BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	826	636	75.6	70.7-79.9	190	24.4	20.1-29.3
GENDER
Male	220	149	66.1	56.5-74.6	71	33.9	25.4-43.5
Female	606	487	81.6	76.6-85.7	119	18.4	14.3-23.4
AGE
18-24	56	39	77.1	60.8-87.9	17	22.9	12.1-39.2
25-34	195	145	73.0	62.2-81.6	50	27.0	18.4-37.8
35-44	249	190	76.5	67.4-83.7	59	23.5	16.3-32.6
45-54	212	171	74.4	63.3-83.0	41	25.6	17.0-36.7
55-64	89	71	79.3	65.3-88.6	18	20.7	11.4-34.7
65-74	16	12	77.9	41.7-94.5	4	22.1	5.5-58.3
75+	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	74	47	61.9	42.1-78.4	27	38.1	21.6-57.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	295	203	65.0	55.6-73.4	92	35.0	26.6-44.4
Some Post-H.S.	240	193	81.8	74.6-87.3	47	18.2	12.7-25.4
College Graduate	217	193	87.5	79.9-92.5	24	12.5	7.5-20.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	69	50	66.4	41.3-84.7	19	33.6	15.3-58.7
$15,000- 24,999	205	131	65.2	53.8-75.1	74	34.8	24.9-46.2
$25,000- 34,999	144	116	75.6	63.1-84.8	28	24.4	15.2-36.9
$35,000- 49,999	124	101	81.5	69.0-89.7	23	18.5	10.3-31.0
$50,000-74,999	84	75	89.9	77.9-95.8	9	10.1	4.2-22.1
$75,000+	73	57	71.3	55.9-82.9	16	28.7	17.1-44.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	11	7	48.3	19.1-78.7	4	51.7	21.3-80.9
Guilford	66	43	64.8	49.6-77.5	23	35.2	22.5-50.4
Mecklenburg	66	53	81.9	69.2-90.1	13	18.1	9.9-30.8
Orange	21	20	91.5	58.6-98.8	1	8.5	1.2-41.4
Wake	52	46	90.8	79.2-96.2	6	9.2	3.8-20.8
Chatham/Lee	35	30	89.7	75.8-96.1	5	10.3	3.9-24.2
Nash/Wilson	60	45	64.9	47.7-78.9	15	35.1	21.1-52.3
Craven/Pamlico	37	29	78.1	56.2-90.8	8	21.9	9.2-43.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	69	53	65.0	46.9-79.7	16	35.0	20.3-53.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	7	6	89.7	51.0-98.6	1	10.3	1.4-49.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	50	33	62.3	45.8-76.4	17	37.7	23.6-54.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	51	37	68.9	51.8-82.0	14	31.1	18.0-48.2
Northeast NC I	97	71	72.2	60.6-81.4	26	27.8	18.6-39.4
Northeast NC II	55	45	81.4	65.8-90.9	10	18.6	9.1-34.2
Northeastern Partnership	152	116	76.6	67.6-83.8	36	23.4	16.2-32.4
Mountain AHEC	21	15	47.1	21.1-74.8	6	52.9	25.2-78.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	395	299	75.6	68.1-81.9	96	24.4	18.1-31.9
Piedmont	399	311	76.0	69.3-81.6	88	24.0	18.4-30.7
Western NC	32	26	62.9	35.7-83.9	6	37.1	16.1-64.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

826

636

75.6

70.7-79.9

190

24.4

20.1-29.3

GENDER

Male

220

149

66.1

56.5-74.6

33.9

25.4-43.5

Female

606

487

81.6

76.6-85.7

119

18.4

14.3-23.4

AGE

18-24

77.1

60.8-87.9

22.9

12.1-39.2

25-34

195

145

73.0

62.2-81.6

27.0

18.4-37.8

35-44

249

190

76.5

67.4-83.7

23.5

16.3-32.6

45-54

212

171

74.4

63.3-83.0

25.6

17.0-36.7

55-64

79.3

65.3-88.6

20.7

11.4-34.7

65-74

77.9

41.7-94.5

22.1

5.5-58.3

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

61.9

42.1-78.4

38.1

21.6-57.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

295

203

65.0

55.6-73.4

35.0

26.6-44.4

Some Post-H.S.

240

193

81.8

74.6-87.3

18.2

12.7-25.4

College Graduate

217

193

87.5

79.9-92.5

12.5

7.5-20.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

66.4

41.3-84.7

33.6

15.3-58.7

$15,000- 24,999

205

131

65.2

53.8-75.1

34.8

24.9-46.2

$25,000- 34,999

144

116

75.6

63.1-84.8

24.4

15.2-36.9

$35,000- 49,999

124

101

81.5

69.0-89.7

18.5

10.3-31.0

$50,000-74,999

89.9

77.9-95.8

10.1

4.2-22.1

$75,000+

71.3

55.9-82.9

28.7

17.1-44.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

48.3

19.1-78.7

51.7

21.3-80.9

Guilford

64.8

49.6-77.5

35.2

22.5-50.4

Mecklenburg

81.9

69.2-90.1

18.1

9.9-30.8

Orange

91.5

58.6-98.8

8.5

1.2-41.4

Wake

90.8

79.2-96.2

9.2

3.8-20.8

Chatham/Lee

89.7

75.8-96.1

10.3

3.9-24.2

Nash/Wilson

64.9

47.7-78.9

35.1

21.1-52.3

Craven/Pamlico

78.1

56.2-90.8

21.9

9.2-43.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

65.0

46.9-79.7

35.0

20.3-53.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

89.7

51.0-98.6

10.3

1.4-49.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

62.3

45.8-76.4

37.7

23.6-54.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

68.9

51.8-82.0

31.1

18.0-48.2

Northeast NC I

72.2

60.6-81.4

27.8

18.6-39.4

Northeast NC II

81.4

65.8-90.9

18.6

9.1-34.2

Northeastern Partnership

152

116

76.6

67.6-83.8

23.4

16.2-32.4

Mountain AHEC

47.1

21.1-74.8

52.9

25.2-78.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

395

299

75.6

68.1-81.9

24.4

18.1-31.9

Piedmont

399

311

76.0

69.3-81.6

24.0

18.4-30.7

Western NC

62.9

35.7-83.9

37.1

16.1-64.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

^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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