BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,336	969	72.2	68.4-75.8	367	27.8	24.2-31.6
RACE
White	987	733	75.6	71.4-79.4	254	24.4	20.6-28.6
African American	220	149	66.1	56.5-74.6	71	33.9	25.4-43.5
Asian	16	15	97.5	82.3-99.7	1	2.5	0.3-17.7
Native American	23	16	67.7	26.8-92.3	7	32.3	7.7-73.2
Other Minorities	81	50	54.2	38.1-69.4	31	45.8	30.6-61.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	81	50	55.3	39.3-70.3	31	44.7	29.7-60.7
-English Speaking	21	15	85.5	54.5-96.6	6	14.5	3.4-45.5
-Spanish Speaking	60	35	48.5	31.7-65.5	25	51.5	34.5-68.3
Non-Hispanic	1,253	917	74.1	70.3-77.5	336	25.9	22.5-29.7
AGE
18-24	89	57	68.5	54.2-80.0	32	31.5	20.0-45.8
25-34	298	201	65.4	56.8-73.1	97	34.6	26.9-43.2
35-44	376	275	76.8	70.5-82.1	101	23.2	17.9-29.5
45-54	327	242	74.3	65.7-81.4	85	25.7	18.6-34.3
55-64	187	146	76.0	65.6-84.0	41	24.0	16.0-34.4
65-74	45	38	77.8	55.9-90.7	7	22.2	9.3-44.1
75+	6	3	38.6	8.9-80.1	3	61.4	19.9-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	125	73	54.4	40.6-67.7	52	45.6	32.3-59.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	346	210	63.7	55.8-70.9	136	36.3	29.1-44.2
Some Post-H.S.	317	230	71.2	63.0-78.2	87	28.8	21.8-37.0
College Graduate	548	456	84.1	79.0-88.1	92	15.9	11.9-21.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	41	23	51.5	26.9-75.5	18	48.5	24.5-73.1
$15,000- 24,999	175	106	58.5	47.3-68.9	69	41.5	31.1-52.7
$25,000- 34,999	140	86	62.5	49.4-73.9	54	37.5	26.1-50.6
$35,000- 49,999	218	149	70.1	60.5-78.2	69	29.9	21.8-39.5
$50,000-74,999	223	171	78.2	69.6-84.9	52	21.8	15.1-30.4
$75,000+	333	278	85.6	79.1-90.3	55	14.4	9.7-20.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	63	48	73.9	58.8-85.0	15	26.1	15.0-41.2
Guilford	77	58	76.4	63.9-85.5	19	23.6	14.5-36.1
Mecklenburg	88	77	87.3	75.3-93.9	11	12.7	6.1-24.7
Orange	84	75	90.5	80.3-95.7	9	9.5	4.3-19.7
Wake	95	82	85.5	75.0-92.1	13	14.5	7.9-25.0
Chatham/Lee	65	48	73.4	58.1-84.6	17	26.6	15.4-41.9
Nash/Wilson	54	32	51.9	37.2-66.3	22	48.1	33.7-62.8
Craven/Pamlico	55	42	77.0	61.4-87.6	13	23.0	12.4-38.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	62	35	56.2	42.2-69.2	27	43.8	30.8-57.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	62	37	56.6	41.5-70.5	25	43.4	29.5-58.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	62	34	44.2	30.2-59.3	28	55.8	40.7-69.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	51	41	87.5	69.7-95.5	10	12.5	4.5-30.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	52	36	62.7	46.2-76.7	16	37.3	23.3-53.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	41	17	39.0	24.0-56.4	24	61.0	43.6-76.0
Northeast NC I	38	29	79.2	61.6-90.0	9	20.8	10.0-38.4
Northeast NC II	59	47	86.3	76.2-92.6	12	13.7	7.4-23.8
Northeastern Partnership	97	76	84.5	76.1-90.4	21	15.5	9.6-23.9
Mountain AHEC	166	126	75.5	66.0-83.0	40	24.5	17.0-34.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	384	264	66.2	57.9-73.6	120	33.8	26.4-42.1
Piedmont	670	503	74.4	69.4-78.8	167	25.6	21.2-30.6
Western NC	282	202	74.2	66.6-80.5	80	25.8	19.5-33.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,336

