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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
TOTAL	9,288	6,318	69.7	68.2-71.1	767	8.2	7.3- 9.1	688	7.2	6.4- 8.1	1,515	14.9	13.8-16.1
GENDER
Male	3,397	2,238	68.1	65.6-70.5	272	8.4	7.0-10.1	305	8.6	7.3-10.2	582	14.9	13.1-16.8
Female	5,891	4,080	71.2	69.4-72.9	495	8.0	7.0- 9.0	383	5.9	5.1- 6.9	933	14.9	13.6-16.4
RACE
White	6,834	4,645	69.3	67.6-71.1	535	7.6	6.7- 8.7	505	7.5	6.5- 8.6	1,149	15.6	14.3-16.9
African American	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
Asian	46	43	99.0	96.7-99.7	1	0.2	0.0- 1.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1
Native American	226	131	55.4	43.0-67.1	20	11.9	6.5-20.7	25	10.8	6.2-18.4	50	21.9	12.3-36.0
Other Minorities	322	265	85.6	79.9-90.0	24	5.9	3.5-10.0	12	3.5	1.6- 7.4	21	4.9	2.6- 9.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	334	280	85.9	79.8-90.4	22	5.1	2.8- 9.1	14	4.6	2.2- 9.4	18	4.4	2.2- 8.7
-English Speaking	134	101	70.2	55.4-81.7	8	2.5	1.1- 5.7	10	15.7	7.0-31.5	15	11.6	5.6-22.6
-Spanish Speaking	200	179	91.2	84.8-95.1	14	5.9	3.0-11.3	4	0.9	0.3- 2.5	3	1.9	0.4- 8.6
Non-Hispanic	8,944	6,029	68.6	67.0-70.1	744	8.4	7.5- 9.4	674	7.4	6.6- 8.3	1,497	15.6	14.5-16.9
AGE
18-24	570	388	68.1	62.0-73.7	60	9.8	6.5-14.4	38	6.1	4.0- 9.4	84	15.9	11.8-21.1
25-34	1,393	1,076	76.7	73.2-79.9	124	8.8	6.9-11.3	60	4.5	3.0- 6.5	133	10.0	7.9-12.7
35-44	1,762	1,234	73.5	70.4-76.4	162	7.5	6.0- 9.5	148	7.9	6.2- 9.9	218	11.1	9.2-13.4
45-54	1,828	1,206	66.5	63.0-69.9	171	9.6	7.7-12.0	168	10.3	8.1-12.9	283	13.6	11.4-16.2
55-64	1,509	989	66.8	63.1-70.3	125	8.7	6.9-11.0	106	6.3	4.7- 8.4	289	18.2	15.4-21.5
65-74	1,250	790	63.9	59.8-67.7	73	5.2	3.8- 7.1	106	8.9	6.7-11.7	281	22.0	18.8-25.6
75+	918	593	62.9	58.2-67.4	50	5.2	3.5- 7.6	61	7.5	5.1-10.9	214	24.4	20.6-28.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,567	903	60.3	56.3-64.2	152	8.1	6.4-10.1	174	11.4	9.1-14.3	338	20.2	17.3-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,774	1,682	61.4	58.4-64.3	275	10.8	8.9-12.9	263	8.5	7.1-10.2	554	19.3	17.0-21.9
Some Post-H.S.	2,319	1,614	71.4	68.3-74.4	205	9.0	7.2-11.2	163	6.6	5.1- 8.4	337	13.0	11.0-15.5
College Graduate	2,603	2,102	82.6	80.4-84.6	133	4.8	3.7- 6.1	87	3.9	2.8- 5.4	281	8.7	7.4-10.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,090	610	54.9	49.8-59.9	124	14.1	10.7-18.5	117	10.6	7.9-14.0	239	20.4	16.8-24.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,707	1,007	58.9	54.9-62.8	182	9.4	7.5-11.7	194	12.3	9.8-15.3	324	19.4	16.3-23.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,022	657	65.5	60.7-70.0	83	7.5	5.5-10.2	84	7.1	5.1- 9.8	198	19.9	16.2-24.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,228	886	72.9	69.1-76.4	103	8.8	6.7-11.6	74	5.8	4.2- 7.8	165	12.5	10.1-15.4
