BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (If someone were smoking near you in the nonsmoking area of a restaurant, you would:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Ask them to stop smoking	Ask to be moved to another table	Ask to have a smokefree policy	Do nothing/not return to restaurant	Smoking doesn't bother me
North Carolina	13,969	2,832	21.5	20.6-22.4	5,102	35.9	34.8-36.9	1,291	9.5	8.9-10.1	1,058	7.2	6.7- 7.7	3,686	26.1	25.2-27.0
-Mountain AHEC	879	199	23.1	19.8-26.8	303	35.2	31.3-39.3	88	9.3	7.3-11.8	58	4.8	3.5- 6.5	231	27.6	24.0-31.5
GENDER
Male	313	86	28.1	22.5-34.6	78	27.6	21.8-34.3	31	8.9	5.9-13.1	16	4.0	2.2- 7.0	102	31.4	25.5-37.9
Female	566	113	18.9	15.3-23.1	225	41.6	36.7-46.8	57	9.7	7.1-12.9	42	5.5	3.8- 7.9	129	24.3	20.1-29.1
RACE
White	750	177	24.2	20.6-28.3	243	33.1	29.1-37.4	81	10.0	7.8-12.8	51	4.9	3.5- 6.9	198	27.6	23.9-31.7
African American	50	7	13.1	5.5-28.3	28	53.4	37.0-69.1	3	7.4	2.0-23.6	4	5.3	1.8-14.6	8	20.8	10.0-38.1
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	55.3	10.0-93.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	44.7	6.8-90.0
AGE
18-24	48	14	36.0	21.6-53.4	16	35.0	21.2-52.0	4	7.9	2.5-22.3	2	0.6	0.1- 2.7	12	20.5	10.9-35.3
25-34	119	36	29.4	19.4-41.9	34	30.7	20.5-43.2	8	6.1	2.8-12.8	9	3.8	1.7- 8.2	32	30.0	20.1-42.3
35-44	147	36	26.8	19.1-36.1	55	36.1	27.2-46.0	14	8.4	4.6-14.8	9	4.5	2.1- 9.3	33	24.2	17.0-33.4
45-54	166	36	19.2	13.0-27.4	55	33.6	25.2-43.3	22	12.2	7.5-19.0	8	4.4	2.1- 9.3	45	30.5	22.3-40.3
55-64	147	35	20.5	13.9-29.2	45	33.3	24.5-43.5	21	13.5	8.4-21.0	7	3.3	1.3- 7.8	39	29.3	20.7-39.8
65-74	135	25	19.5	12.6-29.0	52	40.7	31.0-51.1	12	8.6	3.9-17.8	9	4.5	2.2- 8.9	37	26.7	18.8-36.5
75+	112	15	13.5	7.5-23.2	44	38.6	28.3-50.1	7	6.1	2.4-15.0	14	13.5	7.0-24.7	32	28.2	19.0-39.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	129	16	11.2	6.1-19.9	55	47.3	36.1-58.8	5	2.1	0.6- 6.7	7	6.2	2.5-14.3	46	33.2	23.1-45.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	241	49	20.7	15.0-27.8	82	32.4	25.4-40.2	15	7.0	3.8-12.5	15	3.3	1.8- 5.9	80	36.7	29.3-44.7
Some Post-H.S.	242	57	25.9	19.7-33.3	81	34.4	27.4-42.1	33	10.9	7.3-16.1	20	5.6	3.3- 9.4	51	23.1	17.2-30.3
College Graduate	263	77	29.6	23.1-37.2	84	32.6	26.0-39.9	35	14.0	9.8-19.7	15	4.7	2.6- 8.2	52	19.1	14.3-25.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	23	17.9	10.3-29.1	35	41.3	28.6-55.2	3	0.9	0.2- 4.5	9	6.7	3.1-14.2	36	33.2	22.0-46.8
$15,000- 24,999	156	32	23.8	16.2-33.7	53	35.6	26.5-45.8	10	2.8	1.3- 5.9	14	4.8	2.5- 8.9	47	33.0	24.2-43.3
$25,000- 34,999	114	26	21.7	14.0-32.2	32	25.7	17.3-36.3	10	6.9	3.5-13.3	8	8.3	3.6-17.9	38	37.4	27.2-48.8
$35,000- 49,999	117	21	17.1	10.5-26.7	43	37.9	27.9-49.1	20	14.9	8.9-24.0	5	2.7	1.0- 7.4	28	27.3	18.5-38.4
$50,000-74,999	110	27	23.7	15.9-33.7	43	38.7	28.4-50.1	16	16.6	9.7-26.8	4	2.9	1.1- 7.5	20	18.1	11.1-28.3
$75,000+	89	31	34.4	23.8-46.7	28	29.8	20.2-41.5	15	18.7	11.1-29.9	6	6.7	2.8-15.4	9	10.4	5.2-19.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	293	58	18.1	13.3-24.2	102	36.8	30.1-44.0	33	9.6	6.3-14.2	21	5.7	3.3- 9.8	79	29.8	23.3-37.3
No	575	139	25.4	21.2-30.1	199	34.8	30.0-39.8	54	9.0	6.6-12.1	37	4.4	3.0- 6.5	146	26.4	22.2-31.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	133	36	26.8	18.7-36.8	36	28.8	20.2-39.1	16	12.0	6.7-20.6	9	6.4	2.9-13.5	36	26.0	17.9-36.3
Non-Veteran	742	161	22.1	18.6-26.1	267	36.8	32.5-41.2	71	8.7	6.6-11.2	49	4.5	3.2- 6.2	194	28.0	24.1-32.3
Currently Serving	4	2	71.8	19.7-96.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	22.9	2.4-78.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.5-37.6

