BRFSS 2003 - Mountain Area Health Education Center**: (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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Mountain Area Health Education Center**

Tobacco Indicators

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 IN ANY PUBLIC AREAS	ALLOWED IN SOME PUBLIC AREAS	ALLOWED IN ALL PUBLIC AREAS	NO OFFICIAL POLICY
North Carolina	4,072	3,257	79.6	77.6-81.6	583	14.7	13.0-16.5	89	2.5	1.7- 3.6	143	3.2	2.4- 4.2
-Mountain AHEC	533	438	81.0	76.0-85.2	64	13.0	9.5-17.5	11	2.0	0.9- 4.4	20	4.0	2.4- 6.7
GENDER
Male	166	127	75.7	66.3-83.2	25	16.6	10.5-25.4	4	2.8	0.9- 8.5	10	4.8	2.2-10.2
Female	367	311	85.3	79.9-89.4	39	10.1	6.6-15.0	7	1.3	0.5- 3.4	10	3.3	1.7- 6.5
RACE
White	476	394	81.4	76.2-85.6	54	12.4	8.9-17.1	10	2.2	1.0- 4.8	18	4.0	2.3- 6.9
Other	57	44	78.3	57.0-90.8	10	17.5	6.5-39.1	1	0.3	0.0- 2.6	2	3.8	0.8-17.2
AGE
18-44	270	215	80.1	73.0-85.7	39	15.7	10.6-22.6	7	2.1	0.8- 5.6	9	2.1	1.0- 4.4
45+	261	221	82.4	75.0-87.9	25	8.9	5.3-14.4	4	1.8	0.4- 6.9	11	7.0	3.6-13.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	190	145	77.0	68.2-84.0	31	15.4	9.9-23.3	4	2.4	0.7- 7.8	10	5.1	2.4-10.8
Some College +	343	293	83.8	77.5-88.6	33	11.3	7.2-17.4	7	1.7	0.6- 4.8	10	3.2	1.6- 6.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	291	231	77.4	69.7-83.6	40	15.3	10.2-22.4	8	3.1	1.3- 7.6	12	4.2	2.1- 8.1
$50,000+	162	141	86.7	78.2-92.3	16	10.2	5.4-18.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.9	3	2.2	0.7- 7.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	192	164	83.4	75.4-89.1	19	12.2	7.1-20.2	2	1.1	0.3- 4.2	7	3.4	1.5- 7.4
Guilford	232	190	80.6	73.7-86.1	30	14.5	9.7-21.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	11	4.5	2.4- 8.3
Mecklenburg	223	187	84.6	77.7-89.6	28	11.3	7.5-16.6	3	2.4	0.5-11.6	5	1.8	0.6- 4.8
Orange	226	208	91.6	85.9-95.1	10	4.7	2.3- 9.6	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	7	3.2	1.4- 7.4
Wake	244	219	89.0	83.3-92.9	18	7.3	4.3-11.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	6	2.4	1.1- 5.6
Chatham/Lee	173	148	83.5	74.7-89.6	19	14.1	8.4-22.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	5	2.2	0.7- 6.5
Nash/Wilson	165	126	70.2	60.7-78.2	28	21.7	14.5-31.2	5	4.1	1.6- 9.8	6	4.0	1.7- 9.1
Craven/Pamlico	170	137	79.6	70.9-86.2	21	12.6	7.4-20.6	3	3.0	0.8-10.0	9	4.8	2.3- 9.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	174	115	65.1	56.8-72.6	40	24.3	17.8-32.2	12	6.6	3.6-11.8	7	4.0	1.9- 8.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	187	138	72.4	63.7-79.7	36	21.5	14.7-30.2	5	1.7	0.7- 4.1	8	4.4	2.1- 8.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	199	146	66.9	57.2-75.4	32	21.7	14.1-31.8	10	4.5	2.3- 8.6	11	6.8	3.5-12.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	175	143	82.5	71.2-90.0	22	10.3	5.7-17.7	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9	5	5.4	1.6-16.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	185	143	72.7	64.0-80.0	35	24.5	17.4-33.4	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	170	115	62.7	53.5-71.1	40	29.5	21.7-38.9	7	4.4	1.9-10.1	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9
Northeast NC I	185	137	74.2	66.3-80.7	35	19.7	13.9-27.1	4	1.6	0.6- 4.5	9	4.5	2.2- 9.1
Northeast NC II	207	175	86.3	80.3-90.7	25	11.2	7.2-17.0	3	1.0	0.3- 3.6	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1
Northeastern Partnership	392	312	82.3	77.6-86.1	60	14.0	10.5-18.4	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8	13	2.5	1.3- 4.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,350	1,052	77.5	73.2-81.2	218	15.1	12.3-18.4	31	3.0	1.4- 6.1	49	4.4	2.6- 7.5
Piedmont	1,873	1,537	80.7	77.9-83.2	238	14.6	12.3-17.2	35	2.2	1.3- 3.7	63	2.6	1.9- 3.6
Western NC	849	668	79.4	75.3-82.9	127	14.3	11.4-17.6	23	3.0	1.5- 6.2	31	3.3	2.2- 5.0

