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-FEMALES

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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	2,736	2,266	83.6	81.3-85.6	339	12.0	10.3-13.9	51	1.6	1.0- 2.7	80	2.8	1.9- 4.2
RACE
White	1,982	1,656	83.8	81.1-86.2	224	11.1	9.2-13.4	38	1.8	1.0- 3.2	64	3.2	2.0- 5.1
African American	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
Asian	12	10	73.8	30.5-94.7	2	26.2	5.3-69.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	61	47	85.4	72.2-93.0	10	10.0	4.4-21.3	2	1.9	0.3- 9.6	2	2.7	0.5-12.6
Other Minorities	68	52	87.9	76.7-94.1	13	9.0	4.2-18.1	2	2.7	0.4-15.9	1	0.4	0.1- 3.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	78	62	84.4	71.0-92.3	12	11.9	5.5-23.9	3	3.2	0.6-16.1	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4
-English Speaking	38	34	82.8	59.6-94.0	3	15.7	5.0-39.8	1	1.4	0.2- 9.7	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	40	28	84.9	68.0-93.6	9	10.8	4.1-25.7	2	3.7	0.5-21.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4
Non-Hispanic	2,655	2,202	83.5	81.2-85.6	326	12.0	10.2-13.9	48	1.6	0.9- 2.6	79	2.9	2.0- 4.3
AGE
18-24	146	111	78.7	66.2-87.5	28	13.4	7.5-22.8	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6	5	7.5	2.2-22.3
25-34	574	467	84.5	80.0-88.1	84	13.5	10.1-17.9	10	1.2	0.4- 3.2	13	0.8	0.4- 1.4
35-44	728	606	84.8	80.8-88.1	82	10.2	7.5-13.8	17	2.1	1.1- 4.1	23	2.8	1.6- 4.9
45-54	750	636	83.5	79.0-87.2	81	11.2	8.3-14.8	15	2.3	0.8- 6.4	18	2.9	1.6- 5.2
55-64	399	328	81.1	74.2-86.5	52	14.7	9.8-21.3	4	1.4	0.3- 6.9	15	2.9	1.5- 5.2
65-74	102	88	88.8	76.7-95.1	8	9.4	3.6-22.2	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	4	1.3	0.4- 3.8
75+	14	11	88.6	61.7-97.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-12.4	2	9.7	1.8-37.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	189	132	78.5	68.5-86.0	47	18.3	11.5-28.1	5	1.8	0.4- 7.5	5	1.4	0.5- 3.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	774	597	78.1	73.2-82.4	128	16.1	12.4-20.5	18	2.9	1.2- 6.6	31	2.9	1.7- 4.8
Some Post-H.S.	798	643	81.2	76.5-85.2	110	13.0	10.1-16.5	18	1.5	0.8- 3.0	27	4.3	2.0- 8.9
College Graduate	975	894	90.8	87.8-93.1	54	6.6	4.6- 9.3	10	0.8	0.3- 1.9	17	1.9	1.0- 3.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	167	131	82.7	73.6-89.1	22	9.9	5.7-16.8	4	3.1	0.6-13.7	10	4.3	2.0- 9.0
$15,000- 24,999	481	338	72.8	66.3-78.5	110	20.1	15.5-25.7	14	2.6	1.2- 5.6	19	4.5	1.9-10.0
$25,000- 34,999	391	342	85.3	78.3-90.3	39	13.4	8.5-20.5	8	1.0	0.4- 2.2	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
$35,000- 49,999	452	380	87.0	82.1-90.7	55	10.4	7.0-15.2	7	0.7	0.3- 1.6	10	1.8	0.8- 4.1
$50,000-74,999	385	340	89.5	84.6-93.0	32	7.9	5.0-12.4	3	1.2	0.2- 5.5	10	1.4	0.6- 2.9
$75,000+	445	390	85.1	79.6-89.3	35	10.3	6.8-15.5	7	1.8	0.7- 4.8	13	2.8	1.4- 5.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	129	116	90.9	84.0-95.0	7	3.8	1.7- 8.2	1	0.8	0.1- 5.7	5	4.5	1.7-11.1
Guilford	155	130	81.7	73.2-87.9	17	12.4	7.2-20.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	7	5.4	2.6-11.1
Mecklenburg	135	110	81.7	73.0-88.1	19	14.4	8.8-22.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	4	3.1	1.0- 9.2
Orange	142	133	92.5	84.6-96.5	7	5.8	2.4-13.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.7	0.4- 7.1
Wake	149	136	91.1	84.8-94.9	10	6.6	3.5-12.2	0	0.0	. - .	3	2.3	0.7- 7.4
Chatham/Lee	108	100	92.8	85.5-96.6	6	5.7	2.5-12.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.5	0.3- 6.9
Nash/Wilson	111	93	84.2	75.6-90.2	12	9.7	5.3-17.2	2	2.1	0.5- 8.2	4	4.0	1.5-10.4
Craven/Pamlico	115	94	80.5	70.0-88.0	14	13.7	7.3-24.1	2	2.2	0.5- 8.8	5	3.6	1.5- 8.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	112	79	70.8	60.7-79.2	23	21.1	13.8-31.0	7	5.4	2.6-11.2	3	2.7	0.8- 8.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	125	101	83.4	75.5-89.1	18	12.2	7.5-19.4	3	1.7	0.5- 5.5	3	2.6	0.8- 8.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	137	110	81.2	72.8-87.4	15	10.1	5.8-17.1	4	2.0	0.7- 5.4	8	6.7	3.2-13.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	124	101	76.1	63.3-85.4	17	15.5	9.3-24.7	4	2.4	0.9- 6.5	2	6.0	1.1-27.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	133	106	78.3	69.3-85.3	22	18.3	11.8-27.2	3	2.0	0.5- 6.9	2	1.4	0.3- 5.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	129	98	76.1	67.1-83.3	24	20.1	13.4-29.0	4	2.5	0.9- 6.8	3	1.4	0.4- 4.2
Northeast NC I	147	108	72.1	63.3-79.5	26	19.2	12.9-27.6	4	2.3	0.8- 6.2	9	6.4	3.1-12.6
Northeast NC II	148	127	85.8	77.7-91.2	16	11.4	6.5-19.4	3	1.8	0.5- 6.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.2
Northeastern Partnership	295	235	80.5	74.8-85.2	42	14.4	10.2-19.9	7	2.0	0.9- 4.6	11	3.0	1.6- 5.7
Mountain AHEC	367	311	85.3	79.9-89.4	39	10.1	6.6-15.0	7	1.3	0.5- 3.4	10	3.3	1.7- 6.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	966	782	83.2	78.8-86.8	133	10.9	8.6-13.9	19	1.6	0.8- 3.0	32	4.3	2.0- 8.9
Piedmont	1,203	1,019	83.7	80.5-86.5	133	12.5	10.1-15.5	19	1.7	0.8- 3.6	32	2.0	1.3- 3.1
Western NC	567	465	83.6	79.3-87.1	73	12.0	9.0-16.0	13	1.4	0.7- 2.8	16	2.9	1.7- 5.0

