BRFSS 2003 - Western 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?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Indicators

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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
North Carolina	4,072	3,257	79.6	77.6-81.6	583	14.7	13.0-16.5	89	2.5	1.7- 3.6	143	3.2	2.4- 4.2
-Western NC	849	668	79.4	75.3-82.9	127	14.3	11.4-17.6	23	3.0	1.5- 6.2	31	3.3	2.2- 5.0
GENDER
Male	282	203	74.3	66.7-80.6	54	16.9	12.2-23.1	10	5.0	1.9-12.4	15	3.8	2.0- 7.1
Female	567	465	83.6	79.3-87.1	73	12.0	9.0-16.0	13	1.4	0.7- 2.8	16	2.9	1.7- 5.0
RACE
White	773	609	79.4	75.1-83.1	113	14.0	11.1-17.4	22	3.3	1.6- 6.8	29	3.3	2.2- 5.2
African American	32	26	62.9	35.7-83.9	5	30.8	11.4-60.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	6.3	0.9-33.5
Other Minorities	41	31	89.5	76.2-95.7	8	8.9	3.4-21.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.7
AGE
18-24	57	37	71.3	55.4-83.3	15	24.6	13.5-40.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	4	3.6	1.1-10.8
25-34	179	139	75.3	63.6-84.1	30	16.2	10.2-24.8	7	7.8	2.3-23.0	3	0.7	0.2- 2.5
35-44	213	171	81.6	74.3-87.2	32	14.7	9.6-21.7	4	1.8	0.7- 4.8	6	1.9	0.8- 4.4
45-54	209	165	83.8	77.0-88.8	29	9.9	6.4-15.2	8	2.2	1.0- 4.6	7	4.1	1.6-10.0
55-64	140	110	75.5	64.4-84.0	20	14.4	8.3-23.9	2	2.7	0.5-13.7	8	7.4	3.2-16.0
65-74	44	41	93.2	74.0-98.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4	2	6.3	1.2-26.4
75+	3	2	62.3	12.7-95.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	37.7	5.0-87.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	65	39	69.6	52.8-82.4	20	20.0	10.9-34.0	2	2.4	0.5-11.6	4	8.0	2.6-21.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	254	195	79.1	72.0-84.8	41	15.5	10.6-22.1	6	2.2	0.8- 6.2	12	3.2	1.5- 6.6
Some Post-H.S.	245	186	74.3	64.8-82.0	42	17.7	11.9-25.4	12	6.3	2.1-17.3	5	1.7	0.6- 4.4
College Graduate	285	248	87.7	82.2-91.6	24	7.8	4.7-12.6	3	0.8	0.2- 2.8	10	3.7	1.9- 7.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	50	40	81.2	64.5-91.1	5	10.7	3.5-28.2	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	4	7.3	2.6-19.1
$15,000- 24,999	151	109	70.4	57.4-80.7	33	19.1	11.9-29.1	6	9.3	3.0-25.4	3	1.2	0.4- 3.8
$25,000- 34,999	131	105	80.6	69.5-88.3	16	14.5	7.7-25.4	5	2.6	0.8- 7.9	5	2.4	0.9- 6.2
$35,000- 49,999	138	106	80.5	70.9-87.5	21	11.0	6.2-18.7	3	1.7	0.5- 5.4	8	6.9	3.0-15.0
$50,000-74,999	130	109	83.0	73.3-89.7	18	15.1	8.8-24.7	2	0.8	0.2- 3.7	1	1.1	0.2- 7.5
$75,000+	129	107	87.5	79.0-92.9	13	7.4	3.2-15.9	4	2.1	0.8- 5.8	5	2.9	1.1- 7.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	192	164	83.4	75.4-89.1	19	12.2	7.1-20.2	2	1.1	0.3- 4.2	7	3.4	1.5- 7.4
Guilford	232	190	80.6	73.7-86.1	30	14.5	9.7-21.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.2	11	4.5	2.4- 8.3
Mecklenburg	223	187	84.6	77.7-89.6	28	11.3	7.5-16.6	3	2.4	0.5-11.6	5	1.8	0.6- 4.8
Orange	226	208	91.6	85.9-95.1	10	4.7	2.3- 9.6	1	0.4	0.1- 3.0	7	3.2	1.4- 7.4
Wake	244	219	89.0	83.3-92.9	18	7.3	4.3-11.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	6	2.4	1.1- 5.6
Chatham/Lee	173	148	83.5	74.7-89.6	19	14.1	8.4-22.9	1	0.2	0.0- 1.2	5	2.2	0.7- 6.5
Nash/Wilson	165	126	70.2	60.7-78.2	28	21.7	14.5-31.2	5	4.1	1.6- 9.8	6	4.0	1.7- 9.1
Craven/Pamlico	170	137	79.6	70.9-86.2	21	12.6	7.4-20.6	3	3.0	0.8-10.0	9	4.8	2.3- 9.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	174	115	65.1	56.8-72.6	40	24.3	17.8-32.2	12	6.6	3.6-11.8	7	4.0	1.9- 8.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	187	138	72.4	63.7-79.7	36	21.5	14.7-30.2	5	1.7	0.7- 4.1	8	4.4	2.1- 8.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	199	146	66.9	57.2-75.4	32	21.7	14.1-31.8	10	4.5	2.3- 8.6	11	6.8	3.5-12.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	175	143	82.5	71.2-90.0	22	10.3	5.7-17.7	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9	5	5.4	1.6-16.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	185	143	72.7	64.0-80.0	35	24.5	17.4-33.4	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9	2	0.9	0.2- 3.7
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	170	115	62.7	53.5-71.1	40	29.5	21.7-38.9	7	4.4	1.9-10.1	8	3.3	1.6- 6.9
Northeast NC I	185	137	74.2	66.3-80.7	35	19.7	13.9-27.1	4	1.6	0.6- 4.5	9	4.5	2.2- 9.1
Northeast NC II	207	175	86.3	80.3-90.7	25	11.2	7.2-17.0	3	1.0	0.3- 3.6	4	1.4	0.5- 4.1
Northeastern Partnership	392	312	82.3	77.6-86.1	60	14.0	10.5-18.4	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8	13	2.5	1.3- 4.5
Mountain AHEC	533	438	81.0	76.0-85.2	64	13.0	9.5-17.5	11	2.0	0.9- 4.4	20	4.0	2.4- 6.7
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,350	1,052	77.5	73.2-81.2	218	15.1	12.3-18.4	31	3.0	1.4- 6.1	49	4.4	2.6- 7.5
Piedmont	1,873	1,537	80.7	77.9-83.2	238	14.6	12.3-17.2	35	2.2	1.3- 3.7	63	2.6	1.9- 3.6

