BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Seconhand Smoke Policy-FEMALES

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
TOTAL	4,099	3,394	83.8	82.3-85.1	530	12.7	11.5-14.0	88	1.8	1.4- 2.3	87	1.7	1.3- 2.3
RACE
White	3,043	2,569	84.9	83.3-86.4	341	11.3	9.9-12.8	68	1.9	1.4- 2.5	65	1.9	1.4- 2.6
African American	788	612	79.4	75.8-82.5	144	17.7	14.7-21.1	17	1.8	1.0- 3.2	15	1.1	0.7- 2.0
Asian	21	20	99.0	93.0-99.9	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Native American	85	65	83.8	71.8-91.3	12	10.5	4.4-23.0	2	0.9	0.2- 3.4	6	4.9	2.1-11.1
Other Minorities	132	101	80.4	71.3-87.2	29	18.2	11.7-27.2	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	144	106	78.1	69.3-85.0	31	18.7	12.3-27.4	4	1.6	0.5- 4.8	3	1.6	0.4- 6.2
-English Speaking	77	59	83.2	72.6-90.3	11	10.1	5.0-19.3	4	3.3	1.1- 9.8	3	3.3	0.8-12.5
-Spanish Speaking	67	47	73.5	59.3-84.1	20	26.5	15.9-40.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	3,950	3,283	84.0	82.5-85.3	499	12.5	11.2-13.8	84	1.8	1.4- 2.3	84	1.8	1.3- 2.3
AGE
18-24	223	164	75.6	68.6-81.4	44	19.2	13.9-25.8	8	1.9	0.9- 4.0	7	3.3	1.5- 7.5
25-34	881	728	83.9	80.9-86.6	125	13.4	10.9-16.3	15	1.5	0.9- 2.7	13	1.2	0.6- 2.1
35-44	1,096	907	83.8	80.8-86.3	139	12.3	10.1-15.0	25	1.9	1.1- 3.1	25	2.1	1.2- 3.5
45-54	1,075	897	84.2	81.3-86.7	135	12.4	10.1-15.1	23	2.0	1.2- 3.2	20	1.5	0.9- 2.5
55-64	632	533	86.2	82.7-89.0	69	10.6	8.1-13.9	13	1.6	0.9- 2.9	17	1.6	1.0- 2.7
65-74	139	122	89.3	82.1-93.8	10	5.4	2.6-10.9	4	2.6	0.9- 7.2	3	2.7	0.8- 9.2
75+	28	22	83.3	62.4-93.8	4	14.2	4.6-35.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.5	0.6-10.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	197	69.7	63.0-75.7	71	22.0	16.9-28.1	11	3.2	1.6- 6.5	12	5.1	2.5-10.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,128	870	78.1	75.0-80.8	192	16.9	14.4-19.7	39	2.8	2.0- 4.0	27	2.2	1.4- 3.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,184	977	83.4	80.5-85.9	158	13.6	11.2-16.3	19	1.4	0.8- 2.4	30	1.6	1.1- 2.5
College Graduate	1,492	1,346	90.9	88.9-92.5	109	7.3	5.8- 9.1	19	1.1	0.6- 1.9	18	0.8	0.5- 1.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	220	145	66.7	58.2-74.3	49	24.7	17.8-33.2	11	4.0	1.9- 8.1	15	4.6	2.5- 8.3
$15,000- 24,999	652	489	74.2	69.9-78.1	114	18.5	15.1-22.6	27	4.0	2.6- 6.3	22	3.2	2.0- 5.1
$25,000- 34,999	574	444	78.9	74.5-82.7	103	18.0	14.3-22.3	12	1.4	0.8- 2.7	15	1.7	1.0- 3.0
$35,000- 49,999	691	578	82.9	79.1-86.2	92	13.6	10.8-17.0	10	1.6	0.8- 3.3	11	1.9	0.8- 4.2
$50,000-74,999	650	581	89.6	86.1-92.2	55	8.6	6.1-11.9	9	1.3	0.6- 2.9	5	0.6	0.2- 1.4
$75,000+	738	661	90.6	87.9-92.8	60	7.8	5.8-10.4	9	0.8	0.4- 1.6	8	0.7	0.3- 1.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	773	618	80.3	76.4-83.6	110	15.0	11.9-18.7	27	3.1	2.0- 4.7	18	1.7	1.0- 2.8
No	3,263	2,728	84.8	83.2-86.2	411	12.1	10.9-13.6	57	1.3	1.0- 1.8	67	1.8	1.3- 2.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	85	73	86.7	76.4-92.9	7	7.6	3.4-16.2	4	4.5	1.4-13.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2
Non-Veteran	3,989	3,299	83.6	82.2-85.0	520	12.9	11.6-14.2	84	1.7	1.3- 2.2	86	1.8	1.4- 2.3
Currently Serving	25	22	95.4	85.3-98.7	3	4.6	1.3-14.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,099

