BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Indicators

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
North Carolina	9,288	6,318	69.7	68.2-71.1	767	8.2	7.3- 9.1	688	7.2	6.4- 8.1	1,515	14.9	13.8-16.1
-Northeastern Partnership	955	608	64.3	60.4-68.1	94	9.9	7.7-12.7	89	8.8	6.8-11.1	164	17.0	14.3-20.1
GENDER
Male	319	202	64.7	57.9-71.0	27	8.9	5.4-14.2	32	8.8	5.8-13.0	58	17.7	13.2-23.2
Female	636	406	64.0	59.5-68.2	67	10.8	8.4-13.9	57	8.7	6.5-11.6	106	16.4	13.3-20.1
RACE
White	551	347	64.1	59.1-68.8	47	9.4	6.6-13.2	51	8.8	6.3-12.0	106	17.8	14.4-21.7
Other	401	259	64.7	58.2-70.8	47	10.8	7.5-15.2	37	8.4	5.7-12.3	58	16.1	11.7-21.6
AGE
18-44	345	222	65.7	58.9-71.8	47	12.8	8.8-18.2	28	7.6	5.0-11.5	48	13.9	9.9-19.1
45+	606	383	63.1	58.4-67.5	47	7.6	5.6-10.2	61	9.8	7.3-13.0	115	19.5	16.0-23.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	524	312	60.5	54.9-65.8	53	10.2	7.4-13.9	62	11.2	8.3-14.8	97	18.1	14.4-22.6
Some College +	428	293	69.0	63.3-74.2	41	9.6	6.4-14.2	27	5.8	3.6- 9.1	67	15.6	11.9-20.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	574	342	60.3	55.2-65.2	68	11.6	8.7-15.2	65	10.7	8.1-14.2	99	17.4	13.8-21.7
$50,000+	163	121	75.5	67.6-82.0	10	5.5	2.7-10.8	9	4.9	2.4- 9.8	23	14.1	9.2-20.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	446	316	72.8	67.7-77.3	30	6.5	4.1-10.1	32	6.8	4.6- 9.8	68	14.0	10.7-18.0
Guilford	442	319	69.9	64.3-75.1	35	8.5	5.7-12.5	24	5.7	3.6- 9.1	64	15.8	11.8-20.8
Mecklenburg	443	343	78.3	72.6-83.0	21	6.9	3.6-12.7	26	4.7	3.0- 7.3	53	10.2	7.5-13.7
Orange	449	363	81.2	74.2-86.6	21	4.0	2.4- 6.5	20	7.7	3.6-16.0	45	7.1	5.0-10.0
Wake	445	359	83.6	79.2-87.2	31	5.7	3.8- 8.4	10	2.6	1.3- 5.2	45	8.2	5.6-11.7
Chatham/Lee	391	268	68.4	61.9-74.3	29	8.8	5.7-13.4	29	8.1	4.3-14.8	65	14.7	11.2-19.0
Nash/Wilson	368	242	65.3	59.1-71.0	28	8.0	5.3-11.8	30	9.1	6.1-13.4	68	17.6	13.0-23.3
Craven/Pamlico	447	319	70.7	65.2-75.6	33	8.1	5.5-11.8	27	5.9	3.7- 9.1	68	15.4	11.7-20.0
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	428	227	54.0	48.2-59.8	48	11.4	8.2-15.8	49	12.2	9.0-16.2	104	22.4	18.1-27.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	298	62.4	55.6-68.8	41	10.6	7.4-15.0	36	11.5	6.8-19.0	77	15.4	11.9-19.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	283	54.3	45.7-62.7	61	14.0	10.1-19.1	41	7.9	5.1-12.1	86	23.8	15.1-35.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	290	63.2	50.9-74.0	31	6.2	3.9- 9.7	20	5.5	2.9-10.3	82	25.1	14.6-39.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	306	65.9	60.8-70.7	36	8.3	5.8-11.8	46	9.5	6.9-13.1	80	16.2	12.8-20.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	258	66.1	60.4-71.4	36	10.3	7.1-14.8	39	7.7	5.5-10.7	78	15.8	12.3-20.1
Northeast NC I	451	279	61.5	55.4-67.3	53	12.0	8.8-16.0	41	8.3	5.8-11.7	78	18.2	13.9-23.4
Northeast NC II	504	329	65.8	60.7-70.6	41	8.8	6.0-12.7	48	9.0	6.5-12.3	86	16.4	13.0-20.4
Mountain AHEC	1,291	896	70.2	66.4-73.8	92	6.7	5.1- 8.9	86	7.5	5.6-10.0	217	15.6	12.9-18.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,252	2,164	69.6	66.9-72.1	279	8.5	7.1-10.1	266	7.4	6.0- 9.0	543	14.6	12.8-16.6
Piedmont	3,983	2,786	70.4	68.2-72.5	315	8.0	6.8- 9.4	270	7.0	5.9- 8.3	612	14.6	13.1-16.3
Western NC	2,053	1,368	67.1	63.8-70.2	173	8.3	6.8-10.2	152	8.0	6.3-10.1	360	16.6	14.2-19.3

