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-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	1,337	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
RACE
White	988	849	85.5	81.7-88.6	72	7.3	5.1-10.3	26	3.8	2.1- 6.7	41	3.4	2.2- 5.3
African American	220	183	80.7	71.6-87.4	23	12.4	7.1-20.7	5	3.2	1.0- 9.7	9	3.7	1.4- 9.7
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	19	73.2	28.2-95.0	1	0.8	0.1- 6.5	2	24.3	3.8-71.9	1	1.8	0.2-13.1
Other Minorities	81	70	76.9	59.2-88.4	5	7.4	2.0-23.5	1	3.1	0.4-18.7	5	12.7	4.7-30.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	81	67	77.3	59.9-88.6	6	7.8	2.3-23.1	3	3.3	0.6-17.3	5	11.6	4.0-29.1
-English Speaking	21	17	96.3	88.0-98.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.6	0.3- 7.3	2	2.1	0.4- 9.6
-Spanish Speaking	60	50	73.0	53.3-86.5	6	9.6	2.9-27.5	1	3.7	0.5-21.9	3	13.7	4.6-34.4
Non-Hispanic	1,254	1,074	84.7	81.2-87.6	98	8.0	6.0-10.7	31	3.9	2.3- 6.4	51	3.4	2.3- 5.1
AGE
18-24	89	78	84.2	69.2-92.6	7	9.3	3.4-23.1	2	3.4	0.6-17.0	2	3.1	0.5-17.8
25-34	299	254	83.5	75.9-89.1	28	8.5	4.8-14.6	6	3.4	1.3- 8.6	11	4.6	1.9-10.6
35-44	376	321	85.7	79.7-90.1	34	8.5	5.4-13.3	9	2.7	1.1- 6.7	12	3.1	1.2- 7.7
45-54	327	285	84.1	75.3-90.2	19	7.3	3.6-14.1	6	4.5	1.2-15.0	17	4.2	2.2- 7.9
55-64	187	155	80.8	70.8-88.0	13	5.2	2.4-10.9	9	7.9	3.4-17.4	10	6.0	2.4-14.3
65-74	45	38	77.8	55.9-90.7	2	2.8	0.6-12.0	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	4	18.1	6.4-41.6
75+	6	4	52.1	13.1-88.7	1	39.9	7.0-85.5	1	8.0	0.9-44.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	125	95	73.0	58.1-84.0	16	11.9	5.1-25.6	5	4.4	1.0-17.5	9	10.7	4.3-24.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	346	275	79.7	72.6-85.3	38	10.2	6.6-15.6	14	5.1	2.5-10.2	19	5.0	2.3-10.4
Some Post-H.S.	317	275	85.0	77.3-90.5	28	10.6	6.1-18.0	5	1.9	0.5- 6.5	9	2.5	0.8- 7.2
College Graduate	549	498	89.5	84.6-92.9	22	3.6	2.0- 6.2	10	4.0	1.7- 9.3	19	3.0	1.7- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	41	31	78.7	48.7-93.5	4	16.5	3.6-50.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4	4	4.1	1.1-13.8
$15,000- 24,999	175	141	74.8	63.0-83.8	17	13.5	7.0-24.5	10	6.1	2.6-13.6	7	5.6	1.7-16.8
$25,000- 34,999	140	105	73.7	61.1-83.3	21	16.4	9.4-27.2	3	5.1	1.4-17.5	11	4.7	1.5-14.0
$35,000- 49,999	218	179	81.1	71.6-88.0	22	10.5	5.6-18.6	7	4.0	1.3-11.5	10	4.4	1.7-11.3
$50,000-74,999	224	203	91.5	85.0-95.3	12	3.8	1.6- 8.6	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	8	3.1	1.4- 6.9
$75,000+	333	305	92.0	85.6-95.6	13	2.6	1.2- 5.5	8	4.2	1.5-11.5	7	1.3	0.5- 3.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	63	58	94.4	86.7-97.8	3	3.5	1.1-10.9	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.7
Guilford	77	66	86.1	74.2-93.1	5	8.7	3.3-21.2	0	0.0	. - .	6	5.2	2.1-12.3
Mecklenburg	88	81	91.5	78.9-96.8	3	1.9	0.6- 6.0	1	1.1	0.1- 7.2	3	5.6	1.3-20.7
Orange	84	80	97.0	91.5-99.0	2	1.5	0.3- 6.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.5	0.4- 6.5
Wake	96	90	93.0	83.4-97.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	2	4.0	0.9-15.3	3	2.6	0.8- 8.0
Chatham/Lee	65	56	90.6	77.9-96.3	6	8.2	2.8-21.6	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8
Nash/Wilson	54	44	78.5	62.5-88.9	6	13.1	5.1-29.5	2	4.3	1.0-16.2	2	4.1	1.0-15.7
Craven/Pamlico	55	44	80.4	64.6-90.2	7	13.3	5.3-29.8	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	3	4.9	1.4-15.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	62	46	74.5	61.3-84.3	8	13.3	6.5-25.2	3	4.9	1.6-14.3	5	7.3	3.0-16.8
Appalachian/Wilkes	62	53	89.0	79.0-94.6	3	3.2	0.9-10.5	2	2.3	0.5- 9.7	4	5.4	1.9-14.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	62	51	80.8	66.0-90.1	7	13.1	5.6-27.8	3	3.3	1.0-10.2	1	2.8	0.4-17.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	51	46	93.9	81.4-98.2	3	3.8	0.9-14.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.4	0.4-12.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	52	45	84.8	68.0-93.6	6	14.3	5.7-31.5	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	41	28	71.5	53.5-84.5	6	15.5	6.0-34.4	2	6.2	1.5-22.9	5	6.8	2.6-16.5
Northeast NC I	38	34	91.9	79.1-97.2	4	8.1	2.8-20.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	59	52	91.4	82.2-96.1	5	6.5	2.6-15.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.1	0.5- 8.5
Northeastern Partnership	97	86	91.5	84.5-95.6	9	6.9	3.4-13.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.5	0.4- 6.4
Mountain AHEC	166	148	90.8	84.1-94.8	8	2.8	1.2- 6.2	3	2.7	0.8- 8.5	7	3.8	1.5- 9.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	384	318	79.5	71.2-85.9	39	9.1	5.4-14.9	10	5.5	2.1-13.5	17	5.9	2.8-12.1
Piedmont	671	579	84.9	80.5-88.4	49	8.4	5.8-12.1	16	3.0	1.6- 5.6	27	3.8	2.2- 6.4
Western NC	282	246	88.8	82.3-93.2	16	3.4	1.9- 5.9	8	4.6	1.7-12.2	12	3.2	1.5- 6.5

