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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators-WHITE MALES

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
TOTAL	2,531	1,660	67.5	64.6-70.3	186	8.0	6.4-10.0	226	9.1	7.4-11.0	459	15.4	13.4-17.6
AGE
18-24	135	83	62.8	50.2-73.9	18	13.3	6.7-24.4	13	7.7	3.5-16.2	21	16.2	9.1-27.2
25-34	352	259	72.9	65.5-79.3	27	7.0	4.0-11.8	24	8.4	4.8-14.2	42	11.7	7.7-17.5
35-44	501	350	72.6	67.0-77.6	35	7.4	4.6-11.7	49	8.3	5.7-12.0	67	11.7	8.5-15.8
45-54	483	320	65.8	58.9-72.0	34	8.7	5.4-13.7	53	13.0	8.6-19.2	76	12.5	8.9-17.3
55-64	447	271	64.7	58.2-70.6	43	8.8	6.0-12.9	24	4.3	2.5- 7.1	109	22.2	17.1-28.3
65-74	379	226	62.8	55.6-69.4	16	3.0	1.5- 6.1	41	12.8	8.4-18.9	96	21.4	16.4-27.6
75+	226	145	63.7	54.4-72.0	13	6.1	2.9-12.3	22	10.1	5.5-17.7	46	20.1	13.8-28.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	329	165	48.9	39.8-58.1	29	6.8	4.0-11.2	54	21.2	14.7-29.7	81	23.1	16.9-30.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	710	422	63.9	58.2-69.2	65	10.8	7.4-15.4	88	10.4	7.6-14.0	135	15.0	11.5-19.2
Some Post-H.S.	626	409	65.6	59.2-71.5	50	9.2	5.9-14.0	51	7.5	4.8-11.6	116	17.7	13.4-23.1
College Graduate	860	660	79.0	74.8-82.6	42	5.1	3.4- 7.6	32	4.7	2.8- 8.0	126	11.2	8.7-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	184	89	42.0	31.4-53.3	16	15.3	6.8-30.8	33	22.3	13.6-34.3	46	20.5	13.3-30.1
$15,000- 24,999	357	184	50.4	41.7-59.0	38	5.7	3.5- 9.1	55	18.5	12.4-26.8	80	25.4	18.1-34.4
$25,000- 34,999	268	147	59.7	50.7-68.1	21	8.1	4.3-14.6	28	10.7	6.4-17.5	72	21.5	15.4-29.2
$35,000- 49,999	413	267	66.0	59.1-72.3	32	10.1	6.2-16.2	37	8.7	5.7-13.1	77	15.2	11.2-20.3
$50,000-74,999	356	266	76.4	69.6-82.2	21	6.6	3.7-11.5	19	5.1	2.7- 9.5	50	11.9	8.0-17.4
$75,000+	442	371	83.5	77.2-88.2	15	4.2	2.2- 7.9	13	3.8	1.5- 9.6	43	8.5	5.4-13.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	154	104	71.1	62.5-78.4	6	3.3	1.3- 8.5	13	7.4	4.1-12.9	31	18.2	12.3-26.0
Guilford	112	74	64.0	52.7-73.9	11	8.0	4.1-14.8	9	9.2	4.2-18.9	18	18.9	11.2-30.2
Mecklenburg	108	83	72.8	58.7-83.4	7	14.1	5.7-30.9	4	3.5	1.1-10.3	14	9.6	5.2-17.0
Orange	133	106	83.5	75.8-89.1	5	2.6	1.0- 6.6	7	5.4	2.4-12.0	15	8.5	4.9-14.3
Wake	126	98	83.5	75.6-89.2	7	4.9	2.1-11.4	4	3.7	1.3-10.3	17	7.8	4.6-12.9
Chatham/Lee	113	64	59.6	48.2-70.0	12	13.6	7.0-24.8	12	7.8	4.2-13.8	25	19.1	12.4-28.2
Nash/Wilson	81	54	61.9	47.5-74.4	4	5.2	1.7-15.0	9	13.0	6.5-24.2	14	19.9	9.6-36.8
Craven/Pamlico	129	88	66.9	56.3-76.1	8	6.5	2.8-14.2	9	8.2	3.9-16.6	24	18.3	11.5-28.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	146	72	52.4	42.1-62.5	15	10.8	5.8-19.3	21	13.2	8.3-20.3	38	23.6	16.6-32.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	157	94	52.9	41.9-63.7	13	11.1	5.8-20.2	18	18.8	9.3-34.5	32	17.1	11.5-24.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	51	49.5	37.3-61.8	13	14.2	7.8-24.7	11	8.5	4.5-15.5	28	27.7	18.1-40.0
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	97	66.8	55.9-76.2	9	5.5	2.6-11.0	6	7.5	2.5-20.7	26	20.2	13.1-29.8
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	58	76.0	65.1-84.3	4	3.8	1.3-10.2	5	5.5	2.1-13.8	15	14.7	8.5-24.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	54	66.6	54.8-76.7	5	9.5	4.0-20.9	11	11.1	6.1-19.5	13	12.7	7.2-21.6
Northeast NC I	71	47	63.8	49.2-76.2	4	7.4	2.1-22.8	6	6.5	2.6-15.4	14	22.3	12.4-37.0
Northeast NC II	124	73	62.7	52.4-71.9	11	9.4	4.3-19.1	13	10.3	5.6-18.0	27	17.7	11.9-25.6
Northeastern Partnership	195	120	62.9	54.4-70.7	15	8.9	4.6-16.6	19	9.4	5.5-15.4	41	18.8	13.5-25.6
Mountain AHEC	426	294	72.3	65.7-78.0	25	5.0	3.0- 8.4	34	9.6	6.0-14.9	73	13.1	9.7-17.5
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	728	476	68.0	62.3-73.2	52	8.0	5.4-11.8	71	10.5	7.3-14.9	129	13.5	10.4-17.3
Piedmont	1,113	736	68.0	63.8-71.9	84	8.5	6.2-11.5	93	8.0	6.0-10.7	200	15.5	12.7-18.8
Western NC	690	448	65.3	59.4-70.7	50	6.5	4.5- 9.3	62	10.3	7.1-14.7	130	18.0	13.9-22.9

