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 MALES

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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	988	849	85.5	81.7-88.6	72	7.3	5.1-10.3	26	3.8	2.1- 6.7	41	3.4	2.2- 5.3
AGE
18-24	56	50	89.0	65.7-97.1	4	10.1	2.3-34.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.3	1	0.2	0.0- 1.7
25-34	196	166	85.1	76.3-91.0	19	8.5	4.4-15.8	5	3.8	1.3-10.7	6	2.6	0.7- 9.7
35-44	283	242	86.9	80.6-91.4	26	8.8	5.2-14.5	6	2.4	0.8- 6.9	9	1.9	0.7- 4.8
45-54	251	220	85.4	75.4-91.8	10	4.0	1.5-10.4	6	5.5	1.5-18.1	15	5.0	2.5- 9.6
55-64	151	127	81.2	69.5-89.1	10	5.6	2.3-12.6	6	6.8	2.3-18.2	8	6.5	2.3-16.8
65-74	41	36	81.8	57.1-93.8	2	3.2	0.7-13.8	1	1.5	0.2-10.4	2	13.5	3.3-41.8
75+	6	4	52.1	13.1-88.7	1	39.9	7.0-85.5	1	8.0	0.9-44.4	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	54	40	81.9	66.0-91.4	9	9.1	3.8-20.0	2	1.0	0.2- 4.3	3	8.0	2.2-24.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	230	179	81.4	73.3-87.4	26	9.6	5.5-16.2	10	4.9	2.2-10.8	15	4.2	1.8- 9.4
Some Post-H.S.	238	206	83.2	73.6-89.7	19	11.4	6.0-20.6	5	2.4	0.7- 8.1	8	3.1	1.0- 9.1
College Graduate	466	424	89.3	83.6-93.2	18	3.6	1.9- 6.7	9	4.3	1.7-10.7	15	2.8	1.5- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	13	50.9	12.7-88.1	2	45.3	9.5-86.8	2	2.7	0.5-13.4	1	1.1	0.1- 8.8
$15,000- 24,999	80	64	76.4	58.8-88.0	6	7.5	2.0-24.0	6	14.5	5.7-32.3	4	1.6	0.5- 5.3
$25,000- 34,999	107	80	72.9	58.5-83.6	15	18.2	9.6-31.8	2	2.7	0.6-11.8	10	6.2	1.9-18.6
$35,000- 49,999	168	137	80.5	69.6-88.1	16	11.1	5.6-20.9	6	2.8	0.8- 8.9	9	5.6	2.0-14.6
$50,000-74,999	176	159	90.7	82.8-95.1	10	3.9	1.5- 9.9	1	2.0	0.3-12.8	6	3.4	1.4- 8.1
$75,000+	293	271	92.6	85.3-96.4	10	2.2	0.9- 5.5	7	4.2	1.3-12.9	5	1.0	0.3- 3.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	53	49	94.9	86.4-98.2	2	2.6	0.6-10.4	1	1.7	0.2-11.0	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8
Guilford	47	43	92.6	81.1-97.4	1	2.2	0.3-13.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	5.2	1.6-15.9
Mecklenburg	56	53	95.1	85.4-98.5	1	1.3	0.2- 9.0	1	1.8	0.2-11.7	1	1.8	0.2-11.8
Orange	71	67	95.6	88.3-98.5	2	2.1	0.5- 8.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.2	0.5- 9.0
Wake	74	72	97.8	91.0-99.5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.2	0.5- 9.0
Chatham/Lee	44	37	91.9	82.6-96.4	5	7.0	2.8-16.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Nash/Wilson	33	27	82.2	64.3-92.2	4	10.0	3.6-24.9	2	7.8	1.9-27.0	0	0.0	. - .
Craven/Pamlico	42	35	81.0	62.0-91.8	4	13.2	4.4-33.6	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	2	4.1	0.9-17.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	57	41	72.0	58.0-82.8	8	14.5	7.1-27.4	3	5.4	1.7-15.6	5	8.0	3.3-18.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	59	50	88.6	78.2-94.4	3	3.4	1.0-10.9	2	2.4	0.6-10.0	4	5.6	1.9-15.0
Franklin/Gran./Vance	36	29	78.7	60.1-90.1	4	11.2	4.0-27.7	2	4.7	1.2-17.4	1	5.3	0.8-29.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	41	36	88.0	72.3-95.4	3	7.3	2.1-22.3	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.6	1.0-19.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	25	22	79.7	49.6-94.0	3	20.3	6.0-50.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	30	18	58.8	38.4-76.6	5	22.0	8.6-45.8	2	9.2	2.2-31.3	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	38	91.8	80.5-96.8	3	5.2	1.6-16.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.9	0.7-12.0
Northeastern Partnership	64	57	91.9	82.8-96.4	5	5.7	2.2-14.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.4	0.5- 9.8
Mountain AHEC	140	124	89.7	81.9-94.4	7	2.8	1.1- 6.7	3	3.2	1.0-10.2	6	4.3	1.6-11.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	253	212	83.8	74.1-90.3	23	7.1	3.9-12.5	7	4.8	1.3-16.7	11	4.3	1.5-11.5
Piedmont	486	422	85.6	80.4-89.5	34	8.4	5.3-13.1	11	3.0	1.4- 6.4	19	3.0	1.7- 5.3
Western NC	249	215	87.8	80.5-92.6	15	3.5	1.9- 6.2	8	5.2	1.9-13.7	11	3.4	1.6- 7.2