3,394

83.8

82.3-85.1

530

12.7

11.5-14.0

1.8

1.4- 2.3

1.7

1.3- 2.3

RACE

White

3,043

2,569

84.9

83.3-86.4

341

11.3

9.9-12.8

1.9

1.4- 2.5

1.9

1.4- 2.6

African American

788

612

79.4

75.8-82.5

144

17.7

14.7-21.1

1.8

1.0- 3.2

1.1

0.7- 2.0

Asian

99.0

93.0-99.9

1.0

0.1- 7.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Native American

83.8

71.8-91.3

10.5

4.4-23.0

0.9

0.2- 3.4

4.9

2.1-11.1

Other Minorities

132

101

80.4

71.3-87.2

18.2

11.7-27.2

0.7

0.1- 5.1

0.6

0.1- 4.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

144

106

78.1

69.3-85.0

18.7

12.3-27.4

1.6

0.5- 4.8

1.6

0.4- 6.2

-English Speaking

83.2

72.6-90.3

10.1

5.0-19.3

3.3

1.1- 9.8

3.3

0.8-12.5

-Spanish Speaking

73.5

59.3-84.1

26.5

15.9-40.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

3,950

3,283

84.0

82.5-85.3

499

12.5

11.2-13.8

1.8

1.4- 2.3

1.8

1.3- 2.3

AGE

18-24

223

164

75.6

68.6-81.4

19.2

13.9-25.8

1.9

0.9- 4.0

3.3

1.5- 7.5

25-34

881

728

83.9

80.9-86.6

125

13.4

10.9-16.3

1.5

0.9- 2.7

1.2

0.6- 2.1

35-44

1,096

907

83.8

80.8-86.3

139

12.3

10.1-15.0

1.9

1.1- 3.1

2.1

1.2- 3.5

45-54

1,075

897

84.2

81.3-86.7

135

12.4

10.1-15.1

2.0

1.2- 3.2

1.5

0.9- 2.5

55-64

632

533

86.2

82.7-89.0

10.6

8.1-13.9

1.6

0.9- 2.9

1.6

1.0- 2.7

65-74

139

122

89.3

82.1-93.8

5.4

2.6-10.9

2.6

0.9- 7.2

2.7

0.8- 9.2

75+

83.3

62.4-93.8

14.2

4.6-35.9

0.0

. - .

2.5

0.6-10.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

197

69.7

63.0-75.7

22.0

16.9-28.1

3.2

1.6- 6.5

5.1

2.5-10.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,128

870

78.1

75.0-80.8

192

16.9

14.4-19.7

2.8

2.0- 4.0

2.2

1.4- 3.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,184

977

83.4

80.5-85.9

158

13.6

11.2-16.3

1.4

0.8- 2.4

1.6

1.1- 2.5

College Graduate

1,492

1,346

90.9

88.9-92.5

109

7.3

5.8- 9.1

1.1

0.6- 1.9

0.8

0.5- 1.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

220

145

66.7

58.2-74.3

24.7

17.8-33.2

4.0

1.9- 8.1

4.6

2.5- 8.3

$15,000- 24,999

652

489

74.2

69.9-78.1

114

18.5

15.1-22.6

4.0

2.6- 6.3

3.2

2.0- 5.1

$25,000- 34,999

574

444

78.9

74.5-82.7

103

18.0

14.3-22.3

1.4

0.8- 2.7

1.7

1.0- 3.0

$35,000- 49,999

691

578

82.9

79.1-86.2

13.6

10.8-17.0

1.6

0.8- 3.3

1.9

0.8- 4.2

$50,000-74,999

650

581

89.6

86.1-92.2

8.6

6.1-11.9

1.3

0.6- 2.9

0.6

0.2- 1.4

$75,000+

738

661

90.6

87.9-92.8

7.8

5.8-10.4

0.8

0.4- 1.6

0.7

0.3- 1.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

773

618

80.3

76.4-83.6

110

15.0

11.9-18.7

3.1

2.0- 4.7

1.7

1.0- 2.8

3,263

2,728

84.8

83.2-86.2

411

12.1

10.9-13.6

1.3

1.0- 1.8

1.8

1.3- 2.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

86.7

76.4-92.9

7.6

3.4-16.2

4.5

1.4-13.3

1.2

0.2- 8.2

Non-Veteran

3,989

3,299

83.6

82.2-85.0

520

12.9

11.6-14.2

1.7

1.3- 2.2

1.8

1.4- 2.3

Currently Serving

95.4

85.3-98.7

4.6

1.3-14.7

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.

^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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