BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
TOTAL	1,826	1,209	65.0	61.3-68.4	184	11.4	9.1-14.2	144	7.7	6.0- 9.9	289	15.9	13.4-18.9
GENDER
Male	584	364	60.3	54.0-66.4	63	12.2	8.4-17.6	60	9.8	6.7-14.0	97	17.6	13.2-23.2
Female	1,242	845	68.5	64.4-72.4	121	10.8	8.3-14.0	84	6.1	4.4- 8.4	192	14.6	11.9-17.8
AGE
18-24	138	85	57.6	44.6-69.6	15	16.8	8.5-30.4	10	5.2	2.5-10.5	28	20.5	11.8-33.0
25-34	280	201	71.0	62.2-78.4	33	12.8	7.6-20.7	13	3.9	2.1- 7.1	33	12.4	7.4-19.8
35-44	363	243	68.6	60.8-75.4	42	9.4	5.8-14.8	34	9.4	5.4-15.9	44	12.7	8.3-18.9
45-54	409	258	61.8	54.5-68.7	52	14.4	10.2-19.8	42	12.3	7.7-19.0	57	11.5	7.9-16.5
55-64	281	195	70.4	62.2-77.5	25	10.2	6.0-17.0	13	3.9	1.7- 9.1	48	15.5	10.5-22.1
65-74	203	125	58.1	47.1-68.4	10	2.6	1.3- 5.0	22	8.9	5.0-15.5	46	30.4	20.7-42.2
75+	140	93	56.1	43.5-67.9	7	5.7	2.0-15.3	10	12.6	5.2-27.6	30	25.6	16.3-37.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	435	258	54.0	46.4-61.4	43	8.1	5.5-11.9	48	14.6	9.4-21.9	86	23.3	17.4-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	633	383	55.9	49.4-62.1	75	14.8	10.6-20.4	53	7.4	4.8-11.0	122	21.9	16.8-28.1
Some Post-H.S.	426	304	73.2	65.9-79.4	40	11.6	7.0-18.7	34	6.6	4.0-10.8	48	8.6	5.7-12.7
College Graduate	327	260	82.6	76.2-87.5	26	8.0	4.5-13.9	9	2.7	1.2- 5.9	32	6.7	4.2-10.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	207	55.2	46.6-63.5	36	13.4	7.8-22.1	30	7.8	4.7-12.7	72	23.6	17.0-31.8
$15,000- 24,999	426	253	53.2	45.0-61.1	50	13.9	9.0-20.9	51	12.7	8.2-19.2	72	20.2	13.9-28.4
$25,000- 34,999	221	145	62.6	52.7-71.6	22	12.9	7.7-20.7	16	6.5	2.8-14.7	38	18.0	11.6-26.8
$35,000- 49,999	196	154	78.9	69.6-86.0	21	8.2	4.4-14.7	7	2.8	1.1- 6.6	14	10.1	5.0-19.2
$50,000-74,999	117	91	77.6	64.3-86.9	7	6.8	1.8-22.3	4	4.2	1.4-12.3	15	11.4	5.6-21.9
$75,000+	93	73	81.5	70.4-89.2	10	8.2	3.7-17.0	4	4.6	1.5-13.2	6	5.7	2.1-14.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	21	77.8	57.7-90.0	4	12.9	4.1-33.8	1	3.6	0.5-21.9	3	5.7	1.7-17.6
Guilford	115	73	61.5	49.9-72.0	12	13.4	6.6-25.2	7	5.4	2.4-11.8	23	19.7	12.3-30.0
Mecklenburg	118	88	75.8	66.0-83.5	6	5.0	2.0-11.8	10	6.7	3.3-13.2	14	12.5	6.9-21.6
Orange	48	37	71.7	55.1-84.0	2	5.5	1.3-19.7	3	4.8	1.5-14.3	6	18.1	8.3-35.0
Wake	84	66	77.2	63.8-86.6	8	9.0	4.1-18.6	1	2.2	0.3-14.3	9	11.6	4.8-25.3
Chatham/Lee	70	55	69.7	47.0-85.7	4	4.9	1.7-13.4	5	18.2	5.0-48.8	6	7.2	2.7-17.7
Nash/Wilson	118	77	67.4	57.4-76.1	11	8.5	4.6-15.2	7	7.3	3.3-15.7	23	16.7	10.8-25.1
Craven/Pamlico	89	63	69.4	56.4-79.9	6	9.2	3.9-20.5	5	3.8	1.5- 9.2	15	17.6	9.8-29.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	7	59.6	28.4-84.6	0	0.0	. - .	5	28.0	9.2-59.9	4	12.4	3.8-33.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	4	41.3	14.7-74.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	14.7	3.4-46.1	3	44.0	15.5-77.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	98	49.5	32.0-67.1	23	13.6	7.7-22.8	14	9.3	3.7-21.3	26	27.7	10.0-56.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	7	72.8	39.1-91.8	1	8.2	1.1-41.7	1	5.6	0.7-32.2	1	13.3	1.9-55.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	96	63.0	53.0-71.9	15	14.0	8.1-23.1	10	6.2	3.0-12.6	21	16.8	10.6-25.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	77	66.8	55.5-76.5	10	8.7	4.3-16.7	11	5.3	2.8- 9.8	28	19.2	12.4-28.5
Northeast NC I	233	149	62.3	54.5-69.6	33	14.2	9.9-20.0	17	6.9	3.9-11.8	34	16.5	11.0-24.0
Northeast NC II	144	95	65.6	55.5-74.5	11	6.2	3.3-11.4	17	10.5	6.0-17.8	21	17.7	10.9-27.5
Northeastern Partnership	377	244	64.0	57.6-69.9	44	10.1	7.3-13.8	34	8.7	5.8-12.9	55	17.1	12.5-23.0
Mountain AHEC	49	34	64.9	44.7-80.8	6	13.3	4.9-31.3	4	8.5	2.6-24.5	5	13.3	3.5-39.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	956	632	67.7	62.8-72.3	92	9.1	6.8-12.2	73	6.7	4.6- 9.7	159	16.5	13.1-20.5
Piedmont	799	534	63.2	58.0-68.2	84	12.6	9.2-17.1	62	8.4	5.9-11.7	119	15.8	12.2-20.2
Western NC	71	43	58.9	38.0-77.0	8	21.0	7.5-46.6	9	8.7	3.6-19.6	11	11.3	4.1-27.7

