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

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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	4,074	3,644	88.3	86.5-89.9	225	6.1	4.9- 7.4	72	2.4	1.6- 3.6	133	3.2	2.4- 4.3
GENDER
Male	1,337	1,143	84.0	80.5-86.9	104	8.0	6.0-10.6	34	3.8	2.3- 6.2	56	4.2	2.8- 6.3
Female	2,737	2,501	91.9	90.1-93.4	121	4.5	3.4- 5.9	38	1.2	0.7- 2.1	77	2.4	1.6- 3.5
RACE
White	2,970	2,651	88.4	86.3-90.3	159	6.0	4.7- 7.6	58	2.6	1.7- 4.0	102	3.0	2.2- 4.2
African American	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
Asian	28	24	92.7	75.9-98.1	4	7.3	1.9-24.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	84	73	84.1	57.0-95.5	6	2.9	1.0- 8.2	2	10.8	1.7-45.6	3	2.3	0.6- 8.0
Other Minorities	149	136	85.0	72.1-92.6	5	4.7	1.3-15.8	3	2.1	0.4-11.8	5	8.1	3.0-20.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	159	141	84.5	71.7-92.2	8	5.4	1.7-15.9	5	2.4	0.5-11.4	5	7.7	2.6-20.3
-English Speaking	59	53	96.2	90.6-98.5	2	1.5	0.3- 6.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.6
-Spanish Speaking	100	88	81.7	66.3-91.0	6	6.4	1.9-19.4	3	2.7	0.5-14.6	3	9.2	3.1-24.6
Non-Hispanic	3,910	3,498	88.6	86.8-90.2	217	6.1	5.0- 7.5	67	2.4	1.6- 3.6	128	2.9	2.2- 3.9
AGE
18-24	235	207	86.3	77.2-92.1	17	7.6	3.7-15.0	4	2.0	0.4- 8.5	7	4.2	1.3-12.4
25-34	874	783	89.3	85.3-92.3	56	6.2	4.1- 9.3	12	1.9	0.8- 4.5	23	2.6	1.2- 5.5
35-44	1,103	981	89.4	86.3-91.8	67	5.7	4.0- 8.0	20	2.0	1.0- 3.9	35	2.9	1.7- 5.0
45-54	1,077	977	88.6	84.3-91.7	48	5.2	3.3- 8.2	20	3.3	1.4- 7.5	32	2.9	1.8- 4.6
55-64	587	520	84.8	79.0-89.2	29	7.3	4.3-12.3	12	3.6	1.6- 7.9	26	4.2	2.3- 7.6
65-74	147	132	89.0	79.0-94.6	5	2.7	1.0- 7.4	2	0.7	0.1- 3.1	8	7.6	2.9-18.4
75+	20	15	79.0	49.7-93.5	1	10.5	1.5-47.9	2	3.3	0.7-14.1	2	7.1	1.4-28.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	314	259	80.1	70.8-87.0	32	10.5	5.7-18.5	9	3.1	0.9- 9.6	14	6.3	2.7-13.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,122	956	84.4	80.5-87.7	86	8.5	6.3-11.5	26	3.2	1.7- 6.0	54	3.8	2.3- 6.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,114	999	88.9	85.2-91.8	63	6.4	4.3- 9.6	20	1.7	0.9- 3.4	32	2.9	1.5- 5.7
College Graduate	1,524	1,430	92.8	90.3-94.7	44	2.8	1.9- 4.3	17	2.1	1.0- 4.6	33	2.2	1.4- 3.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	208	174	85.0	71.9-92.7	15	10.4	3.8-25.5	6	1.0	0.4- 2.4	13	3.6	1.7- 7.2
$15,000- 24,999	655	556	80.7	74.4-85.7	52	11.2	7.3-16.7	20	4.0	2.1- 7.5	27	4.2	1.9- 8.7
$25,000- 34,999	533	477	87.4	81.7-91.5	35	8.2	5.1-12.8	6	2.2	0.6- 7.1	15	2.3	0.9- 5.7
