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-MALES

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	2,155	1,649	76.9	74.6-79.0	365	16.6	14.8-18.7	72	3.4	2.5- 4.5	69	3.1	2.3- 4.1
RACE
White	1,621	1,255	78.0	75.5-80.4	255	15.4	13.4-17.7	54	3.0	2.2- 4.2	57	3.6	2.6- 4.8
African American	324	245	76.8	71.1-81.7	63	17.5	13.3-22.6	8	2.7	1.2- 6.1	8	3.0	1.4- 6.3
Asian	26	19	81.6	62.5-92.2	6	17.7	7.3-36.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2
Native American	25	18	57.1	31.0-79.8	5	38.7	16.8-66.5	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.2	0.7-20.5
Other Minorities	142	98	69.3	58.5-78.3	34	22.2	14.5-32.6	9	7.9	3.6-16.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	152	104	69.2	58.9-77.8	38	22.9	15.4-32.7	9	7.4	3.3-15.4	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9
-English Speaking	44	36	75.8	56.0-88.5	6	13.8	5.6-30.3	2	10.4	2.5-34.2	0	0.0	. - .
-Spanish Speaking	108	68	67.1	54.9-77.4	32	25.7	16.5-37.7	7	6.4	2.5-15.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0
Non-Hispanic	2,002	1,545	77.8	75.5-79.9	327	15.9	14.1-17.9	62	2.9	2.1- 3.9	68	3.4	2.6- 4.5
AGE
18-24	125	96	73.3	61.2-82.7	22	21.9	13.2-34.2	3	2.2	0.7- 7.1	4	2.6	0.6-10.4
25-34	501	387	79.2	74.6-83.2	87	16.0	12.4-20.3	15	2.7	1.4- 4.9	12	2.1	1.1- 4.0
35-44	590	437	74.9	70.5-78.9	113	18.3	14.9-22.2	18	3.6	1.9- 6.5	22	3.2	2.0- 5.2
45-54	525	403	77.9	73.3-81.8	89	16.2	12.7-20.4	19	2.9	1.8- 4.6	14	3.1	1.6- 5.7
55-64	335	262	76.5	70.2-81.7	47	14.7	10.6-20.1	11	4.4	2.1- 8.8	15	4.4	2.4- 7.9
65-74	66	53	73.4	56.2-85.6	6	8.8	3.5-20.5	5	10.8	3.2-30.4	2	7.0	1.7-24.2
75+	6	5	78.6	29.1-97.1	1	21.4	2.9-70.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	130	61.6	53.0-69.5	62	25.6	18.8-33.7	17	9.0	5.0-15.7	8	3.8	1.7- 8.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	514	347	68.0	63.0-72.6	121	22.3	18.4-26.8	25	4.7	3.0- 7.3	21	5.0	3.1- 8.0
Some Post-H.S.	515	376	74.8	70.2-79.0	102	19.1	15.4-23.5	14	1.9	1.1- 3.6	23	4.1	2.5- 6.6
College Graduate	907	794	87.4	84.3-90.0	80	9.5	7.3-12.4	16	1.7	0.9- 3.1	17	1.4	0.8- 2.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	70	42	63.4	46.3-77.7	19	26.2	13.7-44.1	4	5.9	1.5-20.1	5	4.5	1.6-12.0
$15,000- 24,999	252	161	65.5	57.9-72.3	60	23.2	17.5-30.0	22	7.7	4.5-12.9	9	3.7	1.6- 8.2
$25,000- 34,999	250	178	71.6	64.6-77.7	58	22.3	16.9-29.0	5	1.8	0.6- 5.0	9	4.3	2.1- 8.5
$35,000- 49,999	371	271	75.4	70.0-80.1	70	16.6	12.8-21.3	12	2.6	1.4- 4.8	18	5.4	3.2- 9.1
$50,000-74,999	410	309	74.7	69.3-79.4	79	20.1	15.8-25.3	11	2.5	1.3- 4.8	11	2.7	1.3- 5.3
$75,000+	553	489	88.6	84.9-91.5	44	8.3	5.9-11.6	8	1.3	0.5- 3.3	12	1.8	0.9- 3.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	395	295	75.3	69.6-80.2	73	16.6	12.7-21.4	15	4.7	2.4- 8.7	12	3.5	1.8- 6.5
No	1,723	1,326	77.2	74.7-79.6	286	16.7	14.6-19.1	56	3.1	2.2- 4.3	55	2.9	2.1- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	481	373	78.4	73.6-82.5	79	16.0	12.5-20.4	17	3.5	1.8- 6.4	12	2.1	1.1- 4.1
Non-Veteran	1,601	1,211	76.0	73.3-78.5	279	17.1	14.9-19.6	54	3.4	2.4- 4.7	57	3.5	2.6- 4.7
Currently Serving	73	65	88.3	76.5-94.6	7	8.9	3.9-19.3	1	2.7	0.4-17.0	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,155