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

988

849

85.5

81.7-88.6

7.3

5.1-10.3

3.8

2.1- 6.7

3.4

2.2- 5.3

AGE

18-24

89.0

65.7-97.1

10.1

2.3-34.6

0.7

0.1- 5.3

0.2

0.0- 1.7

25-34

196

166

85.1

76.3-91.0

8.5

4.4-15.8

3.8

1.3-10.7

2.6

0.7- 9.7

35-44

283

242

86.9

80.6-91.4

8.8

5.2-14.5

2.4

0.8- 6.9

1.9

0.7- 4.8

45-54

251

220

85.4

75.4-91.8

4.0

1.5-10.4

5.5

1.5-18.1

5.0

2.5- 9.6

55-64

151

127

81.2

69.5-89.1

5.6

2.3-12.6

6.8

2.3-18.2

6.5

2.3-16.8

65-74

81.8

57.1-93.8

3.2

0.7-13.8

1.5

0.2-10.4

13.5

3.3-41.8

75+

52.1

13.1-88.7

39.9

7.0-85.5

8.0

0.9-44.4

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

81.9

66.0-91.4

9.1

3.8-20.0

1.0

0.2- 4.3

8.0

2.2-24.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

230

179

81.4

73.3-87.4

9.6

5.5-16.2

4.9

2.2-10.8

4.2

1.8- 9.4

Some Post-H.S.

238

206

83.2

73.6-89.7

11.4

6.0-20.6

2.4

0.7- 8.1

3.1

1.0- 9.1

College Graduate

466

424

89.3

83.6-93.2

3.6

1.9- 6.7

4.3

1.7-10.7

2.8

1.5- 5.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

50.9

12.7-88.1

45.3

9.5-86.8

2.7

0.5-13.4

1.1

0.1- 8.8

$15,000- 24,999

76.4

58.8-88.0

7.5

2.0-24.0

14.5

5.7-32.3

1.6

0.5- 5.3

$25,000- 34,999

107

72.9

58.5-83.6

18.2

9.6-31.8

2.7

0.6-11.8

6.2

1.9-18.6

$35,000- 49,999

168

137

80.5

69.6-88.1

11.1

5.6-20.9

2.8

0.8- 8.9

5.6

2.0-14.6

$50,000-74,999

176

159

90.7

82.8-95.1

3.9

1.5- 9.9

2.0

0.3-12.8

3.4

1.4- 8.1

$75,000+

293

271

92.6

85.3-96.4

2.2

0.9- 5.5

4.2

1.3-12.9

1.0

0.3- 3.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

94.9

86.4-98.2

2.6

0.6-10.4

1.7

0.2-11.0

0.8

0.1- 5.8

Guilford

92.6

81.1-97.4

2.2

0.3-13.9

0.0

. - .

5.2

1.6-15.9

Mecklenburg

95.1

85.4-98.5

1.3

0.2- 9.0

1.8

0.2-11.7

1.8

0.2-11.8

Orange

95.6

88.3-98.5

2.1

0.5- 8.8

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.5- 9.0

Wake

97.8

91.0-99.5

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

2.2

0.5- 9.0

Chatham/Lee

91.9

82.6-96.4

7.0

2.8-16.4

0.6

0.1- 4.2

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Nash/Wilson

82.2

64.3-92.2

10.0

3.6-24.9

7.8

1.9-27.0

0.0

. - .

Craven/Pamlico

81.0

62.0-91.8

13.2

4.4-33.6

1.7

0.2-11.1

4.1

0.9-17.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

72.0

58.0-82.8

14.5

7.1-27.4

5.4

1.7-15.6

8.0

3.3-18.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

88.6

78.2-94.4

3.4

1.0-10.9

2.4

0.6-10.0

5.6

1.9-15.0

Franklin/Gran./Vance

78.7

60.1-90.1

11.2

4.0-27.7

4.7

1.2-17.4

5.3

0.8-29.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

88.0

72.3-95.4

7.3

2.1-22.3

0.0

. - .

4.6

1.0-19.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

79.7

49.6-94.0

20.3

6.0-50.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

58.8

38.4-76.6

22.0

8.6-45.8

9.2

2.2-31.3

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

91.8

80.5-96.8

5.2

1.6-16.1

0.0

. - .

2.9

0.7-12.0

Northeastern Partnership

91.9

82.8-96.4

5.7

2.2-14.2

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.5- 9.8

Mountain AHEC

140

124

89.7

81.9-94.4

2.8

1.1- 6.7

3.2

1.0-10.2

4.3

1.6-11.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

253

212

83.8

74.1-90.3

7.1

3.9-12.5

4.8

1.3-16.7

4.3

1.5-11.5

Piedmont

486

422

85.6

80.4-89.5

8.4

5.3-13.1

3.0

1.4- 6.4

3.0

1.7- 5.3

Western NC

249

215

87.8

80.5-92.6

3.5

1.9- 6.2

5.2

1.9-13.7

3.4

1.6- 7.2

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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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