BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Seconhand Smoke Policy

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
TOTAL	14,761	10,413	72.3	71.5-73.2	1,234	8.1	7.6- 8.7	1,062	7.0	6.5- 7.5	2,052	12.6	12.0-13.2
GENDER
Male	5,412	3,731	71.8	70.3-73.2	411	7.3	6.5- 8.2	458	7.9	7.1- 8.8	812	13.0	12.0-14.0
Female	9,349	6,682	72.9	71.7-74.0	823	8.8	8.1- 9.6	604	6.1	5.5- 6.7	1,240	12.2	11.4-13.0
RACE
White	11,060	7,787	72.0	70.9-73.0	870	7.6	7.0- 8.2	809	7.1	6.5- 7.7	1,594	13.4	12.6-14.2
African American	2,628	1,784	68.5	66.3-70.7	282	10.7	9.3-12.2	188	7.7	6.5- 9.1	374	13.1	11.6-14.8
Asian	86	72	86.3	75.8-92.7	7	8.0	3.4-17.9	4	3.0	1.0- 9.0	3	2.6	0.6-11.2
Native American	289	177	63.9	56.4-70.7	30	9.4	6.2-13.9	40	14.6	10.1-20.8	42	12.1	8.2-17.5
Other Minorities	613	534	87.4	83.6-90.5	34	6.2	4.2- 9.2	16	3.0	1.5- 6.2	29	3.3	2.2- 5.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	660	562	87.4	83.9-90.2	43	6.7	4.7- 9.5	12	2.2	1.0- 4.8	43	3.7	2.6- 5.4
-English Speaking	275	216	84.5	79.3-88.6	18	5.8	3.4- 9.5	7	2.1	0.8- 5.5	34	7.6	5.1-11.3
-Spanish Speaking	385	346	88.7	83.9-92.2	25	7.1	4.5-11.0	5	2.3	0.8- 6.2	9	1.9	0.9- 4.1
Non-Hispanic	14,082	9,838	71.3	70.4-72.2	1,188	8.2	7.6- 8.8	1,049	7.3	6.8- 7.9	2,007	13.2	12.5-13.9
AGE
18-24	822	617	76.0	72.2-79.4	80	9.8	7.5-12.6	47	5.4	3.8- 7.7	78	8.8	6.7-11.4
25-34	2,355	1,891	80.7	78.6-82.7	177	6.8	5.7- 8.1	108	5.2	4.0- 6.7	179	7.3	6.2- 8.7
35-44	2,768	2,014	74.5	72.5-76.4	256	8.7	7.5-10.0	189	6.5	5.5- 7.6	309	10.4	9.1-11.8
45-54	2,755	1,849	69.8	67.7-71.9	241	7.7	6.6- 8.9	261	9.3	8.0-10.7	404	13.2	11.8-14.8
55-64	2,518	1,666	67.3	64.9-69.6	224	9.0	7.6-10.6	205	8.0	6.7- 9.5	423	15.7	14.0-17.6
65-74	1,973	1,318	67.7	65.1-70.2	147	7.9	6.4- 9.7	154	7.4	6.2- 9.0	354	16.9	15.1-19.0
75+	1,498	1,000	66.8	63.7-69.7	102	7.3	5.8- 9.1	97	5.8	4.6- 7.3	299	20.1	17.7-22.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,434	1,494	63.7	61.1-66.2	255	10.4	8.9-12.1	229	10.1	8.5-11.9	456	15.8	14.1-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,320	2,783	65.8	64.0-67.5	415	9.9	8.9-11.2	420	9.3	8.2-10.4	702	15.0	13.8-16.3
Some Post-H.S.	3,708	2,631	72.9	71.1-74.6	338	8.8	7.7- 9.9	251	6.1	5.2- 7.1	488	12.2	11.0-13.6
College Graduate	4,274	3,491	83.1	81.7-84.4	219	4.4	3.7- 5.1	160	3.8	3.1- 4.7	404	8.7	7.8- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,704	965	58.9	55.7-62.1	190	11.0	9.1-13.1	192	11.3	9.5-13.5	357	18.8	16.6-21.2
$15,000- 24,999	2,496	1,579	64.2	61.7-66.6	269	11.3	9.7-13.1	220	8.9	7.5-10.5	428	15.7	14.0-17.5
$25,000- 34,999	1,710	1,160	68.2	65.4-70.8	158	9.2	7.6-11.1	140	8.3	6.8-10.0	252	14.3	12.4-16.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,947	1,363	70.8	68.3-73.2	176	8.8	7.4-10.4	130	6.6	5.4- 8.0	278	13.8	12.0-15.8
$50,000-74,999	1,776	1,379	77.7	75.3-80.0	115	6.5	5.2- 8.0	87	4.7	3.7- 6.0	195	11.1	9.4-13.0
$75,000+	1,996	1,689	86.2	84.4-87.8	83	3.6	2.8- 4.7	69	2.9	2.2- 3.8	155	7.2	6.0- 8.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,758	3,036	64.6	62.8-66.3	478	10.2	9.1-11.3	449	9.6	8.6-10.8	795	15.6	14.4-17.0
No	9,773	7,225	75.7	74.6-76.7	740	7.3	6.7- 7.9	593	5.8	5.2- 6.4	1,215	11.2	10.5-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,901	1,262	68.8	66.3-71.2	145	7.2	6.0- 8.8	152	7.3	6.0- 8.9	342	16.6	14.8-18.7
Non-Veteran	12,694	9,013	72.8	71.9-73.8	1,086	8.3	7.7- 9.0	898	6.9	6.4- 7.5	1,697	11.9	11.3-12.6
Currently Serving	164	137	83.3	75.3-89.0	3	2.2	0.6- 8.0	11	7.2	3.7-13.6	13	7.4	3.8-13.6

