BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,652	2,386	17.6	16.8-18.4	12,266	82.4	81.6-83.2
-Mountain AHEC	927	151	18.2	15.1-21.8	776	81.8	78.2-84.9
GENDER
Male	334	56	19.2	14.2-25.5	278	80.8	74.5-85.8
Female	593	95	17.4	13.8-21.7	498	82.6	78.3-86.2
RACE
White	793	125	17.1	13.9-20.8	668	82.9	79.2-86.1
African American	50	12	27.3	14.6-45.4	38	72.7	54.6-85.4
Other Minorities	3	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	2	68.4	15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24	48	12	23.7	12.4-40.5	36	76.3	59.5-87.6
25-34	123	34	33.3	22.4-46.3	89	66.7	53.7-77.6
35-44	150	24	16.3	10.4-24.6	126	83.7	75.4-89.6
45-54	179	37	24.6	17.2-33.9	142	75.4	66.1-82.8
55-64	157	19	10.5	6.0-17.9	138	89.5	82.1-94.0
65-74	142	14	10.4	5.3-19.2	128	89.6	80.8-94.7
75+	123	9	7.7	3.5-16.2	114	92.3	83.8-96.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	136	23	18.9	11.0-30.3	113	81.1	69.7-89.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	259	36	14.3	9.8-20.5	223	85.7	79.5-90.2
Some Post-H.S.	251	41	18.7	13.3-25.7	210	81.3	74.3-86.7
College Graduate	277	51	21.5	15.4-29.1	226	78.5	70.9-84.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	22	20.8	11.5-34.8	96	79.2	65.2-88.5
$15,000- 24,999	162	30	20.3	13.4-29.6	132	79.7	70.4-86.6
$25,000- 34,999	124	17	12.8	7.2-21.6	107	87.2	78.4-92.8
$35,000- 49,999	127	18	14.4	8.5-23.3	109	85.6	76.7-91.5
$50,000-74,999	114	14	13.1	7.3-22.3	100	86.9	77.7-92.7
$75,000+	92	18	19.1	10.9-31.2	74	80.9	68.8-89.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	320	49	15.1	10.8-20.7	271	84.9	79.3-89.2
No	595	101	19.9	15.9-24.7	494	80.1	75.3-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	23	17.1	10.6-26.6	117	82.9	73.4-89.4
Non-Veteran	783	127	18.5	15.1-22.5	656	81.5	77.5-84.9
Currently Serving	4	1	11.6	1.1-59.8	3	88.4	40.2-98.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,652

2,386

17.6

16.8-18.4

12,266

82.4

81.6-83.2

-Mountain AHEC

927

151

18.2

15.1-21.8

776

81.8

78.2-84.9

GENDER

Male

334

19.2

14.2-25.5

278

80.8

74.5-85.8

Female

593

17.4

13.8-21.7

498

82.6

78.3-86.2

RACE

White

793

125

17.1

13.9-20.8

668

82.9

79.2-86.1

African American

27.3

14.6-45.4

72.7

54.6-85.4

Other Minorities

31.6

3.9-84.1

68.4

15.9-96.1

AGE

18-24

23.7

12.4-40.5

76.3

59.5-87.6

25-34

123

33.3

22.4-46.3

66.7

53.7-77.6

35-44

150

16.3

10.4-24.6

126

83.7

75.4-89.6

45-54

179

24.6

17.2-33.9

142

75.4

66.1-82.8

55-64

157

10.5

6.0-17.9

138

89.5

82.1-94.0

65-74

142

10.4

5.3-19.2

128

89.6

80.8-94.7

75+

123

7.7

3.5-16.2

114

92.3

83.8-96.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

136

18.9

11.0-30.3

113

81.1

69.7-89.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

259

14.3

9.8-20.5

223

85.7

79.5-90.2

Some Post-H.S.

251

18.7

13.3-25.7

210

81.3

74.3-86.7

College Graduate

277

21.5

15.4-29.1

226

78.5

70.9-84.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

20.8

11.5-34.8

79.2

65.2-88.5

$15,000- 24,999

162

20.3

13.4-29.6

132

79.7

70.4-86.6

$25,000- 34,999

124

12.8

7.2-21.6

107

87.2

78.4-92.8

$35,000- 49,999

127

14.4

8.5-23.3

109

85.6

76.7-91.5

$50,000-74,999

114

13.1

7.3-22.3

100

86.9

77.7-92.7

$75,000+

19.1

10.9-31.2

80.9

68.8-89.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

320

15.1

10.8-20.7

271

84.9

79.3-89.2

595

101

19.9

15.9-24.7

494

80.1

75.3-84.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

17.1

10.6-26.6

117

82.9

73.4-89.4

Non-Veteran

783

127

18.5

15.1-22.5

656

81.5

77.5-84.9

Currently Serving

11.6

1.1-59.8

88.4

40.2-98.9

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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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