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,288

6,318

69.7

68.2-71.1

767

8.2

7.3- 9.1

688

7.2

6.4- 8.1

1,515

14.9

13.8-16.1

-Northeastern Partnership

955

608

64.3

60.4-68.1

9.9

7.7-12.7

8.8

6.8-11.1

164

17.0

14.3-20.1

GENDER

Male

319

202

64.7

57.9-71.0

8.9

5.4-14.2

8.8

5.8-13.0

17.7

13.2-23.2

Female

636

406

64.0

59.5-68.2

10.8

8.4-13.9

8.7

6.5-11.6

106

16.4

13.3-20.1

RACE

White

551

347

64.1

59.1-68.8

9.4

6.6-13.2

8.8

6.3-12.0

106

17.8

14.4-21.7

Other

401

259

64.7

58.2-70.8

10.8

7.5-15.2

8.4

5.7-12.3

16.1

11.7-21.6

AGE

18-44

345

222

65.7

58.9-71.8

12.8

8.8-18.2

7.6

5.0-11.5

13.9

9.9-19.1

45+

606

383

63.1

58.4-67.5

7.6

5.6-10.2

9.8

7.3-13.0

115

19.5

16.0-23.6

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

524

312

60.5

54.9-65.8

10.2

7.4-13.9

11.2

8.3-14.8

18.1

14.4-22.6

Some College +

428

293

69.0

63.3-74.2

9.6

6.4-14.2

5.8

3.6- 9.1

15.6

11.9-20.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

574

342

60.3

55.2-65.2

11.6

8.7-15.2

10.7

8.1-14.2

17.4

13.8-21.7

$50,000+

163

121

75.5

67.6-82.0

5.5

2.7-10.8

4.9

2.4- 9.8

14.1

9.2-20.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

446

316

72.8

67.7-77.3

6.5

4.1-10.1

6.8

4.6- 9.8

14.0

10.7-18.0

Guilford

442

319

69.9

64.3-75.1

8.5

5.7-12.5

5.7

3.6- 9.1

15.8

11.8-20.8

Mecklenburg

443

343

78.3

72.6-83.0

6.9

3.6-12.7

4.7

3.0- 7.3

10.2

7.5-13.7

Orange

449

363

81.2

74.2-86.6

4.0

2.4- 6.5

7.7

3.6-16.0

7.1

5.0-10.0

Wake

445

359

83.6

79.2-87.2

5.7

3.8- 8.4

2.6

1.3- 5.2

8.2

5.6-11.7

Chatham/Lee

391

268

68.4

61.9-74.3

8.8

5.7-13.4

8.1

4.3-14.8

14.7

11.2-19.0

Nash/Wilson

368

242

65.3

59.1-71.0

8.0

5.3-11.8

9.1

6.1-13.4

17.6

13.0-23.3

Craven/Pamlico

447

319

70.7

65.2-75.6

8.1

5.5-11.8

5.9

3.7- 9.1

15.4

11.7-20.0

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

428

227

54.0

48.2-59.8

11.4

8.2-15.8

12.2

9.0-16.2

104

22.4

18.1-27.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

298

62.4

55.6-68.8

10.6

7.4-15.0

11.5

6.8-19.0

15.4

11.9-19.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

283

54.3

45.7-62.7

14.0

10.1-19.1

7.9

5.1-12.1

23.8

15.1-35.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

290

63.2

50.9-74.0

6.2

3.9- 9.7

5.5

2.9-10.3

25.1

14.6-39.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

306

65.9

60.8-70.7

8.3

5.8-11.8

9.5

6.9-13.1

16.2

12.8-20.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

258

66.1

60.4-71.4

10.3

7.1-14.8

7.7

5.5-10.7

15.8

12.3-20.1

Northeast NC I

451

279

61.5

55.4-67.3

12.0

8.8-16.0

8.3

5.8-11.7

18.2

13.9-23.4

Northeast NC II

504

329

65.8

60.7-70.6

8.8

6.0-12.7

9.0

6.5-12.3

16.4

13.0-20.4

Mountain AHEC

1,291

896

70.2

66.4-73.8

6.7

5.1- 8.9

7.5

5.6-10.0

217

15.6

12.9-18.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,252

2,164

69.6

66.9-72.1

279

8.5

7.1-10.1

266

7.4

6.0- 9.0

543

14.6

12.8-16.6

Piedmont

3,983

2,786

70.4

68.2-72.5

315

8.0

6.8- 9.4

270

7.0

5.9- 8.3

612

14.6

13.1-16.3

Western NC

2,053

1,368

67.1

63.8-70.2

173

8.3

6.8-10.2

152

8.0

6.3-10.1

360

16.6

14.2-19.3

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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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