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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
c.Grocery stores

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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 14,193 210 1.5 1.2- 1.7 782 5.8 5.3- 6.3 13,201 92.7 92.2-93.3
-Gaston County 356 4 1.4 0.5- 3.8 18 5.2 3.0- 8.9 334 93.4 89.5-96.0
GENDER
Male 129 3 2.7 0.8- 8.2 12 9.2 4.7-17.1 114 88.1 79.9-93.3
Female 227 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 6 1.9 0.8- 4.4 220 97.8 95.2-99.0
RACE
White 296 4 1.7 0.6- 4.7 16 4.9 2.8- 8.4 276 93.4 89.4-95.9
Other 59 0 0.0 . - . 2 6.5 1.4-25.8 57 93.5 74.2-98.6
AGE
18-44 132 1 1.2 0.2- 8.2 2 1.1 0.3- 4.3 129 97.7 92.4-99.3
45+ 221 3 1.5 0.5- 4.8 16 8.3 4.6-14.5 202 90.2 83.9-94.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 189 3 1.7 0.5- 5.2 8 3.4 1.5- 7.5 178 94.9 90.3-97.4
Some College + 166 1 1.1 0.2- 7.2 10 7.1 3.4-14.3 155 91.8 84.4-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 215 4 2.3 0.8- 6.4 13 6.2 3.4-11.0 198 91.5 86.1-94.9
$50,000+ 72 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.8 0.1- 5.2 71 99.2 94.8-99.9

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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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