BRFSS 2003 - Mecklenburg County: (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 Mecklenburg County

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
-Mecklenburg County	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
GENDER
Male	88	77	87.3	75.3-93.9	9	8.2	4.1-15.8	1	4.0	0.6-23.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
Female	135	110	81.7	73.0-88.1	19	14.4	8.8-22.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	4	3.1	1.0- 9.2
RACE
White	139	123	90.3	83.9-94.3	10	6.6	3.4-12.3	2	0.6	0.2- 2.5	4	2.5	0.8- 7.5
Other	81	62	76.9	62.8-86.8	17	16.9	9.9-27.5	1	5.4	0.8-29.3	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
AGE
18-44	121	95	80.3	70.1-87.6	23	15.5	9.8-23.6	2	3.6	0.6-18.4	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
45+	100	90	91.4	83.5-95.8	5	4.4	1.7-11.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	4	3.6	1.1-11.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	38	30	77.7	55.1-90.9	7	12.9	5.5-27.5	1	9.3	1.4-43.2	0	0.0	. - .
Some College +	185	157	86.5	80.1-91.0	21	10.8	6.7-16.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	5	2.3	0.8- 6.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	86	64	77.1	63.4-86.8	16	14.2	8.2-23.4	3	6.6	1.3-27.4	3	2.1	0.6- 7.2
$50,000+	96	85	87.2	77.3-93.2	10	12.2	6.4-22.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
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
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
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

-Mecklenburg County

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

GENDER

Male

87.3

75.3-93.9

8.2

4.1-15.8

4.0

0.6-23.0

0.5

0.1- 3.5

Female

135

110

81.7

73.0-88.1

14.4

8.8-22.7

0.8

0.2- 3.1

3.1

1.0- 9.2

RACE

White

139

123

90.3

83.9-94.3

6.6

3.4-12.3

0.6

0.2- 2.5

2.5

0.8- 7.5

Other

76.9

62.8-86.8

16.9

9.9-27.5

5.4

0.8-29.3

0.7

0.1- 4.7

AGE

18-44

121

80.3

70.1-87.6

15.5

9.8-23.6

3.6

0.6-18.4

0.7

0.1- 4.7

45+

100

91.4

83.5-95.8

4.4

1.7-11.0

0.5

0.1- 3.5

3.6

1.1-11.2

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

77.7

55.1-90.9

12.9

5.5-27.5

9.3

1.4-43.2

0.0

. - .

Some College +

185

157

86.5

80.1-91.0

10.8

6.7-16.8

0.5

0.1- 2.0

2.3

0.8- 6.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

77.1

63.4-86.8

14.2

8.2-23.4

6.6

1.3-27.4

2.1

0.6- 7.2

$50,000+

87.2

77.3-93.2

12.2

6.4-22.2

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 3.9

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

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

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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