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

2,736

2,266

83.6

81.3-85.6

339

12.0

10.3-13.9

1.6

1.0- 2.7

2.8

1.9- 4.2

RACE

White

1,982

1,656

83.8

81.1-86.2

224

11.1

9.2-13.4

1.8

1.0- 3.2

3.2

2.0- 5.1

African American

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

Asian

73.8

30.5-94.7

26.2

5.3-69.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

85.4

72.2-93.0

10.0

4.4-21.3

1.9

0.3- 9.6

2.7

0.5-12.6

Other Minorities

87.9

76.7-94.1

9.0

4.2-18.1

2.7

0.4-15.9

0.4

0.1- 3.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

84.4

71.0-92.3

11.9

5.5-23.9

3.2

0.6-16.1

0.5

0.1- 3.4

-English Speaking

82.8

59.6-94.0

15.7

5.0-39.8

1.4

0.2- 9.7

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

84.9

68.0-93.6

10.8

4.1-25.7

3.7

0.5-21.3

0.6

0.1- 4.4

Non-Hispanic

2,655

2,202

83.5

81.2-85.6

326

12.0

10.2-13.9

1.6

0.9- 2.6

2.9

2.0- 4.3

AGE

18-24

146

111

78.7

66.2-87.5

13.4

7.5-22.8

0.4

0.1- 1.6

7.5

2.2-22.3

25-34

574

467

84.5

80.0-88.1

13.5

10.1-17.9

1.2

0.4- 3.2

0.8

0.4- 1.4

35-44

728

606

84.8

80.8-88.1

10.2

7.5-13.8

2.1

1.1- 4.1

2.8

1.6- 4.9

45-54

750

636

83.5

79.0-87.2

11.2

8.3-14.8

2.3

0.8- 6.4

2.9

1.6- 5.2

55-64

399

328

81.1

74.2-86.5

14.7

9.8-21.3

1.4

0.3- 6.9

2.9

1.5- 5.2

65-74

102

88.8

76.7-95.1

9.4

3.6-22.2

0.5

0.1- 2.0

1.3

0.4- 3.8

75+

88.6

61.7-97.4

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-12.4

9.7

1.8-37.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

189

132

78.5

68.5-86.0

18.3

11.5-28.1

1.8

0.4- 7.5

1.4

0.5- 3.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

774

597

78.1

73.2-82.4

128

16.1

12.4-20.5

2.9

1.2- 6.6

2.9

1.7- 4.8

Some Post-H.S.

