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 MALES

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	987	748	77.5	73.3-81.1	159	15.6	12.5-19.2	30	3.0	1.6- 5.6	50	4.0	2.6- 6.0
AGE
18-24	56	35	67.2	48.1-81.9	18	31.5	17.0-50.8	1	0.7	0.1- 5.3	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3
25-34	195	143	76.5	67.1-83.9	36	16.1	10.2-24.5	7	4.2	1.5-10.8	9	3.2	1.0- 9.6
35-44	283	212	79.7	72.9-85.2	51	16.2	11.3-22.8	9	1.9	0.8- 4.8	11	2.1	0.9- 4.9
45-54	251	192	77.2	67.4-84.7	36	11.4	6.8-18.7	7	4.6	1.1-17.3	16	6.8	3.5-12.7
55-64	151	123	82.2	71.7-89.3	15	10.0	5.1-18.7	4	2.0	0.6- 6.1	9	5.9	2.0-16.0
65-74	41	37	84.1	58.1-95.3	1	0.9	0.1- 6.3	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	2	13.5	3.3-41.8
75+	6	3	38.6	8.9-80.1	1	39.9	7.0-85.5	1	13.6	1.6-59.5	1	8.0	0.9-44.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	54	33	73.7	56.6-85.7	13	14.4	7.0-27.4	3	2.5	0.6- 9.3	5	9.4	3.1-25.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	230	148	71.3	62.2-78.8	54	21.2	14.5-29.8	13	3.7	1.9- 7.2	15	3.9	1.6- 9.1
Some Post-H.S.	238	173	70.0	60.3-78.2	51	24.6	17.1-34.0	7	2.5	0.8- 8.1	7	2.9	0.9- 9.1
College Graduate	465	394	85.5	79.9-89.8	41	7.4	4.9-11.2	7	2.9	0.8- 9.5	23	4.2	2.4- 7.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	11	47.4	12.0-85.6	3	46.7	10.3-86.9	3	4.9	1.1-19.5	1	1.1	0.1- 8.8
$15,000- 24,999	80	50	57.7	41.1-72.8	21	30.4	17.2-47.9	4	9.5	3.0-26.0	5	2.4	0.8- 6.5
$25,000- 34,999	107	70	72.0	58.3-82.6	22	17.9	9.8-30.5	5	4.0	1.3-11.7	10	6.0	1.8-18.5
$35,000- 49,999	168	116	72.4	61.6-81.0	33	19.8	12.6-29.8	4	0.9	0.3- 2.6	15	6.9	2.9-15.2
$50,000-74,999	175	133	75.5	65.6-83.3	33	20.0	12.7-29.9	3	1.3	0.3- 6.0	6	3.2	1.3- 7.8
$75,000+	293	255	89.2	82.2-93.6	27	6.8	4.0-11.2	7	3.4	0.9-12.5	4	0.6	0.2- 2.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	53	40	73.1	56.2-85.2	10	22.7	11.4-40.2	1	1.7	0.2-11.0	2	2.5	0.6-10.2
Guilford	47	41	88.7	76.3-95.1	5	9.2	3.7-21.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.1	0.3-13.7
Mecklenburg	56	51	92.2	81.7-96.9	5	7.8	3.1-18.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	71	62	86.3	73.8-93.3	3	4.8	1.3-16.2	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	5	7.5	2.8-18.9
Wake	73	66	89.0	77.4-95.0	5	8.8	3.5-20.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.2	0.5- 9.0
Chatham/Lee	44	32	72.3	53.1-85.7	9	22.9	10.7-42.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	2	4.3	0.8-20.5
Nash/Wilson	33	21	58.4	39.4-75.2	10	33.8	18.5-53.5	2	7.8	1.9-27.0	0	0.0	. - .
Craven/Pamlico	42	34	78.8	60.0-90.1	4	10.8	3.4-29.4	1	4.7	0.7-26.6	3	5.8	1.7-18.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	57	31	53.6	39.1-67.6	17	31.2	19.6-45.6	5	8.9	3.5-20.7	4	6.3	2.3-16.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	59	36	57.4	41.8-71.7	16	33.7	20.2-50.5	2	1.7	0.4- 6.7	5	7.2	2.8-17.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	36	22	57.6	39.4-73.9	7	19.2	8.8-36.8	4	9.8	3.6-23.9	3	13.4	4.4-34.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	41	34	82.6	65.3-92.3	3	5.8	1.6-19.1	1	2.4	0.3-15.6	3	9.1	2.7-27.0
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	25	18	65.5	40.8-83.9	6	32.4	14.4-57.8	1	2.1	0.3-13.8	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	30	11	34.6	18.9-54.6	11	43.8	25.6-63.9	3	11.5	3.5-32.2	5	10.0	3.9-23.6
Northeast NC I	21	19	92.4	71.3-98.3	2	7.6	1.7-28.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Northeast NC II	43	34	85.5	72.7-92.9	7	11.5	5.2-23.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.9	0.7-12.0
Northeastern Partnership	64	53	86.8	76.3-93.1	9	10.8	5.3-20.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.4	0.5- 9.8
Mountain AHEC	140	107	75.0	64.9-82.9	20	16.0	9.7-25.2	4	3.4	1.1-10.2	9	5.6	2.5-12.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	253	183	71.6	61.6-79.9	49	18.7	12.5-27.1	9	5.2	1.5-16.5	12	4.4	1.6-11.5
Piedmont	485	387	80.8	75.4-85.2	63	14.1	10.1-19.2	11	1.4	0.6- 3.3	24	3.8	2.2- 6.4
Western NC	249	178	73.7	65.7-80.4	47	16.6	11.7-22.8	10	5.6	2.2-13.9	14	4.1	2.1- 7.9

