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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
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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 8,339 237 2.8 2.4- 3.3 2,921 34.7 33.4-35.9 5,181 62.6 61.3-63.9
RACE
White 6,182 192 3.1 2.6- 3.7 2,309 37.0 35.5-38.5 3,681 59.9 58.4-61.4
African American 1,600 33 2.2 1.4- 3.4 476 30.3 27.6-33.3 1,091 67.5 64.5-70.3
Asian 41 0 0.0 . - . 10 22.4 10.2-42.4 31 77.6 57.6-89.8
Native American 181 8 3.0 1.2- 7.4 44 25.1 17.5-34.6 129 71.9 62.3-79.8
Other Minorities 284 2 0.8 0.2- 3.4 66 21.2 16.2-27.3 216 77.9 71.8-83.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 322 6 1.3 0.5- 3.5 81 22.9 17.9-28.8 235 75.8 69.9-80.9
-English Speaking 151 6 3.2 1.2- 8.7 60 40.3 31.2-50.1 85 56.5 46.7-65.8
-Spanish Speaking 171 0 0.0 . - . 21 11.4 6.8-18.4 150 88.6 81.6-93.2
Non-Hispanic 8,008 231 2.8 2.4- 3.4 2,839 35.3 34.0-36.6 4,938 61.9 60.6-63.2
AGE
18-24 481 11 3.3 1.6- 6.6 208 42.0 36.8-47.5 262 54.6 49.1-60.0
25-34 1,418 38 2.5 1.8- 3.6 571 39.4 36.3-42.5 809 58.1 55.0-61.2
35-44 1,606 47 3.3 2.3- 4.8 627 37.6 34.7-40.6 932 59.1 56.1-62.0
45-54 1,621 41 2.1 1.5- 3.1 589 34.5 31.8-37.4 991 63.3 60.4-66.1
55-64 1,382 44 3.2 2.1- 4.7 436 31.0 28.1-34.1 902 65.8 62.7-68.8
65-74 1,041 25 2.0 1.3- 3.0 294 27.7 24.5-31.1 722 70.4 66.9-73.6
75+ 744 29 3.3 2.1- 5.1 186 25.3 21.7-29.3 529 71.4 67.3-75.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,193 42 2.8 2.0- 4.1 357 29.4 26.4-32.7 794 67.7 64.4-70.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,491 74 3.3 2.5- 4.4 888 35.3 33.0-37.7 1,529 61.4 59.0-63.7
Some Post-H.S. 2,219 74 3.3 2.4- 4.4 823 36.5 34.0-39.0 1,322 60.3 57.7-62.8
College Graduate 2,424 47 1.8 1.2- 2.5 848 34.6 32.4-37.0 1,529 63.6 61.2-65.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,014 48 5.0 3.5- 7.0 351 34.0 30.5-37.8 615 61.0 57.1-64.7
$15,000- 24,999 1,499 44 2.2 1.5- 3.1 523 34.3 31.4-37.3 932 63.6 60.5-66.5
$25,000- 34,999 971 27 3.3 2.1- 5.1 369 38.2 34.4-42.1 575 58.5 54.6-62.3
$35,000- 49,999 1,067 35 3.0 2.0- 4.4 404 38.1 34.7-41.7 628 58.9 55.3-62.4
$50,000-74,999 941 20 2.4 1.3- 4.4 338 36.3 32.7-40.2 583 61.2 57.4-65.0
$75,000+ 1,035 16 1.5 0.8- 2.6 377 34.4 31.1-37.9 642 64.1 60.6-67.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,687 102 3.4 2.7- 4.3 900 34.0 31.8-36.3 1,685 62.6 60.3-64.9
No 5,579 131 2.5 2.0- 3.1 2,001 35.0 33.5-36.6 3,447 62.5 60.9-64.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 10 11.3 5.0-23.3 53 31.9 23.7-41.4 95 56.8 46.7-66.4
Non-Veteran 8,148 226 2.6 2.2- 3.1 2,851 34.7 33.4-36.0 5,071 62.7 61.4-64.0
Currently Serving 33 1 1.7 0.2-11.2 17 45.9 27.7-65.3 15 52.5 33.2-71.0

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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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