BRFSS 2002 - Western North Carolina: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators

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	Total Respond.#	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
North Carolina	6,584	4,377	66.1	64.3-67.9	608	8.9	7.9-10.0	433	8.1	6.9- 9.4	1,166	16.9	15.6-18.3
Western NC	643	383	58.6	54.0-63.1	60	9.0	6.6-12.1	50	8.6	6.4-11.6	150	23.8	20.0-28.1
GENDER
Male	275	155	56.8	49.8-63.5	23	8.2	4.9-13.3	24	9.3	6.1-14.1	73	25.7	20.1-32.2
Female	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
RACE
White	597	356	58.0	53.2-62.7	52	8.4	6.0-11.6	50	9.4	7.0-12.5	139	24.2	20.2-28.7
Other	44	25	62.7	45.6-77.2	8	16.6	7.3-33.2	0	0.0	. - .	11	20.7	10.8-36.0
AGE
18-44	237	135	57.4	49.6-64.8	30	11.8	7.5-18.1	19	8.1	4.9-13.2	53	22.7	16.8-30.0
45+	401	246	59.7	54.1-65.1	29	6.5	4.4- 9.5	31	9.2	6.4-13.0	95	24.6	19.9-30.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	365	193	51.7	45.6-57.7	38	8.8	6.2-12.3	33	10.7	7.4-15.2	101	28.9	23.4-35.0
Some College +	277	190	68.2	61.3-74.4	22	9.2	5.4-15.5	17	5.9	3.6- 9.6	48	16.7	12.2-22.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	394	221	55.4	49.4-61.2	38	8.7	5.7-13.1	33	9.6	6.6-13.7	102	26.4	21.4-32.0
$50,000+	107	78	69.4	58.3-78.7	7	6.8	3.1-14.2	8	8.7	4.3-16.8	14	15.1	8.2-26.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	407	276	64.0	58.0-69.6	44	12.5	8.7-17.7	20	4.5	2.8- 7.2	67	19.0	14.5-24.4
Forsyth	459	286	61.7	56.1-67.0	53	12.0	8.9-15.9	28	7.1	4.2-11.7	92	19.2	15.3-23.9
Guilford	413	282	70.3	64.7-75.3	33	9.1	6.0-13.5	27	5.1	3.3- 7.8	71	15.5	11.9-20.0
Henderson/Transylvania	462	315	68.1	62.5-73.2	32	9.2	6.0-13.7	26	5.4	3.5- 8.2	89	17.3	13.6-21.7
Mecklenburg	438	338	77.4	72.2-81.9	29	6.6	4.2-10.2	16	5.0	2.9- 8.8	55	10.9	8.1-14.7
Orange	431	336	72.2	62.9-79.9	28	11.7	5.2-24.2	13	2.8	1.4- 5.5	54	13.3	9.5-18.4
Pitt	411	283	69.7	64.4-74.6	40	11.6	8.8-15.3	29	6.0	3.9- 9.3	59	12.6	9.4-16.7
Randolph	420	258	62.3	55.1-69.0	47	10.1	7.2-13.9	35	8.1	5.6-11.5	80	19.5	13.6-27.1
Robeson	428	252	57.3	51.0-63.4	59	17.7	12.7-24.1	32	7.2	4.8-10.6	85	17.9	13.8-22.8
Wake	423	332	78.5	73.3-82.8	26	5.8	3.8- 8.9	20	5.4	3.2- 9.0	45	10.3	7.3-14.4
Piedmont NC	869	525	62.7	58.4-66.7	92	10.1	8.0-12.8	74	10.3	7.4-14.0	178	16.9	14.3-19.9
Eastern NC	780	511	65.1	61.0-69.1	65	7.6	5.7-10.0	63	9.0	6.8-11.7	141	18.3	15.2-21.8

Total
Respond.#

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,584

4,377

66.1

64.3-67.9

608

8.9

7.9-10.0

433

8.1

6.9- 9.4

1,166

16.9

15.6-18.3

Western NC

643

383

58.6

54.0-63.1

9.0

6.6-12.1

8.6

6.4-11.6

150

23.8

20.0-28.1

GENDER

Male

275

155

56.8

49.8-63.5

8.2

4.9-13.3

9.3

6.1-14.1

25.7

20.1-32.2

Female

368

228

60.8

54.8-66.4

9.9

6.9-13.9

7.8

5.2-11.6

21.6

16.8-27.2

RACE

White

597

356

58.0

53.2-62.7

8.4

6.0-11.6

9.4

7.0-12.5

139

24.2

20.2-28.7

Other

62.7

45.6-77.2

16.6

7.3-33.2

0.0

. - .

20.7

10.8-36.0

AGE

18-44

237

135

57.4

49.6-64.8

11.8

7.5-18.1

8.1

4.9-13.2

22.7

16.8-30.0

45+

401

246

59.7

54.1-65.1

6.5

4.4- 9.5

9.2

6.4-13.0

24.6

19.9-30.0

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

365

193

51.7

45.6-57.7

8.8

6.2-12.3

10.7

7.4-15.2

101

28.9

23.4-35.0

Some College +

277

190

68.2

61.3-74.4

9.2

5.4-15.5

5.9

3.6- 9.6

16.7

12.2-22.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

394

221

55.4

49.4-61.2

8.7

5.7-13.1

9.6

6.6-13.7

102

26.4

21.4-32.0

$50,000+

107

69.4

58.3-78.7

6.8

3.1-14.2

8.7

4.3-16.8

15.1

8.2-26.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

407

276

64.0

58.0-69.6

12.5

8.7-17.7

4.5

2.8- 7.2

19.0

14.5-24.4

Forsyth

459

286

61.7

56.1-67.0

12.0

8.9-15.9

7.1

4.2-11.7

19.2

15.3-23.9

Guilford

413

282

70.3

64.7-75.3

9.1

6.0-13.5

5.1

3.3- 7.8

15.5

11.9-20.0

Henderson/Transylvania

462

315

68.1

62.5-73.2

9.2

6.0-13.7

5.4

3.5- 8.2

17.3

13.6-21.7

Mecklenburg

438

338

77.4

72.2-81.9

6.6

4.2-10.2

5.0

2.9- 8.8

10.9

8.1-14.7

Orange

431

336

72.2

62.9-79.9

11.7

5.2-24.2

2.8

1.4- 5.5

13.3

9.5-18.4

Pitt

411

283

69.7

64.4-74.6

11.6

8.8-15.3

6.0

3.9- 9.3

12.6

9.4-16.7

Randolph

420

258

62.3

55.1-69.0

10.1

7.2-13.9

8.1

5.6-11.5

19.5

13.6-27.1

Robeson

428

252

57.3

51.0-63.4

17.7

12.7-24.1

7.2

4.8-10.6

17.9

13.8-22.8

Wake

423

332

78.5

73.3-82.8

5.8

3.8- 8.9

5.4

3.2- 9.0

10.3

7.3-14.4

Piedmont NC

869

525

62.7

58.4-66.7

10.1

8.0-12.8

10.3

7.4-14.0

178

16.9

14.3-19.9

Eastern NC

780

511

65.1

61.0-69.1

7.6

5.7-10.0

9.0

6.8-11.7

141

18.3

15.2-21.8

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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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