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

987

748

77.5

73.3-81.1

159

15.6

12.5-19.2

3.0

1.6- 5.6

4.0

2.6- 6.0

AGE

18-24

67.2

48.1-81.9

31.5

17.0-50.8

0.7

0.1- 5.3

0.5

0.1- 2.3

25-34

195

143

76.5

67.1-83.9

16.1

10.2-24.5

4.2

1.5-10.8

3.2

1.0- 9.6

35-44

283

212

79.7

72.9-85.2

16.2

11.3-22.8

1.9

0.8- 4.8

2.1

0.9- 4.9

45-54

251

192

77.2

67.4-84.7

11.4

6.8-18.7

4.6

1.1-17.3

6.8

3.5-12.7

55-64

151

123

82.2

71.7-89.3

10.0

5.1-18.7

2.0

0.6- 6.1

5.9

2.0-16.0

65-74

84.1

58.1-95.3

0.9

0.1- 6.3

1.5

0.2-10.4

13.5

3.3-41.8

75+

38.6

8.9-80.1

39.9

7.0-85.5

13.6

1.6-59.5

8.0

0.9-44.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

73.7

56.6-85.7

14.4

7.0-27.4

2.5

0.6- 9.3

9.4

3.1-25.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

230

148

71.3

62.2-78.8

21.2

14.5-29.8

3.7

1.9- 7.2

3.9

1.6- 9.1

Some Post-H.S.

238

173

70.0

60.3-78.2

24.6

17.1-34.0

2.5

0.8- 8.1

2.9

0.9- 9.1

College Graduate

465

394

85.5

79.9-89.8

7.4

4.9-11.2

2.9

0.8- 9.5

4.2

2.4- 7.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

47.4

12.0-85.6

46.7

10.3-86.9

4.9

1.1-19.5

1.1

0.1- 8.8

$15,000- 24,999

57.7

41.1-72.8

30.4

17.2-47.9

9.5

3.0-26.0

2.4

0.8- 6.5

$25,000- 34,999

107

72.0

58.3-82.6

17.9

9.8-30.5

4.0

1.3-11.7

6.0

1.8-18.5

$35,000- 49,999

168

116

72.4

61.6-81.0

19.8

12.6-29.8

0.9

0.3- 2.6

6.9

2.9-15.2

$50,000-74,999

175

133

75.5

65.6-83.3

20.0

12.7-29.9

1.3

0.3- 6.0

3.2

1.3- 7.8

$75,000+

293

255

89.2

82.2-93.6

6.8

4.0-11.2

3.4

0.9-12.5

0.6

0.2- 2.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.1

56.2-85.2

22.7

11.4-40.2

1.7

0.2-11.0

2.5

0.6-10.2

Guilford

88.7

76.3-95.1

9.2

3.7-21.0

0.0

. - .

2.1

0.3-13.7

Mecklenburg

92.2

81.7-96.9

7.8

3.1-18.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Orange

86.3

73.8-93.3

4.8

1.3-16.2

1.4

0.2- 9.5

7.5

2.8-18.9

Wake

89.0

77.4-95.0

8.8

3.5-20.6

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.5- 9.0

Chatham/Lee

72.3

53.1-85.7

22.9

10.7-42.5

0.6

0.1- 4.2

4.3

0.8-20.5

Nash/Wilson

58.4

39.4-75.2

33.8

18.5-53.5

7.8

1.9-27.0

0.0

. - .

Craven/Pamlico

78.8

60.0-90.1

10.8

3.4-29.4

4.7

0.7-26.6

5.8

1.7-18.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

53.6

39.1-67.6

31.2

19.6-45.6

8.9

3.5-20.7

6.3

2.3-16.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

57.4

41.8-71.7

33.7

20.2-50.5

1.7

0.4- 6.7

7.2

2.8-17.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

57.6

39.4-73.9

19.2

8.8-36.8

9.8

3.6-23.9

13.4

4.4-34.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

82.6

65.3-92.3

5.8

1.6-19.1

2.4

0.3-15.6

9.1

2.7-27.0

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

65.5

40.8-83.9

32.4

14.4-57.8

2.1

0.3-13.8

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

34.6

18.9-54.6

43.8

25.6-63.9

11.5

3.5-32.2

10.0

3.9-23.6

Northeast NC I

92.4

71.3-98.3

7.6

1.7-28.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Northeast NC II

85.5

72.7-92.9

11.5

5.2-23.8

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.7-12.0

Northeastern Partnership

86.8

76.3-93.1

10.8

5.3-20.8

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.5- 9.8

Mountain AHEC

140

107

75.0

64.9-82.9

16.0

9.7-25.2

3.4

1.1-10.2

5.6

2.5-12.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

253

183

71.6

61.6-79.9

18.7

12.5-27.1

5.2

1.5-16.5

4.4

1.6-11.5

Piedmont

485

387

80.8

75.4-85.2

14.1

10.1-19.2

1.4

0.6- 3.3

3.8

2.2- 6.4

Western NC

249

178

73.7

65.7-80.4

16.6

11.7-22.8

5.6

2.2-13.9

4.1

2.1- 7.9

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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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