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--MALE 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	1,137	816	66.1	61.3-70.6	234	24.3	20.5-28.5	49	6.6	3.9-11.1	38	3.0	1.7- 5.0
RACE
White	856	640	69.8	64.2-74.8	147	20.1	16.3-24.7	42	6.8	3.7-12.3	27	3.2	1.7- 6.1
African American	149	102	65.6	53.0-76.2	40	31.5	21.0-44.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7	6	2.7	1.0- 7.3
Asian	18	16	83.1	42.0-97.1	2	16.9	2.9-58.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	24	18	94.4	84.3-98.1	5	3.8	1.2-11.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.8	0.2-12.9
Other Minorities	83	34	32.5	20.1-48.1	40	49.2	33.0-65.5	5	16.2	5.4-39.7	4	2.1	0.6- 7.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	90	33	21.3	12.8-33.3	47	54.6	37.6-70.7	8	22.7	9.6-44.9	2	1.4	0.3- 6.8
-English Speaking	23	14	50.8	25.1-76.0	7	43.7	19.0-72.1	1	3.6	0.5-22.3	1	1.9	0.3-13.0
-Spanish Speaking	67	19	16.0	8.2-29.1	40	56.6	36.8-74.5	7	26.1	10.9-50.6	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8
Non-Hispanic	1,045	782	71.5	66.7-75.8	186	20.6	17.1-24.7	41	4.7	2.4- 8.9	36	3.2	1.8- 5.5
AGE
18-24	86	49	47.7	32.7-63.1	26	31.2	19.4-46.1	7	19.8	7.8-42.0	4	1.3	0.3- 5.3
25-34	260	172	60.2	50.8-68.9	70	33.9	25.4-43.7	8	3.1	1.3- 7.4	10	2.8	1.2- 6.4
35-44	339	251	72.7	65.3-79.0	68	21.3	15.7-28.2	11	4.0	1.7- 9.0	9	2.0	0.8- 5.1
45-54	279	219	75.2	66.4-82.2	36	12.7	8.5-18.6	15	5.5	2.8-10.5	9	6.6	2.5-16.5
55-64	144	101	74.2	63.9-82.4	31	21.9	14.2-32.3	7	2.5	1.0- 6.0	5	1.4	0.5- 3.8
65-74	14	12	86.2	52.3-97.3	1	3.1	0.4-20.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	10.6	1.5-48.9
75+	3	1	26.2	2.9-81.1	1	18.9	2.0-73.0	1	54.9	9.8-93.1	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	124	59	37.4	26.4-49.8	48	40.9	28.9-54.1	10	14.2	5.6-31.5	7	7.5	2.7-19.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	294	168	54.3	45.6-62.8	95	36.1	28.2-44.9	17	5.4	2.1-13.1	14	4.2	1.8- 9.6
Some Post-H.S.	224	155	67.6	54.5-78.4	47	19.1	12.3-28.4	12	12.1	4.2-30.1	10	1.3	0.6- 2.7
College Graduate	495	434	86.3	81.0-90.3	44	10.8	7.1-16.1	10	1.7	0.8- 3.7	7	1.2	0.5- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	18	37.3	17.2-63.1	17	57.4	32.7-78.9	2	1.5	0.3- 6.2	5	3.8	1.1-11.9
$15,000- 24,999	147	77	44.4	33.0-56.3	56	43.7	31.8-56.4	7	7.0	2.8-16.5	7	4.9	2.0-11.3
$25,000- 34,999	144	91	56.7	43.2-69.3	39	30.3	20.2-42.7	6	7.5	1.8-26.6	8	5.5	1.5-18.2
$35,000- 49,999	191	138	74.5	64.9-82.1	35	16.6	10.7-25.0	9	6.7	3.0-14.1	9	2.2	1.0- 5.2
$50,000-74,999	156	118	66.8	50.6-79.8	29	19.0	11.1-30.7	6	10.5	2.3-37.2	3	3.7	0.7-17.5
$75,000+	300	262	87.2	80.8-91.8	32	12.1	7.7-18.7	5	0.6	0.2- 1.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	65	52	75.5	61.8-85.5	9	17.3	9.0-30.9	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.2	2.7-17.9
Forsyth	83	52	63.7	51.6-74.2	24	28.0	18.6-39.9	5	6.8	2.6-16.5	2	1.6	0.4- 6.2
Guilford	85	59	65.3	52.5-76.3	21	27.2	17.6-39.6	3	5.0	1.3-17.4	2	2.4	0.5-11.8
Henderson/Transylvania	51	41	79.7	63.8-89.7	8	17.1	8.0-32.9	2	3.2	0.7-14.4	0	0.0	. - .
Mecklenburg	81	66	69.1	52.4-81.9	13	22.3	12.5-36.6	2	8.6	1.7-33.5	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	107	96	86.6	76.5-92.8	9	9.7	4.8-18.7	1	2.2	0.3-13.8	1	1.5	0.2- 9.8
Pitt	71	45	57.8	44.3-70.3	17	27.9	17.2-41.9	6	10.6	4.3-23.5	3	3.7	1.1-11.5
Randolph	72	45	65.8	52.3-77.1	16	21.8	13.0-34.2	8	10.4	4.8-21.0	3	2.1	0.6- 6.8
Robeson	65	40	59.0	44.7-72.0	16	25.8	15.4-39.9	3	6.3	2.1-17.8	6	8.8	3.8-19.2
Wake	106	88	77.7	64.8-86.8	9	13.8	6.3-27.9	3	3.8	1.1-11.9	6	4.7	2.0-10.8
Western NC	112	71	61.9	50.9-71.8	32	32.5	22.9-43.7	6	4.4	1.8-10.1	3	1.2	0.4- 3.8
Piedmont NC	136	89	61.2	50.0-71.4	39	27.3	19.3-37.1	4	7.3	2.0-23.2	4	4.1	1.3-12.4
Eastern NC	103	72	65.3	52.7-76.1	21	23.5	14.6-35.7	6	8.5	3.1-21.4	4	2.7	0.8- 8.2

