BRFSS 2003 - Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington): (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeast NC II (Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington)

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,071	3,193	77.5	75.3-79.5	878	22.5	20.5-24.7
-Northeast NC II	207	172	85.4	79.4-89.9	35	14.6	10.1-20.6
GENDER
Male	59	47	86.3	76.2-92.6	12	13.7	7.4-23.8
Female	148	125	84.8	76.7-90.4	23	15.2	9.6-23.3
RACE
White	146	123	86.9	80.1-91.6	23	13.1	8.4-19.9
Other	61	49	81.8	67.6-90.7	12	18.2	9.3-32.4
AGE
18-44	110	94	88.2	80.7-93.1	16	11.8	6.9-19.3
45+	96	77	80.5	69.5-88.2	19	19.5	11.8-30.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	77	59	79.8	68.0-88.0	18	20.2	12.0-32.0
Some College +	130	113	89.2	82.2-93.6	17	10.8	6.4-17.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	106	85	83.2	73.6-89.7	21	16.8	10.3-26.4
$50,000+	63	55	86.9	75.2-93.6	8	13.1	6.4-24.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	192	164	83.4	75.4-89.1	28	16.6	10.9-24.6
Guilford	232	185	78.6	71.6-84.3	47	21.4	15.7-28.4
Mecklenburg	223	186	84.2	77.3-89.2	37	15.8	10.8-22.7
Orange	226	207	91.3	85.6-94.9	19	8.7	5.1-14.4
Wake	244	217	88.3	82.4-92.3	27	11.7	7.7-17.6
Chatham/Lee	173	147	83.0	74.3-89.2	26	17.0	10.8-25.7
Nash/Wilson	165	122	68.5	59.1-76.6	43	31.5	23.4-40.9
Craven/Pamlico	170	135	78.4	69.7-85.2	35	21.6	14.8-30.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	174	111	62.7	54.4-70.4	63	37.3	29.6-45.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	187	136	71.0	62.2-78.4	51	29.0	21.6-37.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	199	143	64.1	54.4-72.8	56	35.9	27.2-45.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	175	141	80.9	69.1-88.9	34	19.1	11.1-30.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	185	137	70.0	61.3-77.5	48	30.0	22.5-38.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	170	113	61.6	52.5-70.0	57	38.4	30.0-47.5
Northeast NC I	185	135	73.0	65.1-79.7	50	27.0	20.3-34.9
Northeastern Partnership	392	307	81.3	76.6-85.2	85	18.7	14.8-23.4
Mountain AHEC	533	432	79.7	74.6-84.0	101	20.3	16.0-25.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,350	1,029	75.3	70.9-79.3	321	24.7	20.7-29.1
Piedmont	1,872	1,505	78.3	75.4-81.0	367	21.7	19.0-24.6
Western NC	849	659	78.3	74.1-81.9	190	21.7	18.1-25.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,071

3,193

77.5

75.3-79.5

878

22.5

20.5-24.7

-Northeast NC II

207

172

85.4

79.4-89.9

14.6

10.1-20.6

GENDER

Male

86.3

76.2-92.6

13.7

7.4-23.8

Female

148

125

84.8

76.7-90.4

15.2

9.6-23.3

RACE

White

146

123

86.9

80.1-91.6

13.1

8.4-19.9

Other

81.8

67.6-90.7

18.2

9.3-32.4

AGE

18-44

110

88.2

80.7-93.1

11.8

6.9-19.3

45+

80.5

69.5-88.2

19.5

11.8-30.5

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

79.8

68.0-88.0

20.2

12.0-32.0

Some College +

130

113

89.2

82.2-93.6

10.8

6.4-17.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

106

83.2

73.6-89.7

16.8

10.3-26.4

$50,000+

86.9

75.2-93.6

13.1

6.4-24.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

192

164

83.4

75.4-89.1

16.6

10.9-24.6

Guilford

232

185

78.6

71.6-84.3

21.4

15.7-28.4

Mecklenburg

223

186

84.2

77.3-89.2

15.8

10.8-22.7

Orange

226

207

91.3

85.6-94.9

8.7

5.1-14.4

Wake

244

217

88.3

82.4-92.3

11.7

7.7-17.6

Chatham/Lee

173

147

83.0

74.3-89.2

17.0

10.8-25.7

Nash/Wilson

165

122

68.5

59.1-76.6

31.5

23.4-40.9

Craven/Pamlico

170

135

78.4

69.7-85.2

21.6

14.8-30.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

174

111

62.7

54.4-70.4

37.3

29.6-45.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

187

136

71.0

62.2-78.4

29.0

21.6-37.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

199

143

64.1

54.4-72.8

35.9

27.2-45.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

175

141

80.9

69.1-88.9

19.1

11.1-30.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

185

137

70.0

61.3-77.5

30.0

22.5-38.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

170

113

61.6

52.5-70.0

38.4

30.0-47.5

Northeast NC I

185

135

73.0

65.1-79.7

27.0

20.3-34.9

Northeastern Partnership

392

307

81.3

76.6-85.2

18.7

14.8-23.4

Mountain AHEC

533

432

79.7

74.6-84.0

101

20.3

16.0-25.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,350

1,029

75.3

70.9-79.3

321

24.7

20.7-29.1

Piedmont

1,872

1,505

78.3

75.4-81.0

367

21.7

19.0-24.6

Western NC

849

659

78.3

74.1-81.9

190

21.7

18.1-25.9

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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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