Total
Respond.^

NOT ALLOWED IN ANY PUBLIC AREAS

ALLOWED IN SOME PUBLIC AREAS

ALLOWED IN ALL PUBLIC AREAS

NO OFFICIAL POLICY

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,072

3,257

79.6

77.6-81.6

583

14.7

13.0-16.5

2.5

1.7- 3.6

143

3.2

2.4- 4.2

-Mountain AHEC

533

438

81.0

76.0-85.2

13.0

9.5-17.5

2.0

0.9- 4.4

4.0

2.4- 6.7

GENDER

Male

166

127

75.7

66.3-83.2

16.6

10.5-25.4

2.8

0.9- 8.5

4.8

2.2-10.2

Female

367

311

85.3

79.9-89.4

10.1

6.6-15.0

1.3

0.5- 3.4

3.3

1.7- 6.5

RACE

White

476

394

81.4

76.2-85.6

12.4

8.9-17.1

2.2

1.0- 4.8

4.0

2.3- 6.9

Other

78.3

57.0-90.8

17.5

6.5-39.1

0.3

0.0- 2.6

3.8

0.8-17.2

AGE

18-44

270

215

80.1

73.0-85.7

15.7

10.6-22.6

2.1

0.8- 5.6

2.1

1.0- 4.4

45+

261

221

82.4

75.0-87.9

8.9

5.3-14.4

1.8

0.4- 6.9

7.0

3.6-13.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

190

145

77.0

68.2-84.0

15.4

9.9-23.3

2.4

0.7- 7.8

5.1

2.4-10.8

Some College +

343

293

83.8

77.5-88.6

11.3

7.2-17.4

1.7

0.6- 4.8

3.2

1.6- 6.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

291

231

77.4

69.7-83.6

15.3

10.2-22.4

3.1

1.3- 7.6

4.2

2.1- 8.1

$50,000+

162

141

86.7

78.2-92.3

10.2

5.4-18.6

0.8

0.2- 3.9

2.2

0.7- 7.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

192

164

83.4

75.4-89.1

12.2

7.1-20.2

1.1

0.3- 4.2

3.4

1.5- 7.4

Guilford

232

190

80.6

73.7-86.1

14.5

9.7-21.2

0.3

0.0- 2.2

4.5

2.4- 8.3

Mecklenburg

223

187

84.6

77.7-89.6

11.3

7.5-16.6

2.4

0.5-11.6

1.8

0.6- 4.8

Orange

226

208

91.6

85.9-95.1

4.7

2.3- 9.6

0.4

0.1- 3.0

3.2

1.4- 7.4

Wake

244

219

89.0

83.3-92.9

7.3

4.3-11.9

1.3

0.2- 8.7

2.4

1.1- 5.6

Chatham/Lee

173

148

83.5

74.7-89.6

14.1

8.4-22.9

0.2

0.0- 1.2

2.2

0.7- 6.5

Nash/Wilson

165

126

70.2

60.7-78.2

21.7

14.5-31.2

4.1

1.6- 9.8

4.0

1.7- 9.1

Craven/Pamlico

170

137

79.6

70.9-86.2

12.6

7.4-20.6

3.0

0.8-10.0

4.8

2.3- 9.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

174

115

65.1

56.8-72.6

24.3

17.8-32.2

6.6

3.6-11.8

4.0

1.9- 8.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

187

138

72.4

63.7-79.7

21.5

14.7-30.2

1.7

0.7- 4.1

4.4

2.1- 8.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

199

146

66.9

57.2-75.4

21.7

14.1-31.8

4.5

2.3- 8.6

6.8

3.5-12.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

175

143

82.5

71.2-90.0

10.3

5.7-17.7

1.9

0.7- 4.9

5.4

1.6-16.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

185

143

72.7

64.0-80.0

24.5

17.4-33.4

1.9

0.7- 4.9

0.9

0.2- 3.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

170

115

62.7

53.5-71.1

29.5

21.7-38.9

4.4

1.9-10.1

3.3

1.6- 6.9

Northeast NC I

185

137

74.2

66.3-80.7

19.7

13.9-27.1

1.6

0.6- 4.5

4.5

2.2- 9.1

Northeast NC II

207

175

86.3

80.3-90.7

11.2

7.2-17.0

1.0

0.3- 3.6

1.4

0.5- 4.1

Northeastern Partnership

392

312

82.3

77.6-86.1

14.0

10.5-18.4

1.2

0.5- 2.8

2.5

1.3- 4.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,350

1,052

77.5

73.2-81.2

218

15.1

12.3-18.4

3.0

1.4- 6.1

4.4

2.6- 7.5

Piedmont

1,873

1,537

80.7

77.9-83.2

238

14.6

12.3-17.2

2.2

1.3- 3.7

2.6

1.9- 3.6

Western NC

849

668

79.4

75.3-82.9

127

14.3

11.4-17.6

3.0

1.5- 6.2

3.3

2.2- 5.0

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

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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