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,826

1,209

65.0

61.3-68.4

184

11.4

9.1-14.2

144

7.7

6.0- 9.9

289

15.9

13.4-18.9

GENDER

Male

584

364

60.3

54.0-66.4

12.2

8.4-17.6

9.8

6.7-14.0

17.6

13.2-23.2

Female

1,242

845

68.5

64.4-72.4

121

10.8

8.3-14.0

6.1

4.4- 8.4

192

14.6

11.9-17.8

AGE

18-24

138

57.6

44.6-69.6

16.8

8.5-30.4

5.2

2.5-10.5

20.5

11.8-33.0

25-34

280

201

71.0

62.2-78.4

12.8

7.6-20.7

3.9

2.1- 7.1

12.4

7.4-19.8

35-44

363

243

68.6

60.8-75.4

9.4

5.8-14.8

9.4

5.4-15.9

12.7

8.3-18.9

45-54

409

258

61.8

54.5-68.7

14.4

10.2-19.8

12.3

7.7-19.0

11.5

7.9-16.5

55-64

281

195

70.4

62.2-77.5

10.2

6.0-17.0

3.9

1.7- 9.1

15.5

10.5-22.1

65-74

203

125

58.1

47.1-68.4

2.6

1.3- 5.0

8.9

5.0-15.5

30.4

20.7-42.2

75+

140

56.1

43.5-67.9

5.7

2.0-15.3

12.6

5.2-27.6

25.6

16.3-37.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

435

258

54.0

46.4-61.4

8.1

5.5-11.9

14.6

9.4-21.9

23.3

17.4-30.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

633

383

55.9

49.4-62.1

14.8

10.6-20.4

7.4

4.8-11.0

122

21.9

16.8-28.1

Some Post-H.S.

