BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,652	2,386	17.6	16.8-18.4	12,266	82.4	81.6-83.2
-Eastern NC	4,904	884	19.2	17.8-20.7	4,020	80.8	79.3-82.2
GENDER
Male	1,758	329	20.5	18.2-23.0	1,429	79.5	77.0-81.8
Female	3,146	555	18.1	16.6-19.8	2,591	81.9	80.2-83.4
RACE
White	3,243	504	16.7	15.2-18.3	2,739	83.3	81.7-84.8
African American	1,227	292	24.3	21.5-27.4	935	75.7	72.6-78.5
Other Minorities	13	6	59.6	29.7-83.7	7	40.4	16.3-70.3
AGE
18-24	323	87	27.9	21.3-35.5	236	72.1	64.5-78.7
25-34	799	203	25.4	22.0-29.2	596	74.6	70.8-78.0
35-44	866	183	21.6	18.6-25.1	683	78.4	74.9-81.4
45-54	903	167	17.8	15.0-21.1	736	82.2	78.9-85.0
55-64	849	140	17.7	14.6-21.3	709	82.3	78.7-85.4
65-74	668	70	11.3	8.7-14.6	598	88.7	85.4-91.3
75+	478	30	8.1	5.4-12.0	448	91.9	88.0-94.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	835	148	20.9	17.0-25.4	687	79.1	74.6-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,568	255	17.7	15.5-20.2	1,313	82.3	79.8-84.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,289	254	20.1	17.6-22.9	1,035	79.9	77.1-82.4
College Graduate	1,203	226	19.2	16.6-22.0	977	80.8	78.0-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	652	142	24.7	19.9-30.2	510	75.3	69.8-80.1
$15,000- 24,999	915	168	19.2	16.1-22.8	747	80.8	77.2-83.9
$25,000- 34,999	583	100	18.1	14.7-22.0	483	81.9	78.0-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	651	118	17.2	14.1-20.8	533	82.8	79.2-85.9
$50,000-74,999	529	105	19.0	15.5-23.1	424	81.0	76.9-84.5
$75,000+	541	98	19.2	15.6-23.4	443	80.8	76.6-84.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,726	331	20.6	18.3-23.0	1,395	79.4	77.0-81.7
No	3,109	541	18.6	16.8-20.5	2,568	81.4	79.5-83.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	701	121	17.9	14.7-21.6	580	82.1	78.4-85.3
Non-Veteran	4,070	728	19.3	17.7-20.9	3,342	80.7	79.1-82.3
Currently Serving	133	35	24.8	17.1-34.5	98	75.2	65.5-82.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,652

2,386

17.6

16.8-18.4

12,266

82.4

81.6-83.2

-Eastern NC

4,904

884

19.2

17.8-20.7

4,020

80.8

79.3-82.2

GENDER

Male

1,758

329

20.5

18.2-23.0

1,429

79.5

77.0-81.8

Female

3,146

555

18.1

16.6-19.8

2,591

81.9

80.2-83.4

RACE

White

3,243

504

16.7

15.2-18.3

2,739

83.3

81.7-84.8

African American

1,227

292

24.3

21.5-27.4

935

75.7

72.6-78.5

Other Minorities

59.6

29.7-83.7

40.4

16.3-70.3

AGE

18-24

323

27.9

21.3-35.5

236

72.1

64.5-78.7

25-34

799

203

25.4

22.0-29.2

596

74.6

70.8-78.0

35-44

866

183

21.6

18.6-25.1

683

78.4

74.9-81.4

45-54

903

167

17.8

15.0-21.1

736

82.2

78.9-85.0

55-64

849

140

17.7

14.6-21.3

709

82.3

78.7-85.4

65-74

668

11.3

8.7-14.6

598

88.7

85.4-91.3

75+

478

8.1

5.4-12.0

448

91.9

88.0-94.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

835

148

20.9

17.0-25.4

687

79.1

74.6-83.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,568

255

17.7

15.5-20.2

1,313

82.3

79.8-84.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,289

254

20.1

17.6-22.9

1,035

79.9

77.1-82.4

College Graduate

1,203

226

19.2

16.6-22.0

977

80.8

78.0-83.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

652

142

24.7

19.9-30.2

510

75.3

69.8-80.1

$15,000- 24,999

915

168

19.2

16.1-22.8

747

80.8

77.2-83.9

$25,000- 34,999

583

100

18.1

14.7-22.0

483

81.9

78.0-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

651

118

17.2

14.1-20.8

533

82.8

79.2-85.9

$50,000-74,999

529

105

19.0

15.5-23.1

424

81.0

76.9-84.5

$75,000+

541

19.2

15.6-23.4

443

80.8

76.6-84.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,726

331

20.6

18.3-23.0

1,395

79.4

77.0-81.7

3,109

541

18.6

16.8-20.5

2,568

81.4

79.5-83.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

701

121

17.9

14.7-21.6

580

82.1

78.4-85.3

Non-Veteran

4,070

728

19.3

17.7-20.9

3,342

80.7

79.1-82.3

Currently Serving

133

24.8

17.1-34.5

75.2

65.5-82.9

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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 (MAHEC): 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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