BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (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?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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
TOTAL	826	648	77.3	72.5-81.4	142	18.4	14.6-22.8	13	1.5	0.5- 4.3	23	2.9	1.6- 5.3
GENDER
Male	220	152	69.3	59.7-77.4	54	23.9	16.8-32.9	4	2.6	0.5-11.6	10	4.2	1.7-10.0
Female	606	496	82.3	77.3-86.4	88	14.8	11.1-19.6	9	0.8	0.4- 1.7	13	2.1	0.9- 4.5
AGE
18-24	56	40	79.4	63.5-89.5	15	19.4	9.6-35.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2
25-34	195	147	73.2	62.4-81.8	40	22.6	14.7-33.1	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	6	3.9	1.2-12.2
35-44	249	195	79.6	71.0-86.1	43	17.2	11.2-25.6	6	1.3	0.5- 3.1	5	1.9	0.5- 7.3
45-54	212	174	74.8	63.6-83.4	31	18.9	12.1-28.4	3	4.6	0.9-20.4	4	1.7	0.4- 7.4
55-64	89	72	83.8	72.6-90.9	11	9.0	4.2-18.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	5	6.5	2.5-16.0
65-74	16	12	77.9	41.7-94.5	1	4.0	0.5-24.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.5	2	16.7	2.8-58.1
75+	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	74	47	61.9	42.1-78.4	16	18.5	8.2-36.6	3	10.3	1.8-42.4	8	9.4	3.9-20.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	295	207	67.2	57.8-75.4	70	27.6	19.9-36.9	8	1.2	0.5- 2.5	10	4.0	1.4-10.7
Some Post-H.S.	240	198	83.4	76.4-88.7	39	15.7	10.6-22.7	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.4
College Graduate	217	196	89.1	81.9-93.6	17	8.6	4.7-15.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	2.3	0.7- 7.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	69	53	69.0	42.9-86.9	8	22.6	6.9-53.6	2	0.9	0.2- 4.0	6	7.5	2.6-19.7
$15,000- 24,999	205	133	67.8	56.7-77.2	60	24.7	16.8-34.7	6	4.4	1.0-17.0	6	3.1	1.0- 9.2
$25,000- 34,999	144	119	76.6	64.0-85.8	20	21.5	12.5-34.3	4	1.6	0.5- 4.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
$35,000- 49,999	124	103	82.0	69.5-90.2	19	15.9	8.3-28.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.0	0.4- 9.5
$50,000-74,999	84	75	89.9	77.9-95.8	7	8.8	3.3-21.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.3	0.2- 6.8
$75,000+	73	59	76.7	61.9-87.0	11	20.2	10.6-35.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	2	2.2	0.4-11.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	11	7	48.3	19.1-78.7	3	36.8	11.5-72.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.9	2.1-58.6
Guilford	66	45	68.2	52.9-80.3	16	26.5	15.2-42.0	1	1.0	0.1- 7.1	4	4.3	1.3-12.9
Mecklenburg	66	53	81.9	69.2-90.1	12	17.2	9.2-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6
Orange	21	20	91.5	58.6-98.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.5	1.2-41.4
Wake	52	47	93.9	85.8-97.5	5	6.1	2.5-14.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Chatham/Lee	35	31	91.9	78.3-97.2	2	3.7	0.8-15.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.4	1.0-17.8
Nash/Wilson	60	47	66.3	48.9-80.2	9	24.4	11.9-43.5	2	4.4	1.1-16.3	2	4.9	1.2-18.4
Craven/Pamlico	37	29	78.1	56.2-90.8	7	18.6	7.1-40.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.4-20.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Appalachian/Wilkes	5	5	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	69	53	65.0	46.9-79.7	11	26.9	13.2-47.1	3	4.2	1.3-13.3	2	3.9	1.0-14.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	7	6	89.7	51.0-98.6	1	10.3	1.4-49.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	50	36	69.3	52.6-82.2	13	29.8	17.1-46.7	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	51	37	68.9	51.8-82.0	10	25.7	13.4-43.6	2	3.2	0.7-13.3	2	2.3	0.5- 9.0
Northeast NC I	97	71	72.2	60.6-81.4	23	25.5	16.6-37.1	1	0.9	0.1- 5.8	2	1.5	0.4- 5.8
Northeast NC II	55	47	83.8	67.9-92.7	6	12.6	4.8-28.9	2	3.6	0.8-14.2	0	0.0	. - .
Northeastern Partnership	152	118	77.8	68.8-84.8	29	19.3	12.7-28.1	3	2.2	0.6- 7.1	2	0.8	0.2- 3.0
Mountain AHEC	21	15	47.1	21.1-74.8	5	43.9	17.5-74.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.9	1.2-43.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	395	306	76.6	69.1-82.8	72	17.6	12.5-24.3	8	1.3	0.6- 2.8	9	4.4	1.7-11.4
Piedmont	399	316	78.1	71.5-83.5	65	18.3	13.4-24.6	5	1.6	0.3- 7.3	13	1.9	1.0- 3.9
Western NC	32	26	62.9	35.7-83.9	5	30.8	11.4-60.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.3	0.9-33.5

