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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Tobacco Use Prevention

In the indoor dining area of restaurants, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas, or not allowed at all?

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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 14,300 166 1.1 0.9- 1.3 6,464 44.5 43.5-45.6 7,670 54.4 53.3-55.4
-Mountain AHEC 898 9 1.2 0.6- 2.6 384 42.3 38.3-46.3 505 56.5 52.4-60.5
GENDER
Male 320 6 1.8 0.7- 4.5 153 45.2 38.8-51.8 161 52.9 46.3-59.5
Female 578 3 0.7 0.2- 2.7 231 39.8 35.0-44.9 344 59.5 54.4-64.3
RACE
White 771 8 1.4 0.6- 2.9 335 43.2 39.0-47.5 428 55.4 51.1-59.6
African American 47 0 0.0 . - . 19 44.9 29.1-61.8 28 55.1 38.2-70.9
Other Minorities 3 0 0.0 . - . 1 31.6 3.9-84.1 2 68.4 15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24 48 1 3.6 0.5-21.7 24 43.9 28.9-60.1 23 52.5 36.4-68.1
25-34 121 0 0.0 . - . 51 39.5 28.7-51.3 70 60.5 48.7-71.3
35-44 146 2 2.7 0.7-10.0 65 44.0 34.6-53.8 79 53.3 43.6-62.9
45-54 176 0 0.0 . - . 82 48.1 39.0-57.3 94 51.9 42.7-61.0
55-64 155 4 2.7 0.9- 7.3 70 46.0 36.6-55.7 81 51.3 41.7-60.9
65-74 135 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 48 33.8 25.0-43.8 86 65.9 55.8-74.7
75+ 112 1 0.1 0.0- 1.0 43 38.9 28.5-50.5 68 61.0 49.4-71.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 3 2.3 0.6- 8.8 62 49.7 38.2-61.1 59 48.1 36.7-59.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 2 1.4 0.3- 5.8 120 46.9 39.3-54.7 128 51.6 43.9-59.3
Some Post-H.S. 248 2 1.3 0.3- 5.3 115 45.6 38.2-53.2 131 53.1 45.5-60.5
College Graduate 273 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 87 31.1 25.1-37.8 184 68.5 61.8-74.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 4 5.6 1.8-15.9 50 42.6 30.6-55.6 52 51.8 38.9-64.4
$15,000- 24,999 160 1 1.5 0.2- 9.6 80 45.9 36.4-55.7 79 52.6 42.8-62.2
$25,000- 34,999 122 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 60 56.0 45.2-66.2 61 43.6 33.4-54.4
$35,000- 49,999 124 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 49 39.0 29.1-49.7 74 60.6 49.8-70.5
$50,000-74,999 111 0 0.0 . - . 43 40.2 29.9-51.5 68 59.8 48.5-70.1
$75,000+ 93 1 1.4 0.2- 9.3 24 25.6 17.0-36.6 68 73.0 61.9-81.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 304 5 1.8 0.6- 5.0 137 47.8 40.8-55.0 162 50.4 43.3-57.5
No 584 4 1.0 0.3- 2.9 242 39.8 35.1-44.8 338 59.2 54.2-64.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 134 2 1.2 0.3- 5.4 63 39.1 29.9-49.1 69 59.7 49.6-69.0
Non-Veteran 760 7 1.2 0.5- 2.9 318 42.8 38.4-47.2 435 56.0 51.5-60.4
Currently Serving 4 0 0.0 . - . 3 88.4 40.2-98.9 1 11.6 1.1-59.8

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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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