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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mecklenburg County

Tobacco Use Prevention

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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
-Mecklenburg County	594	147	25.4	21.6-29.6	226	37.4	33.1-41.8	71	12.1	9.4-15.4	47	7.0	5.1- 9.4	103	18.1	14.8-22.1
GENDER
Male	230	58	26.3	20.5-33.1	70	29.7	23.8-36.4	26	12.2	8.2-17.8	27	9.7	6.6-14.0	49	22.1	16.6-28.8
Female	364	89	24.6	20.0-29.8	156	44.7	39.0-50.5	45	12.0	8.8-16.3	20	4.4	2.7- 7.1	54	14.4	10.8-18.8
RACE
White	416	112	27.3	22.8-32.3	138	31.8	27.1-36.9	54	13.0	9.7-17.1	37	8.2	5.8-11.4	75	19.7	15.6-24.6
Other	174	34	21.7	15.2-30.0	87	49.3	40.9-57.8	17	10.4	6.2-17.0	9	4.2	2.1- 8.4	27	14.4	9.2-21.7
AGE
18-44	302	82	28.4	23.0-34.6	122	38.1	32.3-44.2	37	12.4	8.8-17.1	14	4.6	2.7- 7.8	47	16.5	12.2-21.9
45+	290	65	22.0	17.2-27.8	104	36.9	30.7-43.5	34	11.9	8.1-17.0	33	9.9	6.8-14.1	54	19.3	14.4-25.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	162	33	24.9	17.7-34.0	62	34.6	26.8-43.3	11	7.6	4.0-14.1	15	8.2	4.7-13.7	41	24.7	17.5-33.7
Some College +	431	114	25.6	21.4-30.4	164	38.6	33.7-43.8	60	14.0	10.7-18.2	31	6.3	4.3- 9.1	62	15.4	12.0-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	244	47	20.8	15.3-27.6	100	40.0	33.2-47.3	31	14.0	9.4-20.3	19	6.4	3.9-10.3	47	18.7	13.6-25.3
$50,000+	229	69	28.1	22.4-34.7	74	32.5	26.2-39.4	27	10.6	7.1-15.4	16	6.7	4.1-10.9	43	22.1	16.4-29.0

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

-Mecklenburg County

594

147

25.4

21.6-29.6

226

37.4

33.1-41.8

12.1

9.4-15.4

7.0

5.1- 9.4

103

18.1

14.8-22.1

GENDER

Male

230

26.3

20.5-33.1

29.7

23.8-36.4

12.2

8.2-17.8

9.7

6.6-14.0

22.1

16.6-28.8

Female

364

24.6

20.0-29.8

156

44.7

39.0-50.5

12.0

8.8-16.3

4.4

2.7- 7.1

14.4

10.8-18.8

RACE

White

416

112

27.3

22.8-32.3

138

31.8

27.1-36.9

13.0

9.7-17.1

8.2

5.8-11.4

19.7

15.6-24.6

Other

174

21.7

15.2-30.0

49.3

40.9-57.8

10.4

6.2-17.0

4.2

2.1- 8.4

14.4

9.2-21.7

AGE

18-44

302

28.4

23.0-34.6

122

38.1

32.3-44.2

12.4

8.8-17.1

4.6

2.7- 7.8

16.5

12.2-21.9

45+

290

22.0

17.2-27.8

104

36.9

30.7-43.5

11.9

8.1-17.0

9.9

6.8-14.1

19.3

14.4-25.4

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

162

24.9

17.7-34.0

34.6

26.8-43.3

7.6

4.0-14.1

8.2

4.7-13.7

24.7

17.5-33.7

Some College +

431

114

25.6

21.4-30.4

164

38.6

33.7-43.8

14.0

10.7-18.2

6.3

4.3- 9.1

15.4

12.0-19.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

244

20.8

15.3-27.6

100

40.0

33.2-47.3

14.0

9.4-20.3

6.4

3.9-10.3

18.7

13.6-25.3

$50,000+

229

28.1

22.4-34.7

32.5

26.2-39.4

10.6

7.1-15.4

6.7

4.1-10.9

22.1

16.4-29.0

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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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