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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 8,828 227 2.4 2.0- 2.8 687 7.6 7.0- 8.3 7,914 90.0 89.2-90.7
RACE
White 6,562 178 2.6 2.2- 3.1 522 7.8 7.0- 8.6 5,862 89.6 88.7-90.5
African American 1,679 36 1.8 1.2- 2.8 133 8.1 6.6-10.0 1,510 90.0 88.1-91.7
Asian 45 1 0.5 0.1- 3.4 4 6.1 1.9-18.2 40 93.4 81.7-97.8
Native American 192 6 2.5 0.9- 6.7 14 7.4 4.0-13.1 172 90.2 84.0-94.2
Other Minorities 297 3 0.7 0.2- 2.3 13 4.4 2.4- 7.9 281 94.9 91.3-97.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 339 6 0.8 0.3- 1.8 16 4.5 2.5- 7.9 317 94.8 91.3-96.9
-English Speaking 164 6 1.9 0.8- 4.5 13 9.8 5.2-17.5 145 88.4 80.7-93.2
-Spanish Speaking 175 0 0.0 . - . 3 0.9 0.3- 3.0 172 99.1 97.0-99.7
Non-Hispanic 8,480 221 2.5 2.1- 2.9 671 7.8 7.1- 8.5 7,588 89.8 89.0-90.5
AGE
18-24 482 16 2.8 1.7- 4.9 42 11.3 8.0-15.7 424 85.9 81.3-89.5
25-34 1,447 35 2.2 1.5- 3.2 129 8.9 7.3-10.8 1,283 88.9 86.9-90.7
35-44 1,654 43 2.3 1.6- 3.3 149 8.1 6.7- 9.8 1,462 89.5 87.7-91.1
45-54 1,661 37 2.2 1.4- 3.2 126 6.6 5.4- 8.1 1,498 91.2 89.5-92.7
55-64 1,470 44 3.3 2.3- 4.6 113 7.6 6.1- 9.3 1,313 89.2 87.1-91.0
65-74 1,167 29 1.9 1.3- 2.8 72 5.7 4.3- 7.6 1,066 92.4 90.4-94.0
75+ 901 22 1.9 1.2- 3.0 53 5.6 4.1- 7.6 826 92.5 90.3-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,340 35 2.1 1.4- 3.2 110 8.6 6.9-10.7 1,195 89.3 87.1-91.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,618 84 3.3 2.5- 4.3 224 8.4 7.1- 9.8 2,310 88.4 86.8-89.8
Some Post-H.S. 2,319 69 2.8 2.1- 3.6 170 7.4 6.2- 8.8 2,080 89.8 88.2-91.2
College Graduate 2,539 39 1.3 0.9- 1.8 183 6.6 5.6- 7.9 2,317 92.1 90.8-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,112 47 4.2 2.9- 6.0 104 9.9 7.9-12.3 961 85.9 83.2-88.3
$15,000- 24,999 1,583 50 3.0 2.2- 4.2 125 7.8 6.3- 9.6 1,408 89.2 87.2-90.9
$25,000- 34,999 1,020 29 3.2 2.1- 5.0 85 8.9 6.9-11.4 906 87.9 85.1-90.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,097 23 1.4 0.9- 2.1 96 9.5 7.5-11.9 978 89.2 86.7-91.2
$50,000-74,999 977 23 2.0 1.3- 3.3 71 6.6 5.1- 8.6 883 91.3 89.1-93.1
$75,000+ 1,080 15 1.4 0.8- 2.4 74 6.4 4.9- 8.4 991 92.2 90.1-93.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,892 90 2.9 2.2- 3.7 229 7.8 6.7- 9.2 2,573 89.3 87.8-90.6
No 5,848 132 2.1 1.7- 2.6 448 7.5 6.7- 8.3 5,268 90.4 89.5-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 4 2.3 0.8- 6.4 12 8.2 4.1-15.7 147 89.5 81.9-94.1
Non-Veteran 8,631 222 2.4 2.0- 2.8 673 7.6 7.0- 8.3 7,736 90.0 89.2-90.8
Currently Serving 34 1 3.4 0.5-20.9 2 4.2 1.0-15.9 31 92.3 77.6-97.6

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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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