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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
TOTAL	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
GENDER
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
RACE
African American	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
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	11	91.7	66.7-98.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	1	5.5	0.7-33.0
-English Speaking	13	11	91.7	66.7-98.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.9	0.3-20.0	1	5.5	0.7-33.0
Non-Hispanic	1,229	834	68.4	64.2-72.3	121	10.9	8.3-14.1	83	6.1	4.4- 8.5	191	14.7	11.9-17.9
AGE
18-24	90	56	62.0	45.8-75.9	9	14.7	5.8-32.5	6	4.8	1.7-13.1	19	18.4	9.8-32.0
25-34	197	147	74.6	64.7-82.5	22	11.4	6.4-19.5	8	3.8	1.7- 8.2	20	10.2	5.0-19.6
35-44	259	168	66.8	57.9-74.6	34	11.1	6.8-17.7	21	7.8	4.0-14.7	36	14.3	9.3-21.5
45-54	256	169	65.0	56.2-72.9	31	15.8	10.2-23.5	21	6.6	3.5-12.1	35	12.7	7.9-19.7
55-64	179	130	74.5	65.0-82.2	15	8.8	4.4-16.8	7	3.1	1.3- 7.6	27	13.5	8.2-21.4
65-74	147	95	69.9	58.0-79.7	8	3.0	1.4- 6.4	14	7.6	3.8-14.6	30	19.5	11.2-31.7
75+	103	72	64.8	49.2-77.7	2	2.0	0.3-10.9	7	12.2	3.8-33.1	22	21.0	12.2-33.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	185	63.6	54.6-71.8	22	5.8	3.2-10.1	25	12.0	6.4-21.4	55	18.7	13.1-25.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	419	258	59.6	51.9-66.8	50	13.6	9.2-19.8	32	6.1	3.7-10.0	79	20.7	15.1-27.5
Some Post-H.S.	298	217	74.1	65.3-81.4	29	12.4	7.0-21.1	20	4.0	2.1- 7.5	32	9.4	5.5-15.6
College Graduate	235	182	82.0	74.8-87.5	20	8.3	4.5-14.9	7	3.2	1.3- 7.5	26	6.4	3.7-10.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	169	61.1	52.5-69.1	27	11.3	7.1-17.4	22	8.4	4.6-14.7	51	19.2	13.4-26.9
$15,000- 24,999	281	175	58.8	48.9-68.1	35	18.5	11.0-29.5	27	7.2	3.7-13.5	44	15.4	9.7-23.7
$25,000- 34,999	160	112	68.6	57.5-78.0	15	12.5	6.6-22.6	7	3.8	1.3-10.4	26	15.0	9.0-24.1
$35,000- 49,999	113	88	76.6	63.3-86.1	14	8.8	4.3-17.1	3	2.8	0.9- 8.5	8	11.8	4.7-26.5
$50,000-74,999	64	49	80.8	65.1-90.5	4	2.3	0.8- 6.4	2	4.1	0.8-18.8	9	12.9	5.2-28.4
$75,000+	53	42	80.3	63.4-90.6	6	13.4	5.1-30.7	2	4.5	1.0-18.1	3	1.8	0.5- 5.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	12	83.2	60.1-94.2	2	9.7	2.3-33.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.0	1.6-25.5
Guilford	71	50	66.1	50.8-78.7	6	11.8	4.1-29.5	2	3.6	0.8-14.3	13	18.5	9.9-32.1
Mecklenburg	81	59	71.2	58.2-81.4	4	5.4	1.7-15.6	7	5.9	2.5-13.2	11	17.5	9.2-30.6
Orange	31	25	73.9	52.9-87.8	1	6.0	0.9-32.2	2	7.0	1.7-24.1	3	13.1	4.3-33.6
Wake	55	42	78.0	63.7-87.7	7	12.7	5.5-26.5	0	0.0	. - .	6	9.4	4.0-20.4
Chatham/Lee	53	41	75.7	59.5-86.8	3	4.8	1.5-14.3	4	8.8	2.8-24.5	5	10.8	3.9-26.2
Nash/Wilson	77	52	68.6	56.4-78.7	5	6.9	2.8-16.0	3	4.8	1.5-14.8	17	19.7	12.0-30.6
Craven/Pamlico	56	42	72.8	55.5-85.2	3	5.7	1.7-17.7	2	3.0	0.7-12.0	9	18.4	8.3-35.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	6	84.6	50.4-96.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	15.4	3.2-49.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	3	58.1	20.9-87.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	26.4	6.0-67.1	1	15.5	2.0-61.7
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	61	62.1	51.1-72.0	16	17.1	10.2-27.2	9	6.7	3.3-13.1	17	14.2	8.3-23.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	6	70.1	35.1-91.0	1	9.0	1.2-44.7	1	6.2	0.8-34.7	1	14.7	2.1-58.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	69	69.7	57.5-79.6	8	9.0	4.2-18.5	5	4.3	1.7-10.4	12	17.0	9.2-29.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	59	60.7	49.9-70.6	6	6.4	2.6-15.0	10	7.2	3.8-13.2	26	25.6	17.4-36.0
Northeast NC I	168	106	61.6	52.6-69.9	24	14.4	9.4-21.4	14	8.8	4.7-16.0	24	15.2	9.8-22.9
Northeast NC II	97	65	65.3	53.5-75.5	9	9.2	4.6-17.4	8	8.3	3.8-17.0	15	17.3	9.7-28.8
Northeastern Partnership	265	171	63.3	56.1-70.0	33	12.0	8.3-16.9	22	8.6	5.3-13.6	39	16.2	11.3-22.6
Mountain AHEC	31	23	83.7	66.7-92.9	3	6.4	1.8-20.5	2	4.6	0.8-22.5	3	5.3	1.6-16.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	657	444	69.8	64.0-74.9	56	8.0	5.5-11.5	44	4.8	3.2- 7.3	113	17.4	13.3-22.6
Piedmont	540	372	68.1	62.2-73.4	60	11.9	8.4-16.8	36	7.1	4.5-11.0	72	12.9	9.4-17.4
Western NC	45	29	57.2	28.7-81.6	5	31.9	9.3-68.2	4	4.1	1.1-13.9	7	6.8	2.8-16.0

