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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
c.Grocery stores

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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 9,011 78 0.8 0.5- 1.0 368 3.9 3.5- 4.5 8,565 95.3 94.7-95.8
RACE
White 6,717 59 0.8 0.5- 1.2 272 3.9 3.4- 4.5 6,386 95.3 94.7-95.9
African American 1,704 11 0.5 0.2- 1.2 77 4.4 3.4- 5.8 1,616 95.0 93.6-96.2
Asian 46 0 0.0 . - . 1 0.7 0.1- 5.2 45 99.3 94.8-99.9
Native American 193 5 2.3 0.8- 6.7 7 2.2 1.0- 5.0 181 95.5 91.1-97.7
Other Minorities 298 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 10 4.5 2.2- 9.1 287 95.1 90.6-97.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic 340 1 0.1 0.0- 0.5 8 2.2 1.0- 4.9 331 97.7 95.1-98.9
-English Speaking 167 1 0.2 0.0- 1.2 5 2.9 1.1- 7.7 161 96.9 92.3-98.8
-Spanish Speaking 173 0 0.0 . - . 3 1.8 0.5- 6.0 170 98.2 94.0-99.5
Non-Hispanic 8,662 77 0.8 0.6- 1.1 360 4.0 3.6- 4.6 8,225 95.2 94.6-95.7
AGE
18-24 490 0 0.0 . - . 9 2.2 0.9- 5.0 481 97.8 95.0-99.1
25-34 1,458 4 0.2 0.1- 0.7 55 4.0 2.9- 5.5 1,399 95.7 94.3-96.8
35-44 1,672 14 1.2 0.5- 2.6 70 4.5 3.4- 5.9 1,588 94.4 92.6-95.7
45-54 1,689 10 0.5 0.2- 1.1 69 3.6 2.7- 4.7 1,610 96.0 94.7-96.9
55-64 1,493 20 1.2 0.7- 2.1 64 3.8 2.9- 5.1 1,409 94.9 93.5-96.0
65-74 1,217 12 0.6 0.3- 1.1 58 4.6 3.4- 6.2 1,147 94.8 93.2-96.1
75+ 944 17 1.4 0.8- 2.4 39 4.0 2.7- 5.7 888 94.6 92.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,382 19 0.9 0.5- 1.4 70 4.5 3.4- 5.9 1,293 94.7 93.2-95.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,665 27 0.9 0.5- 1.4 133 5.1 4.1- 6.3 2,505 94.1 92.8-95.1
Some Post-H.S. 2,382 20 1.1 0.6- 2.2 82 3.4 2.6- 4.4 2,280 95.5 94.2-96.5
College Graduate 2,570 12 0.3 0.1- 0.5 83 3.1 2.4- 4.0 2,475 96.6 95.7-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,143 23 1.8 1.0- 3.1 66 5.8 4.4- 7.8 1,054 92.4 90.2-94.1
$15,000- 24,999 1,623 19 0.8 0.5- 1.4 61 3.4 2.5- 4.6 1,543 95.8 94.5-96.7
$25,000- 34,999 1,031 7 0.9 0.4- 2.1 45 4.5 3.1- 6.4 979 94.7 92.6-96.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,115 4 0.2 0.1- 0.6 42 3.9 2.7- 5.4 1,069 95.9 94.3-97.1
$50,000-74,999 990 5 1.1 0.3- 3.8 30 2.6 1.7- 3.8 955 96.4 94.2-97.7
$75,000+ 1,095 3 0.3 0.1- 1.1 33 3.1 2.1- 4.6 1,059 96.6 95.0-97.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,982 44 1.2 0.8- 1.7 143 4.4 3.6- 5.3 2,795 94.5 93.4-95.4
No 5,939 32 0.6 0.3- 1.0 221 3.8 3.2- 4.4 5,686 95.7 94.9-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 9 6.7 3.1-14.0 152 92.9 85.6-96.6
Non-Veteran 8,815 77 0.8 0.6- 1.1 358 3.9 3.4- 4.4 8,380 95.3 94.8-95.9
Currently Serving 34 0 0.0 . - . 1 2.3 0.3-15.1 33 97.7 84.9-99.7

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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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