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-WHITE FEMALES

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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	1,802	90.8	88.5-92.8	87	4.9	3.5- 6.7	32	1.6	0.9- 2.9	61	2.7	1.7- 4.3
AGE
18-24	96	85	87.3	69.1-95.5	6	5.4	1.3-19.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.6	3	6.6	1.2-28.8
25-34	384	352	93.4	89.5-95.9	21	5.4	3.1- 9.2	4	0.6	0.2- 2.1	7	0.6	0.3- 1.4
35-44	501	454	92.2	88.9-94.6	20	2.9	1.8- 4.8	9	2.0	0.8- 4.6	18	2.9	1.6- 5.3
45-54	567	519	91.1	86.2-94.3	20	3.1	1.6- 5.8	14	3.2	1.2- 8.5	14	2.7	1.4- 5.0
55-64	321	289	85.8	76.9-91.7	16	10.9	5.5-20.5	2	0.2	0.0- 0.9	14	3.0	1.6- 5.7
65-74	86	81	96.5	88.7-99.0	2	2.3	0.4-12.0	0	0.0	. - .	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	85	77.1	59.1-88.7	13	18.9	8.3-37.4	2	3.2	0.5-17.0	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	535	464	87.2	81.6-91.3	36	8.2	5.0-13.2	8	2.0	0.5- 7.9	27	2.6	1.6- 4.1
Some Post-H.S.	569	513	90.8	85.6-94.3	22	2.7	1.6- 4.5	15	2.3	1.1- 4.5	19	4.2	1.7-10.3
College Graduate	777	740	95.2	92.8-96.9	16	2.3	1.2- 4.4	7	0.6	0.2- 1.4	14	1.9	1.0- 3.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	84	72	86.5	74.9-93.2	6	9.0	3.6-20.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.4	5	4.1	1.5-10.7
$15,000- 24,999	288	240	81.0	72.2-87.5	28	13.2	7.5-22.1	8	3.6	1.5- 8.8	12	2.2	1.1- 4.4
$25,000- 34,999	250	237	95.3	89.4-98.0	6	3.0	0.9- 9.9	3	0.5	0.1- 1.7	4	1.2	0.5- 3.3
$35,000- 49,999	352	324	94.3	90.9-96.5	16	3.6	1.9- 6.8	5	0.5	0.2- 1.2	7	1.6	0.7- 3.7
$50,000-74,999	319	293	92.8	88.0-95.7	15	5.5	2.8-10.3	3	0.6	0.2- 2.3	8	1.2	0.5- 2.7
$75,000+	389	366	93.6	89.3-96.2	6	1.9	0.6- 5.5	4	1.3	0.4- 4.3	13	3.3	1.7- 6.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	118	111	94.9	89.4-97.6	2	1.1	0.3- 4.8	0	0.0	. - .	5	4.0	1.6- 9.3
Guilford	110	100	89.7	81.4-94.5	4	3.6	1.2- 9.8	0	0.0	. - .	6	6.8	3.0-14.4
Mecklenburg	83	78	93.6	84.1-97.6	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	0	0.0	. - .	4	5.0	1.6-14.5
Orange	120	114	94.6	86.2-98.0	4	4.1	1.2-13.0	0	0.0	. - .	2	1.2	0.3- 5.0
Wake	105	100	95.4	88.1-98.3	2	1.2	0.2- 6.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	3.4	1.0-10.7
Chatham/Lee	73	71	98.0	91.4-99.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Nash/Wilson	63	57	90.0	79.3-95.5	2	3.7	0.9-13.7	1	1.4	0.2- 9.2	3	4.9	1.6-14.2
Craven/Pamlico	86	76	85.8	74.5-92.6	3	5.8	1.7-18.0	3	4.5	1.4-13.4	4	3.8	1.4-10.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	105	87	84.2	75.7-90.1	8	7.8	3.8-15.2	5	4.0	1.6- 9.4	5	4.1	1.6-10.0
Appalachian/Wilkes	120	111	92.6	85.1-96.4	3	3.3	0.9-11.4	4	2.4	0.9- 6.5	2	1.7	0.4- 6.9
Franklin/Gran./Vance	84	70	85.5	75.7-91.8	7	7.7	3.5-16.0	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	4	4.6	1.6-12.5
Graham/Swain/Jackson	108	103	90.3	71.6-97.2	2	2.0	0.5- 7.9	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6	2	6.8	1.2-30.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	59	57	94.1	79.4-98.5	2	5.9	1.5-20.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	78	67	84.2	72.5-91.6	8	10.1	5.0-19.2	2	5.0	1.1-19.3	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9
Northeast NC I	64	49	76.0	62.7-85.7	8	13.3	6.2-26.3	2	3.1	0.8-11.7	5	7.5	3.0-17.6
Northeast NC II	103	97	95.2	88.6-98.1	2	2.5	0.6-10.1	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8
Northeastern Partnership	167	146	89.9	84.2-93.7	10	5.5	2.7-10.8	4	1.5	0.6- 4.1	7	3.0	1.4- 6.6
Mountain AHEC	337	313	91.6	87.1-94.6	9	3.0	1.4- 6.3	4	1.9	0.6- 5.4	11	3.5	1.9- 6.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	593	533	91.9	86.5-95.2	29	3.2	2.0- 5.0	12	1.6	0.7- 3.4	19	3.3	1.0-10.5
Piedmont	864	785	90.1	86.6-92.8	43	6.1	4.0- 9.2	11	1.6	0.6- 4.2	25	2.2	1.3- 3.7
Western NC	525	484	91.7	88.3-94.2	15	3.3	1.8- 6.1	9	1.7	0.7- 3.8	17	3.3	1.9- 5.5