$50,000-74,999	1,004	764	77.2	73.1-80.7	70	6.9	4.9- 9.7	47	4.5	3.0- 6.8	123	11.4	8.9-14.5
$75,000+	1,146	959	84.1	80.6-87.1	45	4.0	2.7- 5.9	35	4.0	2.3- 6.7	107	7.9	6.0-10.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	316	72.8	67.7-77.3	30	6.5	4.1-10.1	32	6.8	4.6- 9.8	68	14.0	10.7-18.0
Guilford	442	319	69.9	64.3-75.1	35	8.5	5.7-12.5	24	5.7	3.6- 9.1	64	15.8	11.8-20.8
Mecklenburg	443	343	78.3	72.6-83.0	21	6.9	3.6-12.7	26	4.7	3.0- 7.3	53	10.2	7.5-13.7
Orange	449	363	81.2	74.2-86.6	21	4.0	2.4- 6.5	20	7.7	3.6-16.0	45	7.1	5.0-10.0
Wake	445	359	83.6	79.2-87.2	31	5.7	3.8- 8.4	10	2.6	1.3- 5.2	45	8.2	5.6-11.7
Chatham/Lee	391	268	68.4	61.9-74.3	29	8.8	5.7-13.4	29	8.1	4.3-14.8	65	14.7	11.2-19.0
Nash/Wilson	368	242	65.3	59.1-71.0	28	8.0	5.3-11.8	30	9.1	6.1-13.4	68	17.6	13.0-23.3
Craven/Pamlico	447	319	70.7	65.2-75.6	33	8.1	5.5-11.8	27	5.9	3.7- 9.1	68	15.4	11.7-20.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	428	227	54.0	48.2-59.8	48	11.4	8.2-15.8	49	12.2	9.0-16.2	104	22.4	18.1-27.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	298	62.4	55.6-68.8	41	10.6	7.4-15.0	36	11.5	6.8-19.0	77	15.4	11.9-19.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	283	54.3	45.7-62.7	61	14.0	10.1-19.1	41	7.9	5.1-12.1	86	23.8	15.1-35.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	290	63.2	50.9-74.0	31	6.2	3.9- 9.7	20	5.5	2.9-10.3	82	25.1	14.6-39.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	306	65.9	60.8-70.7	36	8.3	5.8-11.8	46	9.5	6.9-13.1	80	16.2	12.8-20.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	258	66.1	60.4-71.4	36	10.3	7.1-14.8	39	7.7	5.5-10.7	78	15.8	12.3-20.1
Northeast NC I	451	279	61.5	55.4-67.3	53	12.0	8.8-16.0	41	8.3	5.8-11.7	78	18.2	13.9-23.4
Northeast NC II	504	329	65.8	60.7-70.6	41	8.8	6.0-12.7	48	9.0	6.5-12.3	86	16.4	13.0-20.4
Northeastern Partnership	955	608	64.3	60.4-68.1	94	9.9	7.7-12.7	89	8.8	6.8-11.1	164	17.0	14.3-20.1
Mountain AHEC	1,291	896	70.2	66.4-73.8	92	6.7	5.1- 8.9	86	7.5	5.6-10.0	217	15.6	12.9-18.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,252	2,164	69.6	66.9-72.1	279	8.5	7.1-10.1	266	7.4	6.0- 9.0	543	14.6	12.8-16.6
Piedmont	3,983	2,786	70.4	68.2-72.5	315	8.0	6.8- 9.4	270	7.0	5.9- 8.3	612	14.6	13.1-16.3
Western NC	2,053	1,368	67.1	63.8-70.2	173	8.3	6.8-10.2	152	8.0	6.3-10.1	360	16.6	14.2-19.3

