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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
North Carolina	14,761	10,413	72.3	71.5-73.2	1,234	8.1	7.6- 8.7	1,062	7.0	6.5- 7.5	2,052	12.6	12.0-13.2
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	397	278	71.2	65.7-76.1	47	12.4	8.9-17.1	16	3.8	2.2- 6.5	56	12.6	9.4-16.6
Buncombe	361	241	67.4	61.9-72.5	37	9.7	6.9-13.6	26	7.2	4.8-10.8	57	15.6	12.0-20.1
Cabarrus	420	297	70.1	64.8-74.9	38	10.8	7.7-15.0	26	5.6	3.7- 8.4	59	13.5	10.2-17.8
Catawba	367	260	68.6	62.2-74.3	21	6.6	4.0-10.7	25	8.5	5.4-13.0	61	16.3	11.8-22.1
Cumberland	437	327	74.1	68.9-78.6	42	9.6	6.9-13.3	24	6.0	3.6- 9.7	44	10.3	7.4-14.1
Davidson	378	240	65.5	59.4-71.2	43	10.7	7.6-14.8	38	9.2	6.4-13.1	57	14.6	10.4-20.0
Durham	407	312	75.1	69.6-79.9	33	7.9	5.4-11.5	17	5.6	3.0-10.1	45	11.4	8.2-15.6
Forsyth	438	287	67.4	62.3-72.1	45	10.5	7.7-14.2	28	5.6	3.7- 8.3	78	16.5	13.0-20.8
Gaston	370	262	71.2	65.6-76.2	27	7.7	5.0-11.8	32	9.5	6.5-13.6	49	11.6	8.6-15.6
Guilford	416	321	80.0	75.4-83.9	16	3.8	2.0- 7.1	29	6.1	4.1- 9.0	50	10.1	7.5-13.5
Iredell	424	299	71.6	66.5-76.3	30	7.0	4.7-10.2	29	7.1	4.7-10.7	66	14.3	11.0-18.3
Johnston	474	328	72.9	68.1-77.2	44	9.0	6.4-12.6	41	7.1	5.0- 9.8	61	11.0	8.3-14.4
Mecklenburg	625	515	83.5	80.0-86.5	42	6.7	4.8- 9.4	27	3.9	2.6- 5.9	41	5.9	4.2- 8.2
New Hanover	370	286	78.4	73.1-82.8	28	8.5	5.5-12.9	25	6.2	4.0- 9.7	31	6.9	4.7- 9.9
Onslow	382	274	74.0	68.9-78.5	35	8.4	5.9-11.9	24	5.5	3.6- 8.4	49	12.1	8.9-16.1
Orange	405	341	85.3	81.0-88.8	14	3.6	2.0- 6.6	17	3.5	2.1- 5.6	33	7.6	5.2-11.1
Pitt	374	261	68.9	63.2-74.1	35	10.0	6.9-14.2	33	9.7	6.6-14.0	45	11.4	8.3-15.6
Randolph	347	232	68.9	62.9-74.2	26	6.7	4.2-10.6	36	9.9	6.9-14.0	53	14.5	10.7-19.4
Robeson	371	231	62.6	56.7-68.2	40	12.3	8.7-17.2	34	9.9	6.7-14.5	66	15.1	11.7-19.3
Rowan	440	297	67.8	62.5-72.7	37	8.8	6.1-12.7	38	8.0	5.5-11.4	68	15.4	11.8-19.8
Union	429	343	81.9	77.5-85.6	33	6.9	4.7-10.0	15	3.3	1.8- 5.9	38	7.9	5.6-11.1
Wake	591	504	87.1	83.8-89.8	35	5.3	3.7- 7.7	9	1.4	0.6- 3.0	43	6.2	4.4- 8.7
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	352	239	68.7	63.0-73.9	36	9.8	6.9-13.7	23	7.7	4.8-12.1	54	13.8	10.4-18.1
Northeast Partnership II	473	308	67.4	62.5-71.9	40	8.3	5.9-11.6	42	8.6	6.2-11.8	83	15.7	12.4-19.6
