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-MALES

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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	1,336	991	74.9	71.2-78.3	244	17.9	15.0-21.2	38	3.5	2.1- 5.9	63	3.6	2.5- 5.2
RACE
White	987	748	77.5	73.3-81.1	159	15.6	12.5-19.2	30	3.0	1.6- 5.6	50	4.0	2.6- 6.0
African American	220	152	69.3	59.7-77.4	54	23.9	16.8-32.9	4	2.6	0.5-11.6	10	4.2	1.7-10.0
Asian	16	15	97.5	82.3-99.7	1	2.5	0.3-17.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	23	17	68.6	27.1-92.8	3	5.5	0.9-26.7	2	24.1	3.8-72.0	1	1.8	0.2-13.1
Other Minorities	81	53	63.4	47.0-77.2	24	28.5	16.4-44.8	2	6.8	1.7-23.3	2	1.3	0.2- 7.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	81	54	64.5	48.2-78.0	22	28.3	16.3-44.5	2	6.6	1.7-22.9	3	0.5	0.2- 1.8
-English Speaking	21	16	86.2	54.6-97.0	2	10.8	1.7-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.0	0.8-10.7
-Spanish Speaking	60	38	59.5	41.5-75.3	20	32.3	18.2-50.5	2	8.2	2.1-27.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,253	935	76.1	72.3-79.4	222	16.8	14.0-20.0	36	3.2	1.8- 5.6	60	4.0	2.7- 5.7
AGE
18-24	89	58	69.4	55.1-80.8	26	23.9	14.2-37.2	3	6.4	1.8-20.6	2	0.3	0.1- 1.3
25-34	298	209	70.1	61.8-77.2	68	22.7	16.4-30.6	8	3.6	1.4- 8.8	13	3.6	1.5- 8.2
35-44	376	281	79.5	73.4-84.4	72	17.2	12.5-23.1	10	1.4	0.6- 3.5	13	1.9	0.9- 4.2
45-54	327	244	74.8	66.2-81.8	55	13.9	9.2-20.5	10	5.7	1.9-15.7	18	5.6	2.9-10.4
55-64	187	150	80.4	70.8-87.4	20	11.4	6.2-20.1	5	1.9	0.7- 5.1	12	6.3	2.6-14.2
65-74	45	39	79.8	57.3-92.1	1	0.8	0.1- 5.4	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	4	18.1	6.4-41.6
75+	6	3	38.6	8.9-80.1	1	39.9	7.0-85.5	1	13.6	1.6-59.5	1	8.0	0.9-44.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	125	76	62.0	47.9-74.3	34	25.9	15.5-40.0	5	7.1	2.1-21.5	10	5.0	2.3-10.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	346	220	67.1	59.3-74.0	91	24.6	18.6-31.9	17	4.8	2.2-10.0	18	3.5	1.5- 7.7
Some Post-H.S.	317	233	72.4	64.3-79.3	67	23.0	16.6-30.8	9	2.2	0.7- 6.4	8	2.4	0.8- 7.2
College Graduate	548	462	85.8	80.9-89.6	52	7.7	5.3-11.1	7	2.4	0.7- 8.0	27	4.1	2.5- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	41	23	51.5	26.9-75.5	11	43.0	20.0-69.5	3	1.4	0.4- 4.9	4	4.1	1.1-13.8
$15,000- 24,999	175	110	63.7	52.6-73.5	50	26.4	18.1-36.9	8	8.4	3.5-18.7	7	1.5	0.6- 3.7
$25,000- 34,999	140	90	65.9	52.9-76.9	32	23.1	14.2-35.4	7	6.3	2.1-17.4	11	4.6	1.4-14.0
$35,000- 49,999	218	153	73.0	63.5-80.7	44	20.9	14.0-29.9	5	0.8	0.3- 2.0	16	5.4	2.4-11.8
$50,000-74,999	223	173	78.7	70.2-85.4	39	17.3	11.2-25.7	3	1.1	0.2- 4.9	8	2.9	1.3- 6.7
$75,000+	333	285	88.4	82.2-92.6	35	7.7	4.9-11.9	7	3.0	0.8-11.0	6	0.9	0.3- 2.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	63	48	73.9	58.8-85.0	12	22.7	12.3-38.2	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	2	2.0	0.5- 8.4
Guilford	77	60	79.4	67.1-87.9	13	17.2	9.4-29.4	0	0.0	. - .	4	3.4	1.1-10.2
Mecklenburg	88	77	87.3	75.3-93.9	9	8.2	4.1-15.8	1	4.0	0.6-23.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
Orange	84	75	90.5	80.3-95.7	3	3.3	0.9-11.9	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	5	5.2	1.8-14.0
Wake	95	83	86.9	76.5-93.1	8	7.9	3.6-16.5	1	2.6	0.4-16.3	3	2.6	0.8- 8.0
Chatham/Lee	65	48	73.4	58.1-84.6	13	23.2	12.6-38.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	3	3.0	0.7-12.0
Nash/Wilson	54	33	53.3	38.3-67.6	16	36.2	22.7-52.4	3	6.5	2.0-18.6	2	4.1	1.0-15.7
Craven/Pamlico	55	43	78.5	62.8-88.8	7	11.3	4.4-26.1	1	3.9	0.5-22.7	4	6.3	2.2-16.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	62	36	57.7	43.7-70.6	17	28.4	17.8-42.1	5	8.1	3.2-19.0	4	5.8	2.1-14.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	62	37	56.6	41.5-70.5	18	34.9	21.6-51.0	2	1.6	0.4- 6.4	5	6.9	2.7-16.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	62	36	50.0	34.9-65.2	17	35.5	21.3-52.8	6	7.5	3.2-16.3	3	7.0	2.2-19.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	51	42	89.3	73.1-96.3	5	4.7	1.4-15.0	1	1.3	0.2- 9.5	3	4.7	1.1-17.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	52	37	63.6	47.0-77.5	13	34.6	20.9-51.5	2	1.8	0.4- 7.0	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	41	17	39.0	24.0-56.4	16	46.3	29.8-63.7	3	7.9	2.3-23.4	5	6.8	2.6-16.5
Northeast NC I	38	29	79.2	61.6-90.0	9	20.8	10.0-38.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	59	48	87.0	76.9-93.1	9	10.9	5.5-20.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.1	0.5- 8.5
Northeastern Partnership	97	77	85.0	76.7-90.8	18	13.4	8.0-21.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.5	0.4- 6.4
Mountain AHEC	166	127	75.7	66.3-83.2	25	16.6	10.5-25.4	4	2.8	0.9- 8.5	10	4.8	2.2-10.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	384	270	69.6	61.6-76.6	85	20.9	15.4-27.7	12	4.9	1.8-12.7	17	4.6	2.1- 9.7
Piedmont	670	518	77.3	72.4-81.6	105	16.9	13.1-21.4	16	2.6	1.2- 5.5	31	3.2	2.0- 5.1
Western NC	282	203	74.3	66.7-80.6	54	16.9	12.2-23.1	10	5.0	1.9-12.4	15	3.8	2.0- 7.1