Total
Respond.#

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,137

816

66.1

61.3-70.6

234

24.3

20.5-28.5

6.6

3.9-11.1

3.0

1.7- 5.0

RACE

White

856

640

69.8

64.2-74.8

147

20.1

16.3-24.7

6.8

3.7-12.3

3.2

1.7- 6.1

African American

149

102

65.6

53.0-76.2

31.5

21.0-44.3

0.2

0.0- 1.7

2.7

1.0- 7.3

Asian

83.1

42.0-97.1

16.9

2.9-58.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

94.4

84.3-98.1

3.8

1.2-11.1

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.2-12.9

Other Minorities

32.5

20.1-48.1

49.2

33.0-65.5

16.2

5.4-39.7

2.1

0.6- 7.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

21.3

12.8-33.3

54.6

37.6-70.7

22.7

9.6-44.9

1.4

0.3- 6.8

-English Speaking

50.8

25.1-76.0

43.7

19.0-72.1

3.6

0.5-22.3

1.9

0.3-13.0

-Spanish Speaking

16.0

8.2-29.1

56.6

36.8-74.5

26.1

10.9-50.6

1.3

0.2- 8.8

Non-Hispanic

1,045

782

71.5

66.7-75.8

186

20.6

17.1-24.7

4.7

2.4- 8.9

3.2

1.8- 5.5

AGE

18-24

47.7

32.7-63.1

31.2

19.4-46.1

19.8

7.8-42.0

1.3

0.3- 5.3

25-34

260

172

60.2

50.8-68.9

33.9

25.4-43.7

3.1

1.3- 7.4

2.8

1.2- 6.4

35-44

339

251

72.7

65.3-79.0

21.3

15.7-28.2

4.0

1.7- 9.0

2.0

0.8- 5.1

45-54

279

219

75.2

66.4-82.2

12.7

8.5-18.6

5.5

2.8-10.5

6.6

2.5-16.5

55-64

144

101

74.2

63.9-82.4

21.9

14.2-32.3

2.5

1.0- 6.0

1.4

0.5- 3.8

65-74

86.2

52.3-97.3

3.1

0.4-20.5

0.0

. - .

10.6

1.5-48.9

75+

26.2

2.9-81.1

18.9

2.0-73.0

54.9

9.8-93.1

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

124

37.4

26.4-49.8

40.9

28.9-54.1

14.2

5.6-31.5

7.5

2.7-19.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

294

168

54.3

45.6-62.8

36.1

28.2-44.9

5.4

2.1-13.1

4.2

1.8- 9.6

Some Post-H.S.

224

155

67.6

54.5-78.4

19.1

12.3-28.4

12.1

4.2-30.1

1.3

0.6- 2.7

College Graduate

495

434

86.3

81.0-90.3

10.8

7.1-16.1

1.7

0.8- 3.7

1.2

0.5- 2.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

37.3

17.2-63.1

57.4

32.7-78.9

1.5

0.3- 6.2

3.8

1.1-11.9

$15,000- 24,999

147

44.4

33.0-56.3

43.7

31.8-56.4

7.0

2.8-16.5

4.9

2.0-11.3

$25,000- 34,999

144

56.7

43.2-69.3

30.3

20.2-42.7

7.5

1.8-26.6

5.5

1.5-18.2

$35,000- 49,999

191

138

74.5

64.9-82.1

16.6

10.7-25.0

6.7

3.0-14.1

2.2

1.0- 5.2

$50,000-74,999

156

118

66.8

50.6-79.8

19.0

11.1-30.7

10.5

2.3-37.2

3.7

0.7-17.5

$75,000+

300

262

87.2

80.8-91.8

12.1

7.7-18.7

0.6

0.2- 1.5

0.1

0.0- 0.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

75.5

61.8-85.5

17.3

9.0-30.9

0.0

. - .

7.2

2.7-17.9

Forsyth

63.7

51.6-74.2

28.0

18.6-39.9

6.8

2.6-16.5

1.6

0.4- 6.2

Guilford

65.3

52.5-76.3

27.2

17.6-39.6

5.0

1.3-17.4

2.4

0.5-11.8

Henderson/Transylvania

79.7

63.8-89.7

17.1

8.0-32.9

3.2

0.7-14.4

0.0

. - .

Mecklenburg

69.1

52.4-81.9

22.3

12.5-36.6

8.6

1.7-33.5

0.0

. - .

Orange

107

86.6

76.5-92.8

9.7

4.8-18.7

2.2

0.3-13.8

1.5

0.2- 9.8

Pitt

57.8

44.3-70.3

27.9

17.2-41.9

10.6

4.3-23.5

3.7

1.1-11.5

Randolph

65.8

52.3-77.1

21.8

13.0-34.2

10.4

4.8-21.0

2.1

0.6- 6.8

Robeson

59.0

44.7-72.0

25.8

15.4-39.9

6.3

2.1-17.8

8.8

3.8-19.2

Wake

106

77.7

64.8-86.8

13.8

6.3-27.9

3.8

1.1-11.9

4.7

2.0-10.8

Western NC

112

61.9

50.9-71.8

32.5

22.9-43.7

4.4

1.8-10.1

1.2

0.4- 3.8

Piedmont NC

136

61.2

50.0-71.4

27.3

19.3-37.1

7.3

2.0-23.2

4.1

1.3-12.4

Eastern NC

103

65.3

52.7-76.1

23.5

14.6-35.7

8.5

3.1-21.4

2.7

0.8- 8.2

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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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