BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Seconhand Smoke Policy-AFRICAN AMERICANS

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
TOTAL	1,112	857	78.3	75.3-81.1	207	17.6	15.1-20.4	25	2.2	1.3- 3.6	23	1.9	1.1- 3.1
GENDER
Male	324	245	76.8	71.1-81.7	63	17.5	13.3-22.6	8	2.7	1.2- 6.1	8	3.0	1.4- 6.3
Female	788	612	79.4	75.8-82.5	144	17.7	14.7-21.1	17	1.8	1.0- 3.2	15	1.1	0.7- 2.0
AGE
18-24	64	44	72.8	58.0-83.8	17	25.9	15.1-40.8	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	281	228	83.5	77.9-87.9	45	13.8	9.9-19.0	4	1.1	0.4- 3.3	4	1.6	0.5- 5.3
35-44	328	248	76.0	70.0-81.1	59	17.6	13.3-23.0	10	3.9	1.8- 8.4	11	2.5	1.3- 5.0
45-54	266	198	76.7	70.1-82.3	57	19.8	14.6-26.3	7	2.7	1.2- 6.1	4	0.8	0.3- 2.3
55-64	139	108	75.0	64.5-83.3	27	20.7	13.3-30.7	0	0.0	. - .	4	4.3	1.2-13.6
65-74	26	23	89.6	69.6-97.0	2	7.6	1.6-28.6	1	2.9	0.4-18.4	0	0.0	. - .
75+	2	2	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	110	74	66.8	54.4-77.2	31	26.1	17.2-37.6	2	4.8	1.0-19.8	3	2.3	0.7- 7.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	362	259	70.6	64.7-76.0	86	23.1	18.3-28.6	9	3.0	1.5- 5.9	8	3.3	1.4- 7.6
Some Post-H.S.	351	280	82.6	77.5-86.7	53	14.0	10.2-18.8	8	1.8	0.8- 4.2	10	1.7	0.8- 3.4
College Graduate	288	243	85.8	80.1-90.0	37	13.0	8.9-18.6	6	0.8	0.4- 2.0	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	92	60	62.3	48.5-74.4	26	32.0	20.8-45.8	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	5	5.3	1.6-15.9
$15,000- 24,999	254	192	74.1	66.6-80.4	45	18.7	13.3-25.6	10	3.9	2.0- 7.6	7	3.2	1.1- 8.9
$25,000- 34,999	205	154	77.9	70.5-83.8	42	18.7	13.2-25.8	4	1.0	0.4- 3.1	5	2.4	0.8- 6.8
$35,000- 49,999	186	140	76.4	68.8-82.6	40	19.4	13.8-26.6	4	3.2	1.2- 8.3	2	1.0	0.3- 4.0
$50,000-74,999	135	110	84.0	76.3-89.6	21	13.2	8.3-20.5	2	1.4	0.3- 6.3	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8
$75,000+	107	88	78.8	66.7-87.3	16	17.4	10.0-28.6	2	3.4	0.6-16.8	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	216	160	75.9	68.1-82.3	47	19.8	14.0-27.2	4	1.6	0.5- 4.7	5	2.7	0.9- 7.9
No	873	679	79.1	75.7-82.1	158	17.5	14.7-20.7	20	2.2	1.2- 3.8	16	1.3	0.7- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	117	95	83.8	75.3-89.8	17	12.7	7.5-20.7	4	2.9	0.9- 8.6	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
Non-Veteran	970	741	77.4	74.0-80.5	186	18.3	15.5-21.4	21	2.1	1.2- 3.7	22	2.1	1.2- 3.6
Currently Serving	25	21	82.6	56.1-94.7	4	17.4	5.3-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,112

857

78.3

75.3-81.1

207

17.6

15.1-20.4

2.2

1.3- 3.6

1.9

1.1- 3.1

GENDER

Male

324

245

76.8

71.1-81.7

17.5

13.3-22.6

2.7

1.2- 6.1

3.0

1.4- 6.3

Female

788

612

79.4

75.8-82.5

144

17.7

14.7-21.1

1.8

1.0- 3.2

1.1

0.7- 2.0

AGE

18-24

72.8

58.0-83.8

25.9

15.1-40.8

1.3

0.4- 4.2

0.0

. - .

25-34

281

228

83.5

77.9-87.9

13.8

9.9-19.0

1.1

0.4- 3.3

1.6

0.5- 5.3

35-44

328

248

76.0

70.0-81.1

17.6

13.3-23.0

3.9

1.8- 8.4

2.5

1.3- 5.0

45-54

266

198

76.7

70.1-82.3

19.8

14.6-26.3

2.7

1.2- 6.1

0.8

0.3- 2.3

55-64

139

108

75.0

64.5-83.3

20.7

13.3-30.7

0.0

. - .

4.3

1.2-13.6

65-74

89.6

69.6-97.0

7.6

1.6-28.6

2.9

0.4-18.4

0.0

. - .

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

110

66.8

54.4-77.2

26.1

17.2-37.6

4.8

1.0-19.8

2.3

0.7- 7.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

362

259

70.6

64.7-76.0

23.1

18.3-28.6

3.0

1.5- 5.9

3.3

1.4- 7.6

Some Post-H.S.

351

280

82.6

77.5-86.7

14.0

10.2-18.8

1.8

0.8- 4.2

1.7

0.8- 3.4

College Graduate

288

243

85.8

80.1-90.0

13.0

8.9-18.6

0.8

0.4- 2.0

0.4

0.1- 1.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

62.3

48.5-74.4

32.0

20.8-45.8

0.4

0.0- 2.5

5.3

1.6-15.9

$15,000- 24,999

254

192

74.1

66.6-80.4

18.7

13.3-25.6

3.9

2.0- 7.6

3.2

1.1- 8.9

$25,000- 34,999

205

154

77.9

70.5-83.8

18.7

13.2-25.8

1.0

0.4- 3.1

2.4

0.8- 6.8

$35,000- 49,999

186

140

76.4

68.8-82.6

19.4

13.8-26.6

3.2

1.2- 8.3

1.0

0.3- 4.0

$50,000-74,999

135

110

84.0

76.3-89.6

13.2

8.3-20.5

1.4

0.3- 6.3

1.3

0.3- 5.8

$75,000+

107

78.8

66.7-87.3

17.4

10.0-28.6

3.4

0.6-16.8

0.4

0.1- 2.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

216

160

75.9

68.1-82.3

19.8

14.0-27.2

1.6

0.5- 4.7

2.7

0.9- 7.9

873

679

79.1

75.7-82.1

158

17.5

14.7-20.7

2.2

1.2- 3.8

1.3

0.7- 2.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

117

83.8

75.3-89.8

12.7

7.5-20.7

2.9

0.9- 8.6

0.6

0.1- 3.9

Non-Veteran

970

741

77.4

74.0-80.5

186

18.3

15.5-21.4

2.1

1.2- 3.7

2.1

1.2- 3.6

Currently Serving

82.6

56.1-94.7

17.4

5.3-43.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.

^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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