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

GENDER

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

RACE

African American

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

HISPANIC

Hispanic

91.7

66.7-98.4

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.3-20.0

5.5

0.7-33.0

-English Speaking

91.7

66.7-98.4

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.3-20.0

5.5

0.7-33.0

Non-Hispanic

1,229

834

68.4

64.2-72.3

121

10.9

8.3-14.1

6.1

4.4- 8.5

191

14.7

11.9-17.9

AGE

18-24

62.0

45.8-75.9

14.7

5.8-32.5

4.8

1.7-13.1

18.4

9.8-32.0

25-34

197

147

74.6

64.7-82.5

11.4

6.4-19.5

3.8

1.7- 8.2

10.2

5.0-19.6

35-44

259

168

66.8

57.9-74.6

11.1

6.8-17.7

7.8

4.0-14.7

14.3

9.3-21.5

45-54

256

169

65.0

56.2-72.9

15.8

10.2-23.5

6.6

3.5-12.1

12.7

7.9-19.7

55-64

179

130

74.5

65.0-82.2

8.8

4.4-16.8

3.1

1.3- 7.6

13.5

8.2-21.4

65-74

147

69.9

58.0-79.7

3.0

1.4- 6.4

7.6

3.8-14.6

19.5

11.2-31.7

75+

103

64.8

49.2-77.7

2.0

0.3-10.9

12.2

3.8-33.1

21.0

12.2-33.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

185

63.6

54.6-71.8

5.8

3.2-10.1

12.0

6.4-21.4

18.7

13.1-25.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

419

258

59.6

51.9-66.8

13.6

9.2-19.8

6.1

3.7-10.0

20.7

15.1-27.5

Some Post-H.S.

