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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
e.Indoor sporting events or concerts

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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 14,023 305 2.3 2.0- 2.6 2,357 17.3 16.6-18.2 11,361 80.4 79.5-81.2
-Mountain AHEC 888 23 3.3 2.1- 5.2 131 14.0 11.4-17.0 734 82.7 79.4-85.6
GENDER
Male 318 17 5.7 3.4- 9.4 60 16.0 12.0-21.0 241 78.3 72.7-83.0
Female 570 6 1.3 0.6- 3.1 71 12.2 9.1-16.2 493 86.4 82.3-89.7
RACE
White 762 23 3.8 2.4- 5.9 111 14.1 11.4-17.4 628 82.1 78.5-85.2
African American 47 0 0.0 . - . 8 16.1 7.6-31.1 39 83.9 68.9-92.4
Other Minorities 3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 47 2 4.3 1.1-16.3 7 15.7 6.6-32.8 38 80.0 63.1-90.4
25-34 121 3 1.9 0.5- 6.9 28 22.6 14.4-33.6 90 75.5 64.4-84.0
35-44 149 5 4.7 1.9-11.2 32 17.8 11.5-26.5 112 77.5 68.3-84.7
45-54 168 1 1.8 0.3-11.7 22 12.8 7.8-20.4 145 85.4 77.0-91.0
55-64 150 6 4.6 2.0-10.5 13 7.7 4.3-13.6 131 87.7 80.6-92.4
65-74 132 4 4.8 1.7-12.7 15 10.0 5.4-17.7 113 85.2 76.2-91.2
75+ 116 2 1.4 0.3- 6.3 13 11.4 6.2-20.2 101 87.2 78.3-92.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 3 4.7 1.5-13.6 18 10.9 6.2-18.5 97 84.4 75.2-90.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 248 7 2.7 1.2- 5.9 35 12.0 8.1-17.6 206 85.3 79.4-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 245 10 5.6 2.8-10.8 37 16.5 11.2-23.6 198 77.9 70.4-83.9
College Graduate 273 3 1.1 0.3- 3.6 40 15.0 10.6-20.9 230 83.8 77.9-88.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 108 8 10.2 4.9-20.2 21 14.9 8.7-24.4 79 74.9 63.5-83.6
$15,000- 24,999 155 4 3.6 1.3- 9.7 23 13.4 8.4-20.8 128 82.9 74.8-88.8
$25,000- 34,999 122 4 3.8 1.2-11.2 20 19.5 11.9-30.4 98 76.7 65.6-85.0
$35,000- 49,999 124 3 3.7 0.9-13.5 15 9.1 5.0-16.0 106 87.3 78.4-92.8
$50,000-74,999 113 0 0.0 . - . 16 17.4 9.9-28.8 97 82.6 71.2-90.1
$75,000+ 92 1 1.4 0.2- 9.3 10 11.2 5.9-20.5 81 87.4 77.8-93.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 297 6 2.4 1.0- 5.7 51 15.4 11.1-20.9 240 82.2 76.4-86.8
No 583 17 3.8 2.2- 6.3 78 13.4 10.3-17.3 488 82.8 78.6-86.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 133 7 5.9 2.7-12.3 23 13.5 8.5-20.6 103 80.6 72.4-86.9
Non-Veteran 751 16 2.8 1.6- 4.8 106 13.8 10.9-17.2 629 83.4 79.8-86.6
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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