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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-WHITE MALES

Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	987	733	75.6	71.4-79.4	254	24.4	20.6-28.6
AGE
18-24	56	35	67.2	48.1-81.9	21	32.8	18.1-51.9
25-34	195	138	74.3	64.8-82.0	57	25.7	18.0-35.2
35-44	283	208	77.3	70.2-83.1	75	22.7	16.9-29.8
45-54	251	190	76.5	66.8-84.1	61	23.5	15.9-33.2
55-64	151	120	78.6	67.1-86.8	31	21.4	13.2-32.9
65-74	41	36	81.8	57.1-93.8	5	18.2	6.2-42.9
75+	6	3	38.6	8.9-80.1	3	61.4	19.9-91.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	54	33	73.7	56.6-85.7	21	26.3	14.3-43.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	230	140	67.6	58.4-75.6	90	32.4	24.4-41.6
Some Post-H.S.	238	171	68.9	59.2-77.3	67	31.1	22.7-40.8
College Graduate	465	389	84.0	78.2-88.4	76	16.0	11.6-21.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	11	47.4	12.0-85.6	7	52.6	14.4-88.0
$15,000- 24,999	80	50	57.7	41.1-72.8	30	42.3	27.2-58.9
$25,000- 34,999	107	66	67.3	53.4-78.8	41	32.7	21.2-46.6
$35,000- 49,999	168	112	68.6	57.6-77.9	56	31.4	22.1-42.4
$50,000-74,999	175	131	74.9	64.9-82.8	44	25.1	17.2-35.1
$75,000+	293	250	87.1	79.8-92.0	43	12.9	8.0-20.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	53	40	73.1	56.2-85.2	13	26.9	14.8-43.8
Guilford	47	40	86.6	73.6-93.7	7	13.4	6.3-26.4
Mecklenburg	56	51	92.2	81.7-96.9	5	7.8	3.1-18.3
Orange	71	62	86.3	73.8-93.3	9	13.7	6.7-26.2
Wake	73	66	89.0	77.4-95.0	7	11.0	5.0-22.6
Chatham/Lee	44	32	72.3	53.1-85.7	12	27.7	14.3-46.9
Nash/Wilson	33	20	56.0	37.3-73.1	13	44.0	26.9-62.7
Craven/Pamlico	42	33	76.9	58.4-88.7	9	23.1	11.3-41.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	57	30	51.9	37.4-66.2	27	48.1	33.8-62.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	59	36	57.4	41.8-71.7	23	42.6	28.3-58.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	36	21	55.2	37.2-71.9	15	44.8	28.1-62.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	41	33	78.9	61.1-89.9	8	21.1	10.1-38.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	25	18	65.5	40.8-83.9	7	34.5	16.1-59.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	30	11	34.6	18.9-54.6	19	65.4	45.4-81.1
Northeast NC I	21	19	92.4	71.3-98.3	2	7.6	1.7-28.7
Northeast NC II	43	33	84.5	71.7-92.2	10	15.5	7.8-28.3
Northeastern Partnership	64	52	86.0	75.5-92.5	12	14.0	7.5-24.5
Mountain AHEC	140	106	74.7	64.7-82.7	34	25.3	17.3-35.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	253	180	71.3	61.3-79.5	73	28.7	20.5-38.7
Piedmont	485	376	77.9	72.3-82.6	109	22.1	17.4-27.7
Western NC	249	177	73.5	65.5-80.2	72	26.5	19.8-34.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

987

733

75.6

71.4-79.4

254

24.4

20.6-28.6

AGE

18-24

67.2

48.1-81.9

32.8

18.1-51.9

25-34

195

138

74.3

64.8-82.0

25.7

18.0-35.2

35-44

283

208

77.3

70.2-83.1

22.7

16.9-29.8

45-54

251

190

76.5

66.8-84.1

23.5

15.9-33.2

55-64

151

120

78.6

67.1-86.8

21.4

13.2-32.9

65-74

81.8

57.1-93.8

18.2

6.2-42.9

75+

38.6

8.9-80.1

61.4

19.9-91.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

73.7

56.6-85.7

26.3

14.3-43.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

230

140

67.6

58.4-75.6

32.4

24.4-41.6

Some Post-H.S.

238

171

68.9

59.2-77.3

31.1

22.7-40.8

College Graduate

465

389

84.0

78.2-88.4

16.0

11.6-21.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

47.4

12.0-85.6

52.6

14.4-88.0

$15,000- 24,999

57.7

41.1-72.8

42.3

27.2-58.9

$25,000- 34,999

107

67.3

53.4-78.8

32.7

21.2-46.6

$35,000- 49,999

168

112

68.6

57.6-77.9

31.4

22.1-42.4

$50,000-74,999

175

131

74.9

64.9-82.8

25.1

17.2-35.1

$75,000+

293

250

87.1

79.8-92.0

12.9

8.0-20.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.1

56.2-85.2

26.9

14.8-43.8

Guilford

86.6

73.6-93.7

13.4

6.3-26.4

Mecklenburg

92.2

81.7-96.9

7.8

3.1-18.3

Orange

86.3

73.8-93.3

13.7

6.7-26.2

Wake

89.0

77.4-95.0

11.0

5.0-22.6

Chatham/Lee

72.3

53.1-85.7

27.7

14.3-46.9

Nash/Wilson

56.0

37.3-73.1

44.0

26.9-62.7

Craven/Pamlico

76.9

58.4-88.7

23.1

11.3-41.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

51.9

37.4-66.2

48.1

33.8-62.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

57.4

41.8-71.7

42.6

28.3-58.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

55.2

37.2-71.9

44.8

28.1-62.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

78.9

61.1-89.9

21.1

10.1-38.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

65.5

40.8-83.9

34.5

16.1-59.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

34.6

18.9-54.6

65.4

45.4-81.1

Northeast NC I

92.4

71.3-98.3

7.6

1.7-28.7

Northeast NC II

84.5

71.7-92.2

15.5

7.8-28.3

Northeastern Partnership

86.0

75.5-92.5

14.0

7.5-24.5

Mountain AHEC

140

106

74.7

64.7-82.7

25.3

17.3-35.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

253

180

71.3

61.3-79.5

28.7

20.5-38.7

Piedmont

485

376

77.9

72.3-82.6

109

22.1

17.4-27.7

Western NC

249

177

73.5

65.5-80.2

26.5

19.8-34.5

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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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