Total
Respond.^

NOT ALLOWED IN ANY PUBLIC AREAS

ALLOWED IN SOME PUBLIC AREAS

ALLOWED IN ALL PUBLIC AREAS

NO OFFICIAL POLICY

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

826

648

77.3

72.5-81.4

142

18.4

14.6-22.8

1.5

0.5- 4.3

2.9

1.6- 5.3

GENDER

Male

220

152

69.3

59.7-77.4

23.9

16.8-32.9

2.6

0.5-11.6

4.2

1.7-10.0

Female

606

496

82.3

77.3-86.4

14.8

11.1-19.6

0.8

0.4- 1.7

2.1

0.9- 4.5

AGE

18-24

79.4

63.5-89.5

19.4

9.6-35.3

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.2- 8.2

25-34

195

147

73.2

62.4-81.8

22.6

14.7-33.1

0.3

0.1- 1.1

3.9

1.2-12.2

35-44

249

195

79.6

71.0-86.1

17.2

11.2-25.6

1.3

0.5- 3.1

1.9

0.5- 7.3

45-54

212

174

74.8

63.6-83.4

18.9

12.1-28.4

4.6

0.9-20.4

1.7

0.4- 7.4

55-64

83.8

72.6-90.9

9.0

4.2-18.0

0.8

0.1- 5.4

6.5

2.5-16.0

65-74

77.9

41.7-94.5

4.0

0.5-24.8

1.5

0.2-10.5

16.7

2.8-58.1

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

61.9

42.1-78.4

18.5

8.2-36.6

10.3

1.8-42.4

9.4

3.9-20.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

295

207

67.2

57.8-75.4

27.6

19.9-36.9

1.2

0.5- 2.5

4.0

1.4-10.7

Some Post-H.S.

240

198

83.4

76.4-88.7

15.7

10.6-22.7

0.7

0.2- 2.7

0.2

0.0- 1.4

College Graduate

217

196

89.1

81.9-93.6

8.6

4.7-15.4

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.7- 7.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

69.0

42.9-86.9

22.6

6.9-53.6

0.9

0.2- 4.0

7.5

2.6-19.7

$15,000- 24,999

205

133

67.8

56.7-77.2

24.7

16.8-34.7

4.4

1.0-17.0

3.1

1.0- 9.2

$25,000- 34,999

144

119

76.6

64.0-85.8

21.5

12.5-34.3

1.6

0.5- 4.9

0.3

0.0- 2.0

$35,000- 49,999

124

103

82.0

69.5-90.2

15.9

8.3-28.4

0.0

. - .

2.0

0.4- 9.5

$50,000-74,999

89.9

77.9-95.8

8.8

3.3-21.1

0.0

. - .

1.3

0.2- 6.8

$75,000+

76.7

61.9-87.0

20.2

10.6-35.1

0.9

0.1- 6.1

2.2

0.4-11.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

48.3

19.1-78.7

36.8

11.5-72.3

0.0

. - .

14.9

2.1-58.6

Guilford

68.2

52.9-80.3

26.5

15.2-42.0

1.0

0.1- 7.1

4.3

1.3-12.9

Mecklenburg

81.9

69.2-90.1

17.2

9.2-29.9

0.0

. - .

1.0

0.1- 6.6

Orange

91.5

58.6-98.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.5

1.2-41.4

Wake

93.9

85.8-97.5

6.1

2.5-14.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Chatham/Lee

91.9

78.3-97.2

3.7

0.8-15.5

0.0

. - .

4.4

1.0-17.8

Nash/Wilson

66.3

48.9-80.2

24.4

11.9-43.5

4.4

1.1-16.3

4.9

1.2-18.4

Craven/Pamlico

78.1

56.2-90.8

18.6

7.1-40.7

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.4-20.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Appalachian/Wilkes

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

65.0

46.9-79.7

26.9

13.2-47.1

4.2

1.3-13.3

3.9

1.0-14.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

89.7

51.0-98.6

10.3

1.4-49.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

69.3

52.6-82.2

29.8

17.1-46.7

0.8

0.1- 5.8

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

68.9

51.8-82.0

25.7

13.4-43.6

3.2

0.7-13.3

2.3

0.5- 9.0

Northeast NC I

72.2

60.6-81.4

25.5

16.6-37.1

0.9

0.1- 5.8

1.5

0.4- 5.8

Northeast NC II

83.8

67.9-92.7

12.6

4.8-28.9

3.6

0.8-14.2

0.0

. - .

Northeastern Partnership

152

118

77.8

68.8-84.8

19.3

12.7-28.1

2.2

0.6- 7.1

0.8

0.2- 3.0

Mountain AHEC

47.1

21.1-74.8

43.9

17.5-74.4

0.0

. - .

8.9

1.2-43.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

395

306

76.6

69.1-82.8

17.6

12.5-24.3

1.3

0.6- 2.8

4.4

1.7-11.4

Piedmont

399

316

78.1

71.5-83.5

18.3

13.4-24.6

1.6

0.3- 7.3

1.9

1.0- 3.9

Western NC

62.9

35.7-83.9

30.8

11.4-60.6

0.0

. - .

6.3

0.9-33.5

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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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