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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-AFRICAN AMERICANS

In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas , or not allowed at all
a.Public Buildings

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  Total
Respond.^
Allowed in all areas Allowed in some areas Not allowed at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,510 18 0.8 0.4- 1.4 772 30.8 28.6-33.1 1,720 68.4 66.1-70.7
GENDER
Male 817 7 0.9 0.3- 2.4 284 33.8 30.1-37.8 526 65.3 61.3-69.1
Female 1,693 11 0.7 0.4- 1.3 488 28.5 25.9-31.3 1,194 70.8 68.0-73.5
AGE
18-24 168 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 55 30.5 22.4-40.0 112 69.2 59.7-77.3
25-34 451 4 1.4 0.4- 5.0 131 27.2 22.6-32.3 316 71.4 66.1-76.2
35-44 497 5 1.2 0.5- 2.9 159 33.3 28.2-38.7 333 65.5 60.1-70.6
45-54 495 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 138 29.4 24.6-34.7 355 70.4 65.1-75.3
55-64 400 3 0.5 0.1- 1.7 122 31.7 26.3-37.7 275 67.8 61.8-73.3
65-74 298 3 1.2 0.4- 4.0 98 35.3 28.9-42.4 197 63.5 56.4-70.0
75+ 186 0 0.0 . - . 66 31.9 24.7-40.2 120 68.1 59.8-75.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 537 3 0.5 0.2- 1.5 152 27.5 22.9-32.5 382 72.1 67.0-76.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 852 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2 289 34.8 31.0-38.9 559 64.7 60.7-68.6
Some Post-H.S. 634 8 1.7 0.7- 4.1 202 30.8 26.6-35.4 424 67.5 62.8-71.8
College Graduate 481 3 0.5 0.2- 1.6 129 27.7 22.8-33.2 349 71.8 66.3-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 490 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2 151 32.0 27.1-37.4 337 67.7 62.3-72.7
$15,000- 24,999 578 7 1.0 0.4- 2.3 207 35.5 30.8-40.4 364 63.5 58.5-68.2
$25,000- 34,999 329 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2 100 32.2 26.3-38.7 226 66.8 60.3-72.7
$35,000- 49,999 288 3 2.0 0.5- 7.4 83 28.1 22.3-34.8 202 69.9 63.0-75.9
$50,000-74,999 184 0 0.0 . - . 44 21.2 15.3-28.5 140 78.8 71.5-84.7
$75,000+ 141 0 0.0 . - . 43 31.9 23.2-42.0 98 68.1 58.0-76.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 889 10 1.0 0.5- 2.1 283 32.6 28.9-36.6 596 66.4 62.4-70.1
No 1,593 7 0.4 0.2- 0.9 478 29.8 27.1-32.7 1,108 69.7 66.8-72.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 293 4 1.8 0.5- 6.8 91 31.1 25.1-37.7 198 67.1 60.3-73.2
Non-Veteran 2,180 14 0.6 0.4- 1.1 663 30.4 28.0-32.9 1,503 69.0 66.5-71.4
Currently Serving 37 0 0.0 . - . 18 49.6 30.9-68.3 19 50.4 31.7-69.1

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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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