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,761

10,413

72.3

71.5-73.2

1,234

8.1

7.6- 8.7

1,062

7.0

6.5- 7.5

2,052

12.6

12.0-13.2

GENDER

Male

5,412

3,731

71.8

70.3-73.2

411

7.3

6.5- 8.2

458

7.9

7.1- 8.8

812

13.0

12.0-14.0

Female

9,349

6,682

72.9

71.7-74.0

823

8.8

8.1- 9.6

604

6.1

5.5- 6.7

1,240

12.2

11.4-13.0

RACE

White

11,060

7,787

72.0

70.9-73.0

870

7.6

7.0- 8.2

809

7.1

6.5- 7.7

1,594

13.4

12.6-14.2

African American

2,628

1,784

68.5

66.3-70.7

282

10.7

9.3-12.2

188

7.7

6.5- 9.1

374

13.1

11.6-14.8

Asian

86.3

75.8-92.7

8.0

3.4-17.9

3.0

1.0- 9.0

2.6

0.6-11.2

Native American

289

177

63.9

56.4-70.7

9.4

6.2-13.9

14.6

10.1-20.8

12.1

8.2-17.5

Other Minorities

613

534

87.4

83.6-90.5

6.2

4.2- 9.2

3.0

1.5- 6.2

3.3

2.2- 5.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

660

562

87.4

83.9-90.2

6.7

4.7- 9.5

2.2

1.0- 4.8

3.7

2.6- 5.4

-English Speaking

275

216

84.5

79.3-88.6

5.8

3.4- 9.5

2.1

0.8- 5.5

7.6

5.1-11.3

-Spanish Speaking

385

346

88.7

83.9-92.2

7.1

4.5-11.0

2.3

0.8- 6.2

1.9

0.9- 4.1

Non-Hispanic

14,082

9,838

71.3

70.4-72.2

1,188

8.2

7.6- 8.8

1,049

7.3

6.8- 7.9

2,007

13.2

12.5-13.9

AGE

18-24

822

617

76.0

72.2-79.4

9.8

7.5-12.6

5.4

3.8- 7.7

8.8

6.7-11.4

25-34

2,355

1,891

80.7

78.6-82.7

177

6.8

5.7- 8.1

108

5.2

4.0- 6.7

179

7.3

6.2- 8.7

35-44

2,768

2,014

74.5

72.5-76.4

256

8.7

7.5-10.0

189

6.5

5.5- 7.6

309

10.4

9.1-11.8

45-54

2,755

1,849

69.8

67.7-71.9

241

7.7

6.6- 8.9

261

9.3

8.0-10.7

404

13.2

11.8-14.8

55-64

2,518

1,666

67.3

64.9-69.6

224

9.0

7.6-10.6

205

8.0

6.7- 9.5

423

15.7

14.0-17.6

65-74

1,973

1,318

67.7

65.1-70.2

147

7.9

6.4- 9.7

154

7.4

6.2- 9.0

354

16.9

15.1-19.0

75+

1,498

1,000

66.8

63.7-69.7

102

7.3

5.8- 9.1

5.8

4.6- 7.3

299

20.1

17.7-22.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,434

1,494

63.7

61.1-66.2

255

10.4

8.9-12.1

229

10.1

8.5-11.9

456

15.8

14.1-17.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,320

2,783

65.8

64.0-67.5

415

9.9

8.9-11.2

420

9.3

8.2-10.4

702

15.0

13.8-16.3

Some Post-H.S.

3,708

2,631

72.9

71.1-74.6

338

8.8

7.7- 9.9

251

6.1

5.2- 7.1

488

12.2

11.0-13.6

College Graduate

4,274

3,491

83.1

81.7-84.4

219

4.4

3.7- 5.1

160

3.8

3.1- 4.7

404

8.7

7.8- 9.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,704

965

58.9

55.7-62.1

190

11.0

9.1-13.1

192

11.3

9.5-13.5

357

18.8

16.6-21.2

$15,000- 24,999

2,496

1,579

64.2

61.7-66.6

269

11.3

9.7-13.1

220

8.9

7.5-10.5

428

15.7

14.0-17.5

$25,000- 34,999

1,710

1,160

68.2

65.4-70.8

158

9.2

7.6-11.1

140

8.3

6.8-10.0

252

14.3

12.4-16.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,947

1,363

70.8

68.3-73.2

176

8.8

7.4-10.4

130

6.6

5.4- 8.0

278

13.8

12.0-15.8

$50,000-74,999

1,776

1,379

77.7

75.3-80.0

115

6.5

5.2- 8.0

4.7

3.7- 6.0

195

11.1

9.4-13.0

$75,000+

1,996

1,689

86.2

84.4-87.8

3.6

2.8- 4.7

2.9

2.2- 3.8

155

7.2

6.0- 8.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,758

3,036

64.6

62.8-66.3

478

10.2

9.1-11.3

449

9.6

8.6-10.8

795

15.6

14.4-17.0

9,773

7,225

75.7

74.6-76.7

740

7.3

6.7- 7.9

593

5.8

5.2- 6.4

1,215

11.2

10.5-12.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,901

1,262

68.8

66.3-71.2

145

7.2

6.0- 8.8

152

7.3

6.0- 8.9

342

16.6

14.8-18.7

Non-Veteran

12,694

9,013

72.8

71.9-73.8

1,086

8.3

7.7- 9.0

898

6.9

6.4- 7.5

1,697

11.9

11.3-12.6

Currently Serving

164

137

83.3

75.3-89.0

2.2

0.6- 8.0

7.2

3.7-13.6

7.4

3.8-13.6

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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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