$35,000- 49,999	670	595	89.1	84.9-92.3	46	6.6	4.3-10.1	12	1.8	0.7- 4.7	17	2.5	1.2- 5.1
$50,000-74,999	610	560	92.2	88.5-94.7	29	4.7	2.8- 7.7	4	1.1	0.2- 4.7	17	2.1	1.1- 3.9
$75,000+	777	723	92.7	89.0-95.2	21	2.4	1.4- 4.3	13	2.9	1.2- 7.0	20	2.0	1.1- 3.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	192	178	93.6	89.1-96.4	6	2.5	1.1- 5.8	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1	7	3.2	1.4- 7.1
Guilford	232	207	88.6	82.7-92.7	11	5.8	2.9-11.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.6	13	5.3	3.0- 9.3
Mecklenburg	223	208	92.1	85.5-95.9	7	3.0	1.3- 6.6	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8	7	4.3	1.6-11.5
Orange	226	215	95.4	90.9-97.7	6	2.7	1.0- 7.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9
Wake	245	234	94.9	90.0-97.5	3	0.7	0.2- 2.4	2	2.0	0.5- 8.0	6	2.4	1.1- 5.5
Chatham/Lee	173	159	93.6	87.3-96.9	8	4.8	1.9-11.5	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	5	1.4	0.5- 3.8
Nash/Wilson	165	145	85.3	76.9-91.0	10	7.6	3.5-15.7	3	2.4	0.7- 7.7	7	4.7	2.2-10.0
Craven/Pamlico	170	146	83.1	74.3-89.3	13	10.9	5.7-19.7	4	2.4	0.9- 6.3	7	3.7	1.6- 8.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	174	140	80.5	73.4-86.1	16	9.9	6.0-16.0	8	4.2	2.1- 8.5	10	5.3	2.8-10.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	187	169	91.2	85.8-94.7	6	3.2	1.3- 7.9	6	2.3	1.0- 5.4	6	3.2	1.4- 7.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	199	171	84.8	77.3-90.2	14	8.5	4.5-15.6	7	2.6	1.2- 5.7	7	4.1	1.7- 9.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	175	162	91.0	81.3-96.0	8	4.4	1.9- 9.5	1	0.4	0.0- 2.7	4	4.2	1.1-15.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	185	168	88.3	80.5-93.2	14	10.5	5.8-18.3	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	170	142	82.3	74.0-88.3	15	10.0	5.5-17.5	5	4.4	1.6-11.1	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9
Northeast NC I	186	160	86.4	80.0-90.9	15	7.8	4.5-13.2	3	1.4	0.5- 4.3	8	4.4	2.1- 9.1
Northeast NC II	207	188	92.3	87.6-95.3	13	5.9	3.3-10.4	2	0.4	0.1- 1.5	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1
Northeastern Partnership	393	348	90.3	86.7-93.0	28	6.5	4.3- 9.8	5	0.7	0.3- 1.8	12	2.4	1.3- 4.5
Mountain AHEC	534	487	90.9	87.3-93.5	21	3.1	1.8- 5.2	7	2.2	1.0- 4.8	19	3.9	2.3- 6.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,350	1,191	86.8	82.7-90.1	89	5.9	4.1- 8.4	25	3.0	1.4- 6.3	45	4.3	2.4- 7.5
Piedmont	1,874	1,685	88.6	86.1-90.6	101	6.7	5.1- 8.7	30	2.0	1.2- 3.4	58	2.7	1.8- 4.0
Western NC	850	768	90.3	87.0-92.8	35	3.4	2.3- 5.1	17	3.0	1.4- 6.2	30	3.3	2.2- 5.1

