BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for work areas?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Seconhand Smoke Policy

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for work areas?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
North Carolina	6,256	5,635	89.7	88.6-90.7	345	5.9	5.1- 6.8	158	2.4	2.0- 3.0	118	2.0	1.6- 2.5
-Mountain AHEC	359	317	86.9	81.0-91.1	22	8.0	4.5-13.9	14	3.3	1.8- 6.0	6	1.8	0.8- 4.2
GENDER
Male	114	96	83.7	71.9-91.2	9	9.8	3.9-22.7	6	3.8	1.4- 9.6	3	2.7	0.8- 8.6
Female	245	221	89.0	82.5-93.3	13	6.8	3.4-13.4	8	2.9	1.3- 6.4	3	1.2	0.4- 3.9
RACE
White	310	271	85.4	78.9-90.2	20	9.1	5.1-15.7	14	3.7	2.0- 6.8	5	1.7	0.7- 4.5
African American	22	21	95.3	72.7-99.4	0	0.0	. - .	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	16	81.3	56.1-93.7	3	15.4	4.4-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.3	0.4-20.6
25-34	77	63	81.1	64.4-91.1	6	10.5	3.1-30.6	6	6.1	2.2-15.6	2	2.3	0.6- 8.8
35-44	90	81	88.3	73.7-95.3	6	9.0	2.9-25.0	3	2.7	0.8- 8.9	0	0.0	. - .
45-54	107	97	88.2	78.2-94.0	4	5.0	1.7-14.0	3	3.0	0.9- 9.6	3	3.8	1.1-12.5
55-64	48	45	95.3	85.0-98.6	3	4.7	1.4-15.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
65-74	15	13	90.0	59.5-98.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	10.0	1.8-40.5	0	0.0	. - .
75+	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	24	19	87.4	69.5-95.5	3	6.8	1.9-21.1	2	5.8	1.2-23.7	0	0.0	. - .
H.S. or G.E.D.	92	76	83.2	72.0-90.5	6	7.7	3.0-18.5	7	6.2	2.5-14.7	3	2.9	0.9- 9.1
Some Post-H.S.	100	93	90.8	77.2-96.7	5	7.5	2.2-22.3	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0
College Graduate	143	129	86.0	74.0-93.0	8	9.0	3.3-22.2	4	2.9	0.9- 8.5	2	2.1	0.5- 8.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	19	15	88.8	69.4-96.5	1	2.1	0.3-14.7	3	9.1	2.5-28.3	0	0.0	. - .
$15,000- 24,999	65	52	76.8	61.5-87.2	5	11.1	4.1-26.7	5	7.6	2.8-19.0	3	4.6	1.4-14.2
$25,000- 34,999	53	47	87.9	72.1-95.3	4	6.5	1.8-21.0	1	3.7	0.5-21.9	1	2.0	0.3-12.7
$35,000- 49,999	64	58	91.7	76.1-97.4	5	8.1	2.4-23.9	1	0.3	0.0- 2.0	0	0.0	. - .
$50,000-74,999	63	59	88.0	68.9-96.0	2	8.3	1.8-30.4	1	2.3	0.3-14.6	1	1.5	0.2-10.0
$75,000+	55	51	95.0	86.5-98.2	3	3.8	1.1-12.2	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	69	61	91.0	80.9-96.0	2	1.4	0.3- 5.7	6	7.7	3.0-17.9	0	0.0	. - .
No	287	254	86.1	79.2-91.0	20	9.5	5.3-16.5	8	2.4	1.0- 5.4	5	2.0	0.8- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	33	29	95.2	86.6-98.4	2	2.7	0.6-10.6	2	2.1	0.4- 9.7	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Veteran	323	285	86.0	79.6-90.6	20	8.6	4.8-15.1	12	3.4	1.8- 6.4	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7
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

6,256

5,635

89.7

88.6-90.7

345

5.9

5.1- 6.8

158

2.4

2.0- 3.0

118

2.0

1.6- 2.5

-Mountain AHEC

359

317

86.9

81.0-91.1

8.0

4.5-13.9

3.3

1.8- 6.0

1.8

0.8- 4.2

GENDER

Male

114

83.7

71.9-91.2

9.8

3.9-22.7

3.8

1.4- 9.6

2.7

0.8- 8.6

Female

245

221

89.0

82.5-93.3

6.8

3.4-13.4

2.9

1.3- 6.4

1.2

0.4- 3.9

RACE

White

310

271

85.4

78.9-90.2

9.1

5.1-15.7

3.7

2.0- 6.8

1.7

0.7- 4.5

African American

95.3

72.7-99.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.7

0.6-27.3

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

81.3

56.1-93.7

15.4

4.4-41.7

0.0

. - .

3.3

0.4-20.6

25-34

81.1

64.4-91.1

10.5

3.1-30.6

6.1

2.2-15.6

2.3

0.6- 8.8

35-44

88.3

73.7-95.3

9.0

2.9-25.0

2.7

0.8- 8.9

0.0

. - .

45-54

107

88.2

78.2-94.0

5.0

1.7-14.0

3.0

0.9- 9.6

3.8

1.1-12.5

55-64

95.3

85.0-98.6

4.7

1.4-15.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

65-74

90.0

59.5-98.2

0.0

. - .

10.0

1.8-40.5

0.0

. - .

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

87.4

69.5-95.5

6.8

1.9-21.1

5.8

1.2-23.7

0.0

. - .

H.S. or G.E.D.

83.2

72.0-90.5

7.7

3.0-18.5

6.2

2.5-14.7

2.9

0.9- 9.1

Some Post-H.S.

100

90.8

77.2-96.7

7.5

2.2-22.3

0.6

0.1- 4.4

1.0

0.1- 7.0

College Graduate

143

129

86.0

74.0-93.0

9.0

3.3-22.2

2.9

0.9- 8.5

2.1

0.5- 8.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

88.8

69.4-96.5

2.1

0.3-14.7

9.1

2.5-28.3

0.0

. - .

$15,000- 24,999

76.8

61.5-87.2

11.1

4.1-26.7

7.6

2.8-19.0

4.6

1.4-14.2

$25,000- 34,999

87.9

72.1-95.3

6.5

1.8-21.0

3.7

0.5-21.9

2.0

0.3-12.7

$35,000- 49,999

91.7

76.1-97.4

8.1

2.4-23.9

0.3

0.0- 2.0

0.0

. - .

$50,000-74,999

88.0

68.9-96.0

8.3

1.8-30.4

2.3

0.3-14.6

1.5

0.2-10.0

$75,000+

95.0

86.5-98.2

3.8

1.1-12.2

1.2

0.2- 8.4

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

91.0

80.9-96.0

1.4

0.3- 5.7

7.7

3.0-17.9

0.0

. - .

287

254

86.1

79.2-91.0

9.5

5.3-16.5

2.4

1.0- 5.4

2.0

0.8- 5.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

95.2

86.6-98.4

2.7

0.6-10.6

2.1

0.4- 9.7

0.0

. - .

Non-Veteran

323

285

86.0

79.6-90.6

8.6

4.8-15.1

3.4

1.8- 6.4

2.0

0.8- 4.7

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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