Total
Respond.^

NOT ALLOWED IN ANY PUBLIC AREAS

ALLOWED IN SOME PUBLIC AREAS

ALLOWED IN ALL PUBLIC AREAS

NO OFFICIAL POLICY

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,072

3,257

79.6

77.6-81.6

583

14.7

13.0-16.5

2.5

1.7- 3.6

143

3.2

2.4- 4.2

-Western NC

849

668

79.4

75.3-82.9

127

14.3

11.4-17.6

3.0

1.5- 6.2

3.3

2.2- 5.0

GENDER

Male

282

203

74.3

66.7-80.6

16.9

12.2-23.1

5.0

1.9-12.4

3.8

2.0- 7.1

Female

567

465

83.6

79.3-87.1

12.0

9.0-16.0

1.4

0.7- 2.8

2.9

1.7- 5.0

RACE

White

773

609

79.4

75.1-83.1

113

14.0

11.1-17.4

3.3

1.6- 6.8

3.3

2.2- 5.2

African American

62.9

35.7-83.9

30.8

11.4-60.6

0.0

. - .

6.3

0.9-33.5

Other Minorities

89.5

76.2-95.7

8.9

3.4-21.4

0.5

0.1- 3.5

1.2

0.2- 8.7

AGE

18-24

71.3

55.4-83.3

24.6

13.5-40.5

0.5

0.1- 3.3

3.6

1.1-10.8

25-34

179

139

75.3

63.6-84.1

16.2

10.2-24.8

7.8

2.3-23.0

0.7

0.2- 2.5

35-44

213

171

81.6

74.3-87.2

14.7

9.6-21.7

1.8

0.7- 4.8

1.9

0.8- 4.4

45-54

209

165

83.8

77.0-88.8

9.9

6.4-15.2

2.2

1.0- 4.6

4.1

1.6-10.0

55-64

140

110

75.5

64.4-84.0

14.4

8.3-23.9

2.7

0.5-13.7

7.4

3.2-16.0

65-74

93.2

74.0-98.5

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.4

6.3

1.2-26.4

75+

62.3

12.7-95.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

37.7

5.0-87.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

69.6

52.8-82.4

20.0

10.9-34.0

2.4

0.5-11.6

8.0

2.6-21.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

254

195

79.1

72.0-84.8

15.5

10.6-22.1

2.2

0.8- 6.2

3.2

1.5- 6.6

Some Post-H.S.

