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-WHITE FEMALES

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?*

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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	1,982	1,656	83.8	81.1-86.2	224	11.1	9.2-13.4	38	1.8	1.0- 3.2	64	3.2	2.0- 5.1
AGE
18-24	96	77	76.3	59.3-87.7	15	13.7	6.4-27.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	3	9.9	2.6-30.8
25-34	384	320	86.7	81.6-90.5	50	11.9	8.2-16.9	6	0.8	0.3- 2.3	8	0.6	0.3- 1.3
35-44	502	424	85.5	80.8-89.2	48	8.9	6.0-13.0	11	2.4	1.1- 5.4	19	3.1	1.8- 5.5
45-54	567	476	83.6	78.3-87.8	61	10.1	7.1-14.1	14	3.0	1.0- 8.4	16	3.3	1.8- 6.0
55-64	320	262	79.6	71.5-85.9	41	15.7	10.1-23.6	4	1.7	0.3- 8.4	13	2.9	1.5- 5.7
65-74	86	76	92.9	84.0-97.0	6	5.7	2.0-15.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.8	3	1.2	0.3- 4.2
75+	13	10	88.4	60.9-97.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.7	0.2-12.7	2	9.9	1.9-38.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	101	68	68.4	52.8-80.6	30	27.6	16.2-42.9	2	3.2	0.5-17.0	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	533	420	79.7	73.6-84.7	79	14.8	10.6-20.2	11	2.8	0.9- 8.4	23	2.7	1.5- 4.6
Some Post-H.S.	571	457	80.4	74.3-85.2	75	12.0	8.8-16.2	15	1.9	0.9- 4.0	24	5.8	2.6-12.2
College Graduate	777	711	91.3	88.1-93.7	40	5.7	3.8- 8.7	10	1.0	0.4- 2.4	16	2.0	1.1- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	63	78.2	65.0-87.4	14	14.9	7.5-27.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	6	6.6	2.5-16.0
$15,000- 24,999	289	210	73.1	64.4-80.4	57	18.2	12.7-25.5	10	3.7	1.5- 8.8	12	4.9	1.6-14.2
$25,000- 34,999	249	217	85.6	76.5-91.6	26	13.0	7.3-22.3	4	0.7	0.2- 2.2	2	0.6	0.1- 2.4
$35,000- 49,999	352	296	86.8	80.9-91.1	40	10.5	6.6-16.5	7	0.9	0.4- 2.1	9	1.7	0.8- 3.8
$50,000-74,999	318	279	90.8	86.1-94.0	26	6.2	3.8-10.0	3	1.4	0.3- 6.5	10	1.6	0.8- 3.5
$75,000+	390	344	86.4	80.7-90.6	28	8.7	5.3-14.0	6	1.8	0.6- 5.4	12	3.0	1.5- 6.0
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	118	108	93.4	87.6-96.6	5	2.7	1.0- 6.8	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2	4	3.0	1.1- 8.0
Guilford	110	96	84.1	73.8-90.9	8	9.1	4.1-19.2	0	0.0	. - .	6	6.8	3.0-14.4
Mecklenburg	83	72	88.3	78.8-93.9	5	5.4	2.2-12.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.0	4	5.0	1.6-14.5
Orange	120	112	92.7	84.1-96.9	7	6.6	2.7-15.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.7	0.1- 4.8
Wake	105	95	89.3	80.6-94.3	7	7.3	3.4-15.1	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.4	1.0-10.7
Chatham/Lee	73	70	96.4	88.4-98.9	2	3.1	0.8-11.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Nash/Wilson	63	53	84.7	73.0-92.0	6	9.0	3.8-19.9	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	3	4.9	1.6-14.2
Craven/Pamlico	86	70	81.2	70.0-88.8	9	10.5	4.9-21.1	2	3.2	0.8-12.2	5	5.1	2.1-12.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	105	75	72.4	62.0-80.8	20	19.0	11.8-29.1	7	5.8	2.7-11.9	3	2.9	0.9- 8.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	120	96	82.9	74.9-88.8	18	12.6	7.7-19.9	3	1.8	0.6- 5.7	3	2.7	0.9- 8.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	84	66	81.1	70.4-88.5	9	9.5	4.7-18.3	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	6	7.1	3.0-15.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	108	89	76.1	61.9-86.2	14	15.1	8.6-25.2	3	2.0	0.6- 6.2	2	6.8	1.2-30.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	59	49	80.4	66.4-89.5	9	18.6	9.7-32.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	78	60	76.4	64.4-85.3	15	21.0	12.5-33.1	2	1.9	0.5- 7.7	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9
Northeast NC I	64	46	73.2	59.9-83.2	9	14.5	7.1-27.3	3	3.8	1.1-11.9	6	8.5	3.7-18.5
Northeast NC II	103	90	88.6	80.1-93.8	10	9.6	4.8-18.0	1	0.5	0.1- 3.2	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8
Northeastern Partnership	167	136	84.4	77.5-89.4	19	10.9	6.6-17.5	4	1.4	0.5- 3.8	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9
Mountain AHEC	336	287	85.8	80.2-90.0	34	10.0	6.4-15.2	6	1.3	0.5- 3.6	9	2.9	1.4- 6.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	594	484	82.9	76.8-87.7	75	10.1	7.3-13.7	11	1.7	0.7- 4.1	24	5.4	2.2-12.6
Piedmont	864	741	84.2	80.3-87.5	83	11.4	8.6-14.9	15	2.0	0.9- 4.6	25	2.3	1.4- 3.8
Western NC	524	431	83.8	79.4-87.4	66	12.0	8.8-16.1	12	1.5	0.8- 2.9	15	2.7	1.6- 4.8