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

1,336

991

74.9

71.2-78.3

244

17.9

15.0-21.2

3.5

2.1- 5.9

3.6

2.5- 5.2

RACE

White

987

748

77.5

73.3-81.1

159

15.6

12.5-19.2

3.0

1.6- 5.6

4.0

2.6- 6.0

African American

220

152

69.3

59.7-77.4

23.9

16.8-32.9

2.6

0.5-11.6

4.2

1.7-10.0

Asian

97.5

82.3-99.7

2.5

0.3-17.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

68.6

27.1-92.8

5.5

0.9-26.7

24.1

3.8-72.0

1.8

0.2-13.1

Other Minorities

63.4

47.0-77.2

28.5

16.4-44.8

6.8

1.7-23.3

1.3

0.2- 7.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

64.5

48.2-78.0

28.3

16.3-44.5

6.6

1.7-22.9

0.5

0.2- 1.8

-English Speaking

86.2

54.6-97.0

10.8

1.7-46.4

0.0

. - .

3.0

0.8-10.7

-Spanish Speaking

59.5

41.5-75.3

32.3

18.2-50.5

8.2

2.1-27.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,253

935

76.1

72.3-79.4

222

16.8

14.0-20.0

3.2

1.8- 5.6

4.0

2.7- 5.7

AGE

18-24

69.4

55.1-80.8

23.9

14.2-37.2

6.4

1.8-20.6

0.3

0.1- 1.3

25-34

298

209

70.1

61.8-77.2

22.7

16.4-30.6

3.6

1.4- 8.8

3.6

1.5- 8.2

35-44

376

281

79.5

73.4-84.4

17.2

12.5-23.1

1.4

0.6- 3.5

1.9

0.9- 4.2

45-54

327

244

74.8

66.2-81.8

13.9

9.2-20.5

5.7

1.9-15.7

5.6

2.9-10.4

55-64

187

150

80.4

70.8-87.4

11.4

6.2-20.1

1.9

0.7- 5.1

6.3

2.6-14.2

65-74

79.8

57.3-92.1

0.8

0.1- 5.4

1.3

0.2- 9.0

18.1

6.4-41.6

75+

38.6

8.9-80.1

39.9

7.0-85.5

13.6

1.6-59.5

8.0

0.9-44.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

125

62.0

47.9-74.3

25.9

15.5-40.0

7.1

2.1-21.5

5.0

2.3-10.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

346

220

67.1

59.3-74.0

24.6

18.6-31.9

4.8

2.2-10.0

3.5

1.5- 7.7

Some Post-H.S.

