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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
c.Grocery stores

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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 14,193 210 1.5 1.2- 1.7 782 5.8 5.3- 6.3 13,201 92.7 92.2-93.3
-Mountain AHEC 899 12 2.2 1.2- 4.2 60 6.8 5.0- 9.1 827 91.0 88.2-93.2
GENDER
Male 322 9 3.5 1.7- 6.9 31 9.0 6.0-13.4 282 87.5 82.6-91.2
Female 577 3 1.2 0.3- 4.9 29 4.9 3.1- 7.6 545 93.9 90.6-96.1
RACE
White 772 12 2.5 1.3- 4.8 53 6.8 4.9- 9.4 707 90.6 87.6-93.0
African American 48 0 0.0 . - . 6 13.7 5.6-29.7 42 86.3 70.3-94.4
Other Minorities 3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 48 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 47 99.4 96.1-99.9
25-34 123 0 0.0 . - . 11 10.7 5.3-20.6 112 89.3 79.4-94.7
35-44 150 2 3.9 0.9-15.1 14 9.8 5.4-17.1 134 86.3 77.0-92.3
45-54 171 1 0.9 0.1- 6.1 9 4.6 2.1- 9.6 161 94.5 89.1-97.3
55-64 152 4 3.4 1.2- 9.4 9 7.0 3.3-14.4 139 89.5 81.6-94.3
65-74 135 2 2.3 0.5- 9.4 7 4.1 1.7- 9.7 126 93.6 86.7-97.0
75+ 115 3 4.6 1.1-17.0 8 6.5 2.6-15.2 104 88.9 77.7-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 120 2 3.8 0.9-14.2 9 9.7 4.5-19.5 109 86.5 75.6-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 252 2 1.0 0.2- 3.8 19 7.2 4.1-12.1 231 91.9 86.8-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 247 6 4.1 1.6-10.2 13 5.7 2.9-10.7 228 90.3 83.8-94.3
College Graduate 276 2 0.9 0.2- 4.5 19 6.2 3.7-10.2 255 92.9 88.6-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 107 3 3.9 1.1-13.0 8 7.1 3.1-15.4 96 89.0 79.3-94.5
$15,000- 24,999 160 2 1.6 0.4- 6.3 14 11.0 5.9-19.5 144 87.4 78.8-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 122 2 4.0 1.0-14.9 8 9.3 4.3-19.1 112 86.7 75.7-93.2
$35,000- 49,999 126 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 10 7.1 3.4-14.4 115 92.5 85.2-96.3
$50,000-74,999 113 1 3.2 0.5-19.3 2 1.7 0.3- 9.6 110 95.1 82.0-98.8
$75,000+ 92 2 3.5 0.9-13.1 6 6.9 2.9-15.5 84 89.7 79.7-95.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 304 4 2.1 0.6- 6.5 22 6.5 3.9-10.6 278 91.5 86.6-94.7
No 587 8 2.3 1.1- 5.0 38 7.0 4.8-10.1 541 90.6 87.1-93.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 5 5.2 2.0-12.8 15 8.6 4.8-14.8 116 86.2 78.2-91.6
Non-Veteran 759 7 1.6 0.6- 3.8 43 6.1 4.2- 8.7 709 92.4 89.4-94.6
Currently Serving 4 0 0.0 . - . 2 83.1 37.1-97.6 2 16.9 2.4-62.9

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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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