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,288

6,318

69.7

68.2-71.1

767

8.2

7.3- 9.1

688

7.2

6.4- 8.1

1,515

14.9

13.8-16.1

GENDER

Male

3,397

2,238

68.1

65.6-70.5

272

8.4

7.0-10.1

305

8.6

7.3-10.2

582

14.9

13.1-16.8

Female

5,891

4,080

71.2

69.4-72.9

495

8.0

7.0- 9.0

383

5.9

5.1- 6.9

933

14.9

13.6-16.4

RACE

White

6,834

4,645

69.3

67.6-71.1

535

7.6

6.7- 8.7

505

7.5

6.5- 8.6

1,149

15.6

14.3-16.9

African American

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

Asian

99.0

96.7-99.7

0.2

0.0- 1.8

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.2- 3.1

Native American

226

131

55.4

43.0-67.1

11.9

6.5-20.7

10.8

6.2-18.4

21.9

12.3-36.0

Other Minorities

322

265

85.6

79.9-90.0

5.9

3.5-10.0

3.5

1.6- 7.4

4.9

2.6- 9.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

334

280

85.9

79.8-90.4

5.1

2.8- 9.1

4.6

2.2- 9.4

4.4

2.2- 8.7

-English Speaking

134

101

70.2

55.4-81.7

2.5

1.1- 5.7

15.7

7.0-31.5

11.6

5.6-22.6

-Spanish Speaking

200

179

91.2

84.8-95.1

5.9

3.0-11.3

0.9

0.3- 2.5

1.9

0.4- 8.6

Non-Hispanic

8,944

6,029

68.6

67.0-70.1

744

8.4

7.5- 9.4

674

7.4

6.6- 8.3

1,497

15.6

14.5-16.9

AGE

18-24

570

388

68.1

62.0-73.7

9.8

6.5-14.4

6.1

4.0- 9.4

15.9

11.8-21.1

25-34

1,393

1,076

76.7

73.2-79.9

124

8.8

6.9-11.3

4.5

3.0- 6.5

133

10.0

7.9-12.7

35-44

1,762

1,234

73.5

70.4-76.4

162

7.5

6.0- 9.5

148

7.9

6.2- 9.9

218

11.1

9.2-13.4

45-54

1,828

1,206

66.5

63.0-69.9

171

9.6

7.7-12.0

168

10.3

8.1-12.9

283

13.6

11.4-16.2

55-64

1,509

989

66.8

63.1-70.3

125

8.7

6.9-11.0

106

6.3

4.7- 8.4

289

18.2

15.4-21.5

65-74

1,250

790

63.9

59.8-67.7

5.2

3.8- 7.1

106

8.9

6.7-11.7

281

22.0

18.8-25.6

75+

918

593

62.9

58.2-67.4

5.2

3.5- 7.6

7.5

5.1-10.9

214

24.4

20.6-28.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,567

903

60.3

56.3-64.2

152

8.1

6.4-10.1

174

11.4

9.1-14.3

338

20.2

17.3-23.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,774

1,682

61.4

58.4-64.3

275

10.8

8.9-12.9

263

8.5

7.1-10.2

554

19.3

17.0-21.9

Some Post-H.S.

2,319

1,614

71.4

68.3-74.4

205

9.0

7.2-11.2

163

6.6

5.1- 8.4

337

13.0

11.0-15.5

College Graduate

2,603

2,102

82.6

80.4-84.6

133

4.8

3.7- 6.1

3.9

2.8- 5.4

281

8.7

7.4-10.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,090

610

54.9

49.8-59.9

124

14.1

10.7-18.5

117

10.6

7.9-14.0

239

20.4

16.8-24.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,707

1,007

58.9

54.9-62.8

182

9.4

7.5-11.7

194

12.3

9.8-15.3

324

19.4

16.3-23.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,022

657

65.5

60.7-70.0

7.5

5.5-10.2

7.1

5.1- 9.8

198

19.9

16.2-24.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,228

886

72.9

69.1-76.4

103

8.8

6.7-11.6

5.8

4.2- 7.8

165

12.5

10.1-15.4

$50,000-74,999

1,004

764

77.2

73.1-80.7

6.9

4.9- 9.7

4.5

3.0- 6.8

123

11.4

8.9-14.5

$75,000+

1,146

959

84.1

80.6-87.1

4.0

2.7- 5.9

4.0

2.3- 6.7

107

7.9

6.0-10.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

316

72.8

67.7-77.3

6.5

4.1-10.1

6.8

4.6- 9.8

14.0

10.7-18.0

Guilford

442

319

69.9

64.3-75.1

8.5

5.7-12.5

5.7

3.6- 9.1

15.8

11.8-20.8

Mecklenburg

443

343

78.3

72.6-83.0

6.9

3.6-12.7

4.7

3.0- 7.3

10.2

7.5-13.7

Orange

449

363

81.2

74.2-86.6

4.0

2.4- 6.5

7.7

3.6-16.0

7.1

5.0-10.0

Wake

445

359

83.6

79.2-87.2

5.7

3.8- 8.4

2.6

1.3- 5.2

8.2

5.6-11.7

Chatham/Lee

391

268

68.4

61.9-74.3

8.8

5.7-13.4

8.1

4.3-14.8

14.7

11.2-19.0

Nash/Wilson

368

242

65.3

59.1-71.0

8.0

5.3-11.8

9.1

6.1-13.4

17.6

13.0-23.3

Craven/Pamlico

447

319

70.7

65.2-75.6

8.1

5.5-11.8

5.9

3.7- 9.1

15.4

11.7-20.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

428

227

54.0

48.2-59.8

11.4

8.2-15.8

12.2

9.0-16.2

104

22.4

18.1-27.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

298

62.4

55.6-68.8

10.6

7.4-15.0

11.5

6.8-19.0

15.4

11.9-19.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

283

54.3

45.7-62.7

14.0

10.1-19.1

7.9

5.1-12.1

23.8

15.1-35.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

290

63.2

50.9-74.0

6.2

3.9- 9.7

5.5

2.9-10.3

25.1

14.6-39.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

306

65.9

60.8-70.7

8.3

5.8-11.8

9.5

6.9-13.1

16.2

12.8-20.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

258

66.1

60.4-71.4

10.3

7.1-14.8

7.7

5.5-10.7

15.8

12.3-20.1

Northeast NC I

451

279

61.5

55.4-67.3

12.0

8.8-16.0

8.3

5.8-11.7

18.2

13.9-23.4

Northeast NC II

504

329

65.8

60.7-70.6

8.8

6.0-12.7

9.0

6.5-12.3

16.4

13.0-20.4

Northeastern Partnership

955

608

64.3

60.4-68.1

9.9

7.7-12.7

8.8

6.8-11.1

164

17.0

14.3-20.1

Mountain AHEC

1,291

896

70.2

66.4-73.8

6.7

5.1- 8.9

7.5

5.6-10.0

217

15.6

12.9-18.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,252

2,164

69.6

66.9-72.1

279

8.5

7.1-10.1

266

7.4

6.0- 9.0

543

14.6

12.8-16.6

Piedmont

3,983

2,786

70.4

68.2-72.5

315

8.0

6.8- 9.4

270

7.0

5.9- 8.3

612

14.6

13.1-16.3

Western NC

2,053

1,368

67.1

63.8-70.2

173

8.3

6.8-10.2

152

8.0

6.3-10.1

360

16.6

14.2-19.3

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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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