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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
e.Indoor sporting events or concerts

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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 14,023 305 2.3 2.0- 2.6 2,357 17.3 16.6-18.2 11,361 80.4 79.5-81.2
-Gaston County 348 6 1.7 0.8- 4.0 60 18.7 14.3-24.0 282 79.6 74.1-84.1
GENDER
Male 124 5 3.6 1.4- 8.6 30 27.0 19.0-36.8 89 69.4 59.6-77.8
Female 224 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 30 12.2 8.2-17.7 193 87.5 82.0-91.5
RACE
White 290 5 1.7 0.7- 4.2 53 19.0 14.3-24.8 232 79.3 73.5-84.2
Other 57 1 2.0 0.3-12.8 7 17.6 7.9-34.7 49 80.4 63.6-90.6
AGE
18-44 131 3 2.0 0.6- 6.5 30 24.1 16.8-33.3 98 73.9 64.7-81.5
45+ 215 3 1.6 0.5- 5.0 30 14.8 9.8-21.7 182 83.6 76.6-88.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 186 5 2.6 1.0- 6.5 30 18.4 12.7-25.9 151 79.0 71.3-85.0
Some College + 162 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 30 19.0 12.8-27.3 131 80.2 71.9-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 210 5 2.4 0.9- 5.9 44 22.2 16.3-29.4 161 75.5 68.1-81.6
$50,000+ 71 0 0.0 . - . 7 12.4 5.8-24.3 64 87.6 75.7-94.2

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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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