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,531

1,660

67.5

64.6-70.3

186

8.0

6.4-10.0

226

9.1

7.4-11.0

459

15.4

13.4-17.6

AGE

18-24

135

62.8

50.2-73.9

13.3

6.7-24.4

7.7

3.5-16.2

16.2

9.1-27.2

25-34

352

259

72.9

65.5-79.3

7.0

4.0-11.8

8.4

4.8-14.2

11.7

7.7-17.5

35-44

501

350

72.6

67.0-77.6

7.4

4.6-11.7

8.3

5.7-12.0

11.7

8.5-15.8

45-54

483

320

65.8

58.9-72.0

8.7

5.4-13.7

13.0

8.6-19.2

12.5

8.9-17.3

55-64

447

271

64.7

58.2-70.6

8.8

6.0-12.9

4.3

2.5- 7.1

109

22.2

17.1-28.3

65-74

379

226

62.8

55.6-69.4

3.0

1.5- 6.1

12.8

8.4-18.9

21.4

16.4-27.6

75+

226

145

63.7

54.4-72.0

6.1

2.9-12.3

10.1

5.5-17.7

20.1

13.8-28.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

329

165

48.9

39.8-58.1

6.8

4.0-11.2

21.2

14.7-29.7

23.1

16.9-30.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

710

422

63.9

58.2-69.2

10.8

7.4-15.4

10.4

7.6-14.0

135

15.0

11.5-19.2

Some Post-H.S.

