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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-WHITE FEMALES

Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,981	1,626	81.7	78.8-84.3	355	18.3	15.7-21.2
AGE
18-24	96	77	76.3	59.3-87.7	19	23.7	12.3-40.7
25-34	384	310	83.6	78.1-87.9	74	16.4	12.1-21.9
35-44	501	417	84.5	79.7-88.3	84	15.5	11.7-20.3
45-54	567	470	82.0	76.6-86.4	97	18.0	13.6-23.4
55-64	320	255	73.6	64.3-81.2	65	26.4	18.8-35.7
65-74	86	76	92.9	84.0-97.0	10	7.1	3.0-16.0
75+	13	10	88.4	60.9-97.4	3	11.6	2.6-39.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	101	67	61.2	44.5-75.6	34	38.8	24.4-55.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	533	405	76.6	70.4-81.9	128	23.4	18.1-29.6
Some Post-H.S.	570	450	79.3	73.2-84.3	120	20.7	15.7-26.8
College Graduate	777	704	89.8	86.3-92.4	73	10.2	7.6-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	63	78.2	65.0-87.4	21	21.8	12.6-35.0
$15,000- 24,999	289	206	69.7	60.2-77.7	83	30.3	22.3-39.8
$25,000- 34,999	249	214	84.9	75.9-91.0	35	15.1	9.0-24.1
$35,000- 49,999	352	287	84.3	78.1-88.9	65	15.7	11.1-21.9
$50,000-74,999	318	272	87.0	81.2-91.2	46	13.0	8.8-18.8
$75,000+	389	339	84.7	78.7-89.2	50	15.3	10.8-21.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	118	108	93.4	87.6-96.6	10	6.6	3.4-12.4
Guilford	110	94	82.9	72.6-89.8	16	17.1	10.2-27.4
Mecklenburg	83	71	87.0	77.2-92.9	12	13.0	7.1-22.8
Orange	120	111	92.2	83.5-96.5	9	7.8	3.5-16.5
Wake	105	94	89.1	80.5-94.2	11	10.9	5.8-19.5
Chatham/Lee	73	70	96.4	88.4-98.9	3	3.6	1.1-11.6
Nash/Wilson	63	52	82.9	70.8-90.6	11	17.1	9.4-29.2
Craven/Pamlico	86	69	79.8	68.6-87.8	17	20.2	12.2-31.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	105	72	69.2	58.7-78.0	33	30.8	22.0-41.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	120	94	80.4	71.6-87.0	26	19.6	13.0-28.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	84	65	80.6	69.9-88.1	19	19.4	11.9-30.1
Graham/Swain/Jackson	108	89	76.1	61.9-86.2	19	23.9	13.8-38.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	59	49	80.4	66.4-89.5	10	19.6	10.5-33.6
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	78	58	73.5	61.4-82.9	20	26.5	17.1-38.6
Northeast NC I	64	44	69.5	56.1-80.2	20	30.5	19.8-43.9
Northeast NC II	103	90	88.6	80.1-93.8	13	11.4	6.2-19.9
Northeastern Partnership	167	134	83.3	76.4-88.5	33	16.7	11.5-23.6
Mountain AHEC	336	283	83.6	77.7-88.1	53	16.4	11.9-22.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	594	476	81.7	75.6-86.6	118	18.3	13.4-24.4
Piedmont	863	726	81.7	77.5-85.2	137	18.3	14.8-22.5
Western NC	524	424	81.9	77.3-85.7	100	18.1	14.3-22.7

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,981

1,626

81.7

78.8-84.3

355

18.3

15.7-21.2

AGE

18-24

76.3

59.3-87.7

23.7

12.3-40.7

25-34

384

310

83.6

78.1-87.9

16.4

12.1-21.9

35-44

501

417

84.5

79.7-88.3

15.5

11.7-20.3

45-54

567

470

82.0

76.6-86.4

18.0

13.6-23.4

55-64

320

255

73.6

64.3-81.2

26.4

18.8-35.7

65-74

92.9

84.0-97.0

7.1

3.0-16.0

75+

88.4

60.9-97.4

11.6

2.6-39.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

101

61.2

44.5-75.6

38.8

24.4-55.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

533

405

76.6

70.4-81.9

128

23.4

18.1-29.6

Some Post-H.S.

570

450

79.3

73.2-84.3

120

20.7

15.7-26.8

College Graduate

777

704

89.8

86.3-92.4

10.2

7.6-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

78.2

65.0-87.4

21.8

12.6-35.0

$15,000- 24,999

289

206

69.7

60.2-77.7

30.3

22.3-39.8

$25,000- 34,999

249

214

84.9

75.9-91.0

15.1

9.0-24.1

$35,000- 49,999

352

287

84.3

78.1-88.9

15.7

11.1-21.9

$50,000-74,999

318

272

87.0

81.2-91.2

13.0

8.8-18.8

$75,000+

389

339

84.7

78.7-89.2

15.3

10.8-21.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

118

108

93.4

87.6-96.6

6.6

3.4-12.4

Guilford

110

82.9

72.6-89.8

17.1

10.2-27.4

Mecklenburg

87.0

77.2-92.9

13.0

7.1-22.8

Orange

120

111

92.2

83.5-96.5

7.8

3.5-16.5

Wake

105

89.1

80.5-94.2

10.9

5.8-19.5

Chatham/Lee

96.4

88.4-98.9

3.6

1.1-11.6

Nash/Wilson

82.9

70.8-90.6

17.1

9.4-29.2

Craven/Pamlico

79.8

68.6-87.8

20.2

12.2-31.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

105

69.2

58.7-78.0

30.8

22.0-41.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

120

80.4

71.6-87.0

19.6

13.0-28.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

80.6

69.9-88.1

19.4

11.9-30.1

Graham/Swain/Jackson

108

76.1

61.9-86.2

23.9

13.8-38.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

80.4

66.4-89.5

19.6

10.5-33.6

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

73.5

61.4-82.9

26.5

17.1-38.6

Northeast NC I

69.5

56.1-80.2

30.5

19.8-43.9

Northeast NC II

103

88.6

80.1-93.8

11.4

6.2-19.9

Northeastern Partnership

167

134

83.3

76.4-88.5

16.7

11.5-23.6

Mountain AHEC

336

283

83.6

77.7-88.1

16.4

11.9-22.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

594

476

81.7

75.6-86.6

118

18.3

13.4-24.4

Piedmont

863

726

81.7

77.5-85.2

137

18.3

14.8-22.5

Western NC

524

424

81.9

77.3-85.7

100

18.1

14.3-22.7

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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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