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

1,337

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

RACE

White

988

849

85.5

81.7-88.6

7.3

5.1-10.3

3.8

2.1- 6.7

3.4

2.2- 5.3

African American

220

183

80.7

71.6-87.4

12.4

7.1-20.7

3.2

1.0- 9.7

3.7

1.4- 9.7

Asian

97.5

82.3-99.7

2.5

0.3-17.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

73.2

28.2-95.0

0.8

0.1- 6.5

24.3

3.8-71.9

1.8

0.2-13.1

Other Minorities

76.9

59.2-88.4

7.4

2.0-23.5

3.1

0.4-18.7

12.7

4.7-30.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

77.3

59.9-88.6

7.8

2.3-23.1

3.3

0.6-17.3

11.6

4.0-29.1

-English Speaking

96.3

88.0-98.9

0.0

. - .

1.6

0.3- 7.3

2.1

0.4- 9.6

-Spanish Speaking

73.0

53.3-86.5

9.6

2.9-27.5

3.7

0.5-21.9

13.7

4.6-34.4

Non-Hispanic

1,254

1,074

84.7

81.2-87.6

8.0

6.0-10.7

3.9

2.3- 6.4

3.4

2.3- 5.1

AGE

18-24

84.2

69.2-92.6

9.3

3.4-23.1

3.4

0.6-17.0

3.1

0.5-17.8

25-34

299

254

83.5

75.9-89.1

8.5

4.8-14.6

3.4

1.3- 8.6

4.6

1.9-10.6

35-44

376

321

85.7

79.7-90.1

8.5

5.4-13.3

2.7

1.1- 6.7

3.1

1.2- 7.7

45-54

327

285

84.1

75.3-90.2

7.3

3.6-14.1

4.5

1.2-15.0

4.2

2.2- 7.9

55-64

187

155

80.8

70.8-88.0

5.2

2.4-10.9

7.9

3.4-17.4

6.0

2.4-14.3

65-74

77.8

55.9-90.7

2.8

0.6-12.0

1.3

0.2- 9.0

18.1

6.4-41.6

75+

52.1

13.1-88.7

39.9

7.0-85.5

8.0

0.9-44.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

125

73.0

58.1-84.0

11.9

5.1-25.6

4.4

1.0-17.5

10.7

4.3-24.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

346

275

79.7

72.6-85.3

10.2

6.6-15.6

5.1

2.5-10.2

5.0

2.3-10.4

Some Post-H.S.