969

72.2

68.4-75.8

367

27.8

24.2-31.6

RACE

White

987

733

75.6

71.4-79.4

254

24.4

20.6-28.6

African American

220

149

66.1

56.5-74.6

33.9

25.4-43.5

Asian

97.5

82.3-99.7

2.5

0.3-17.7

Native American

67.7

26.8-92.3

32.3

7.7-73.2

Other Minorities

54.2

38.1-69.4

45.8

30.6-61.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

55.3

39.3-70.3

44.7

29.7-60.7

-English Speaking

85.5

54.5-96.6

14.5

3.4-45.5

-Spanish Speaking

48.5

31.7-65.5

51.5

34.5-68.3

Non-Hispanic

1,253

917

74.1

70.3-77.5

336

25.9

22.5-29.7

AGE

18-24

68.5

54.2-80.0

31.5

20.0-45.8

25-34

298

201

65.4

56.8-73.1

34.6

26.9-43.2

35-44

376

275

76.8

70.5-82.1

101

23.2

17.9-29.5

45-54

327

242

74.3

65.7-81.4

25.7

18.6-34.3

55-64

187

146

76.0

65.6-84.0

24.0

16.0-34.4

65-74

77.8

55.9-90.7

22.2

9.3-44.1

75+

38.6

8.9-80.1

61.4

19.9-91.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

125

54.4

40.6-67.7

45.6

32.3-59.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

346

210

63.7

55.8-70.9

136

36.3

29.1-44.2

Some Post-H.S.

317

230

71.2

63.0-78.2

28.8

21.8-37.0

College Graduate

548

456

84.1

79.0-88.1

15.9

11.9-21.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.5

26.9-75.5

48.5

24.5-73.1

$15,000- 24,999

175

106

58.5

47.3-68.9

41.5

31.1-52.7

$25,000- 34,999

140

62.5

49.4-73.9

37.5

26.1-50.6

$35,000- 49,999

218

149

70.1

60.5-78.2

29.9

21.8-39.5

$50,000-74,999

223

171

78.2

69.6-84.9

21.8

15.1-30.4

$75,000+

333

278

85.6

79.1-90.3

14.4

9.7-20.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.9

58.8-85.0

26.1

15.0-41.2

Guilford

76.4

63.9-85.5

23.6

14.5-36.1

Mecklenburg

87.3

75.3-93.9

12.7

6.1-24.7

Orange

90.5

80.3-95.7

9.5

4.3-19.7

Wake

85.5

75.0-92.1

14.5

7.9-25.0

Chatham/Lee

73.4

58.1-84.6

26.6

15.4-41.9

Nash/Wilson

51.9

37.2-66.3

48.1

33.7-62.8

Craven/Pamlico

77.0

61.4-87.6

23.0

12.4-38.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

56.2

42.2-69.2

43.8

30.8-57.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

56.6

41.5-70.5

43.4

29.5-58.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

44.2

30.2-59.3

55.8

40.7-69.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

87.5

69.7-95.5

12.5

4.5-30.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

62.7

46.2-76.7

37.3

23.3-53.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

39.0

24.0-56.4

61.0

43.6-76.0

Northeast NC I

79.2

61.6-90.0

20.8

10.0-38.4

Northeast NC II

86.3

76.2-92.6

13.7

7.4-23.8

Northeastern Partnership

84.5

76.1-90.4

15.5

9.6-23.9

Mountain AHEC

166

126

75.5

66.0-83.0

24.5

17.0-34.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

384

264

66.2

57.9-73.6

120

33.8

26.4-42.1

Piedmont

670

503

74.4

69.4-78.8

167

25.6

21.2-30.6

Western NC

282

202

74.2

66.6-80.5

25.8

19.5-33.4

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

^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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