317

233

72.4

64.3-79.3

23.0

16.6-30.8

2.2

0.7- 6.4

2.4

0.8- 7.2

College Graduate

548

462

85.8

80.9-89.6

7.7

5.3-11.1

2.4

0.7- 8.0

4.1

2.5- 6.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

51.5

26.9-75.5

43.0

20.0-69.5

1.4

0.4- 4.9

4.1

1.1-13.8

$15,000- 24,999

175

110

63.7

52.6-73.5

26.4

18.1-36.9

8.4

3.5-18.7

1.5

0.6- 3.7

$25,000- 34,999

140

65.9

52.9-76.9

23.1

14.2-35.4

6.3

2.1-17.4

4.6

1.4-14.0

$35,000- 49,999

218

153

73.0

63.5-80.7

20.9

14.0-29.9

0.8

0.3- 2.0

5.4

2.4-11.8

$50,000-74,999

223

173

78.7

70.2-85.4

17.3

11.2-25.7

1.1

0.2- 4.9

2.9

1.3- 6.7

$75,000+

333

285

88.4

82.2-92.6

7.7

4.9-11.9

3.0

0.8-11.0

0.9

0.3- 2.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.9

58.8-85.0

22.7

12.3-38.2

1.3

0.2- 9.0

2.0

0.5- 8.4

Guilford

79.4

67.1-87.9

17.2

9.4-29.4

0.0

. - .

3.4

1.1-10.2

Mecklenburg

87.3

75.3-93.9

8.2

4.1-15.8

4.0

0.6-23.0

0.5

0.1- 3.5

Orange

90.5

80.3-95.7

3.3

0.9-11.9

1.0

0.1- 6.8

5.2

1.8-14.0

Wake

86.9

76.5-93.1

7.9

3.6-16.5

2.6

0.4-16.3

2.6

0.8- 8.0

Chatham/Lee

73.4

58.1-84.6

23.2

12.6-38.8

0.3

0.0- 2.5

3.0

0.7-12.0

Nash/Wilson

53.3

38.3-67.6

36.2

22.7-52.4

6.5

2.0-18.6

4.1

1.0-15.7

Craven/Pamlico

78.5

62.8-88.8

11.3

4.4-26.1

3.9

0.5-22.7

6.3

2.2-16.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

57.7

43.7-70.6

28.4

17.8-42.1

8.1

3.2-19.0

5.8

2.1-14.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

56.6

41.5-70.5

34.9

21.6-51.0

1.6

0.4- 6.4

6.9

2.7-16.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

50.0

34.9-65.2

35.5

21.3-52.8

7.5

3.2-16.3

7.0

2.2-19.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

89.3

73.1-96.3

4.7

1.4-15.0

1.3

0.2- 9.5

4.7

1.1-17.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

63.6

47.0-77.5

34.6

20.9-51.5

1.8

0.4- 7.0

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

39.0

24.0-56.4

46.3

29.8-63.7

7.9

2.3-23.4

6.8

2.6-16.5

Northeast NC I

79.2

61.6-90.0

20.8

10.0-38.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

87.0

76.9-93.1

10.9

5.5-20.7

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.5- 8.5

Northeastern Partnership

85.0

76.7-90.8

13.4

8.0-21.5

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.4- 6.4

Mountain AHEC

166

127

75.7

66.3-83.2

16.6

10.5-25.4

2.8

0.9- 8.5

4.8

2.2-10.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

384

270

69.6

61.6-76.6

20.9

15.4-27.7

4.9

1.8-12.7

4.6

2.1- 9.7

Piedmont

670

518

77.3

72.4-81.6

105

16.9

13.1-21.4

2.6

1.2- 5.5

3.2

2.0- 5.1

Western NC

282

203

74.3

66.7-80.6

16.9

12.2-23.1

5.0

1.9-12.4

3.8

2.0- 7.1

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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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