798

643

81.2

76.5-85.2

110

13.0

10.1-16.5

1.5

0.8- 3.0

4.3

2.0- 8.9

College Graduate

975

894

90.8

87.8-93.1

6.6

4.6- 9.3

0.8

0.3- 1.9

1.9

1.0- 3.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

167

131

82.7

73.6-89.1

9.9

5.7-16.8

3.1

0.6-13.7

4.3

2.0- 9.0

$15,000- 24,999

481

338

72.8

66.3-78.5

110

20.1

15.5-25.7

2.6

1.2- 5.6

4.5

1.9-10.0

$25,000- 34,999

391

342

85.3

78.3-90.3

13.4

8.5-20.5

1.0

0.4- 2.2

0.3

0.1- 1.4

$35,000- 49,999

452

380

87.0

82.1-90.7

10.4

7.0-15.2

0.7

0.3- 1.6

1.8

0.8- 4.1

$50,000-74,999

385

340

89.5

84.6-93.0

7.9

5.0-12.4

1.2

0.2- 5.5

1.4

0.6- 2.9

$75,000+

445

390

85.1

79.6-89.3

10.3

6.8-15.5

1.8

0.7- 4.8

2.8

1.4- 5.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

129

116

90.9

84.0-95.0

3.8

1.7- 8.2

0.8

0.1- 5.7

4.5

1.7-11.1

Guilford

155

130

81.7

73.2-87.9

12.4

7.2-20.5

0.6

0.1- 4.0

5.4

2.6-11.1

Mecklenburg

135

110

81.7

73.0-88.1

14.4

8.8-22.7

0.8

0.2- 3.1

3.1

1.0- 9.2

Orange

142

133

92.5

84.6-96.5

5.8

2.4-13.4

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.4- 7.1

Wake

149

136

91.1

84.8-94.9

6.6

3.5-12.2

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.7- 7.4

Chatham/Lee

108

100

92.8

85.5-96.6

5.7

2.5-12.8

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.3- 6.9

Nash/Wilson

111

84.2

75.6-90.2

9.7

5.3-17.2

2.1

0.5- 8.2

4.0

1.5-10.4

Craven/Pamlico

115

80.5

70.0-88.0

13.7

7.3-24.1

2.2

0.5- 8.8

3.6

1.5- 8.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

112

70.8

60.7-79.2

21.1

13.8-31.0

5.4

2.6-11.2

2.7

0.8- 8.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

125

101

83.4

75.5-89.1

12.2

7.5-19.4

1.7

0.5- 5.5

2.6

0.8- 8.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

137

110

81.2

72.8-87.4

10.1

5.8-17.1

2.0

0.7- 5.4

6.7

3.2-13.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

124

101

76.1

63.3-85.4

15.5

9.3-24.7

2.4

0.9- 6.5

6.0

1.1-27.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

133

106

78.3

69.3-85.3

18.3

11.8-27.2

2.0

0.5- 6.9

1.4

0.3- 5.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

129

76.1

67.1-83.3

20.1

13.4-29.0

2.5

0.9- 6.8

1.4

0.4- 4.2

Northeast NC I

147

108

72.1

63.3-79.5

19.2

12.9-27.6

2.3

0.8- 6.2

6.4

3.1-12.6

Northeast NC II

148

127

85.8

77.7-91.2

11.4

6.5-19.4

1.8

0.5- 6.2

1.0

0.2- 4.2

Northeastern Partnership

295

235

80.5

74.8-85.2

14.4

10.2-19.9

2.0

0.9- 4.6

3.0

1.6- 5.7

Mountain AHEC

367

311

85.3

79.9-89.4

10.1

6.6-15.0

1.3

0.5- 3.4

3.3

1.7- 6.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

966

782

83.2

78.8-86.8

133

10.9

8.6-13.9

1.6

0.8- 3.0

4.3

2.0- 8.9

Piedmont

1,203

1,019

83.7

80.5-86.5

133

12.5

10.1-15.5

1.7

0.8- 3.6

2.0

1.3- 3.1

Western NC

567

465

83.6

79.3-87.1

12.0

9.0-16.0

1.4

0.7- 2.8

2.9

1.7- 5.0

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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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