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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
e.Indoor sporting events or concerts

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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 2,488 27 1.0 0.6- 1.6 355 15.1 13.3-17.0 2,106 83.9 82.0-85.7
GENDER
Male 815 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9 149 19.1 16.0-22.7 655 79.4 75.7-82.6
Female 1,673 16 0.7 0.4- 1.1 206 12.0 10.2-14.0 1,451 87.4 85.3-89.2
AGE
18-24 167 3 1.1 0.3- 3.5 25 18.1 10.9-28.6 139 80.8 70.5-88.2
25-34 448 5 1.1 0.4- 2.6 75 17.0 13.1-21.8 368 81.9 77.1-85.9
35-44 501 6 1.4 0.5- 3.5 86 18.1 14.2-22.8 409 80.5 75.8-84.5
45-54 491 2 0.2 0.0- 0.7 64 13.9 10.5-18.2 425 85.9 81.6-89.3
55-64 396 6 1.9 0.7- 5.4 46 11.0 7.9-15.0 344 87.1 82.6-90.6
65-74 295 4 0.8 0.3- 2.4 33 11.3 7.7-16.3 258 87.9 82.9-91.6
75+ 176 1 0.4 0.1- 3.1 24 14.8 9.3-22.8 151 84.7 76.7-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 526 4 0.6 0.2- 1.7 60 12.5 9.0-16.9 462 86.9 82.5-90.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 844 14 1.9 1.0- 3.7 118 14.4 11.6-17.8 712 83.6 80.1-86.6
Some Post-H.S. 635 6 0.6 0.2- 1.5 93 14.7 11.7-18.4 536 84.7 81.0-87.7
College Graduate 478 3 0.5 0.1- 1.5 84 19.2 15.0-24.2 391 80.3 75.3-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 487 4 1.3 0.4- 4.2 84 17.7 13.8-22.3 399 81.0 76.2-85.0
$15,000- 24,999 568 9 1.3 0.6- 2.8 72 12.4 9.5-16.1 487 86.3 82.5-89.3
$25,000- 34,999 328 3 0.7 0.2- 2.6 41 11.2 8.0-15.5 284 88.0 83.7-91.4
$35,000- 49,999 289 3 1.5 0.4- 6.0 43 14.8 10.6-20.2 243 83.7 78.0-88.2
$50,000-74,999 184 0 0.0 . - . 30 16.8 11.4-24.1 154 83.2 75.9-88.6
$75,000+ 140 2 1.4 0.3- 5.4 32 25.4 17.3-35.6 106 73.2 63.0-81.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 881 13 1.6 0.8- 3.4 120 15.4 12.4-18.9 748 83.0 79.4-86.1
No 1,579 14 0.8 0.4- 1.3 232 15.0 12.9-17.3 1,333 84.2 81.9-86.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 291 9 3.7 1.7- 7.9 45 15.4 11.3-20.8 237 80.9 74.9-85.7
Non-Veteran 2,160 18 0.6 0.4- 1.0 300 14.7 12.8-16.7 1,842 84.7 82.6-86.6
Currently Serving 37 0 0.0 . - . 10 32.8 16.7-54.3 27 67.2 45.7-83.3

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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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