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

1,982

1,802

90.8

88.5-92.8

4.9

3.5- 6.7

1.6

0.9- 2.9

2.7

1.7- 4.3

AGE

18-24

87.3

69.1-95.5

5.4

1.3-19.6

0.8

0.2- 3.6

6.6

1.2-28.8

25-34

384

352

93.4

89.5-95.9

5.4

3.1- 9.2

0.6

0.2- 2.1

0.6

0.3- 1.4

35-44

501

454

92.2

88.9-94.6

2.9

1.8- 4.8

2.0

0.8- 4.6

2.9

1.6- 5.3

45-54

567

519

91.1

86.2-94.3

3.1

1.6- 5.8

3.2

1.2- 8.5

2.7

1.4- 5.0

55-64

321

289

85.8

76.9-91.7

10.9

5.5-20.5

0.2

0.0- 0.9

3.0

1.6- 5.7

65-74

96.5

88.7-99.0

2.3

0.4-12.0

0.0

. - .

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

77.1

59.1-88.7

18.9

8.3-37.4

3.2

0.5-17.0

0.9

0.1- 5.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

535

464

87.2

81.6-91.3

8.2

5.0-13.2

2.0

0.5- 7.9

2.6

1.6- 4.1

Some Post-H.S.

569

513

90.8

85.6-94.3

2.7

1.6- 4.5

2.3

1.1- 4.5

4.2

1.7-10.3

College Graduate

777

740

95.2

92.8-96.9

2.3

1.2- 4.4

0.6

0.2- 1.4

1.9

1.0- 3.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

86.5

74.9-93.2

9.0

3.6-20.9

0.3

0.0- 2.4

4.1

1.5-10.7

$15,000- 24,999

288

240

81.0

72.2-87.5

13.2

7.5-22.1

3.6

1.5- 8.8

2.2

1.1- 4.4

$25,000- 34,999

250

237

95.3

89.4-98.0

3.0

0.9- 9.9

0.5

0.1- 1.7

1.2

0.5- 3.3

$35,000- 49,999

352

324

94.3

90.9-96.5

3.6

1.9- 6.8

0.5

0.2- 1.2

1.6

0.7- 3.7

$50,000-74,999

319

293

92.8

88.0-95.7

5.5

2.8-10.3

0.6

0.2- 2.3

1.2

0.5- 2.7

$75,000+

389

366

93.6

89.3-96.2

1.9

0.6- 5.5

1.3

0.4- 4.3

3.3

1.7- 6.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

118

111

94.9

89.4-97.6

1.1

0.3- 4.8

0.0

. - .

4.0

1.6- 9.3

Guilford

110

100

89.7

81.4-94.5

3.6

1.2- 9.8

0.0

. - .

6.8

3.0-14.4

Mecklenburg

93.6

84.1-97.6

1.3

0.2- 9.0

0.0

. - .

5.0

1.6-14.5

Orange

120

114

94.6

86.2-98.0

4.1

1.2-13.0

0.0

. - .

1.2

0.3- 5.0

Wake

105

100

95.4

88.1-98.3

1.2

0.2- 6.4

0.0

. - .

3.4

1.0-10.7

Chatham/Lee

98.0

91.4-99.6

1.4

0.2- 9.5

0.0

. - .

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Nash/Wilson

90.0

79.3-95.5

3.7

0.9-13.7

1.4

0.2- 9.2

4.9

1.6-14.2

Craven/Pamlico

85.8

74.5-92.6

5.8

1.7-18.0

4.5

1.4-13.4

3.8

1.4-10.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

105

84.2

75.7-90.1

7.8

3.8-15.2

4.0

1.6- 9.4

4.1

1.6-10.0

Appalachian/Wilkes

120

111

92.6

85.1-96.4

3.3

0.9-11.4

2.4

0.9- 6.5

1.7

0.4- 6.9

Franklin/Gran./Vance

85.5

75.7-91.8

7.7

3.5-16.0

2.3

0.7- 7.3

4.6

1.6-12.5

Graham/Swain/Jackson

108

103

90.3

71.6-97.2

2.0

0.5- 7.9

0.8

0.1- 5.6

6.8

1.2-30.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

94.1

79.4-98.5

5.9

1.5-20.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

84.2

72.5-91.6

10.1

5.0-19.2

5.0

1.1-19.3

0.7

0.1- 4.9

Northeast NC I

76.0

62.7-85.7

13.3

6.2-26.3

3.1

0.8-11.7

7.5

3.0-17.6

Northeast NC II

103

95.2

88.6-98.1

2.5

0.6-10.1

0.9

0.2- 3.7

1.3

0.3- 5.8

Northeastern Partnership

167

146

89.9

84.2-93.7

5.5

2.7-10.8

1.5

0.6- 4.1

3.0

1.4- 6.6

Mountain AHEC

337

313

91.6

87.1-94.6

3.0

1.4- 6.3

1.9

0.6- 5.4

3.5

1.9- 6.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

593

533

91.9

86.5-95.2

3.2

2.0- 5.0

1.6

0.7- 3.4

3.3

1.0-10.5

Piedmont

864

785

90.1

86.6-92.8

6.1

4.0- 9.2

1.6

0.6- 4.2

2.2

1.3- 3.7

Western NC

525

484

91.7

88.3-94.2

3.3

1.8- 6.1

1.7

0.7- 3.8

3.3

1.9- 5.5

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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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