BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for work areas?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-AFRICAN AMERICANS

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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	827	746	88.9	84.9-92.0	49	7.1	4.7-10.6	9	1.4	0.5- 3.8	23	2.6	1.3- 4.9
GENDER
Male	220	183	80.7	71.6-87.4	23	12.4	7.1-20.7	5	3.2	1.0- 9.7	9	3.7	1.4- 9.7
Female	607	563	94.1	91.1-96.2	26	3.8	2.2- 6.4	4	0.3	0.1- 0.8	14	1.8	0.8- 3.9
AGE
18-24	56	50	87.2	70.4-95.1	5	11.6	4.1-28.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2
25-34	196	179	92.9	85.9-96.6	9	2.9	1.3- 6.2	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	7	4.1	1.3-12.2
35-44	249	224	88.9	80.2-94.0	16	6.6	3.0-13.9	3	2.3	0.4-12.3	6	2.1	0.6- 7.3
45-54	212	194	85.9	73.9-92.9	15	13.7	6.7-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3
55-64	89	78	85.3	71.4-93.1	3	2.2	0.6- 7.7	4	8.3	2.5-24.3	4	4.2	1.5-11.2
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	60	78.2	56.3-90.9	5	12.0	2.6-40.7	2	2.6	0.5-12.9	7	7.2	2.8-17.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	295	259	84.4	75.7-90.4	19	9.2	4.9-16.7	6	2.2	0.5- 9.3	11	4.2	1.5-10.8
Some Post-H.S.	241	220	91.7	86.0-95.2	19	7.9	4.4-13.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5
College Graduate	217	207	95.5	89.9-98.0	6	1.9	0.6- 5.7	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	3	1.3	0.3- 4.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	69	55	86.5	73.7-93.6	5	4.1	1.4-11.0	3	2.0	0.5- 7.2	6	7.5	2.6-19.7
$15,000- 24,999	205	182	84.1	72.6-91.4	13	12.1	5.7-24.1	4	1.2	0.3- 4.3	6	2.6	0.7- 8.6
$25,000- 34,999	145	132	92.7	86.1-96.3	12	7.0	3.5-13.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
$35,000- 49,999	124	113	89.7	76.3-95.9	9	6.3	2.1-17.0	1	3.6	0.5-21.4	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0
$50,000-74,999	84	78	92.0	79.2-97.2	3	6.2	1.7-20.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.8	0.5- 6.8
$75,000+	73	66	88.4	75.7-94.9	4	6.2	2.2-16.2	1	3.2	0.5-19.4	2	2.2	0.4-11.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	11	9	74.8	37.2-93.7	1	10.3	1.4-48.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	14.9	2.1-58.6
Guilford	66	55	82.2	66.9-91.4	6	12.7	4.9-29.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.3	4	4.3	1.3-12.9
Mecklenburg	66	62	93.7	81.7-98.0	3	5.4	1.4-18.0	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	50	95.6	82.2-99.0	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	1	3.1	0.4-19.2	0	0.0	. - .
Chatham/Lee	35	31	92.4	79.6-97.4	1	2.1	0.3-13.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.5	1.5-17.8
Nash/Wilson	60	53	82.9	64.6-92.7	4	10.4	2.9-30.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	6.8	2.1-19.6
Craven/Pamlico	37	31	81.7	59.0-93.3	5	15.0	4.8-38.3	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	64	91.9	81.2-96.8	1	2.1	0.3-13.6	2	2.1	0.5- 8.3	2	3.9	1.0-14.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	7	7	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	50	45	87.1	71.6-94.8	5	12.9	5.2-28.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	51	46	93.9	84.7-97.7	2	2.9	0.6-13.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1	2	2.3	0.5- 9.0
Northeast NC I	98	90	92.4	84.8-96.3	5	4.8	1.9-11.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8	2	1.9	0.5- 7.6
Northeast NC II	55	48	88.9	76.5-95.2	7	11.1	4.8-23.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Northeastern Partnership	153	138	90.7	84.1-94.7	12	7.9	4.2-14.3	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0
Mountain AHEC	21	19	84.9	54.1-96.4	1	6.2	0.8-34.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	8.9	1.2-43.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	396	353	86.4	78.8-91.5	29	6.9	3.9-12.0	3	1.9	0.3-10.5	11	4.8	1.9-11.5
Piedmont	399	363	90.4	85.1-93.9	19	7.3	4.1-12.6	6	1.1	0.4- 3.5	11	1.2	0.6- 2.5
Western NC	32	30	89.4	65.4-97.4	1	4.3	0.6-25.5	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