245

186

74.3

64.8-82.0

17.7

11.9-25.4

6.3

2.1-17.3

1.7

0.6- 4.4

College Graduate

285

248

87.7

82.2-91.6

7.8

4.7-12.6

0.8

0.2- 2.8

3.7

1.9- 7.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

81.2

64.5-91.1

10.7

3.5-28.2

0.9

0.1- 5.9

7.3

2.6-19.1

$15,000- 24,999

151

109

70.4

57.4-80.7

19.1

11.9-29.1

9.3

3.0-25.4

1.2

0.4- 3.8

$25,000- 34,999

131

105

80.6

69.5-88.3

14.5

7.7-25.4

2.6

0.8- 7.9

2.4

0.9- 6.2

$35,000- 49,999

138

106

80.5

70.9-87.5

11.0

6.2-18.7

1.7

0.5- 5.4

6.9

3.0-15.0

$50,000-74,999

130

109

83.0

73.3-89.7

15.1

8.8-24.7

0.8

0.2- 3.7

1.1

0.2- 7.5

$75,000+

129

107

87.5

79.0-92.9

7.4

3.2-15.9

2.1

0.8- 5.8

2.9

1.1- 7.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

192

164

83.4

75.4-89.1

12.2

7.1-20.2

1.1

0.3- 4.2

3.4

1.5- 7.4

Guilford

232

190

80.6

73.7-86.1

14.5

9.7-21.2

0.3

0.0- 2.2

4.5

2.4- 8.3

Mecklenburg

223

187

84.6

77.7-89.6

11.3

7.5-16.6

2.4

0.5-11.6

1.8

0.6- 4.8

Orange

226

208

91.6

85.9-95.1

4.7

2.3- 9.6

0.4

0.1- 3.0

3.2

1.4- 7.4

Wake

244

219

89.0

83.3-92.9

7.3

4.3-11.9

1.3

0.2- 8.7

2.4

1.1- 5.6

Chatham/Lee

173

148

83.5

74.7-89.6

14.1

8.4-22.9

0.2

0.0- 1.2

2.2

0.7- 6.5

Nash/Wilson

165

126

70.2

60.7-78.2

21.7

14.5-31.2

4.1

1.6- 9.8

4.0

1.7- 9.1

Craven/Pamlico

170

137

79.6

70.9-86.2

12.6

7.4-20.6

3.0

0.8-10.0

4.8

2.3- 9.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

174

115

65.1

56.8-72.6

24.3

17.8-32.2

6.6

3.6-11.8

4.0

1.9- 8.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

187

138

72.4

63.7-79.7

21.5

14.7-30.2

1.7

0.7- 4.1

4.4

2.1- 8.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

199

146

66.9

57.2-75.4

21.7

14.1-31.8

4.5

2.3- 8.6

6.8

3.5-12.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

175

143

82.5

71.2-90.0

10.3

5.7-17.7

1.9

0.7- 4.9

5.4

1.6-16.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

185

143

72.7

64.0-80.0

24.5

17.4-33.4

1.9

0.7- 4.9

0.9

0.2- 3.7

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

170

115

62.7

53.5-71.1

29.5

21.7-38.9

4.4

1.9-10.1

3.3

1.6- 6.9

Northeast NC I

185

137

74.2

66.3-80.7

19.7

13.9-27.1

1.6

0.6- 4.5

4.5

2.2- 9.1

Northeast NC II

207

175

86.3

80.3-90.7

11.2

7.2-17.0

1.0

0.3- 3.6

1.4

0.5- 4.1

Northeastern Partnership

392

312

82.3

77.6-86.1

14.0

10.5-18.4

1.2

0.5- 2.8

2.5

1.3- 4.5

Mountain AHEC

533

438

81.0

76.0-85.2

13.0

9.5-17.5

2.0

0.9- 4.4

4.0

2.4- 6.7

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,350

1,052

77.5

73.2-81.2

218

15.1

12.3-18.4

3.0

1.4- 6.1

4.4

2.6- 7.5

Piedmont

1,873

1,537

80.7

77.9-83.2

238

14.6

12.3-17.2

2.2

1.3- 3.7

2.6

1.9- 3.6

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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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