BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (If someone were smoking near you in the nonsmoking area of a restaurant, you would:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Ask them to stop smoking	Ask to be moved to another table	Ask to have a smokefree policy	Do nothing/not return to restaurant	Smoking doesn't bother me
TOTAL	13,969	2,832	21.5	20.6-22.4	5,102	35.9	34.8-36.9	1,291	9.5	8.9-10.1	1,058	7.2	6.7- 7.7	3,686	26.1	25.2-27.0
GENDER
Male	5,101	1,205	24.1	22.7-25.6	1,480	29.9	28.3-31.4	459	9.6	8.6-10.7	425	7.6	6.8- 8.5	1,532	28.8	27.3-30.3
Female	8,868	1,627	19.0	18.0-20.0	3,622	41.4	40.1-42.6	832	9.4	8.7-10.1	633	6.7	6.1- 7.4	2,154	23.5	22.5-24.7
RACE
White	10,452	2,174	22.2	21.2-23.3	3,458	31.9	30.8-33.0	981	9.6	8.9-10.4	843	7.7	7.1- 8.3	2,996	28.6	27.5-29.7
African American	2,501	426	17.1	15.4-19.1	1,233	48.8	46.4-51.3	213	8.2	7.0- 9.6	146	5.3	4.4- 6.4	483	20.6	18.6-22.7
Asian	81	15	18.4	10.1-31.3	34	39.1	26.7-53.1	12	19.6	10.8-32.9	4	4.5	1.5-12.4	16	18.4	10.6-30.0
Native American	273	52	23.6	16.9-31.8	101	34.6	27.5-42.4	17	7.1	4.0-12.2	17	6.3	3.4-11.4	86	28.4	22.0-35.8
Other Minorities	583	137	23.6	19.3-28.5	254	44.1	38.7-49.5	60	10.9	7.8-15.0	46	7.5	5.2-10.7	86	13.9	10.7-18.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	623	141	22.8	18.7-27.5	273	43.7	38.5-49.0	67	11.9	8.6-16.1	49	8.0	5.7-11.1	93	13.7	10.6-17.5
-English Speaking	256	61	24.2	18.1-31.5	100	37.4	30.3-45.2	32	14.6	9.4-22.0	15	7.2	4.2-11.8	48	16.6	11.9-22.7
-Spanish Speaking	367	80	22.2	17.0-28.3	173	46.5	39.8-53.3	35	10.6	6.8-16.1	34	8.4	5.5-12.7	45	12.4	8.6-17.4
Non-Hispanic	13,331	2,684	21.3	20.5-22.2	4,826	35.3	34.3-36.3	1,222	9.3	8.7- 9.9	1,009	7.1	6.6- 7.6	3,590	26.9	26.0-27.9
AGE
18-24	795	247	32.1	28.0-36.4	279	35.0	30.7-39.6	70	8.2	6.1-11.0	44	5.3	3.6- 7.9	155	19.4	16.2-23.0
25-34	2,276	577	25.9	23.6-28.3	852	37.5	35.0-40.1	232	9.4	8.1-10.9	151	6.2	5.1- 7.5	464	21.0	18.9-23.2
35-44	2,652	608	23.6	21.7-25.7	997	36.9	34.6-39.2	270	10.2	8.8-11.7	175	6.2	5.2- 7.4	602	23.1	21.2-25.2
45-54	2,618	547	21.5	19.6-23.5	890	32.9	30.7-35.1	261	10.5	9.0-12.1	215	8.1	6.9- 9.5	705	27.1	25.0-29.3
55-64	2,369	415	17.5	15.7-19.5	810	33.6	31.2-36.0	235	10.3	8.8-12.0	181	7.1	6.0- 8.4	728	31.6	29.2-34.0