626

409

65.6

59.2-71.5

9.2

5.9-14.0

7.5

4.8-11.6

116

17.7

13.4-23.1

College Graduate

860

660

79.0

74.8-82.6

5.1

3.4- 7.6

4.7

2.8- 8.0

126

11.2

8.7-14.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

184

42.0

31.4-53.3

15.3

6.8-30.8

22.3

13.6-34.3

20.5

13.3-30.1

$15,000- 24,999

357

184

50.4

41.7-59.0

5.7

3.5- 9.1

18.5

12.4-26.8

25.4

18.1-34.4

$25,000- 34,999

268

147

59.7

50.7-68.1

8.1

4.3-14.6

10.7

6.4-17.5

21.5

15.4-29.2

$35,000- 49,999

413

267

66.0

59.1-72.3

10.1

6.2-16.2

8.7

5.7-13.1

15.2

11.2-20.3

$50,000-74,999

356

266

76.4

69.6-82.2

6.6

3.7-11.5

5.1

2.7- 9.5

11.9

8.0-17.4

$75,000+

442

371

83.5

77.2-88.2

4.2

2.2- 7.9

3.8

1.5- 9.6

8.5

5.4-13.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

154

104

71.1

62.5-78.4

3.3

1.3- 8.5

7.4

4.1-12.9

18.2

12.3-26.0

Guilford

112

64.0

52.7-73.9

8.0

4.1-14.8

9.2

4.2-18.9

18.9

11.2-30.2

Mecklenburg

108

72.8

58.7-83.4

14.1

5.7-30.9

3.5

1.1-10.3

9.6

5.2-17.0

Orange

133

106

83.5

75.8-89.1

2.6

1.0- 6.6

5.4

2.4-12.0

8.5

4.9-14.3

Wake

126

83.5

75.6-89.2

4.9

2.1-11.4

3.7

1.3-10.3

7.8

4.6-12.9

Chatham/Lee

113

59.6

48.2-70.0

13.6

7.0-24.8

7.8

4.2-13.8

19.1

12.4-28.2

Nash/Wilson

61.9

47.5-74.4

5.2

1.7-15.0

13.0

6.5-24.2

19.9

9.6-36.8

Craven/Pamlico

129

66.9

56.3-76.1

6.5

2.8-14.2

8.2

3.9-16.6

18.3

11.5-28.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

146

52.4

42.1-62.5

10.8

5.8-19.3

13.2

8.3-20.3

23.6

16.6-32.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

157

52.9

41.9-63.7

11.1

5.8-20.2

18.8

9.3-34.5

17.1

11.5-24.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

49.5

37.3-61.8

14.2

7.8-24.7

8.5

4.5-15.5

27.7

18.1-40.0

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

66.8

55.9-76.2

5.5

2.6-11.0

7.5

2.5-20.7

20.2

13.1-29.8

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

76.0

65.1-84.3

3.8

1.3-10.2

5.5

2.1-13.8

14.7

8.5-24.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

66.6

54.8-76.7

9.5

4.0-20.9

11.1

6.1-19.5

12.7

7.2-21.6

Northeast NC I

63.8

49.2-76.2

7.4

2.1-22.8

6.5

2.6-15.4

22.3

12.4-37.0

Northeast NC II

124

62.7

52.4-71.9

9.4

4.3-19.1

10.3

5.6-18.0

17.7

11.9-25.6

Northeastern Partnership

195

120

62.9

54.4-70.7

8.9

4.6-16.6

9.4

5.5-15.4

18.8

13.5-25.6

Mountain AHEC

426

294

72.3

65.7-78.0

5.0

3.0- 8.4

9.6

6.0-14.9

13.1

9.7-17.5

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

728

476

68.0

62.3-73.2

8.0

5.4-11.8

10.5

7.3-14.9

129

13.5

10.4-17.3

Piedmont

1,113

736

68.0

63.8-71.9

8.5

6.2-11.5

8.0

6.0-10.7

200

15.5

12.7-18.8

Western NC

690

448

65.3

59.4-70.7

6.5

4.5- 9.3

10.3

7.1-14.7

130

18.0

13.9-22.9

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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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