827

746

88.9

84.9-92.0

7.1

4.7-10.6

1.4

0.5- 3.8

2.6

1.3- 4.9

GENDER

Male

220

183

80.7

71.6-87.4

12.4

7.1-20.7

3.2

1.0- 9.7

3.7

1.4- 9.7

Female

607

563

94.1

91.1-96.2

3.8

2.2- 6.4

0.3

0.1- 0.8

1.8

0.8- 3.9

AGE

18-24

87.2

70.4-95.1

11.6

4.1-28.7

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.2- 8.2

25-34

196

179

92.9

85.9-96.6

2.9

1.3- 6.2

0.1

0.0- 0.7

4.1

1.3-12.2

35-44

249

224

88.9

80.2-94.0

6.6

3.0-13.9

2.3

0.4-12.3

2.1

0.6- 7.3

45-54

212

194

85.9

73.9-92.9

13.7

6.7-25.8

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 1.3

55-64

85.3

71.4-93.1

2.2

0.6- 7.7

8.3

2.5-24.3

4.2

1.5-11.2

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.

78.2

56.3-90.9

12.0

2.6-40.7

2.6

0.5-12.9

7.2

2.8-17.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

295

259

84.4

75.7-90.4

9.2

4.9-16.7

2.2

0.5- 9.3

4.2

1.5-10.8

Some Post-H.S.

241

220

91.7

86.0-95.2

7.9

4.4-13.6

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 1.5

College Graduate

217

207

95.5

89.9-98.0

1.9

0.6- 5.7

1.3

0.2- 8.8

1.3

0.3- 4.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

86.5

73.7-93.6

4.1

1.4-11.0

2.0

0.5- 7.2

7.5

2.6-19.7

$15,000- 24,999

205

182

84.1

72.6-91.4

12.1

5.7-24.1

1.2

0.3- 4.3

2.6

0.7- 8.6

$25,000- 34,999

145

132

92.7

86.1-96.3

7.0

3.5-13.6

0.0

. - .

0.3

0.0- 2.0

$35,000- 49,999

124

113

89.7

76.3-95.9

6.3

2.1-17.0

3.6

0.5-21.4

0.4

0.1- 3.0

$50,000-74,999

92.0

79.2-97.2

6.2

1.7-20.2

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.5- 6.8

$75,000+

88.4

75.7-94.9

6.2

2.2-16.2

3.2

0.5-19.4

2.2

0.4-11.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

74.8

37.2-93.7

10.3

1.4-48.2

0.0

. - .

14.9

2.1-58.6

Guilford

82.2

66.9-91.4

12.7

4.9-29.0

0.8

0.1- 5.3

4.3

1.3-12.9

Mecklenburg

93.7

81.7-98.0

5.4

1.4-18.0

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

95.6

82.2-99.0

1.2

0.2- 8.4

3.1

0.4-19.2

0.0

. - .

Chatham/Lee

92.4

79.6-97.4

2.1

0.3-13.9

0.0

. - .

5.5

1.5-17.8

Nash/Wilson

82.9

64.6-92.7

10.4

2.9-30.9

0.0

. - .

6.8

2.1-19.6

Craven/Pamlico

81.7

59.0-93.3

15.0

4.8-38.3

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

91.9

81.2-96.8

2.1

0.3-13.6

2.1

0.5- 8.3

3.9

1.0-14.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

87.1

71.6-94.8

12.9

5.2-28.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

93.9

84.7-97.7

2.9

0.6-13.1

0.9

0.1- 6.1

2.3

0.5- 9.0

Northeast NC I

92.4

84.8-96.3

4.8

1.9-11.9

0.8

0.1- 5.8

1.9

0.5- 7.6

Northeast NC II

88.9

76.5-95.2

11.1

4.8-23.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Northeastern Partnership

153

138

90.7

84.1-94.7

7.9

4.2-14.3

0.4

0.1- 3.1

1.0

0.2- 4.0

Mountain AHEC

84.9

54.1-96.4

6.2

0.8-34.1

0.0

. - .

8.9

1.2-43.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

396

353

86.4

78.8-91.5

6.9

3.9-12.0

1.9

0.3-10.5

4.8

1.9-11.5

Piedmont

399

363

90.4

85.1-93.9

7.3

4.1-12.6

1.1

0.4- 3.5

1.2

0.6- 2.5

Western NC

89.4

65.4-97.4

4.3

0.6-25.5

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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