Total
Respond.^

Ask them to stop smoking

Ask to be moved to another table

Ask to have a smokefree policy

Do nothing/not return to restaurant

Smoking doesn't bother me

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,969

2,832

21.5

20.6-22.4

5,102

35.9

34.8-36.9

1,291

9.5

8.9-10.1

1,058

7.2

6.7- 7.7

3,686

26.1

25.2-27.0

-Mountain AHEC

879

199

23.1

19.8-26.8

303

35.2

31.3-39.3

9.3

7.3-11.8

4.8

3.5- 6.5

231

27.6

24.0-31.5

GENDER

Male

313

28.1

22.5-34.6

27.6

21.8-34.3

8.9

5.9-13.1

4.0

2.2- 7.0

102

31.4

25.5-37.9

Female

566

113

18.9

15.3-23.1

225

41.6

36.7-46.8

9.7

7.1-12.9

5.5

3.8- 7.9

129

24.3

20.1-29.1

RACE

White

750

177

24.2

20.6-28.3

243

33.1

29.1-37.4

10.0

7.8-12.8

4.9

3.5- 6.9

198

27.6

23.9-31.7

African American

13.1

5.5-28.3

53.4

37.0-69.1

7.4

2.0-23.6

5.3

1.8-14.6

20.8

10.0-38.1

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

55.3

10.0-93.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

44.7

6.8-90.0

AGE

18-24

36.0

21.6-53.4

35.0

21.2-52.0

7.9

2.5-22.3

0.6

0.1- 2.7

20.5

10.9-35.3

25-34

119

29.4

19.4-41.9

30.7

20.5-43.2

6.1

2.8-12.8

3.8

1.7- 8.2

30.0

20.1-42.3

35-44

147

26.8

19.1-36.1

36.1

27.2-46.0

8.4

4.6-14.8

4.5

2.1- 9.3

24.2

17.0-33.4

45-54

166

19.2

13.0-27.4

33.6

25.2-43.3

12.2

7.5-19.0

4.4

2.1- 9.3

30.5

22.3-40.3

55-64

147

20.5

13.9-29.2

33.3

24.5-43.5

13.5

8.4-21.0

3.3

1.3- 7.8

29.3

20.7-39.8

65-74

135

19.5

12.6-29.0

40.7

31.0-51.1

8.6

3.9-17.8

4.5

2.2- 8.9

26.7

18.8-36.5

75+

112

13.5

7.5-23.2

38.6

28.3-50.1

6.1

2.4-15.0

13.5

7.0-24.7

28.2

19.0-39.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

129

11.2

6.1-19.9

47.3

36.1-58.8

2.1

0.6- 6.7

6.2

2.5-14.3

33.2

23.1-45.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

241

20.7

15.0-27.8

32.4

25.4-40.2

7.0

3.8-12.5

3.3

1.8- 5.9

36.7

29.3-44.7

Some Post-H.S.

242

25.9

19.7-33.3

34.4

27.4-42.1

10.9

7.3-16.1

5.6

3.3- 9.4

23.1

17.2-30.3

College Graduate

263

29.6

23.1-37.2

32.6

26.0-39.9

14.0

9.8-19.7

4.7

2.6- 8.2

19.1

14.3-25.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

17.9

10.3-29.1

41.3

28.6-55.2

0.9

0.2- 4.5

6.7

3.1-14.2

33.2

22.0-46.8

$15,000- 24,999

156

23.8

16.2-33.7

35.6

26.5-45.8

2.8

1.3- 5.9

4.8

2.5- 8.9

33.0

24.2-43.3

$25,000- 34,999

114

21.7

14.0-32.2

25.7

17.3-36.3

6.9

3.5-13.3

8.3

3.6-17.9

37.4

27.2-48.8

$35,000- 49,999

117

17.1

10.5-26.7

37.9

27.9-49.1

14.9

8.9-24.0

2.7

1.0- 7.4

27.3

18.5-38.4

$50,000-74,999

110

23.7

15.9-33.7

38.7

28.4-50.1

16.6

9.7-26.8

2.9

1.1- 7.5

18.1

11.1-28.3

$75,000+

34.4

23.8-46.7

29.8

20.2-41.5

18.7

11.1-29.9

6.7

2.8-15.4

10.4

5.2-19.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

293

18.1

13.3-24.2

102

36.8

30.1-44.0

9.6

6.3-14.2

5.7

3.3- 9.8

29.8

23.3-37.3

575

139

25.4

21.2-30.1

199

34.8

30.0-39.8

9.0

6.6-12.1

4.4

3.0- 6.5

146

26.4

22.2-31.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

133

26.8

18.7-36.8

28.8

20.2-39.1

12.0

6.7-20.6

6.4

2.9-13.5

26.0

17.9-36.3

Non-Veteran

742

161

22.1

18.6-26.1

267

36.8

32.5-41.2

8.7

6.6-11.2

4.5

3.2- 6.2

194

28.0

24.1-32.3

Currently Serving

71.8

19.7-96.4

0.0

. - .

22.9

2.4-78.5

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.5-37.6

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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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