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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
c.Grocery stores

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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 2,526 18 0.7 0.4- 1.3 135 5.6 4.6- 6.9 2,373 93.7 92.4-94.8
GENDER
Male 822 7 0.9 0.3- 2.3 58 7.2 5.3- 9.6 757 92.0 89.4-94.0
Female 1,704 11 0.5 0.2- 1.2 77 4.4 3.4- 5.8 1,616 95.0 93.6-96.2
AGE
18-24 169 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4 7 7.9 3.3-17.7 161 91.6 82.0-96.3
25-34 448 4 1.5 0.4- 5.1 19 4.1 2.5- 6.8 425 94.4 90.9-96.6
35-44 506 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7 29 5.8 3.8- 8.8 475 93.8 90.7-95.9
45-54 493 3 0.7 0.2- 2.9 28 5.5 3.6- 8.4 462 93.8 90.7-95.9
55-64 402 4 0.5 0.2- 1.5 20 4.8 2.7- 8.4 378 94.7 91.1-96.9
65-74 304 2 0.5 0.1- 2.3 19 6.7 4.1-10.9 283 92.8 88.6-95.5
75+ 189 2 0.4 0.1- 1.6 12 7.3 3.6-14.2 175 92.4 85.5-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 545 7 1.0 0.4- 2.3 28 5.6 3.4- 9.3 510 93.4 89.7-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 859 4 0.4 0.1- 1.2 52 6.5 4.7- 9.0 803 93.1 90.6-94.9
Some Post-H.S. 638 5 1.2 0.4- 4.0 26 4.1 2.6- 6.4 607 94.7 91.8-96.6
College Graduate 478 2 0.2 0.1- 1.1 29 6.1 3.9- 9.3 447 93.7 90.5-95.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 501 8 1.5 0.7- 3.3 33 7.2 4.8-10.6 460 91.4 87.8-94.0
$15,000- 24,999 580 4 0.4 0.1- 1.3 31 5.2 3.5- 7.7 545 94.4 91.8-96.2
$25,000- 34,999 328 1 0.7 0.1- 4.9 15 5.9 3.4-10.3 312 93.3 88.7-96.1
$35,000- 49,999 290 1 1.3 0.2- 8.5 18 6.2 3.5-10.8 271 92.5 87.0-95.8
$50,000-74,999 186 0 0.0 . - . 7 3.6 1.5- 8.0 179 96.4 92.0-98.5
$75,000+ 139 0 0.0 . - . 8 5.9 2.7-12.5 131 94.1 87.5-97.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 904 11 0.8 0.4- 1.6 48 5.7 4.0- 8.1 845 93.5 91.1-95.3
No 1,591 6 0.4 0.1- 1.0 87 5.7 4.4- 7.3 1,498 94.0 92.3-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 293 5 1.9 0.5- 6.7 16 6.5 3.7-11.1 272 91.6 86.3-95.0
Non-Veteran 2,196 13 0.5 0.2- 1.0 117 5.4 4.3- 6.8 2,066 94.1 92.7-95.2
Currently Serving 37 0 0.0 . - . 2 7.4 1.4-30.6 35 92.6 69.4-98.6

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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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