	23	13	50.2	24.8-75.6	10	49.8	24.4-75.2
-Spanish Speaking	67	17	14.4	7.0-27.2	50	85.6	72.8-93.0
Non-Hispanic	1,044	767	69.6	64.8-74.1	277	30.4	25.9-35.2
AGE
18-24	86	46	40.8	27.2-56.0	40	59.2	44.0-72.8
25-34	260	167	59.1	49.8-67.8	93	40.9	32.2-50.2
35-44	339	247	72.0	64.6-78.3	92	28.0	21.7-35.4
45-54	279	217	74.9	66.2-82.0	62	25.1	18.0-33.8
55-64	143	99	73.7	63.3-82.0	44	26.3	18.0-36.7
65-74	14	10	66.3	32.6-88.9	4	33.7	11.1-67.4
75+	3	1	26.2	2.9-81.1	2	73.8	18.9-97.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	56	35.6	24.8-48.1	67	64.4	51.9-75.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	294	161	52.3	43.7-60.8	133	47.7	39.2-56.3
Some Post-H.S.	224	152	63.9	50.8-75.2	72	36.1	24.8-49.2
College Graduate	495	429	85.5	80.2-89.6	66	14.5	10.4-19.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	18	37.3	17.2-63.1	24	62.7	36.9-82.8
$15,000- 24,999	147	74	43.3	32.0-55.2	73	56.7	44.8-68.0
$25,000- 34,999	144	87	54.7	41.4-67.4	57	45.3	32.6-58.6
$35,000- 49,999	191	135	68.2	56.9-77.8	56	31.8	22.2-43.1
$50,000-74,999	155	115	65.7	49.6-78.8	40	34.3	21.2-50.4
$75,000+	300	257	86.3	79.8-90.9	43	13.7	9.1-20.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	65	51	73.7	59.9-84.0	14	26.3	16.0-40.1
Forsyth	83	49	59.2	47.1-70.2	34	40.8	29.8-52.9
Guilford	85	59	65.3	52.5-76.3	26	34.7	23.7-47.5
Henderson/Transylvania	51	41	79.7	63.8-89.7	10	20.3	10.3-36.2
Mecklenburg	81	63	60.9	44.5-75.2	18	39.1	24.8-55.5
Orange	107	94	84.9	74.8-91.4	13	15.1	8.6-25.2
Pitt	71	42	54.8	41.6-67.5	29	45.2	32.5-58.4
Randolph	72	45	65.8	52.3-77.1	27	34.2	22.9-47.7
Robeson	65	39	57.3	43.0-70.5	26	42.7	29.5-57.0
Wake	106	88	77.7	64.8-86.8	18	22.3	13.2-35.2
Western NC	112	69	59.6	48.7-69.7	43	40.4	30.3-51.3
Piedmont NC	135	88	61.1	49.8-71.2	47	38.9	28.8-50.2
Eastern NC	103	70	63.4	50.9-74.3	33	36.6	25.7-49.1

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,136

798

64.3

59.5-68.9

338

35.7

31.1-40.5

RACE

White

856

629

68.1

62.5-73.3

227

31.9

26.7-37.5

African American

149

100

63.4

50.9-74.3

36.6

25.7-49.1

Asian

83.1

42.0-97.1

16.9

2.9-58.0

Native American

94.4

84.3-98.1

5.6

1.9-15.7

Other Minorities

29.3

17.5-44.9

70.7

55.1-82.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

19.8

11.7-31.5

80.2

68.5-88.3

-English Speaking

50.2

24.8-75.6

49.8

24.4-75.2

-Spanish Speaking

14.4

7.0-27.2

85.6

72.8-93.0

Non-Hispanic

1,044

767

69.6

64.8-74.1

277

30.4

25.9-35.2

AGE

18-24

40.8

27.2-56.0

59.2

44.0-72.8

25-34

260

167

59.1

49.8-67.8

40.9

32.2-50.2

35-44

339

247

72.0

64.6-78.3

28.0

21.7-35.4

45-54

279

217

74.9

66.2-82.0

25.1

18.0-33.8

55-64

143

73.7

63.3-82.0

26.3

18.0-36.7

65-74

66.3

32.6-88.9

33.7

11.1-67.4

75+

26.2

2.9-81.1

73.8

18.9-97.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

35.6

24.8-48.1

64.4

51.9-75.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

294

161

52.3

43.7-60.8

133

47.7

39.2-56.3

Some Post-H.S.

224

152

63.9

50.8-75.2

36.1

24.8-49.2

College Graduate

495

429

85.5

80.2-89.6

14.5

10.4-19.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

37.3

17.2-63.1

62.7

36.9-82.8

$15,000- 24,999

147

43.3

32.0-55.2

56.7

44.8-68.0

$25,000- 34,999

144

54.7

41.4-67.4

45.3

32.6-58.6

$35,000- 49,999

191

135

68.2

56.9-77.8

31.8

22.2-43.1

$50,000-74,999

155

115

65.7

49.6-78.8

34.3

21.2-50.4

$75,000+

300

257

86.3

79.8-90.9

13.7

9.1-20.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.7

59.9-84.0

26.3

16.0-40.1

Forsyth

59.2

47.1-70.2

40.8

29.8-52.9

Guilford

65.3

52.5-76.3

34.7

23.7-47.5

Henderson/Transylvania

79.7

63.8-89.7

20.3

10.3-36.2

Mecklenburg

60.9

44.5-75.2

39.1

24.8-55.5

Orange

107

84.9

74.8-91.4

15.1

8.6-25.2

Pitt

54.8

41.6-67.5

45.2

32.5-58.4

Randolph

65.8

52.3-77.1

34.2

22.9-47.7

Robeson

57.3

43.0-70.5

42.7

29.5-57.0

Wake

106

77.7

64.8-86.8

22.3

13.2-35.2

Western NC

112

59.6

48.7-69.7

40.4

30.3-51.3

Piedmont NC

135

61.1

49.8-71.2

38.9

28.8-50.2

Eastern NC

103

63.4

50.9-74.3

36.6

25.7-49.1

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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, 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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