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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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
b.Bowling Alleys

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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 13,233 532 4.2 3.7- 4.6 5,176 39.4 38.4-40.5 7,525 56.4 55.3-57.5
-Mountain AHEC 834 38 4.1 2.8- 6.1 293 35.5 31.6-39.6 503 60.3 56.2-64.4
GENDER
Male 297 20 6.3 3.9-10.2 121 38.7 32.4-45.5 156 55.0 48.1-61.6
Female 537 18 2.4 1.3- 4.2 172 32.8 28.0-38.0 347 64.8 59.6-69.7
RACE
White 719 32 4.3 2.9- 6.5 260 36.2 32.0-40.5 427 59.5 55.1-63.8
African American 47 3 4.3 1.2-14.3 15 37.3 22.5-55.0 29 58.4 41.1-73.8
Other Minorities 3 0 0.0 . - . 1 31.6 3.9-84.1 2 68.4 15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24 47 1 1.6 0.2-10.8 23 51.5 35.3-67.5 23 46.9 31.1-63.3
25-34 118 5 4.5 1.4-13.7 50 38.8 28.1-50.8 63 56.7 44.6-68.0
35-44 147 9 5.0 2.3-10.6 55 38.5 29.5-48.4 83 56.5 46.7-65.8
45-54 158 5 3.1 1.2- 7.6 58 35.0 26.4-44.6 95 62.0 52.3-70.8
55-64 137 8 4.6 2.1- 9.9 45 34.3 25.4-44.5 84 61.1 50.9-70.4
65-74 120 4 4.7 1.6-12.6 33 27.2 18.7-37.7 83 68.2 57.3-77.3
75+ 102 6 4.8 1.5-14.1 28 28.5 19.1-40.1 68 66.7 54.8-76.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 9 7.9 3.2-18.1 36 30.5 20.9-42.2 68 61.5 49.4-72.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 232 7 2.8 1.2- 6.2 87 39.3 31.7-47.4 138 57.9 49.9-65.6
Some Post-H.S. 230 13 4.5 2.4- 8.4 77 34.0 26.9-41.9 140 61.5 53.6-68.9
College Graduate 256 9 3.3 1.6- 6.7 91 35.3 28.6-42.5 156 61.5 54.1-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 14 12.1 6.1-22.6 30 27.2 17.4-39.7 54 60.7 47.6-72.5
$15,000- 24,999 150 3 3.7 1.1-12.2 54 34.4 25.6-44.3 93 61.9 51.7-71.1
$25,000- 34,999 115 6 6.5 2.9-14.3 46 45.1 34.3-56.4 63 48.3 37.5-59.3
$35,000- 49,999 123 5 4.0 1.6- 9.8 48 39.5 29.7-50.2 70 56.5 45.8-66.6
$50,000-74,999 101 3 1.3 0.3- 5.1 39 41.9 31.1-53.6 59 56.8 45.2-67.7
$75,000+ 84 3 4.0 1.3-11.9 19 22.1 13.7-33.6 62 73.9 62.1-83.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 280 17 5.5 3.1- 9.7 89 32.3 25.8-39.7 174 62.1 54.7-69.0
No 548 20 3.4 2.0- 5.7 202 37.0 32.2-42.1 326 59.6 54.5-64.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 124 10 7.4 3.7-14.4 51 37.4 28.0-47.9 63 55.1 44.5-65.3
Non-Veteran 706 28 3.5 2.2- 5.5 239 34.9 30.6-39.4 439 61.7 57.1-66.0
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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