BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (If someone were smoking near you in the nonsmoking area of a restaurant, you would:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention-FEMALES

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	Total Respond.^	Ask them to stop smoking	Ask to be moved to another table	Ask to have a smokefree policy	Do nothing/not return to restaurant	Smoking doesn't bother me
TOTAL	8,868	1,627	19.0	18.0-20.0	3,622	41.4	40.1-42.6	832	9.4	8.7-10.1	633	6.7	6.1- 7.4	2,154	23.5	22.5-24.7
RACE
White	6,595	1,224	19.4	18.2-20.6	2,489	37.8	36.3-39.2	629	9.7	8.8-10.6	501	7.2	6.5- 8.0	1,752	26.0	24.7-27.3
African American	1,688	273	16.0	14.0-18.3	874	52.1	49.1-55.0	152	8.4	7.0-10.2	97	5.4	4.2- 6.9	292	18.0	15.8-20.6
Asian	43	8	17.2	7.7-34.0	21	48.6	29.4-68.1	7	22.9	10.4-43.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	11.3	4.7-25.0
Native American	187	31	16.7	11.1-24.3	83	46.0	36.6-55.7	8	4.3	1.9- 9.6	12	6.0	3.2-11.0	53	27.0	19.4-36.2
Other Minorities	302	74	24.4	19.1-30.8	138	49.6	42.6-56.5	30	8.7	5.8-12.9	23	7.1	4.4-11.1	37	10.3	7.2-14.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	343	79	23.4	18.4-29.4	157	48.7	42.1-55.4	34	8.5	5.7-12.6	24	7.3	4.7-11.2	49	12.1	8.8-16.4
-English Speaking	165	37	23.8	16.6-32.9	73	43.6	34.5-53.1	19	11.0	6.4-18.3	6	4.9	2.2-10.9	30	16.7	11.1-24.2
-Spanish Speaking	178	42	23.2	16.6-31.4	84	52.3	43.3-61.2	15	6.7	3.7-12.1	18	8.9	5.2-14.7	19	8.9	5.4-14.3
Non-Hispanic	8,516	1,544	18.7	17.7-19.8	3,463	41.0	39.7-42.3	797	9.4	8.7-10.2	609	6.7	6.1- 7.4	2,103	24.1	23.0-25.3
AGE
18-24	477	132	29.1	24.2-34.6	200	41.2	35.8-46.7	42	7.3	5.0-10.5	25	5.2	3.0- 8.8	78	17.2	13.5-21.7
25-34	1,431	320	22.4	19.8-25.2	593	43.2	40.1-46.4	162	10.9	9.1-12.9	83	4.9	3.8- 6.3	273	18.7	16.4-21.2
35-44	1,649	357	20.8	18.6-23.3	700	43.6	40.7-46.6	172	10.3	8.6-12.1	105	5.7	4.5- 7.1	315	19.6	17.3-22.2
45-54	1,647	322	20.4	18.0-22.9	619	36.8	33.9-39.7	170	10.1	8.5-12.0	120	7.2	5.8- 8.8	416	25.6	23.0-28.4
55-64	1,453	224	15.0	13.0-17.3	543	37.3	34.3-40.4	146	9.9	8.2-11.8	106	7.4	5.9- 9.2	434	30.4	27.5-33.5
