BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-WHITE FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
TOTAL	4,303	2,985	71.0	68.9-73.0	349	7.3	6.3- 8.4	279	6.0	5.0- 7.2	690	15.7	14.1-17.5
AGE
18-24	228	164	72.8	63.7-80.3	23	5.2	3.0- 8.6	10	4.5	2.0- 9.6	31	17.6	11.2-26.5
25-34	584	468	78.7	73.5-83.1	54	10.3	7.2-14.4	20	2.6	1.4- 5.0	42	8.4	5.5-12.4
35-44	757	539	74.2	69.5-78.3	70	7.4	5.3-10.3	52	7.2	4.8-10.7	96	11.2	8.4-14.7
45-54	836	564	69.7	64.9-74.1	74	6.8	4.9- 9.3	64	6.9	5.1- 9.4	134	16.6	12.9-21.1
55-64	718	483	67.6	62.0-72.8	51	7.1	4.9-10.1	64	9.2	6.2-13.4	120	16.1	12.1-21.2
65-74	627	409	65.1	59.5-70.3	46	8.2	5.6-11.9	41	6.2	3.8- 9.9	131	20.5	16.3-25.4
75+	524	339	64.5	58.2-70.4	29	4.6	2.7- 7.7	27	4.8	2.6- 8.7	129	26.1	20.8-32.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	570	304	51.1	44.8-57.3	61	11.0	7.8-15.4	56	8.7	5.7-13.1	149	29.2	23.6-35.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,270	772	60.0	55.7-64.1	119	8.6	6.7-10.9	111	7.8	6.0-10.2	268	23.6	19.9-27.8
Some Post-H.S.	1,151	814	76.2	72.5-79.4	108	8.1	6.3-10.5	69	5.6	3.8- 8.1	160	10.1	8.1-12.5
College Graduate	1,303	1,090	85.5	82.6-88.0	60	3.4	2.4- 5.0	43	3.6	2.3- 5.5	110	7.5	5.8- 9.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	455	241	50.0	43.0-56.9	61	16.6	12.1-22.3	46	9.0	5.9-13.4	107	24.5	18.3-31.9
$15,000- 24,999	730	434	60.1	54.5-65.4	77	10.0	7.2-13.6	75	11.1	7.9-15.4	144	18.9	14.9-23.6
$25,000- 34,999	471	315	66.5	59.2-73.1	37	5.9	3.7- 9.4	38	5.3	3.4- 8.2	81	22.3	16.2-29.8
$35,000- 49,999	571	431	77.1	71.7-81.7	46	7.3	4.9-10.7	26	4.4	2.5- 7.6	68	11.3	8.0-15.6
$50,000-74,999	485	367	76.1	70.3-81.1	41	8.0	5.1-12.3	22	4.2	2.3- 7.5	55	11.7	8.2-16.4
$75,000+	577	486	85.2	80.5-88.9	19	3.1	1.6- 5.6	16	3.7	1.7- 7.6	56	8.1	5.6-11.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	241	173	71.1	63.8-77.5	19	9.2	5.0-16.1	17	7.2	4.2-12.0	32	12.5	8.7-17.6
Guilford	198	160	81.0	73.4-86.8	10	4.6	2.3- 8.7	7	3.0	1.4- 6.4	21	11.5	6.7-19.0
Mecklenburg	181	143	81.0	74.1-86.4	8	3.7	1.7- 7.8	10	4.9	2.4- 9.7	20	10.4	6.5-16.2
Orange	236	192	79.1	66.0-88.0	12	4.8	2.4- 9.3	9	10.6	3.5-27.8	23	5.5	3.3- 9.1
Wake	195	163	84.6	77.4-89.7	12	5.0	2.8- 8.8	4	2.5	0.7- 8.1	16	8.0	4.2-14.5
Chatham/Lee	172	116	64.6	55.8-72.4	12	9.0	4.5-17.0	11	5.6	3.0-10.4	33	20.8	14.6-28.8
Nash/Wilson	150	95	61.9	52.7-70.2	11	9.2	4.9-16.7	13	8.7	4.6-15.8	31	20.3	14.1-28.3
Craven/Pamlico	218	158	72.6	65.4-78.8	19	9.8	6.0-15.8	13	5.2	2.9- 9.1	28	12.4	8.3-18.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	252	138	54.0	46.8-61.0	31	12.4	8.4-17.9	22	10.0	6.4-15.3	61	23.6	18.1-30.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	274	191	69.8	62.2-76.4	27	10.4	6.9-15.5	16	6.3	3.7-10.8	40	13.4	9.1-19.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	184	116	58.4	48.3-67.8	23	13.2	8.0-21.0	16	7.8	4.6-13.1	29	20.6	12.6-31.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	227	154	65.7	57.9-72.7	17	6.7	3.9-11.3	10	4.9	2.4- 9.7	46	22.7	16.7-30.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	117	81	69.8	59.8-78.2	9	6.9	3.3-13.7	13	11.4	6.2-19.9	14	12.0	6.9-20.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	174	104	61.3	52.8-69.2	17	9.9	5.8-16.3	17	9.5	5.7-15.3	36	19.4	13.5-27.0
Northeast NC I	136	78	57.2	47.9-66.0	14	11.4	6.7-18.6	16	11.7	7.0-19.0	28	19.8	13.3-28.3
Northeast NC II	220	149	68.1	60.7-74.6	18	9.3	5.7-14.8	16	6.9	4.0-11.7	37	15.7	11.1-21.9
Northeastern Partnership	356	227	65.1	59.2-70.5	32	9.9	6.8-14.1	32	8.2	5.6-12.0	65	16.8	12.9-21.7
Mountain AHEC	728	504	68.0	63.3-72.4	54	8.1	5.6-11.6	44	6.3	4.4- 9.0	126	17.5	14.0-21.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,309	878	69.1	65.0-73.0	116	8.8	6.8-11.4	98	5.6	4.2- 7.5	217	16.4	13.3-20.1
Piedmont	1,812	1,309	72.9	69.8-75.7	127	5.8	4.6- 7.2	106	6.1	4.7- 8.0	270	15.3	13.0-17.9
Western NC	1,182	798	68.3	64.5-71.8	106	9.5	7.4-12.2	75	6.3	4.7- 8.2	203	15.9	13.3-19.0