1,649

76.9

74.6-79.0

365

16.6

14.8-18.7

3.4

2.5- 4.5

3.1

2.3- 4.1

RACE

White

1,621

1,255

78.0

75.5-80.4

255

15.4

13.4-17.7

3.0

2.2- 4.2

3.6

2.6- 4.8

African American

324

245

76.8

71.1-81.7

17.5

13.3-22.6

2.7

1.2- 6.1

3.0

1.4- 6.3

Asian

81.6

62.5-92.2

17.7

7.3-36.9

0.0

. - .

0.7

0.1- 5.2

Native American

57.1

31.0-79.8

38.7

16.8-66.5

0.0

. - .

4.2

0.7-20.5

Other Minorities

142

69.3

58.5-78.3

22.2

14.5-32.6

7.9

3.6-16.4

0.6

0.1- 4.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

152

104

69.2

58.9-77.8

22.9

15.4-32.7

7.4

3.3-15.4

0.6

0.1- 3.9

-English Speaking

75.8

56.0-88.5

13.8

5.6-30.3

10.4

2.5-34.2

0.0

. - .

-Spanish Speaking

108

67.1

54.9-77.4

25.7

16.5-37.7

6.4

2.5-15.6

0.7

0.1- 5.0

Non-Hispanic

2,002

1,545

77.8

75.5-79.9

327

15.9

14.1-17.9

2.9

2.1- 3.9

3.4

2.6- 4.5

AGE

18-24

125

73.3

61.2-82.7

21.9

13.2-34.2

2.2

0.7- 7.1

2.6

0.6-10.4

25-34

501

387

79.2

74.6-83.2

16.0

12.4-20.3

2.7

1.4- 4.9

2.1

1.1- 4.0

35-44

590

437

74.9

70.5-78.9

113

18.3

14.9-22.2

3.6

1.9- 6.5

3.2

2.0- 5.2

45-54

525

403

77.9

73.3-81.8

16.2

12.7-20.4

2.9

1.8- 4.6

3.1

1.6- 5.7

55-64

335

262

76.5

70.2-81.7

14.7

10.6-20.1

4.4

2.1- 8.8

4.4

2.4- 7.9

65-74

73.4

56.2-85.6

8.8

3.5-20.5

10.8

3.2-30.4

7.0

1.7-24.2

75+

78.6

29.1-97.1

21.4

2.9-70.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

130

61.6

53.0-69.5

25.6

18.8-33.7

9.0

5.0-15.7

3.8

1.7- 8.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

514

347

68.0

63.0-72.6

121

22.3

18.4-26.8

4.7

3.0- 7.3

5.0

3.1- 8.0

Some Post-H.S.

515

376

74.8

70.2-79.0

102

19.1

15.4-23.5

1.9

1.1- 3.6

4.1

2.5- 6.6

College Graduate

907

794

87.4

84.3-90.0

9.5

7.3-12.4

1.7

0.9- 3.1

1.4

0.8- 2.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

63.4

46.3-77.7

26.2

13.7-44.1

5.9

1.5-20.1

4.5

1.6-12.0

$15,000- 24,999

252

161

65.5

57.9-72.3

23.2

17.5-30.0

7.7

4.5-12.9

3.7

1.6- 8.2

$25,000- 34,999

250

178

71.6

64.6-77.7

22.3

16.9-29.0

1.8

0.6- 5.0

4.3

2.1- 8.5

$35,000- 49,999

371

271

75.4

70.0-80.1

16.6

12.8-21.3

2.6

1.4- 4.8

5.4

3.2- 9.1

$50,000-74,999

410

309

74.7

69.3-79.4

20.1

15.8-25.3

2.5

1.3- 4.8

2.7

1.3- 5.3

$75,000+

553

489

88.6

84.9-91.5

8.3

5.9-11.6

1.3

0.5- 3.3

1.8

0.9- 3.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

395

295

75.3

69.6-80.2

16.6

12.7-21.4

4.7

2.4- 8.7

3.5

1.8- 6.5

1,723

1,326

77.2

74.7-79.6

286

16.7

14.6-19.1

3.1

2.2- 4.3

2.9

2.1- 4.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

481

373

78.4

73.6-82.5

16.0

12.5-20.4

3.5

1.8- 6.4

2.1

1.1- 4.1

Non-Veteran

1,601

1,211

76.0

73.3-78.5

279

17.1

14.9-19.6

3.4

2.4- 4.7

3.5

2.6- 4.7

Currently Serving

88.3

76.5-94.6

8.9

3.9-19.3

2.7

0.4-17.0

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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