65-74	1,867	256	14.7	12.8-16.9	733	38.5	35.8-41.3	126	7.2	5.8- 8.9	158	8.2	6.9- 9.8	594	31.3	28.8-34.0
75+	1,327	175	13.2	11.2-15.7	513	38.0	34.8-41.3	88	7.7	5.8-10.0	127	10.4	8.4-12.8	424	30.7	27.7-33.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,227	338	17.2	15.1-19.5	880	38.2	35.5-40.9	108	5.1	4.0- 6.5	192	8.6	7.2-10.2	709	30.9	28.4-33.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,065	675	17.4	16.0-19.0	1,445	34.8	33.0-36.7	327	8.9	7.8-10.1	325	7.1	6.3- 8.1	1,293	31.7	29.9-33.6
Some Post-H.S.	3,559	744	22.6	20.9-24.4	1,237	33.8	31.9-35.8	380	10.3	9.1-11.7	272	7.4	6.4- 8.5	926	25.9	24.1-27.7
College Graduate	4,094	1,072	26.7	25.0-28.5	1,533	37.3	35.4-39.1	475	11.7	10.5-13.0	265	6.2	5.4- 7.2	749	18.1	16.7-19.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,588	244	16.5	14.2-19.2	609	36.3	33.0-39.7	96	8.1	6.1-10.8	116	7.2	5.8- 8.9	523	31.8	28.8-35.0
$15,000- 24,999	2,345	409	18.6	16.6-20.8	866	38.3	35.7-40.9	203	7.9	6.7- 9.4	190	7.6	6.4- 9.1	677	27.6	25.3-30.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,622	318	19.8	17.5-22.3	555	31.9	29.2-34.7	148	9.0	7.5-10.9	126	8.2	6.7-10.0	475	31.1	28.3-34.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,850	371	20.1	18.0-22.5	627	33.8	31.2-36.4	210	11.6	9.9-13.5	136	6.8	5.6- 8.2	506	27.7	25.3-30.3
$50,000-74,999	1,706	355	20.6	18.4-23.0	632	36.8	34.0-39.6	193	11.4	9.7-13.3	118	6.5	5.3- 8.0	408	24.7	22.3-27.3
$75,000+	1,934	536	29.3	26.8-31.9	700	34.1	31.6-36.7	211	10.8	9.2-12.6	122	5.8	4.7- 7.1	365	20.0	17.8-22.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,447	831	19.5	18.0-21.0	1,577	33.5	31.8-35.3	366	8.9	7.8-10.1	349	7.7	6.7- 8.7	1,324	30.5	28.8-32.3
No	9,350	1,962	22.2	21.2-23.3	3,470	36.9	35.7-38.2	914	9.7	9.0-10.5	688	6.8	6.3- 7.5	2,316	24.3	23.2-25.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,801	411	21.6	19.4-23.9	508	30.1	27.5-32.8	170	10.2	8.5-12.2	161	8.3	7.0- 9.9	551	29.8	27.3-32.4
Non-Veteran	12,009	2,351	21.0	20.1-22.0	4,551	37.0	36.0-38.2	1,105	9.3	8.7-10.0	890	7.0	6.5- 7.6	3,112	25.6	24.6-26.6
Currently Serving	157	70	49.1	40.0-58.2	42	24.1	17.5-32.3	15	10.1	5.6-17.4	7	2.4	1.1- 5.3	23	14.4	9.0-22.2