298

217

74.1

65.3-81.4

12.4

7.0-21.1

4.0

2.1- 7.5

9.4

5.5-15.6

College Graduate

235

182

82.0

74.8-87.5

8.3

4.5-14.9

3.2

1.3- 7.5

6.4

3.7-10.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

169

61.1

52.5-69.1

11.3

7.1-17.4

8.4

4.6-14.7

19.2

13.4-26.9

$15,000- 24,999

281

175

58.8

48.9-68.1

18.5

11.0-29.5

7.2

3.7-13.5

15.4

9.7-23.7

$25,000- 34,999

160

112

68.6

57.5-78.0

12.5

6.6-22.6

3.8

1.3-10.4

15.0

9.0-24.1

$35,000- 49,999

113

76.6

63.3-86.1

8.8

4.3-17.1

2.8

0.9- 8.5

11.8

4.7-26.5

$50,000-74,999

80.8

65.1-90.5

2.3

0.8- 6.4

4.1

0.8-18.8

12.9

5.2-28.4

$75,000+

80.3

63.4-90.6

13.4

5.1-30.7

4.5

1.0-18.1

1.8

0.5- 5.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

83.2

60.1-94.2

9.7

2.3-33.0

0.0

. - .

7.0

1.6-25.5

Guilford

66.1

50.8-78.7

11.8

4.1-29.5

3.6

0.8-14.3

18.5

9.9-32.1

Mecklenburg

71.2

58.2-81.4

5.4

1.7-15.6

5.9

2.5-13.2

17.5

9.2-30.6

Orange

73.9

52.9-87.8

6.0

0.9-32.2

7.0

1.7-24.1

13.1

4.3-33.6

Wake

78.0

63.7-87.7

12.7

5.5-26.5

0.0

. - .

9.4

4.0-20.4

Chatham/Lee

75.7

59.5-86.8

4.8

1.5-14.3

8.8

2.8-24.5

10.8

3.9-26.2

Nash/Wilson

68.6

56.4-78.7

6.9

2.8-16.0

4.8

1.5-14.8

19.7

12.0-30.6

Craven/Pamlico

72.8

55.5-85.2

5.7

1.7-17.7

3.0

0.7-12.0

18.4

8.3-35.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

84.6

50.4-96.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

15.4

3.2-49.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

58.1

20.9-87.9

0.0

. - .

26.4

6.0-67.1

15.5

2.0-61.7

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

62.1

51.1-72.0

17.1

10.2-27.2

6.7

3.3-13.1

14.2

8.3-23.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

70.1

35.1-91.0

9.0

1.2-44.7

6.2

0.8-34.7

14.7

2.1-58.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

69.7

57.5-79.6

9.0

4.2-18.5

4.3

1.7-10.4

17.0

9.2-29.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

60.7

49.9-70.6

6.4

2.6-15.0

7.2

3.8-13.2

25.6

17.4-36.0

Northeast NC I

168

106

61.6

52.6-69.9

14.4

9.4-21.4

8.8

4.7-16.0

15.2

9.8-22.9

Northeast NC II

65.3

53.5-75.5

9.2

4.6-17.4

8.3

3.8-17.0

17.3

9.7-28.8

Northeastern Partnership

265

171

63.3

56.1-70.0

12.0

8.3-16.9

8.6

5.3-13.6

16.2

11.3-22.6

Mountain AHEC

83.7

66.7-92.9

6.4

1.8-20.5

4.6

0.8-22.5

5.3

1.6-16.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

657

444

69.8

64.0-74.9

8.0

5.5-11.5

4.8

3.2- 7.3

113

17.4

13.3-22.6

Piedmont

540

372

68.1

62.2-73.4

11.9

8.4-16.8

7.1

4.5-11.0

12.9

9.4-17.4

Western NC

57.2

28.7-81.6

31.9

9.3-68.2

4.1

1.1-13.9

6.8

2.8-16.0

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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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