317

275

85.0

77.3-90.5

10.6

6.1-18.0

1.9

0.5- 6.5

2.5

0.8- 7.2

College Graduate

549

498

89.5

84.6-92.9

3.6

2.0- 6.2

4.0

1.7- 9.3

3.0

1.7- 5.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

78.7

48.7-93.5

16.5

3.6-50.7

0.8

0.2- 3.4

4.1

1.1-13.8

$15,000- 24,999

175

141

74.8

63.0-83.8

13.5

7.0-24.5

6.1

2.6-13.6

5.6

1.7-16.8

$25,000- 34,999

140

105

73.7

61.1-83.3

16.4

9.4-27.2

5.1

1.4-17.5

4.7

1.5-14.0

$35,000- 49,999

218

179

81.1

71.6-88.0

10.5

5.6-18.6

4.0

1.3-11.5

4.4

1.7-11.3

$50,000-74,999

224

203

91.5

85.0-95.3

3.8

1.6- 8.6

1.6

0.2-10.6

3.1

1.4- 6.9

$75,000+

333

305

92.0

85.6-95.6

2.6

1.2- 5.5

4.2

1.5-11.5

1.3

0.5- 3.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

94.4

86.7-97.8

3.5

1.1-10.9

1.3

0.2- 9.0

0.7

0.1- 4.7

Guilford

86.1

74.2-93.1

8.7

3.3-21.2

0.0

. - .

5.2

2.1-12.3

Mecklenburg

91.5

78.9-96.8

1.9

0.6- 6.0

1.1

0.1- 7.2

5.6

1.3-20.7

Orange

97.0

91.5-99.0

1.5

0.3- 6.4

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.4- 6.5

Wake

93.0

83.4-97.2

0.5

0.1- 3.7

4.0

0.9-15.3

2.6

0.8- 8.0

Chatham/Lee

90.6

77.9-96.3

8.2

2.8-21.6

0.3

0.0- 2.5

0.9

0.2- 3.8

Nash/Wilson

78.5

62.5-88.9

13.1

5.1-29.5

4.3

1.0-16.2

4.1

1.0-15.7

Craven/Pamlico

80.4

64.6-90.2

13.3

5.3-29.8

1.4

0.2- 9.2

4.9

1.4-15.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

74.5

61.3-84.3

13.3

6.5-25.2

4.9

1.6-14.3

7.3

3.0-16.8

Appalachian/Wilkes

89.0

79.0-94.6

3.2

0.9-10.5

2.3

0.5- 9.7

5.4

1.9-14.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

80.8

66.0-90.1

13.1

5.6-27.8

3.3

1.0-10.2

2.8

0.4-17.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

93.9

81.4-98.2

3.8

0.9-14.4

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.4-12.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

84.8

68.0-93.6

14.3

5.7-31.5

0.9

0.1- 6.3

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

71.5

53.5-84.5

15.5

6.0-34.4

6.2

1.5-22.9

6.8

2.6-16.5

Northeast NC I

91.9

79.1-97.2

8.1

2.8-20.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

91.4

82.2-96.1

6.5

2.6-15.3

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.5- 8.5

Northeastern Partnership

91.5

84.5-95.6

6.9

3.4-13.6

0.0

. - .

1.5

0.4- 6.4

Mountain AHEC

166

148

90.8

84.1-94.8

2.8

1.2- 6.2

2.7

0.8- 8.5

3.8

1.5- 9.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

384

318

79.5

71.2-85.9

9.1

5.4-14.9

5.5

2.1-13.5

5.9

2.8-12.1

Piedmont

671

579

84.9

80.5-88.4

8.4

5.8-12.1

3.0

1.6- 5.6

3.8

2.2- 6.4

Western NC

282

246

88.8

82.3-93.2

3.4

1.9- 5.9

4.6

1.7-12.2

3.2

1.5- 6.5

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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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