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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston 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
a.Public Buildings

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Respond.^
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 14,142 186 1.3 1.1- 1.5 4,569 32.1 31.2-33.1 9,387 66.6 65.6-67.6
-Gaston County 346 4 1.5 0.5- 4.1 101 32.0 26.4-38.1 241 66.6 60.4-72.2
GENDER
Male 125 2 1.6 0.4- 6.1 55 47.2 37.7-57.0 68 51.2 41.5-60.8
Female 221 2 1.4 0.3- 6.4 46 19.7 14.4-26.3 173 78.9 72.1-84.5
RACE
White 287 4 1.8 0.6- 5.1 88 34.2 28.0-40.9 195 64.0 57.2-70.3
Other 58 0 0.0 . - . 13 23.2 12.8-38.4 45 76.8 61.6-87.2
AGE
18-44 131 0 0.0 . - . 40 33.2 24.8-43.0 91 66.8 57.0-75.2
45+ 213 4 2.6 0.9- 7.2 61 31.4 24.3-39.4 148 66.0 58.0-73.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 182 4 2.9 1.0- 8.0 51 30.4 23.2-38.7 127 66.8 58.3-74.2
Some College + 163 0 0.0 . - . 50 33.8 25.7-43.0 113 66.2 57.0-74.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 207 4 2.5 0.9- 6.9 67 34.3 27.1-42.3 136 63.2 55.2-70.6
$50,000+ 72 0 0.0 . - . 17 31.2 20.3-44.7 55 68.8 55.3-79.7

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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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