BRFSS 2004 - Eastern 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?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Seconhand Smoke Policy

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?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
North Carolina	6,254	5,043	80.6	79.3-81.8	895	14.5	13.4-15.7	160	2.5	2.0- 3.1	156	2.4	1.9- 2.9
-Eastern NC	1,935	1,559	79.9	77.4-82.1	264	14.4	12.4-16.6	62	3.5	2.5- 4.8	50	2.3	1.6- 3.2
GENDER
Male	603	468	76.3	71.6-80.5	94	16.3	12.7-20.7	25	4.8	3.0- 7.5	16	2.6	1.5- 4.6
Female	1,332	1,091	82.4	79.8-84.7	170	13.0	10.9-15.4	37	2.6	1.7- 3.8	34	2.0	1.4- 2.9
RACE
White	1,255	1,033	81.8	79.0-84.2	147	11.8	9.9-14.0	44	4.0	2.7- 5.8	31	2.4	1.6- 3.7
African American	491	382	78.4	73.6-82.5	84	17.2	13.4-21.7	14	2.8	1.5- 5.1	11	1.7	0.9- 3.2
Other Minorities	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	139	107	73.1	60.1-83.0	24	22.9	13.3-36.4	4	2.0	0.6- 6.8	4	2.1	0.8- 5.5
25-34	436	358	83.4	79.1-87.0	64	12.9	9.9-16.7	11	3.1	1.6- 6.1	3	0.6	0.1- 2.2
35-44	504	397	78.9	74.3-82.9	70	15.1	11.6-19.4	18	2.6	1.5- 4.6	19	3.3	2.0- 5.4
45-54	491	396	78.8	73.9-82.9	67	14.5	11.0-18.9	16	4.0	2.4- 6.8	12	2.7	1.3- 5.4
55-64	295	239	80.5	73.6-86.0	37	11.7	7.9-17.0	8	5.0	2.0-12.2	11	2.7	1.3- 5.5
65-74	50	43	89.2	77.4-95.2	2	2.1	0.5- 9.0	4	6.9	2.4-18.3	1	1.9	0.3-12.1
75+	8	8	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	153	98	65.3	53.7-75.3	43	28.3	18.8-40.3	4	2.3	0.7- 7.1	8	4.1	1.9- 8.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	589	445	75.1	70.6-79.1	102	17.8	14.3-21.8	28	5.0	3.2- 7.8	14	2.1	1.1- 4.2
Some Post-H.S.	572	475	83.7	79.8-87.1	70	11.6	8.8-15.2	13	2.7	1.4- 5.0	14	2.0	1.1- 3.7
College Graduate	618	538	86.5	82.6-89.5	49	8.4	6.1-11.4	17	3.1	1.5- 6.2	14	2.0	1.1- 3.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	126	78	61.6	46.7-74.6	30	30.0	17.4-46.6	9	3.8	1.6- 8.5	9	4.6	2.1-10.0
$15,000- 24,999	339	250	71.3	64.8-77.1	59	19.6	14.8-25.5	18	6.7	3.8-11.3	12	2.4	1.2- 4.7
$25,000- 34,999	268	213	82.3	76.6-86.9	44	15.0	10.7-20.6	5	1.1	0.5- 2.8	6	1.6	0.7- 3.6
$35,000- 49,999	341	271	76.2	70.2-81.4	48	15.3	11.2-20.7	11	3.9	2.0- 7.3	11	4.5	2.3- 8.7
$50,000-74,999	304	260	83.7	77.8-88.2	36	13.9	9.6-19.7	5	1.4	0.5- 3.7	3	1.0	0.3- 3.3
$75,000+	312	275	88.9	84.5-92.2	26	7.9	5.2-11.9	7	2.3	1.0- 5.1	4	0.8	0.3- 2.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	392	315	80.4	75.0-84.9	51	13.8	9.8-19.0	15	3.7	2.0- 6.6	11	2.1	1.1- 4.1
No	1,500	1,207	79.5	76.7-82.1	210	14.8	12.6-17.5	44	3.2	2.2- 4.7	39	2.4	1.6- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	208	171	81.0	73.2-86.9	22	10.7	6.7-16.6	11	6.5	2.9-14.1	4	1.8	0.6- 5.7
Non-Veteran	1,651	1,321	79.2	76.5-81.7	234	15.3	13.0-17.8	50	3.1	2.2- 4.3	46	2.5	1.8- 3.5
Currently Serving	76	67	89.3	77.3-95.3	8	7.5	3.1-17.1	1	3.2	0.5-19.2	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,254

