BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Seconhand Smoke Policy

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
North Carolina	6,254	5,043	80.6	79.3-81.8	895	14.5	13.4-15.7	160	2.5	2.0- 3.1	156	2.4	1.9- 2.9
-Mountain AHEC	357	286	80.1	74.0-85.1	49	14.8	10.3-20.7	12	2.5	1.3- 4.9	10	2.6	1.2- 5.3
GENDER
Male	114	88	77.1	65.7-85.6	15	16.1	8.7-27.8	5	2.4	0.9- 6.8	6	4.3	1.7-10.9
Female	243	198	82.2	75.0-87.6	34	13.9	9.0-20.9	7	2.6	1.1- 6.1	4	1.4	0.4- 4.0
RACE
White	308	249	79.0	72.3-84.4	39	15.6	10.6-22.2	12	2.9	1.5- 5.6	8	2.6	1.1- 5.7
African American	22	16	80.8	58.2-92.7	5	14.5	4.8-36.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.7	0.6-27.3
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	20	17	87.8	63.8-96.7	2	8.9	1.7-35.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.4-20.6
25-34	77	57	74.5	58.3-85.9	12	17.2	7.5-34.6	4	3.1	0.8-10.8	4	5.2	1.8-14.3
35-44	90	74	86.2	73.7-93.2	11	10.9	4.5-23.8	3	2.7	0.8- 8.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1
45-54	107	87	75.5	63.2-84.6	15	18.3	10.2-30.5	3	3.0	0.9- 9.6	2	3.3	0.8-12.7
55-64	47	38	81.2	65.1-90.9	8	18.0	8.5-34.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5
65-74	14	12	89.3	57.6-98.1	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.7	1.9-42.4	0	0.0	. - .
75+	2	1	78.0	18.1-98.3	1	22.0	1.7-81.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	24	17	85.1	66.9-94.2	5	9.1	3.1-24.0	2	5.8	1.2-23.7	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	91	65	71.7	59.5-81.4	17	19.7	11.5-31.5	6	4.0	1.6- 9.8	3	4.6	1.4-14.0
Some Post-H.S.	99	80	81.0	68.1-89.4	15	17.1	9.0-30.2	0	0.0	. - .	4	1.9	0.5- 6.6
College Graduate	143	124	83.6	72.0-91.0	12	11.1	4.9-23.4	4	2.9	0.9- 8.5	3	2.4	0.6- 8.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	19	11	65.7	36.6-86.4	5	25.2	8.5-55.0	2	6.3	1.3-25.3	1	2.8	0.4-18.5
$15,000- 24,999	64	44	72.4	57.3-83.7	13	16.2	7.8-30.7	5	7.6	2.8-19.1	2	3.7	0.9-14.0
$25,000- 34,999	53	38	66.0	48.8-79.9	13	28.3	15.7-45.6	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.7	1.3-21.0
$35,000- 49,999	64	55	93.7	86.4-97.2	6	5.6	2.3-13.2	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.6
$50,000-74,999	63	55	80.2	62.5-90.8	6	16.0	6.4-34.5	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.0
$75,000+	55	50	94.3	86.0-97.8	3	3.8	1.1-12.2	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	68	50	75.4	60.3-86.1	12	16.9	8.0-32.4	6	7.7	3.1-18.0	0	0.0	. - .
No	286	235	81.4	74.5-86.8	35	13.9	9.1-20.8	6	1.5	0.6- 3.9	10	3.1	1.5- 6.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	25	76.8	55.2-89.9	5	19.9	7.7-42.7	2	2.1	0.4- 9.7	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3
Non-Veteran	321	258	80.3	73.8-85.5	44	14.4	9.8-20.8	10	2.6	1.3- 5.2	9	2.7	1.3- 5.8
Currently Serving	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,254

5,043

80.6

79.3-81.8

895

14.5

13.4-15.7

160

2.5

2.0- 3.1

156

2.4

1.9- 2.9

-Mountain AHEC

357

286

80.1

74.0-85.1

14.8

10.3-20.7

2.5

1.3- 4.9

2.6

1.2- 5.3

GENDER

Male

114

77.1

65.7-85.6

16.1

8.7-27.8

2.4

0.9- 6.8

4.3

1.7-10.9

Female

243

198

82.2

75.0-87.6

13.9

9.0-20.9

2.6

1.1- 6.1

1.4

0.4- 4.0

RACE

White

308

249

79.0

72.3-84.4

15.6

10.6-22.2

2.9

1.5- 5.6

2.6

1.1- 5.7

African American

80.8

58.2-92.7

14.5

4.8-36.2

0.0

. - .

4.7

0.6-27.3

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

87.8

63.8-96.7

8.9

1.7-35.2

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.4-20.6

25-34

74.5

58.3-85.9

17.2

7.5-34.6

3.1

0.8-10.8

5.2

1.8-14.3

35-44

86.2

73.7-93.2

10.9

4.5-23.8

2.7

0.8- 8.9

0.3

0.1- 1.1

45-54

107

75.5

63.2-84.6

18.3

10.2-30.5

3.0

0.9- 9.6

3.3

0.8-12.7

55-64

81.2

65.1-90.9

18.0

8.5-34.2

0.0

. - .

0.8

0.1- 5.5

65-74

89.3

57.6-98.1

0.0

. - .

10.7

1.9-42.4

0.0

. - .

75+

78.0

18.1-98.3

22.0

1.7-81.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

85.1

66.9-94.2

9.1

3.1-24.0

5.8

1.2-23.7

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

71.7

59.5-81.4

19.7

11.5-31.5

4.0

1.6- 9.8

4.6

1.4-14.0

Some Post-H.S.

81.0

68.1-89.4

17.1

9.0-30.2

0.0

. - .

1.9

0.5- 6.6

College Graduate

143

124

83.6

72.0-91.0

11.1

4.9-23.4

2.9

0.9- 8.5

2.4

0.6- 8.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

65.7

36.6-86.4

25.2

8.5-55.0

6.3

1.3-25.3

2.8

0.4-18.5

$15,000- 24,999

72.4

57.3-83.7

16.2

7.8-30.7

7.6

2.8-19.1

3.7

0.9-14.0

$25,000- 34,999

66.0

48.8-79.9

28.3

15.7-45.6

0.0

. - .

5.7

1.3-21.0

$35,000- 49,999

93.7

86.4-97.2

5.6

2.3-13.2

0.3

0.0- 2.0

0.4

0.1- 1.6

$50,000-74,999

80.2

62.5-90.8

16.0

6.4-34.5

2.3

0.3-14.6

1.5

0.2-10.0

$75,000+

94.3

86.0-97.8

3.8

1.1-12.2

1.2

0.2- 8.4

0.6

0.1- 4.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

75.4

60.3-86.1

16.9

8.0-32.4

7.7

3.1-18.0

0.0

. - .

286

235

81.4

74.5-86.8

13.9

9.1-20.8

1.5

0.6- 3.9

3.1

1.5- 6.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

76.8

55.2-89.9

19.9

7.7-42.7

2.1

0.4- 9.7

1.1

0.1- 7.3

Non-Veteran

321

258

80.3

73.8-85.5

14.4

9.8-20.8

2.6

1.3- 5.2

2.7

1.3- 5.8

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.

^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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