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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Forsyth County

Tobacco Use Prevention

In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas , or not allowed at all
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Allowed in all areas Allowed in some areas Not allowed at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,904 591 4.4 4.0- 4.9 1,359 10.0 9.4-10.6 11,954 85.6 84.9-86.3
-Forsyth County 417 21 6.1 3.7- 9.6 61 14.8 11.4-19.0 335 79.2 74.3-83.3
GENDER
Male 148 13 9.6 5.4-16.7 27 16.5 11.0-23.8 108 73.9 65.4-80.9
Female 269 8 2.9 1.4- 6.0 34 13.3 9.5-18.3 227 83.8 78.5-88.1
RACE
White 301 18 7.4 4.4-12.1 42 14.2 10.4-19.2 241 78.3 72.5-83.2
Other 114 3 2.8 0.7-10.0 19 16.3 10.0-25.6 92 80.9 71.2-87.8
AGE
18-44 163 9 6.1 2.9-12.2 19 12.1 7.5-19.0 135 81.8 74.0-87.6
45+ 253 12 6.0 3.2-11.2 42 16.8 12.3-22.5 199 77.2 70.7-82.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 154 10 8.0 4.2-14.8 26 16.0 10.6-23.4 118 76.0 67.6-82.8
Some College + 263 11 4.9 2.4- 9.8 35 14.0 9.9-19.5 217 81.0 74.9-86.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 218 12 5.8 3.1-10.8 35 16.3 11.5-22.6 171 77.9 71.0-83.5
$50,000+ 130 6 6.4 2.6-14.6 15 11.7 6.9-19.1 109 81.9 73.0-88.4

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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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