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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-FEMALES

In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas , or not allowed at all
a.Public Buildings

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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 8,943 84 0.8 0.7- 1.1 2,614 28.5 27.3-29.6 6,245 70.7 69.5-71.8
RACE
White 6,663 62 0.8 0.6- 1.1 1,997 29.2 27.9-30.6 4,604 70.0 68.6-71.3
African American 1,693 11 0.7 0.4- 1.3 488 28.5 25.9-31.3 1,194 70.8 68.0-73.5
Asian 45 0 0.0 . - . 13 21.3 10.3-38.9 32 78.7 61.1-89.7
Native American 190 7 4.8 1.8-12.3 50 28.9 20.4-39.0 133 66.4 56.1-75.3
Other Minorities 297 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 57 19.0 14.1-25.1 239 80.7 74.6-85.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 335 4 0.9 0.3- 2.8 75 22.2 17.1-28.2 256 77.0 70.9-82.1
-English Speaking 160 4 2.1 0.6- 6.8 50 33.3 24.7-43.1 106 64.6 54.9-73.3
-Spanish Speaking 175 0 0.0 . - . 25 14.4 9.1-22.2 150 85.6 77.8-90.9
Non-Hispanic 8,598 80 0.9 0.7- 1.1 2,539 28.8 27.7-30.0 5,979 70.3 69.1-71.5
AGE
18-24 486 1 0.1 0.0- 0.9 139 30.3 25.4-35.7 346 69.6 64.2-74.5
25-34 1,462 9 0.7 0.3- 1.4 428 28.5 25.9-31.4 1,025 70.8 67.9-73.5
35-44 1,667 18 1.1 0.6- 1.9 484 27.7 25.1-30.5 1,165 71.2 68.4-73.8
45-54 1,685 13 0.6 0.3- 1.2 475 26.6 24.0-29.2 1,197 72.8 70.1-75.3
55-64 1,488 16 1.0 0.6- 1.8 464 31.1 28.3-34.1 1,008 67.9 64.9-70.7
65-74 1,191 12 0.9 0.5- 1.8 347 28.7 25.6-31.9 832 70.4 67.1-73.5
75+ 918 14 1.4 0.8- 2.6 265 28.4 25.0-32.1 639 70.1 66.4-73.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,349 17 0.9 0.5- 1.6 408 30.4 27.4-33.6 924 68.6 65.4-71.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,638 29 1.0 0.6- 1.6 874 32.3 30.1-34.5 1,735 66.7 64.4-68.9
Some Post-H.S. 2,372 20 0.9 0.5- 1.5 737 30.1 27.9-32.5 1,615 69.0 66.6-71.2
College Graduate 2,573 18 0.6 0.4- 1.0 593 22.5 20.6-24.6 1,962 76.9 74.8-78.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,119 24 1.8 1.1- 3.1 375 34.0 30.5-37.6 720 64.2 60.6-67.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,607 17 1.1 0.6- 2.0 530 32.0 29.3-34.9 1,060 66.9 64.0-69.6
$25,000- 34,999 1,024 10 1.1 0.6- 2.1 306 30.7 27.2-34.4 708 68.2 64.5-71.8
$35,000- 49,999 1,113 7 0.7 0.3- 1.5 322 28.3 25.3-31.6 784 71.0 67.7-74.1
$50,000-74,999 989 3 0.2 0.1- 0.6 245 24.9 21.8-28.4 741 74.9 71.5-78.1
$75,000+ 1,101 6 0.5 0.2- 1.2 258 21.8 19.1-24.8 837 77.7 74.7-80.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,929 43 1.3 0.9- 1.9 939 32.4 30.3-34.6 1,947 66.3 64.1-68.4
No 5,930 36 0.6 0.4- 0.8 1,648 26.7 25.4-28.1 4,246 72.7 71.3-74.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 2 1.2 0.3- 5.3 36 21.5 14.8-30.0 127 77.3 68.7-84.1
Non-Veteran 8,744 82 0.8 0.7- 1.1 2,567 28.6 27.4-29.8 6,095 70.6 69.4-71.7
Currently Serving 34 0 0.0 . - . 11 29.1 15.6-47.7 23 70.9 52.3-84.4

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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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