Total
Respond.^

Ask them to stop smoking

Ask to be moved to another table

Ask to have a smokefree policy

Do nothing/not return to restaurant

Smoking doesn't bother me

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,969

2,832

21.5

20.6-22.4

5,102

35.9

34.8-36.9

1,291

9.5

8.9-10.1

1,058

7.2

6.7- 7.7

3,686

26.1

25.2-27.0

GENDER

Male

5,101

1,205

24.1

22.7-25.6

1,480

29.9

28.3-31.4

459

9.6

8.6-10.7

425

7.6

6.8- 8.5

1,532

28.8

27.3-30.3

Female

8,868

1,627

19.0

18.0-20.0

3,622

41.4

40.1-42.6

832

9.4

8.7-10.1

633

6.7

6.1- 7.4

2,154

23.5

22.5-24.7

RACE

White

10,452

2,174

22.2

21.2-23.3

3,458

31.9

30.8-33.0

981

9.6

8.9-10.4

843

7.7

7.1- 8.3

2,996

28.6

27.5-29.7

African American

2,501

426

17.1

15.4-19.1

1,233

48.8

46.4-51.3

213

8.2

7.0- 9.6

146

5.3

4.4- 6.4

483

20.6

18.6-22.7

Asian

18.4

10.1-31.3

39.1

26.7-53.1

19.6

10.8-32.9

4.5

1.5-12.4

18.4

10.6-30.0

Native American

273

23.6

16.9-31.8

101

34.6

27.5-42.4

7.1

4.0-12.2

6.3

3.4-11.4

28.4

22.0-35.8

Other Minorities

583

137

23.6

19.3-28.5

254

44.1

38.7-49.5

10.9

7.8-15.0

7.5

5.2-10.7

13.9

10.7-18.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

623

141

22.8

18.7-27.5

273

43.7

38.5-49.0

11.9

8.6-16.1

8.0

5.7-11.1

13.7

10.6-17.5

-English Speaking

256

24.2

18.1-31.5

100

37.4

30.3-45.2

14.6

9.4-22.0

7.2

4.2-11.8

16.6

11.9-22.7

-Spanish Speaking

367

22.2

17.0-28.3

173

46.5

39.8-53.3

10.6

6.8-16.1

8.4

5.5-12.7

12.4

8.6-17.4

Non-Hispanic

13,331

2,684

21.3

20.5-22.2

4,826

35.3

34.3-36.3

1,222

9.3

8.7- 9.9

1,009

7.1

6.6- 7.6

3,590

26.9

26.0-27.9

AGE

18-24

795

247

32.1

28.0-36.4

279

35.0

30.7-39.6

8.2

6.1-11.0

5.3

3.6- 7.9

155

19.4

16.2-23.0

25-34

2,276

577

25.9

23.6-28.3

852

37.5

35.0-40.1

232

9.4

8.1-10.9

151

6.2

5.1- 7.5

464

21.0

18.9-23.2

35-44

2,652

608

23.6

21.7-25.7

997

36.9

34.6-39.2

270

10.2

8.8-11.7

175

6.2

5.2- 7.4

602

23.1

21.2-25.2

45-54

2,618

547

21.5

19.6-23.5

890

32.9

30.7-35.1

261

10.5

9.0-12.1

215

8.1

6.9- 9.5

705

27.1

25.0-29.3

55-64

2,369

415

17.5

15.7-19.5

810

33.6

31.2-36.0

235

10.3

8.8-12.0

181

7.1

6.0- 8.4

728

31.6

29.2-34.0

65-74

1,867

256

14.7

12.8-16.9

733

38.5

35.8-41.3

126

7.2

5.8- 8.9

158

8.2

6.9- 9.8

594

31.3

28.8-34.0

75+

1,327

175

13.2

11.2-15.7

513

38.0

34.8-41.3

7.7

5.8-10.0

127

10.4

8.4-12.8

424

30.7

27.7-33.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,227

338

17.2

15.1-19.5

880

38.2

35.5-40.9

108

5.1

4.0- 6.5

192

8.6

7.2-10.2

709

30.9

28.4-33.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,065

675

17.4

16.0-19.0

1,445

34.8

33.0-36.7

327

8.9

7.8-10.1

325

7.1

6.3- 8.1

1,293

31.7

29.9-33.6

Some Post-H.S.

3,559

744

22.6

20.9-24.4

1,237

33.8

31.9-35.8

380

10.3

9.1-11.7

272

7.4

6.4- 8.5

926

25.9

24.1-27.7

College Graduate

4,094

1,072

26.7

25.0-28.5

1,533

37.3

35.4-39.1

475

11.7

10.5-13.0

265

6.2

5.4- 7.2

749

18.1

16.7-19.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,588

244

16.5

14.2-19.2

609

36.3

33.0-39.7

8.1

6.1-10.8

116

7.2

5.8- 8.9

523

31.8

28.8-35.0

$15,000- 24,999

2,345

409

18.6

16.6-20.8

866

38.3

35.7-40.9

203

7.9

6.7- 9.4

190

7.6

6.4- 9.1

677

27.6

25.3-30.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,622

318

19.8

17.5-22.3

555

31.9

29.2-34.7

148

9.0

7.5-10.9

126

8.2

6.7-10.0

475

31.1

28.3-34.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,850

371

20.1

18.0-22.5

627

33.8

31.2-36.4

210

11.6

9.9-13.5

136

6.8

5.6- 8.2

506

27.7

25.3-30.3

$50,000-74,999

1,706

355

20.6

18.4-23.0

632

36.8

34.0-39.6

193

11.4

9.7-13.3

118

6.5

5.3- 8.0

408

24.7

22.3-27.3

$75,000+

1,934

536

29.3

26.8-31.9

700

34.1

31.6-36.7

211

10.8

9.2-12.6

122

5.8

4.7- 7.1

365

20.0

17.8-22.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,447

831

19.5

18.0-21.0

1,577

33.5

31.8-35.3

366

8.9

7.8-10.1

349

7.7

6.7- 8.7

1,324

30.5

28.8-32.3

9,350

1,962

22.2

21.2-23.3

3,470

36.9

35.7-38.2

914

9.7

9.0-10.5

688

6.8

6.3- 7.5

2,316

24.3

23.2-25.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,801

411

21.6

19.4-23.9

508

30.1

27.5-32.8

170

10.2

8.5-12.2

161

8.3

7.0- 9.9

551

29.8

27.3-32.4

Non-Veteran

12,009

2,351

21.0

20.1-22.0

4,551

37.0

36.0-38.2

1,105

9.3

8.7-10.0

890

7.0

6.5- 7.6

3,112

25.6

24.6-26.6

Currently Serving

157

49.1

40.0-58.2

24.1

17.5-32.3

10.1

5.6-17.4

2.4

1.1- 5.3

14.4

9.0-22.2

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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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