5,043

80.6

79.3-81.8

895

14.5

13.4-15.7

160

2.5

2.0- 3.1

156

2.4

1.9- 2.9

-Eastern NC

1,935

1,559

79.9

77.4-82.1

264

14.4

12.4-16.6

3.5

2.5- 4.8

2.3

1.6- 3.2

GENDER

Male

603

468

76.3

71.6-80.5

16.3

12.7-20.7

4.8

3.0- 7.5

2.6

1.5- 4.6

Female

1,332

1,091

82.4

79.8-84.7

170

13.0

10.9-15.4

2.6

1.7- 3.8

2.0

1.4- 2.9

RACE

White

1,255

1,033

81.8

79.0-84.2

147

11.8

9.9-14.0

4.0

2.7- 5.8

2.4

1.6- 3.7

African American

491

382

78.4

73.6-82.5

17.2

13.4-21.7

2.8

1.5- 5.1

1.7

0.9- 3.2

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

139

107

73.1

60.1-83.0

22.9

13.3-36.4

2.0

0.6- 6.8

2.1

0.8- 5.5

25-34

436

358

83.4

79.1-87.0

12.9

9.9-16.7

3.1

1.6- 6.1

0.6

0.1- 2.2

35-44

504

397

78.9

74.3-82.9

15.1

11.6-19.4

2.6

1.5- 4.6

3.3

2.0- 5.4

45-54

491

396

78.8

73.9-82.9

14.5

11.0-18.9

4.0

2.4- 6.8

2.7

1.3- 5.4

55-64

295

239

80.5

73.6-86.0

11.7

7.9-17.0

5.0

2.0-12.2

2.7

1.3- 5.5

65-74

89.2

77.4-95.2

2.1

0.5- 9.0

6.9

2.4-18.3

1.9

0.3-12.1

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

153

65.3

53.7-75.3

28.3

18.8-40.3

2.3

0.7- 7.1

4.1

1.9- 8.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

589

445

75.1

70.6-79.1

102

17.8

14.3-21.8

5.0

3.2- 7.8

2.1

1.1- 4.2

Some Post-H.S.

572

475

83.7

79.8-87.1

11.6

8.8-15.2

2.7

1.4- 5.0

2.0

1.1- 3.7

College Graduate

618

538

86.5

82.6-89.5

8.4

6.1-11.4

3.1

1.5- 6.2

2.0

1.1- 3.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

126

61.6

46.7-74.6

30.0

17.4-46.6

3.8

1.6- 8.5

4.6

2.1-10.0

$15,000- 24,999

339

250

71.3

64.8-77.1

19.6

14.8-25.5

6.7

3.8-11.3

2.4

1.2- 4.7

$25,000- 34,999

268

213

82.3

76.6-86.9

15.0

10.7-20.6

1.1

0.5- 2.8

1.6

0.7- 3.6

$35,000- 49,999

341

271

76.2

70.2-81.4

15.3

11.2-20.7

3.9

2.0- 7.3

4.5

2.3- 8.7

$50,000-74,999

304

260

83.7

77.8-88.2

13.9

9.6-19.7

1.4

0.5- 3.7

1.0

0.3- 3.3

$75,000+

312

275

88.9

84.5-92.2

7.9

5.2-11.9

2.3

1.0- 5.1

0.8

0.3- 2.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

392

315

80.4

75.0-84.9

13.8

9.8-19.0

3.7

2.0- 6.6

2.1

1.1- 4.1

1,500

1,207

79.5

76.7-82.1

210

14.8

12.6-17.5

3.2

2.2- 4.7

2.4

1.6- 3.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

208

171

81.0

73.2-86.9

10.7

6.7-16.6

6.5

2.9-14.1

1.8

0.6- 5.7

Non-Veteran

1,651

1,321

79.2

76.5-81.7

234

15.3

13.0-17.8

3.1

2.2- 4.3

2.5

1.8- 3.5

Currently Serving

89.3

77.3-95.3

7.5

3.1-17.1

3.2

0.5-19.2

0.0

. - .

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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 (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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