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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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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 2,491 64 2.7 2.0- 3.8 228 9.5 8.2-11.1 2,199 87.7 86.0-89.3
GENDER
Male 812 28 3.9 2.5- 6.2 95 11.4 9.0-14.3 689 84.7 81.3-87.5
Female 1,679 36 1.8 1.2- 2.8 133 8.1 6.6-10.0 1,510 90.0 88.1-91.7
AGE
18-24 165 7 5.8 1.9-16.2 18 15.6 9.1-25.4 140 78.6 67.8-86.6
25-34 445 13 2.8 1.4- 5.4 44 9.5 6.8-13.1 388 87.8 83.7-90.9
35-44 500 13 3.0 1.6- 5.6 54 9.9 7.3-13.3 433 87.1 83.2-90.1
45-54 489 11 2.2 1.1- 4.5 47 9.6 6.8-13.3 431 88.2 84.2-91.3
55-64 398 10 2.6 1.2- 5.8 30 8.3 5.3-12.9 358 89.0 84.1-92.5
65-74 295 7 1.5 0.7- 3.4 23 7.6 4.8-11.9 265 90.8 86.5-93.9
75+ 184 3 1.7 0.4- 6.5 12 7.6 3.8-14.7 169 90.6 83.4-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 534 13 3.1 1.6- 5.9 49 11.2 7.8-15.8 472 85.7 80.9-89.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 849 28 4.1 2.4- 6.8 88 10.5 8.2-13.3 733 85.4 82.0-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 626 14 1.7 0.9- 3.3 47 7.3 5.3-10.0 565 90.9 88.0-93.2
College Graduate 477 9 1.3 0.7- 2.7 44 9.2 6.5-13.0 424 89.4 85.6-92.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 492 18 4.7 2.7- 8.3 59 13.2 9.7-17.6 415 82.1 77.2-86.2
$15,000- 24,999 568 16 2.6 1.4- 4.7 54 10.1 7.4-13.8 498 87.3 83.4-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 329 8 2.5 1.1- 5.8 25 8.3 5.3-12.8 296 89.2 84.3-92.7
$35,000- 49,999 288 5 1.3 0.5- 3.3 31 9.8 6.5-14.7 252 88.8 83.9-92.4
$50,000-74,999 184 1 0.5 0.1- 3.3 17 9.3 5.5-15.5 166 90.2 84.0-94.2
$75,000+ 139 2 1.0 0.2- 3.9 15 11.8 6.8-19.5 122 87.3 79.5-92.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 889 26 3.4 1.9- 6.1 80 10.5 8.0-13.7 783 86.1 82.5-89.1
No 1,573 38 2.4 1.6- 3.6 143 9.0 7.4-10.9 1,392 88.6 86.5-90.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 289 12 4.2 2.2- 7.9 23 8.5 5.3-13.2 254 87.3 82.0-91.3
Non-Veteran 2,165 51 2.5 1.7- 3.7 202 9.6 8.2-11.4 1,912 87.9 85.9-89.6
Currently Serving 37 1 2.7 0.4-16.9 3 13.4 3.9-37.0 33 83.9 61.6-94.4

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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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