BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-FEMALES

In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,282	1,480	17.0	16.0-18.0	7,802	83.0	82.0-84.0
RACE
White	6,910	946	14.6	13.5-15.7	5,964	85.4	84.3-86.5
African American	1,759	414	24.6	22.1-27.3	1,345	75.4	72.7-77.9
Asian	45	14	27.4	14.8-45.2	31	72.6	54.8-85.2
Native American	199	36	21.8	15.0-30.6	163	78.2	69.4-85.0
Other Minorities	313	59	17.8	13.0-23.9	254	82.2	76.1-87.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	357	66	17.6	13.0-23.3	291	82.4	76.7-87.0
-English Speaking	174	34	18.3	12.2-26.6	140	81.7	73.4-87.8
-Spanish Speaking	183	32	17.0	11.0-25.4	151	83.0	74.6-89.0
Non-Hispanic	8,916	1,411	17.0	16.0-18.0	7,505	83.0	82.0-84.0
AGE
18-24	492	156	31.7	26.8-37.0	336	68.3	63.0-73.2
25-34	1,469	334	22.5	20.0-25.3	1,135	77.5	74.7-80.0
35-44	1,690	318	19.4	17.1-21.9	1,372	80.6	78.1-82.9
45-54	1,714	311	18.0	15.8-20.4	1,403	82.0	79.6-84.2
55-64	1,527	197	13.3	11.4-15.6	1,330	86.7	84.4-88.6
65-74	1,283	105	7.3	5.9- 9.0	1,178	92.7	91.0-94.1
75+	1,058	51	5.7	4.0- 8.1	1,007	94.3	91.9-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,483	215	16.5	14.2-19.1	1,268	83.5	80.9-85.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,767	389	15.4	13.7-17.2	2,378	84.6	82.8-86.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,428	422	18.1	16.2-20.2	2,006	81.9	79.8-83.8
College Graduate	2,592	454	17.9	16.1-19.8	2,138	82.1	80.2-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,203	220	20.0	17.2-23.1	983	80.0	76.9-82.8
$15,000- 24,999	1,677	290	18.9	16.6-21.4	1,387	81.1	78.6-83.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,050	175	18.0	15.2-21.1	875	82.0	78.9-84.8
$35,000- 49,999	1,129	177	15.5	13.1-18.2	952	84.5	81.8-86.9
$50,000-74,999	1,001	170	17.9	15.2-21.1	831	82.1	78.9-84.8
$75,000+	1,100	188	17.0	14.5-19.9	912	83.0	80.1-85.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,106	500	17.6	16.0-19.4	2,606	82.4	80.6-84.0
No	6,066	956	16.6	15.4-17.8	5,110	83.4	82.2-84.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	165	43	24.9	17.9-33.5	122	75.1	66.5-82.1
Non-Veteran	9,083	1,426	16.8	15.8-17.8	7,657	83.2	82.2-84.2
Currently Serving	34	11	33.0	17.4-53.6	23	67.0	46.4-82.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,282

1,480

17.0

16.0-18.0

7,802

83.0

82.0-84.0

RACE

White

6,910

946

14.6

13.5-15.7

5,964

85.4

84.3-86.5

African American

1,759

414

24.6

22.1-27.3

1,345

75.4

72.7-77.9

Asian

27.4

14.8-45.2

72.6

54.8-85.2

Native American

199

21.8

15.0-30.6

163

78.2

69.4-85.0

Other Minorities

313

17.8

13.0-23.9

254

82.2

76.1-87.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

357

17.6

13.0-23.3

291

82.4

76.7-87.0

-English Speaking

174

18.3

12.2-26.6

140

81.7

73.4-87.8

-Spanish Speaking

183

17.0

11.0-25.4

151

83.0

74.6-89.0

Non-Hispanic

8,916

1,411

17.0

16.0-18.0

7,505

83.0

82.0-84.0

AGE

18-24

492

156

31.7

26.8-37.0

336

68.3

63.0-73.2

25-34

1,469

334

22.5

20.0-25.3

1,135

77.5

74.7-80.0

35-44

1,690

318

19.4

17.1-21.9

1,372

80.6

78.1-82.9

45-54

1,714

311

18.0

15.8-20.4

1,403

82.0

79.6-84.2

55-64

1,527

197

13.3

11.4-15.6

1,330

86.7

84.4-88.6

65-74

1,283

105

7.3

5.9- 9.0

1,178

92.7

91.0-94.1

75+

1,058

5.7

4.0- 8.1

1,007

94.3

91.9-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,483

215

16.5

14.2-19.1

1,268

83.5

80.9-85.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,767

389

15.4

13.7-17.2

2,378

84.6

82.8-86.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,428

422

18.1

16.2-20.2

2,006

81.9

79.8-83.8

College Graduate

2,592

454

17.9

16.1-19.8

2,138

82.1

80.2-83.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,203

220

20.0

17.2-23.1

983

80.0

76.9-82.8

$15,000- 24,999

1,677

290

18.9

16.6-21.4

1,387

81.1

78.6-83.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,050

175

18.0

15.2-21.1

875

82.0

78.9-84.8

$35,000- 49,999

1,129

177

15.5

13.1-18.2

952

84.5

81.8-86.9

$50,000-74,999

1,001

170

17.9

15.2-21.1

831

82.1

78.9-84.8

$75,000+

1,100

188

17.0

14.5-19.9

912

83.0

80.1-85.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,106

500

17.6

16.0-19.4

2,606

82.4

80.6-84.0

6,066

956

16.6

15.4-17.8

5,110

83.4

82.2-84.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

165

24.9

17.9-33.5

122

75.1

66.5-82.1

Non-Veteran

9,083

1,426

16.8

15.8-17.8

7,657

83.2

82.2-84.2

Currently Serving

33.0

17.4-53.6

67.0

46.4-82.6

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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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