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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
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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
-Gaston County 346 13 3.8 2.1- 6.7 43 12.7 8.9-17.6 290 83.6 78.3-87.7
GENDER
Male 125 9 7.1 3.6-13.5 24 20.4 13.2-30.1 92 72.5 62.6-80.6
Female 221 4 1.1 0.4- 2.9 19 6.4 3.9-10.2 198 92.5 88.6-95.2
RACE
White 287 12 4.0 2.2- 7.2 37 12.8 8.8-18.2 238 83.2 77.6-87.7
Other 58 1 2.9 0.4-18.0 6 12.3 4.7-28.8 51 84.7 68.2-93.5
AGE
18-44 130 7 5.2 2.3-11.4 16 11.1 6.4-18.4 107 83.8 75.6-89.6
45+ 213 6 2.8 1.2- 6.3 27 14.1 8.9-21.4 180 83.2 75.7-88.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 184 10 6.0 3.1-11.3 22 10.0 6.2-15.8 152 84.0 77.2-89.0
Some College + 161 3 1.4 0.4- 4.6 21 15.6 9.6-24.4 137 83.1 74.3-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 206 10 5.0 2.5- 9.6 28 13.9 9.1-20.8 168 81.1 73.9-86.7
$50,000+ 71 1 1.5 0.2-10.2 7 10.7 4.9-21.7 63 87.7 76.5-94.0

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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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