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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
e.Indoor sporting events or concerts

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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 8,895 113 1.2 0.9- 1.5 1,242 13.8 12.9-14.7 7,540 85.1 84.1-85.9
RACE
White 6,638 85 1.2 0.9- 1.6 980 14.8 13.8-15.9 5,573 84.0 82.9-85.1
African American 1,673 16 0.7 0.4- 1.1 206 12.0 10.2-14.0 1,451 87.4 85.3-89.2
Asian 45 0 0.0 . - . 4 5.5 1.9-14.8 41 94.5 85.2-98.1
Native American 192 4 1.9 0.5- 6.6 23 14.3 8.4-23.3 165 83.8 74.7-90.1
Other Minorities 294 6 2.0 0.8- 4.8 25 7.2 4.5-11.2 263 90.8 86.4-93.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic 335 4 0.7 0.2- 2.6 28 7.4 4.8-11.3 303 91.8 87.8-94.6
-English Speaking 164 4 1.8 0.5- 6.2 21 12.3 7.5-19.7 139 85.9 78.3-91.1
-Spanish Speaking 171 0 0.0 . - . 7 4.0 1.8- 9.0 164 96.0 91.0-98.2
Non-Hispanic 8,551 109 1.2 0.9- 1.5 1,213 14.1 13.2-15.0 7,229 84.7 83.7-85.6
AGE
18-24 482 10 1.5 0.7- 3.1 76 14.9 11.4-19.4 396 83.5 79.0-87.2
25-34 1,451 13 1.3 0.7- 2.5 247 16.3 14.2-18.7 1,191 82.3 79.9-84.6
35-44 1,663 22 1.1 0.6- 1.8 301 18.4 16.1-20.9 1,340 80.6 78.0-82.9
45-54 1,676 22 1.1 0.7- 1.8 225 12.2 10.5-14.2 1,429 86.6 84.6-88.5
55-64 1,486 19 1.1 0.6- 1.9 178 10.9 9.2-12.8 1,289 88.0 86.0-89.7
65-74 1,187 10 0.6 0.3- 1.3 122 10.2 8.3-12.5 1,055 89.1 86.8-91.1
75+ 901 15 1.6 0.9- 2.8 90 10.2 8.0-12.8 796 88.2 85.5-90.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,326 24 1.6 1.0- 2.7 161 11.6 9.7-13.8 1,141 86.8 84.5-88.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 2,631 39 1.4 1.0- 2.1 394 14.4 12.9-16.0 2,198 84.2 82.5-85.8
Some Post-H.S. 2,363 31 1.2 0.8- 1.8 358 15.1 13.3-17.1 1,974 83.7 81.7-85.5
College Graduate 2,564 19 0.7 0.4- 1.1 328 13.1 11.6-14.8 2,217 86.2 84.5-87.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,108 28 2.3 1.4- 3.8 187 18.0 15.3-21.0 893 79.7 76.5-82.5
$15,000- 24,999 1,601 25 1.5 0.9- 2.5 231 14.0 12.1-16.2 1,345 84.5 82.3-86.6
$25,000- 34,999 1,024 15 1.8 1.0- 3.1 159 14.6 12.1-17.4 850 83.7 80.7-86.2
$35,000- 49,999 1,106 12 1.1 0.6- 2.0 160 13.6 11.4-16.1 934 85.4 82.7-87.6
$50,000-74,999 987 5 0.3 0.1- 0.8 127 13.9 11.3-17.0 855 85.8 82.7-88.4
$75,000+ 1,092 5 0.5 0.2- 1.4 147 13.2 11.1-15.7 940 86.3 83.7-88.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 2,915 60 1.8 1.3- 2.5 409 14.8 13.2-16.6 2,446 83.4 81.5-85.1
No 5,898 52 0.9 0.6- 1.2 822 13.4 12.4-14.5 5,024 85.7 84.6-86.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 161 3 1.6 0.5- 4.9 22 14.9 9.2-23.1 136 83.5 75.3-89.4
Non-Veteran 8,701 109 1.2 0.9- 1.4 1,213 13.8 12.9-14.7 7,379 85.1 84.1-86.0
Currently Serving 33 1 3.5 0.5-21.3 7 17.4 7.6-35.0 25 79.1 60.8-90.2

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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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