BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
TOTAL	9,349	6,682	72.9	71.7-74.0	823	8.8	8.1- 9.6	604	6.1	5.5- 6.7	1,240	12.2	11.4-13.0
RACE
White	6,958	4,967	72.7	71.4-74.0	585	8.3	7.5- 9.1	453	6.2	5.5- 6.9	953	12.8	11.9-13.8
African American	1,770	1,228	69.6	66.8-72.2	193	11.6	9.8-13.8	113	6.5	5.2- 8.1	236	12.3	10.5-14.3
Asian	48	40	88.4	74.8-95.1	4	6.2	1.9-18.9	3	4.6	1.2-16.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.6
Native American	199	122	60.3	51.0-68.9	21	10.7	6.5-17.2	24	12.9	7.7-21.0	32	16.0	10.4-24.0
Other Minorities	317	284	90.9	86.5-94.0	12	4.0	2.0- 7.7	8	1.5	0.6- 3.5	13	3.6	1.9- 6.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	361	303	87.3	82.9-90.6	21	5.5	3.3- 9.0	4	0.5	0.2- 1.5	33	6.7	4.5-10.1
-English Speaking	175	130	79.5	72.2-85.3	13	7.0	3.9-12.4	4	1.2	0.4- 3.5	28	12.3	7.9-18.5
-Spanish Speaking	186	173	92.7	86.5-96.2	8	4.4	1.9-10.1	0	0.0	. - .	5	2.9	1.1- 7.6
Non-Hispanic	8,976	6,370	72.1	71.0-73.2	800	9.0	8.3- 9.8	599	6.4	5.8- 7.1	1,207	12.5	11.7-13.4
AGE
18-24	495	375	75.9	70.9-80.3	54	10.7	7.8-14.6	22	3.8	2.3- 6.2	44	9.6	6.7-13.6
25-34	1,477	1,187	81.5	79.1-83.8	116	7.6	6.1- 9.4	67	4.3	3.2- 5.8	107	6.6	5.3- 8.1
35-44	1,702	1,254	74.5	71.8-76.9	170	9.8	8.1-11.7	105	5.7	4.6- 7.1	173	10.1	8.4-12.0
45-54	1,728	1,157	68.1	65.3-70.7	164	9.0	7.5-10.7	157	9.2	7.5-11.1	250	13.8	11.9-15.9
55-64	1,537	1,035	68.7	65.8-71.4	145	9.1	7.6-11.0	110	6.9	5.5- 8.7	247	15.2	13.2-17.5
65-74	1,290	893	70.2	67.0-73.2	98	8.4	6.5-10.9	83	5.8	4.5- 7.5	216	15.5	13.4-17.9
75+	1,066	739	70.7	67.4-73.9	69	6.9	5.2- 9.0	60	4.8	3.6- 6.3	198	17.6	15.1-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,501	942	64.7	61.6-67.6	163	11.5	9.6-13.7	116	7.6	6.1- 9.4	280	16.2	14.1-18.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,786	1,825	66.3	64.1-68.5	273	10.5	9.1-12.1	245	8.3	7.1- 9.7	443	14.8	13.4-16.5
Some Post-H.S.	2,434	1,745	72.7	70.4-74.9	239	9.5	8.1-11.0	153	6.0	5.0- 7.3	297	11.8	10.2-13.6
College Graduate	2,614	2,161	83.8	82.0-85.4	144	5.0	4.1- 6.1	89	3.2	2.5- 4.2	220	8.0	6.9- 9.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,209	707	60.5	57.0-63.8	139	11.5	9.5-14.0	122	9.6	7.7-11.9	241	18.4	16.0-21.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,687	1,093	65.9	63.0-68.7	186	11.8	9.8-14.1	131	7.3	6.0- 8.9	277	15.0	13.1-17.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,055	740	69.9	66.3-73.3	98	9.7	7.7-12.3	69	7.0	5.2- 9.3	148	13.4	11.0-16.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,138	822	72.1	68.8-75.2	106	9.2	7.4-11.3	67	6.6	4.9- 8.8	143	12.1	10.0-14.7
$50,000-74,999	1,001	793	78.5	75.1-81.5	68	7.4	5.6- 9.7	51	4.7	3.4- 6.5	89	9.4	7.3-12.0
$75,000+	1,112	947	86.1	83.7-88.2	52	4.3	3.2- 5.8	36	2.6	1.8- 3.7	77	7.0	5.5- 8.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,117	2,048	66.7	64.6-68.8	320	10.3	9.1-11.8	256	7.9	6.7- 9.2	493	15.1	13.6-16.7
No	6,091	4,540	75.6	74.2-76.9	492	8.2	7.4- 9.1	337	5.3	4.7- 6.0	722	10.9	10.0-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	128	79.1	69.1-86.5	9	4.7	2.2- 9.9	10	4.6	2.3- 9.0	18	11.6	5.7-22.4
Non-Veteran	9,150	6,524	72.7	71.6-73.8	814	8.9	8.2- 9.7	593	6.1	5.6- 6.8	1,219	12.2	11.5-13.1
Currently Serving	34	30	89.3	73.6-96.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	3	8.9	2.8-24.9