65-74	1,222	152	12.8	10.7-15.3	548	46.3	42.9-49.8	78	6.3	4.8- 8.3	96	8.1	6.4-10.2	348	26.4	23.6-29.5
75+	941	117	12.3	10.0-15.1	395	42.8	38.9-46.7	56	6.4	4.6- 9.0	93	10.4	8.2-13.2	280	28.0	24.7-31.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,373	200	16.7	14.3-19.5	605	44.0	40.7-47.3	60	4.3	3.2- 5.8	106	7.8	6.2- 9.6	402	27.3	24.5-30.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,622	387	15.1	13.5-16.9	1,052	40.2	37.9-42.6	207	8.2	7.0- 9.6	207	7.4	6.3- 8.7	769	29.1	26.9-31.3
Some Post-H.S.	2,342	437	19.1	17.2-21.2	897	39.1	36.6-41.6	252	9.4	8.2-10.9	175	7.6	6.3- 9.0	581	24.8	22.6-27.1
College Graduate	2,519	602	23.8	21.8-25.9	1,066	43.4	41.0-45.8	312	12.9	11.4-14.6	142	4.8	3.9- 5.8	397	15.1	13.5-16.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,132	162	15.2	12.7-18.0	480	41.5	37.9-45.2	64	6.1	4.5- 8.1	77	7.3	5.6- 9.5	349	29.9	26.7-33.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,583	265	18.6	16.2-21.2	618	40.7	37.7-43.8	148	8.8	7.3-10.6	128	7.5	6.1- 9.2	424	24.5	22.0-27.1
$25,000- 34,999	1,002	187	18.1	15.4-21.1	393	37.4	33.8-41.1	94	9.1	7.2-11.4	72	8.0	6.1-10.3	256	27.5	24.0-31.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,089	201	17.8	15.2-20.7	410	38.5	35.1-42.0	130	11.8	9.8-14.3	72	5.8	4.5- 7.5	276	26.1	23.0-29.4
$50,000-74,999	974	192	19.0	16.3-22.2	404	43.0	39.2-46.8	116	11.1	9.0-13.5	58	5.7	4.2- 7.6	204	21.2	18.2-24.6
$75,000+	1,081	254	24.8	21.8-28.1	468	43.4	39.8-46.9	120	10.5	8.6-12.8	64	4.9	3.7- 6.4	175	16.5	14.0-19.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,922	515	17.6	16.0-19.4	1,143	38.7	36.5-40.9	237	8.3	7.1- 9.7	222	7.6	6.5- 8.9	805	27.7	25.7-29.8
No	5,839	1,092	19.6	18.3-20.9	2,438	42.7	41.1-44.2	589	9.8	8.9-10.7	400	6.3	5.6- 7.0	1,320	21.7	20.4-23.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	161	48	26.4	19.1-35.2	60	41.6	32.4-51.3	18	10.2	6.2-16.5	8	4.1	1.9- 8.7	27	17.7	10.5-28.3
Non-Veteran	8,673	1,570	18.9	17.8-19.9	3,548	41.3	40.0-42.6	811	9.4	8.6-10.1	623	6.8	6.2- 7.4	2,121	23.7	22.6-24.8
Currently Serving	34	9	21.6	10.3-39.9	14	52.1	33.2-70.4	3	10.7	2.9-32.3	2	2.7	0.6-10.6	6	12.9	5.3-28.3

