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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Gaston County

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,255 4,934 78.6 77.3-79.9 1,321 21.4 20.1-22.7
-Gaston County 139 103 75.2 66.8-82.1 36 24.8 17.9-33.2
GENDER
Male 44 32 73.3 57.6-84.8 12 26.7 15.2-42.4
Female 95 71 76.4 66.2-84.3 24 23.6 15.7-33.8
RACE
White 114 86 76.3 66.9-83.7 28 23.7 16.3-33.1
Other 25 17 70.6 49.9-85.3 8 29.4 14.7-50.1
AGE
18-44 72 52 72.7 60.6-82.3 20 27.3 17.7-39.4
45+ 67 51 78.3 66.0-87.0 16 21.7 13.0-34.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 56 42 76.8 63.4-86.3 14 23.2 13.7-36.6
Some College + 83 61 74.2 62.8-83.1 22 25.8 16.9-37.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 71 49 69.1 56.2-79.6 22 30.9 20.4-43.8
$50,000+ 52 41 80.8 67.5-89.5 11 19.2 10.5-32.5

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

^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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