BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention

In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,652	2,386	17.6	16.8-18.4	12,266	82.4	81.6-83.2
GENDER
Male	5,370	906	18.2	16.9-19.6	4,464	81.8	80.4-83.1
Female	9,282	1,480	17.0	16.0-18.0	7,802	83.0	82.0-84.0
RACE
White	10,984	1,568	15.3	14.4-16.2	9,416	84.7	83.8-85.6
African American	2,606	602	24.1	22.0-26.2	2,004	75.9	73.8-78.0
Asian	83	19	20.2	12.1-31.7	64	79.8	68.3-87.9
Native American	289	51	23.3	16.7-31.5	238	76.7	68.5-83.3
Other Minorities	605	129	23.4	18.9-28.6	476	76.6	71.4-81.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	651	141	23.3	18.9-28.4	510	76.7	71.6-81.1
-English Speaking	272	62	22.4	16.6-29.3	210	77.6	70.7-83.4
-Spanish Speaking	379	79	23.8	18.1-30.6	300	76.2	69.4-81.9
Non-Hispanic	13,986	2,239	17.2	16.4-18.0	11,747	82.8	82.0-83.6
AGE
18-24	818	246	31.1	27.0-35.5	572	68.9	64.5-73.0
25-34	2,342	512	21.8	19.7-24.0	1,830	78.2	76.0-80.3
35-44	2,750	508	18.7	16.9-20.6	2,242	81.3	79.4-83.1
45-54	2,734	485	18.6	16.8-20.6	2,249	81.4	79.4-83.2
55-64	2,496	354	15.1	13.4-17.1	2,142	84.9	82.9-86.6
65-74	1,961	182	9.2	7.8-11.0	1,779	90.8	89.0-92.2
75+	1,484	85	6.6	5.1- 8.5	1,399	93.4	91.5-94.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,404	372	17.7	15.6-20.0	2,032	82.3	80.0-84.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,290	629	16.3	14.9-17.8	3,661	83.7	82.2-85.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,690	660	19.0	17.4-20.7	3,030	81.0	79.3-82.6
College Graduate	4,243	723	17.6	16.2-19.2	3,520	82.4	80.8-83.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,696	312	20.9	18.0-24.0	1,384	79.1	76.0-82.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,476	419	18.4	16.4-20.6	2,057	81.6	79.4-83.6
$25,000- 34,999	1,703	295	18.2	16.0-20.6	1,408	81.8	79.4-84.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,936	298	14.9	13.1-16.9	1,638	85.1	83.1-86.9
$50,000-74,999	1,773	302	17.5	15.4-19.8	1,471	82.5	80.2-84.6
$75,000+	1,979	338	17.6	15.6-19.8	1,641	82.4	80.2-84.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,735	797	18.2	16.8-19.7	3,938	81.8	80.3-83.2
No	9,734	1,551	17.2	16.3-18.3	8,183	82.8	81.7-83.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,888	292	15.9	14.0-18.0	1,596	84.1	82.0-86.0
Non-Veteran	12,599	2,055	17.8	16.9-18.7	10,544	82.2	81.3-83.1
Currently Serving	163	39	22.7	16.0-31.1	124	77.3	68.9-84.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,652

2,386

17.6

16.8-18.4

12,266

82.4

81.6-83.2

GENDER

Male

5,370

906

18.2

16.9-19.6

4,464

81.8

80.4-83.1

Female

9,282

1,480

17.0

16.0-18.0

7,802

83.0

82.0-84.0

RACE

White

10,984

1,568

15.3

14.4-16.2

9,416

84.7

83.8-85.6

African American

2,606

602

24.1

22.0-26.2

2,004

75.9

73.8-78.0

Asian

20.2

12.1-31.7

79.8

68.3-87.9

Native American

289

23.3

16.7-31.5

238

76.7

68.5-83.3

Other Minorities

605

129

23.4

18.9-28.6

476

76.6

71.4-81.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

651

141

23.3

18.9-28.4

510

76.7

71.6-81.1

-English Speaking

272

22.4

16.6-29.3

210

77.6

70.7-83.4

-Spanish Speaking

379

23.8

18.1-30.6

300

76.2

69.4-81.9

Non-Hispanic

13,986

2,239

17.2

16.4-18.0

11,747

82.8

82.0-83.6

AGE

18-24

818

246

31.1

27.0-35.5

572

68.9

64.5-73.0

25-34

2,342

512

21.8

19.7-24.0

1,830

78.2

76.0-80.3

35-44

2,750

508

18.7

16.9-20.6

2,242

81.3

79.4-83.1

45-54

2,734

485

18.6

16.8-20.6

2,249

81.4

79.4-83.2

55-64

2,496

354

15.1

13.4-17.1

2,142

84.9

82.9-86.6

65-74

1,961

182

9.2

7.8-11.0

1,779

90.8

89.0-92.2

75+

1,484

6.6

5.1- 8.5

1,399

93.4

91.5-94.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,404

372

17.7

15.6-20.0

2,032

82.3

80.0-84.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,290

629

16.3

14.9-17.8

3,661

83.7

82.2-85.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,690

660

19.0

17.4-20.7

3,030

81.0

79.3-82.6

College Graduate

4,243

723

17.6

16.2-19.2

3,520

82.4

80.8-83.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,696

312

20.9

18.0-24.0

1,384

79.1

76.0-82.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,476

419

18.4

16.4-20.6

2,057

81.6

79.4-83.6

$25,000- 34,999

1,703

295

18.2

16.0-20.6

1,408

81.8

79.4-84.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,936

298

14.9

13.1-16.9

1,638

85.1

83.1-86.9

$50,000-74,999

1,773

302

17.5

15.4-19.8

1,471

82.5

80.2-84.6

$75,000+

1,979

338

17.6

15.6-19.8

1,641

82.4

80.2-84.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,735

797

18.2

16.8-19.7

3,938

81.8

80.3-83.2

9,734

1,551

17.2

16.3-18.3

8,183

82.8

81.7-83.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,888

292

15.9

14.0-18.0

1,596

84.1

82.0-86.0

Non-Veteran

12,599

2,055

17.8

16.9-18.7

10,544

82.2

81.3-83.1

Currently Serving

163

22.7

16.0-31.1

124

77.3

68.9-84.0

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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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