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,303

2,985

71.0

68.9-73.0

349

7.3

6.3- 8.4

279

6.0

5.0- 7.2

690

15.7

14.1-17.5

AGE

18-24

228

164

72.8

63.7-80.3

5.2

3.0- 8.6

4.5

2.0- 9.6

17.6

11.2-26.5

25-34

584

468

78.7

73.5-83.1

10.3

7.2-14.4

2.6

1.4- 5.0

8.4

5.5-12.4

35-44

757

539

74.2

69.5-78.3

7.4

5.3-10.3

7.2

4.8-10.7

11.2

8.4-14.7

45-54

836

564

69.7

64.9-74.1

6.8

4.9- 9.3

6.9

5.1- 9.4

134

16.6

12.9-21.1

55-64

718

483

67.6

62.0-72.8

7.1

4.9-10.1

9.2

6.2-13.4

120

16.1

12.1-21.2

65-74

627

409

65.1

59.5-70.3

8.2

5.6-11.9

6.2

3.8- 9.9

131

20.5

16.3-25.4

75+

524

339

64.5

58.2-70.4

4.6

2.7- 7.7

4.8

2.6- 8.7

129

26.1

20.8-32.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

570

304

51.1

44.8-57.3

11.0

7.8-15.4

8.7

5.7-13.1

149

29.2

23.6-35.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,270

772

60.0

55.7-64.1

119

8.6

6.7-10.9

111

7.8

6.0-10.2

268

23.6

19.9-27.8

Some Post-H.S.