Total
Respond.^

Ask them to stop smoking

Ask to be moved to another table

Ask to have a smokefree policy

Do nothing/not return to restaurant

Smoking doesn't bother me

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

8,868

1,627

19.0

18.0-20.0

3,622

41.4

40.1-42.6

832

9.4

8.7-10.1

633

6.7

6.1- 7.4

2,154

23.5

22.5-24.7

RACE

White

6,595

1,224

19.4

18.2-20.6

2,489

37.8

36.3-39.2

629

9.7

8.8-10.6

501

7.2

6.5- 8.0

1,752

26.0

24.7-27.3

African American

1,688

273

16.0

14.0-18.3

874

52.1

49.1-55.0

152

8.4

7.0-10.2

5.4

4.2- 6.9

292

18.0

15.8-20.6

Asian

17.2

7.7-34.0

48.6

29.4-68.1

22.9

10.4-43.2

0.0

. - .

11.3

4.7-25.0

Native American

187

16.7

11.1-24.3

46.0

36.6-55.7

4.3

1.9- 9.6

6.0

3.2-11.0

27.0

19.4-36.2

Other Minorities

302

24.4

19.1-30.8

138

49.6

42.6-56.5

8.7

5.8-12.9

7.1

4.4-11.1

10.3

7.2-14.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

343

23.4

18.4-29.4

157

48.7

42.1-55.4

8.5

5.7-12.6

7.3

4.7-11.2

12.1

8.8-16.4

-English Speaking

165

23.8

16.6-32.9

43.6

34.5-53.1

11.0

6.4-18.3

4.9

2.2-10.9

16.7

11.1-24.2

-Spanish Speaking

178

23.2

16.6-31.4

52.3

43.3-61.2

6.7

3.7-12.1

8.9

5.2-14.7

8.9

5.4-14.3

Non-Hispanic

8,516

1,544

18.7

17.7-19.8

3,463

41.0

39.7-42.3

797

9.4

8.7-10.2

609

6.7

6.1- 7.4

2,103

24.1

23.0-25.3

AGE

18-24

477

132

29.1

24.2-34.6

200

41.2

35.8-46.7

7.3

5.0-10.5

5.2

3.0- 8.8

17.2

13.5-21.7

25-34

1,431

320

22.4

19.8-25.2

593

43.2

40.1-46.4

162

10.9

9.1-12.9

4.9

3.8- 6.3

273

18.7

16.4-21.2

35-44

1,649

357

20.8

18.6-23.3

700

43.6

40.7-46.6

172

10.3

8.6-12.1

105

5.7

4.5- 7.1

315

19.6

17.3-22.2

45-54

1,647

322

20.4

18.0-22.9

619

36.8

33.9-39.7

170

10.1

8.5-12.0

120

7.2

5.8- 8.8

416

25.6

23.0-28.4

55-64

1,453

224

15.0

13.0-17.3

543

37.3

34.3-40.4

146

9.9

8.2-11.8

106

7.4

5.9- 9.2

434

30.4

27.5-33.5

65-74

1,222

152

12.8

10.7-15.3

548

46.3

42.9-49.8

6.3

4.8- 8.3

8.1

6.4-10.2

348

26.4

23.6-29.5

75+

941

117

12.3

10.0-15.1

395

42.8

38.9-46.7

6.4

4.6- 9.0

10.4

8.2-13.2

280

28.0

24.7-31.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,373

200

16.7

14.3-19.5

605

44.0

40.7-47.3

4.3

3.2- 5.8

106

7.8

6.2- 9.6

402

27.3

24.5-30.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,622

387

15.1

13.5-16.9

1,052

40.2

37.9-42.6

207

8.2

7.0- 9.6

207

7.4

6.3- 8.7

769

29.1

26.9-31.3

Some Post-H.S.

2,342

437

19.1

17.2-21.2

897

39.1

36.6-41.6

252

9.4

8.2-10.9

175

7.6

6.3- 9.0

581

24.8

22.6-27.1

College Graduate

2,519

602

23.8

21.8-25.9

1,066

43.4

41.0-45.8

312

12.9

11.4-14.6

142

4.8

3.9- 5.8

397

15.1

13.5-16.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,132

162

15.2

12.7-18.0

480

41.5

37.9-45.2

6.1

4.5- 8.1

7.3

5.6- 9.5

349

29.9

26.7-33.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,583

265

18.6

16.2-21.2

618

40.7

37.7-43.8

148

8.8

7.3-10.6

128

7.5

6.1- 9.2

424

24.5

22.0-27.1

$25,000- 34,999

1,002

187

18.1

15.4-21.1

393

37.4

33.8-41.1

9.1

7.2-11.4

8.0

6.1-10.3

256

27.5

24.0-31.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,089

201

17.8

15.2-20.7

410

38.5

35.1-42.0

130

11.8

9.8-14.3

5.8

4.5- 7.5

276

26.1

23.0-29.4

$50,000-74,999

974

192

19.0

16.3-22.2

404

43.0

39.2-46.8

116

11.1

9.0-13.5

5.7

4.2- 7.6

204

21.2

18.2-24.6

$75,000+

1,081

254

24.8

21.8-28.1

468

43.4

39.8-46.9

120

10.5

8.6-12.8

4.9

3.7- 6.4

175

16.5

14.0-19.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,922

515

17.6

16.0-19.4

1,143

38.7

36.5-40.9

237

8.3

7.1- 9.7

222

7.6

6.5- 8.9

805

27.7

25.7-29.8

5,839

1,092

19.6

18.3-20.9

2,438

42.7

41.1-44.2

589

9.8

8.9-10.7

400

6.3

5.6- 7.0

1,320

21.7

20.4-23.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

161

26.4

19.1-35.2

41.6

32.4-51.3

10.2

6.2-16.5

4.1

1.9- 8.7

17.7

10.5-28.3

Non-Veteran

8,673

1,570

18.9

17.8-19.9

3,548

41.3

40.0-42.6

811

9.4

8.6-10.1

623

6.8

6.2- 7.4

2,121

23.7

22.6-24.8

Currently Serving

21.6

10.3-39.9

52.1

33.2-70.4

10.7

2.9-32.3

2.7

0.6-10.6

12.9

5.3-28.3

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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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