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

4,074

3,644

88.3

86.5-89.9

225

6.1

4.9- 7.4

2.4

1.6- 3.6

133

3.2

2.4- 4.3

GENDER

Male

1,337

1,143

84.0

80.5-86.9

104

8.0

6.0-10.6

3.8

2.3- 6.2

4.2

2.8- 6.3

Female

2,737

2,501

91.9

90.1-93.4

121

4.5

3.4- 5.9

1.2

0.7- 2.1

2.4

1.6- 3.5

RACE

White

2,970

2,651

88.4

86.3-90.3

159

6.0

4.7- 7.6

2.6

1.7- 4.0

102

3.0

2.2- 4.2

African American

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

Asian

92.7

75.9-98.1

7.3

1.9-24.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

84.1

57.0-95.5

2.9

1.0- 8.2

10.8

1.7-45.6

2.3

0.6- 8.0

Other Minorities

149

136

85.0

72.1-92.6

4.7

1.3-15.8

2.1

0.4-11.8

8.1

3.0-20.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

159

141

84.5

71.7-92.2

5.4

1.7-15.9

2.4

0.5-11.4

7.7

2.6-20.3

-English Speaking

96.2

90.6-98.5

1.5

0.3- 6.2

1.0

0.2- 4.2

1.3

0.3- 5.6

-Spanish Speaking

100

81.7

66.3-91.0

6.4

1.9-19.4

2.7

0.5-14.6

9.2

3.1-24.6

Non-Hispanic

3,910

3,498

88.6

86.8-90.2

217

6.1

5.0- 7.5

2.4

1.6- 3.6

128

2.9

2.2- 3.9

AGE

18-24

235

207

86.3

77.2-92.1

7.6

3.7-15.0

2.0

0.4- 8.5

4.2

1.3-12.4

25-34

874

783

89.3

85.3-92.3

6.2

4.1- 9.3

1.9

0.8- 4.5

2.6

1.2- 5.5

35-44

1,103

981

89.4

86.3-91.8

5.7

4.0- 8.0

2.0

1.0- 3.9

2.9

1.7- 5.0

45-54

1,077

977

88.6

84.3-91.7

5.2

3.3- 8.2

3.3

1.4- 7.5

2.9

1.8- 4.6

55-64

587

520

84.8

79.0-89.2

7.3

4.3-12.3

3.6

1.6- 7.9

4.2

2.3- 7.6

65-74

147

132

89.0

79.0-94.6

2.7

1.0- 7.4

0.7

0.1- 3.1

7.6

2.9-18.4

75+

79.0

49.7-93.5

10.5

1.5-47.9

3.3

0.7-14.1

7.1

1.4-28.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

314

259

80.1

70.8-87.0

10.5

5.7-18.5

3.1

0.9- 9.6

6.3

2.7-13.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,122

956

84.4

80.5-87.7

8.5

6.3-11.5

3.2

1.7- 6.0

3.8

2.3- 6.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,114

999

88.9

85.2-91.8

6.4

4.3- 9.6

1.7

0.9- 3.4

2.9

1.5- 5.7

College Graduate

1,524

1,430

92.8

90.3-94.7

2.8

1.9- 4.3

2.1

1.0- 4.6

2.2

1.4- 3.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

208

174

85.0

71.9-92.7

10.4

3.8-25.5

1.0

0.4- 2.4

3.6

1.7- 7.2

$15,000- 24,999

655

556

80.7

74.4-85.7

11.2

7.3-16.7

4.0

2.1- 7.5

4.2

1.9- 8.7

$25,000- 34,999

533

477

87.4

81.7-91.5

8.2

5.1-12.8

2.2

0.6- 7.1

2.3

0.9- 5.7

$35,000- 49,999

670

595

89.1

84.9-92.3

6.6

4.3-10.1

1.8

0.7- 4.7

2.5

1.2- 5.1

$50,000-74,999

610

560

92.2

88.5-94.7

4.7

2.8- 7.7

1.1

0.2- 4.7

2.1

1.1- 3.9

$75,000+

777

723

92.7

89.0-95.2

2.4

1.4- 4.3

2.9

1.2- 7.0

2.0

1.1- 3.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

192

178

93.6

89.1-96.4

2.5

1.1- 5.8

0.6

0.1- 4.1

3.2

1.4- 7.1

Guilford

232

207

88.6

82.7-92.7

5.8

2.9-11.5

0.2

0.0- 1.6

5.3

3.0- 9.3

Mecklenburg

223

208

92.1

85.5-95.9

3.0

1.3- 6.6

0.5

0.1- 3.8

4.3

1.6-11.5

Orange

226

215

95.4

90.9-97.7

2.7

1.0- 7.0

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.7- 4.9

Wake

245

234

94.9

90.0-97.5

0.7

0.2- 2.4

2.0

0.5- 8.0

2.4

1.1- 5.5

Chatham/Lee

173

159

93.6

87.3-96.9

4.8

1.9-11.5

0.2

0.0- 1.2

1.4

0.5- 3.8

Nash/Wilson

165

145

85.3

76.9-91.0

7.6

3.5-15.7

2.4

0.7- 7.7

4.7

2.2-10.0

Craven/Pamlico

170

146

83.1

74.3-89.3

10.9

5.7-19.7

2.4

0.9- 6.3

3.7

1.6- 8.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

174

140

80.5

73.4-86.1

9.9

6.0-16.0

4.2

2.1- 8.5

5.3

2.8-10.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

187

169

91.2

85.8-94.7

3.2

1.3- 7.9

2.3

1.0- 5.4

3.2

1.4- 7.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

199

171

84.8

77.3-90.2

8.5

4.5-15.6

2.6

1.2- 5.7

4.1

1.7- 9.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

175

162

91.0

81.3-96.0

4.4

1.9- 9.5

0.4

0.0- 2.7

4.2

1.1-15.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

185

168

88.3

80.5-93.2

10.5

5.8-18.3

0.9

0.2- 3.8

0.3

0.0- 2.0

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

170

142

82.3

74.0-88.3

10.0

5.5-17.5

4.4

1.6-11.1

3.3

1.6- 6.9

Northeast NC I

186

160

86.4

80.0-90.9

7.8

4.5-13.2

1.4

0.5- 4.3

4.4

2.1- 9.1

Northeast NC II

207

188

92.3

87.6-95.3

5.9

3.3-10.4

0.4

0.1- 1.5

1.4

0.5- 4.1

Northeastern Partnership

393

348

90.3

86.7-93.0

6.5

4.3- 9.8

0.7

0.3- 1.8

2.4

1.3- 4.5

Mountain AHEC

534

487

90.9

87.3-93.5

3.1

1.8- 5.2

2.2

1.0- 4.8

3.9

2.3- 6.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,350

1,191

86.8

82.7-90.1

5.9

4.1- 8.4

3.0

1.4- 6.3

4.3

2.4- 7.5

Piedmont

1,874

1,685

88.6

86.1-90.6

101

6.7

5.1- 8.7

2.0

1.2- 3.4

2.7

1.8- 4.0

Western NC

850

768

90.3

87.0-92.8

3.4

2.3- 5.1

3.0

1.4- 6.2

3.3

2.2- 5.1

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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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