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,349

6,682

72.9

71.7-74.0

823

8.8

8.1- 9.6

604

6.1

5.5- 6.7

1,240

12.2

11.4-13.0

RACE

White

6,958

4,967

72.7

71.4-74.0

585

8.3

7.5- 9.1

453

6.2

5.5- 6.9

953

12.8

11.9-13.8

African American

1,770

1,228

69.6

66.8-72.2

193

11.6

9.8-13.8

113

6.5

5.2- 8.1

236

12.3

10.5-14.3

Asian

88.4

74.8-95.1

6.2

1.9-18.9

4.6

1.2-16.5

0.8

0.1- 5.6

Native American

199

122

60.3

51.0-68.9

10.7

6.5-17.2

12.9

7.7-21.0

16.0

10.4-24.0

Other Minorities

317

284

90.9

86.5-94.0

4.0

2.0- 7.7

1.5

0.6- 3.5

3.6

1.9- 6.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

361

303

87.3

82.9-90.6

5.5

3.3- 9.0

0.5

0.2- 1.5

6.7

4.5-10.1

-English Speaking

175

130

79.5

72.2-85.3

7.0

3.9-12.4

1.2

0.4- 3.5

12.3

7.9-18.5

-Spanish Speaking

186

173

92.7

86.5-96.2

4.4

1.9-10.1

0.0

. - .

2.9

1.1- 7.6

Non-Hispanic

8,976

6,370

72.1

71.0-73.2

800

9.0

8.3- 9.8

599

6.4

5.8- 7.1

1,207

12.5

11.7-13.4

AGE

18-24

495

375

75.9

70.9-80.3

10.7

7.8-14.6

3.8

2.3- 6.2

9.6

6.7-13.6

25-34

1,477

1,187

81.5

79.1-83.8

116

7.6

6.1- 9.4

4.3

3.2- 5.8

107

6.6

5.3- 8.1

35-44

1,702

1,254

74.5

71.8-76.9

170

9.8

8.1-11.7

105

5.7

4.6- 7.1

173

10.1

8.4-12.0

45-54

1,728

1,157

68.1

65.3-70.7

164

9.0

7.5-10.7

157

9.2

7.5-11.1

250

13.8

11.9-15.9

55-64

1,537

1,035

68.7

65.8-71.4

145

9.1

7.6-11.0

110

6.9

5.5- 8.7

247

15.2

13.2-17.5

65-74

1,290

893

70.2

67.0-73.2

8.4

6.5-10.9

5.8

4.5- 7.5

216

15.5

13.4-17.9

75+

1,066

739

70.7

67.4-73.9

6.9

5.2- 9.0

4.8

3.6- 6.3

198

17.6

15.1-20.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,501

942

64.7

61.6-67.6

163

11.5

9.6-13.7

116

7.6

6.1- 9.4

280

16.2

14.1-18.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,786

1,825

66.3

64.1-68.5

273

10.5

9.1-12.1

245

8.3

7.1- 9.7

443

14.8

13.4-16.5

Some Post-H.S.

2,434

1,745

72.7

70.4-74.9

239

9.5

8.1-11.0

153

6.0

5.0- 7.3

297

11.8

10.2-13.6

College Graduate

2,614

2,161

83.8

82.0-85.4

144

5.0

4.1- 6.1

3.2

2.5- 4.2

220

8.0

6.9- 9.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,209

707

60.5

57.0-63.8

139

11.5

9.5-14.0

122

9.6

7.7-11.9

241

18.4

16.0-21.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,687

1,093

65.9

63.0-68.7

186

11.8

9.8-14.1

131

7.3

6.0- 8.9

277

15.0

13.1-17.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,055

740

69.9

66.3-73.3

9.7

7.7-12.3

7.0

5.2- 9.3

148

13.4

11.0-16.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,138

822

72.1

68.8-75.2

106

9.2

7.4-11.3

6.6

4.9- 8.8

143

12.1

10.0-14.7

$50,000-74,999

1,001

793

78.5

75.1-81.5

7.4

5.6- 9.7

4.7

3.4- 6.5

9.4

7.3-12.0

$75,000+

1,112

947

86.1

83.7-88.2

4.3

3.2- 5.8

2.6

1.8- 3.7

7.0

5.5- 8.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,117

2,048

66.7

64.6-68.8

320

10.3

9.1-11.8

256

7.9

6.7- 9.2

493

15.1

13.6-16.7

6,091

4,540

75.6

74.2-76.9

492

8.2

7.4- 9.1

337

5.3

4.7- 6.0

722

10.9

10.0-11.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

128

79.1

69.1-86.5

4.7

2.2- 9.9

4.6

2.3- 9.0

11.6

5.7-22.4

Non-Veteran

9,150

6,524

72.7

71.6-73.8

814

8.9

8.2- 9.7

593

6.1

5.6- 6.8

1,219

12.2

11.5-13.1

Currently Serving

89.3

73.6-96.2

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.2-11.9

8.9

2.8-24.9

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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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