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

1,982

1,656

83.8

81.1-86.2

224

11.1

9.2-13.4

1.8

1.0- 3.2

3.2

2.0- 5.1

AGE

18-24

76.3

59.3-87.7

13.7

6.4-27.0

0.2

0.0- 1.3

9.9

2.6-30.8

25-34

384

320

86.7

81.6-90.5

11.9

8.2-16.9

0.8

0.3- 2.3

0.6

0.3- 1.3

35-44

502

424

85.5

80.8-89.2

8.9

6.0-13.0

2.4

1.1- 5.4

3.1

1.8- 5.5

45-54

567

476

83.6

78.3-87.8

10.1

7.1-14.1

3.0

1.0- 8.4

3.3

1.8- 6.0

55-64

320

262

79.6

71.5-85.9

15.7

10.1-23.6

1.7

0.3- 8.4

2.9

1.5- 5.7

65-74

92.9

84.0-97.0

5.7

2.0-15.0

0.2

0.0- 1.8

1.2

0.3- 4.2

75+

88.4

60.9-97.4

0.0

. - .

1.7

0.2-12.7

9.9

1.9-38.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

101

68.4

52.8-80.6

27.6

16.2-42.9

3.2

0.5-17.0

0.9

0.1- 5.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

533

420

79.7

73.6-84.7

14.8

10.6-20.2

2.8

0.9- 8.4

2.7

1.5- 4.6

Some Post-H.S.

571

457

80.4

74.3-85.2

12.0

8.8-16.2

1.9

0.9- 4.0

5.8

2.6-12.2

College Graduate

777

711

91.3

88.1-93.7

5.7

3.8- 8.7

1.0

0.4- 2.4

2.0

1.1- 3.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

78.2

65.0-87.4

14.9

7.5-27.5

0.3

0.0- 2.4

6.6

2.5-16.0

$15,000- 24,999

289

210

73.1

64.4-80.4

18.2

12.7-25.5

3.7

1.5- 8.8

4.9

1.6-14.2

$25,000- 34,999

249

217

85.6

76.5-91.6

13.0

7.3-22.3

0.7

0.2- 2.2

0.6

0.1- 2.4

$35,000- 49,999

352

296

86.8

80.9-91.1

10.5

6.6-16.5

0.9

0.4- 2.1

1.7

0.8- 3.8

$50,000-74,999

318

279

90.8

86.1-94.0

6.2

3.8-10.0

1.4

0.3- 6.5

1.6

0.8- 3.5

$75,000+

390

344

86.4

80.7-90.6

8.7

5.3-14.0

1.8

0.6- 5.4

3.0

1.5- 6.0

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

118

108

93.4

87.6-96.6

2.7

1.0- 6.8

0.9

0.1- 6.2

3.0

1.1- 8.0

Guilford

110

84.1

73.8-90.9

9.1

4.1-19.2

0.0

. - .

6.8

3.0-14.4

Mecklenburg

88.3

78.8-93.9

5.4

2.2-12.7

1.3

0.3- 5.0

5.0

1.6-14.5

Orange

120

112

92.7

84.1-96.9

6.6

2.7-15.2

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.1- 4.8

Wake

105

89.3

80.6-94.3

7.3

3.4-15.1

0.0

. - .

3.4

1.0-10.7

Chatham/Lee

96.4

88.4-98.9

3.1

0.8-11.6

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Nash/Wilson

84.7

73.0-92.0

9.0

3.8-19.9

1.4

0.2- 9.2

4.9

1.6-14.2

Craven/Pamlico

81.2

70.0-88.8

10.5

4.9-21.1

3.2

0.8-12.2

5.1

2.1-12.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

105

72.4

62.0-80.8

19.0

11.8-29.1

5.8

2.7-11.9

2.9

0.9- 8.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

120

82.9

74.9-88.8

12.6

7.7-19.9

1.8

0.6- 5.7

2.7

0.9- 8.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

81.1

70.4-88.5

9.5

4.7-18.3

2.3

0.7- 7.3

7.1

3.0-15.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

108

76.1

61.9-86.2

15.1

8.6-25.2

2.0

0.6- 6.2

6.8

1.2-30.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

80.4

66.4-89.5

18.6

9.7-32.7

1.0

0.1- 6.8

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

76.4

64.4-85.3

21.0

12.5-33.1

1.9

0.5- 7.7

0.7

0.1- 4.9

Northeast NC I

73.2

59.9-83.2

14.5

7.1-27.3

3.8

1.1-11.9

8.5

3.7-18.5

Northeast NC II

103

88.6

80.1-93.8

9.6

4.8-18.0

0.5

0.1- 3.2

1.3

0.3- 5.8

Northeastern Partnership

167

136

84.4

77.5-89.4

10.9

6.6-17.5

1.4

0.5- 3.8

3.3

1.6- 6.9

Mountain AHEC

336

287

85.8

80.2-90.0

10.0

6.4-15.2

1.3

0.5- 3.6

2.9

1.4- 6.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

594

484

82.9

76.8-87.7

10.1

7.3-13.7

1.7

0.7- 4.1

5.4

2.2-12.6

Piedmont

864

741

84.2

80.3-87.5

11.4

8.6-14.9

2.0

0.9- 4.6

2.3

1.4- 3.8

Western NC

524

431

83.8

79.4-87.4

12.0

8.8-16.1

1.5

0.8- 2.9

2.7

1.6- 4.8

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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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