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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
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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 2,368 49 2.4 1.7- 3.5 784 34.1 31.8-36.6 1,535 63.5 61.0-65.9
GENDER
Male 768 16 2.8 1.5- 4.9 308 39.2 35.1-43.4 444 58.1 53.8-62.2
Female 1,600 33 2.2 1.4- 3.4 476 30.3 27.6-33.3 1,091 67.5 64.5-70.3
AGE
18-24 163 6 5.8 2.2-14.1 64 39.0 29.8-49.0 93 55.2 45.3-64.8
25-34 443 9 2.8 1.3- 6.1 166 36.6 31.3-42.2 268 60.6 54.9-66.1
35-44 489 16 4.0 2.1- 7.4 172 37.0 31.8-42.4 301 59.1 53.5-64.4
45-54 476 5 0.9 0.3- 2.8 161 33.2 28.3-38.6 310 65.8 60.5-70.8
55-64 372 6 1.1 0.4- 3.0 105 33.0 27.1-39.5 261 65.8 59.4-71.8
65-74 262 5 1.2 0.5- 3.1 72 27.7 21.6-34.7 185 71.1 64.1-77.3
75+ 148 2 0.8 0.2- 3.1 42 28.3 20.0-38.3 104 70.9 61.0-79.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 472 9 1.8 0.8- 3.7 139 30.4 25.4-36.0 324 67.8 62.2-72.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 805 16 2.2 1.3- 3.8 252 33.6 29.6-37.9 537 64.2 59.9-68.3
Some Post-H.S. 616 16 4.1 2.1- 7.8 219 35.5 31.0-40.3 381 60.3 55.4-65.1
College Graduate 469 8 1.1 0.5- 2.4 172 35.7 30.5-41.3 289 63.2 57.6-68.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 443 11 2.8 1.5- 5.3 147 31.8 26.8-37.2 285 65.4 59.9-70.5
$15,000- 24,999 548 11 2.4 1.1- 5.4 180 33.5 28.7-38.6 357 64.1 58.8-69.0
$25,000- 34,999 317 7 2.3 1.0- 5.3 103 34.1 28.0-40.8 207 63.6 56.9-69.8
$35,000- 49,999 282 5 2.6 0.8- 7.6 98 36.2 29.7-43.1 179 61.3 54.2-67.9
$50,000-74,999 181 5 5.3 1.9-14.0 65 29.6 22.8-37.5 111 65.1 56.6-72.8
$75,000+ 136 0 0.0 . - . 61 50.5 40.0-61.0 75 49.5 39.0-60.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 816 16 1.4 0.8- 2.4 252 33.6 29.6-37.9 548 65.0 60.7-69.0
No 1,527 32 2.6 1.7- 4.1 524 34.4 31.4-37.4 971 63.0 59.9-66.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 276 10 5.1 2.3-11.2 104 37.7 31.1-44.8 162 57.2 49.9-64.1
Non-Veteran 2,055 39 2.0 1.4- 3.0 662 33.3 30.7-35.9 1,354 64.7 62.1-67.3
Currently Serving 37 0 0.0 . - . 18 48.1 29.7-67.0 19 51.9 33.0-70.3

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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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