426

304

73.2

65.9-79.4

11.6

7.0-18.7

6.6

4.0-10.8

8.6

5.7-12.7

College Graduate

327

260

82.6

76.2-87.5

8.0

4.5-13.9

2.7

1.2- 5.9

6.7

4.2-10.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

207

55.2

46.6-63.5

13.4

7.8-22.1

7.8

4.7-12.7

23.6

17.0-31.8

$15,000- 24,999

426

253

53.2

45.0-61.1

13.9

9.0-20.9

12.7

8.2-19.2

20.2

13.9-28.4

$25,000- 34,999

221

145

62.6

52.7-71.6

12.9

7.7-20.7

6.5

2.8-14.7

18.0

11.6-26.8

$35,000- 49,999

196

154

78.9

69.6-86.0

8.2

4.4-14.7

2.8

1.1- 6.6

10.1

5.0-19.2

$50,000-74,999

117

77.6

64.3-86.9

6.8

1.8-22.3

4.2

1.4-12.3

11.4

5.6-21.9

$75,000+

81.5

70.4-89.2

8.2

3.7-17.0

4.6

1.5-13.2

5.7

2.1-14.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

77.8

57.7-90.0

12.9

4.1-33.8

3.6

0.5-21.9

5.7

1.7-17.6

Guilford

115

61.5

49.9-72.0

13.4

6.6-25.2

5.4

2.4-11.8

19.7

12.3-30.0

Mecklenburg

118

75.8

66.0-83.5

5.0

2.0-11.8

6.7

3.3-13.2

12.5

6.9-21.6

Orange

71.7

55.1-84.0

5.5

1.3-19.7

4.8

1.5-14.3

18.1

8.3-35.0

Wake

77.2

63.8-86.6

9.0

4.1-18.6

2.2

0.3-14.3

11.6

4.8-25.3

Chatham/Lee

69.7

47.0-85.7

4.9

1.7-13.4

18.2

5.0-48.8

7.2

2.7-17.7

Nash/Wilson

118

67.4

57.4-76.1

8.5

4.6-15.2

7.3

3.3-15.7

16.7

10.8-25.1

Craven/Pamlico

69.4

56.4-79.9

9.2

3.9-20.5

3.8

1.5- 9.2

17.6

9.8-29.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

59.6

28.4-84.6

0.0

. - .

28.0

9.2-59.9

12.4

3.8-33.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

41.3

14.7-74.2

0.0

. - .

14.7

3.4-46.1

44.0

15.5-77.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

49.5

32.0-67.1

13.6

7.7-22.8

9.3

3.7-21.3

27.7

10.0-56.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

72.8

39.1-91.8

8.2

1.1-41.7

5.6

0.7-32.2

13.3

1.9-55.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

63.0

53.0-71.9

14.0

8.1-23.1

6.2

3.0-12.6

16.8

10.6-25.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

66.8

55.5-76.5

8.7

4.3-16.7

5.3

2.8- 9.8

19.2

12.4-28.5

Northeast NC I

233

149

62.3

54.5-69.6

14.2

9.9-20.0

6.9

3.9-11.8

16.5

11.0-24.0

Northeast NC II

144

65.6

55.5-74.5

6.2

3.3-11.4

10.5

6.0-17.8

17.7

10.9-27.5

Northeastern Partnership

377

244

64.0

57.6-69.9

10.1

7.3-13.8

8.7

5.8-12.9

17.1

12.5-23.0

Mountain AHEC

64.9

44.7-80.8

13.3

4.9-31.3

8.5

2.6-24.5

13.3

3.5-39.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

956

632

67.7

62.8-72.3

9.1

6.8-12.2

6.7

4.6- 9.7

159

16.5

13.1-20.5

Piedmont

799

534

63.2

58.0-68.2

12.6

9.2-17.1

8.4

5.9-11.7

119

15.8

12.2-20.2

Western NC

58.9

38.0-77.0

21.0

7.5-46.6

8.7

3.6-19.6

11.3

4.1-27.7

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^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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