1,151

814

76.2

72.5-79.4

108

8.1

6.3-10.5

5.6

3.8- 8.1

160

10.1

8.1-12.5

College Graduate

1,303

1,090

85.5

82.6-88.0

3.4

2.4- 5.0

3.6

2.3- 5.5

110

7.5

5.8- 9.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

455

241

50.0

43.0-56.9

16.6

12.1-22.3

9.0

5.9-13.4

107

24.5

18.3-31.9

$15,000- 24,999

730

434

60.1

54.5-65.4

10.0

7.2-13.6

11.1

7.9-15.4

144

18.9

14.9-23.6

$25,000- 34,999

471

315

66.5

59.2-73.1

5.9

3.7- 9.4

5.3

3.4- 8.2

22.3

16.2-29.8

$35,000- 49,999

571

431

77.1

71.7-81.7

7.3

4.9-10.7

4.4

2.5- 7.6

11.3

8.0-15.6

$50,000-74,999

485

367

76.1

70.3-81.1

8.0

5.1-12.3

4.2

2.3- 7.5

11.7

8.2-16.4

$75,000+

577

486

85.2

80.5-88.9

3.1

1.6- 5.6

3.7

1.7- 7.6

8.1

5.6-11.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

241

173

71.1

63.8-77.5

9.2

5.0-16.1

7.2

4.2-12.0

12.5

8.7-17.6

Guilford

198

160

81.0

73.4-86.8

4.6

2.3- 8.7

3.0

1.4- 6.4

11.5

6.7-19.0

Mecklenburg

181

143

81.0

74.1-86.4

3.7

1.7- 7.8

4.9

2.4- 9.7

10.4

6.5-16.2

Orange

236

192

79.1

66.0-88.0

4.8

2.4- 9.3

10.6

3.5-27.8

5.5

3.3- 9.1

Wake

195

163

84.6

77.4-89.7

5.0

2.8- 8.8

2.5

0.7- 8.1

8.0

4.2-14.5

Chatham/Lee

172

116

64.6

55.8-72.4

9.0

4.5-17.0

5.6

3.0-10.4

20.8

14.6-28.8

Nash/Wilson

150

61.9

52.7-70.2

9.2

4.9-16.7

8.7

4.6-15.8

20.3

14.1-28.3

Craven/Pamlico

218

158

72.6

65.4-78.8

9.8

6.0-15.8

5.2

2.9- 9.1

12.4

8.3-18.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

252

138

54.0

46.8-61.0

12.4

8.4-17.9

10.0

6.4-15.3

23.6

18.1-30.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

274

191

69.8

62.2-76.4

10.4

6.9-15.5

6.3

3.7-10.8

13.4

9.1-19.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

184

116

58.4

48.3-67.8

13.2

8.0-21.0

7.8

4.6-13.1

20.6

12.6-31.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

227

154

65.7

57.9-72.7

6.7

3.9-11.3

4.9

2.4- 9.7

22.7

16.7-30.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

117

69.8

59.8-78.2

6.9

3.3-13.7

11.4

6.2-19.9

12.0

6.9-20.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

174

104

61.3

52.8-69.2

9.9

5.8-16.3

9.5

5.7-15.3

19.4

13.5-27.0

Northeast NC I

136

57.2

47.9-66.0

11.4

6.7-18.6

11.7

7.0-19.0

19.8

13.3-28.3

Northeast NC II

220

149

68.1

60.7-74.6

9.3

5.7-14.8

6.9

4.0-11.7

15.7

11.1-21.9

Northeastern Partnership

356

227

65.1

59.2-70.5

9.9

6.8-14.1

8.2

5.6-12.0

16.8

12.9-21.7

Mountain AHEC

728

504

68.0

63.3-72.4

8.1

5.6-11.6

6.3

4.4- 9.0

126

17.5

14.0-21.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,309

878

69.1

65.0-73.0

116

8.8

6.8-11.4

5.6

4.2- 7.5

217

16.4

13.3-20.1

Piedmont

1,812

1,309

72.9

69.8-75.7

127

5.8

4.6- 7.2

106

6.1

4.7- 8.0

270

15.3

13.0-17.9

Western NC

1,182

798

68.3

64.5-71.8

106

9.5

7.4-12.2

6.3

4.7- 8.2

203

15.9

13.3-19.0

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^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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