Northeast Partnership I	390	250	67.0	61.6-72.0	38	8.7	6.2-12.0	38	9.5	6.7-13.3	64	14.8	11.3-19.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	358	236	66.5	60.5-71.9	31	8.1	5.5-11.6	30	9.4	6.2-13.9	61	16.1	12.2-20.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	462	316	69.8	64.7-74.5	42	8.9	6.3-12.5	26	5.4	3.4- 8.4	78	15.9	12.3-20.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	405	273	67.3	61.8-72.3	31	6.5	4.5- 9.4	38	10.6	7.3-15.2	63	15.6	12.0-20.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	397	261	66.7	61.3-71.6	33	8.6	6.0-12.3	32	7.8	5.3-11.2	71	16.9	13.2-21.4
Chatham/Lee/Moore	451	341	77.9	73.3-81.9	30	7.1	4.6-10.8	26	4.4	2.9- 6.6	54	10.7	8.1-14.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	529	350	64.5	59.5-69.1	45	8.3	6.0-11.6	58	12.3	9.2-16.2	76	14.9	11.7-18.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	356	199	57.0	51.2-62.7	37	9.9	7.0-13.9	48	13.6	9.9-18.3	72	19.5	15.3-24.4
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	354	219	64.0	57.8-69.7	36	9.6	6.7-13.6	30	8.5	5.6-12.5	69	17.9	13.9-22.8
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	423	288	67.6	62.2-72.5	37	9.3	6.5-12.9	32	7.6	5.2-11.0	66	15.5	11.8-20.2
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	588	397	67.8	62.9-72.4	50	8.6	6.1-12.1	50	9.9	7.0-13.9	91	13.6	10.7-17.2
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	974	633	67.5	64.0-70.7	84	8.0	6.3-10.1	91	9.4	7.5-11.7	166	15.2	12.9-17.8
No	13,787	9,780	72.6	71.7-73.5	1,150	8.1	7.5- 8.7	971	6.8	6.3- 7.4	1,886	12.4	11.8-13.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	4,938	3,391	70.0	68.4-71.6	453	8.9	8.0- 9.9	389	7.8	6.9- 8.8	705	13.3	12.2-14.5
Piedmont	8,214	5,974	75.3	74.1-76.4	622	7.2	6.6- 8.0	544	6.1	5.5- 6.8	1,074	11.4	10.6-12.2
Western NC	1,609	1,048	66.0	63.1-68.8	159	9.7	8.0-11.6	129	8.6	7.0-10.7	273	15.7	13.7-17.9
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	928	626	68.1	64.2-71.8	84	8.6	6.6-11.2	75	9.3	6.9-12.3	143	14.0	11.6-16.8
Northwest	2,856	1,871	65.0	62.8-67.2	258	9.5	8.2-10.9	243	8.8	7.6-10.2	484	16.7	15.1-18.6
Charlotte	2,187	1,648	77.3	75.1-79.3	165	7.5	6.2- 9.0	130	5.7	4.6- 6.9	244	9.6	8.2-11.1
Greensboro	1,909	1,401	75.5	73.0-77.8	136	6.4	5.1- 8.0	123	6.5	5.3- 8.0	249	11.7	10.1-13.5
Southern Regional	1,548	1,070	71.0	68.2-73.7	146	9.3	7.7-11.2	122	7.5	6.0- 9.4	210	12.2	10.4-14.2
Coastal	747	545	71.8	67.7-75.5	57	8.0	5.9-10.8	62	8.6	6.4-11.5	83	11.6	9.1-14.6
Wake	2,029	1,519	80.0	77.8-82.0	153	6.5	5.3- 8.0	116	4.1	3.2- 5.2	241	9.4	8.0-11.0
Area L	581	376	65.5	60.9-69.9	54	8.7	6.5-11.6	59	10.2	7.6-13.5	92	15.6	12.4-19.4
Eastern	1,860	1,265	68.7	66.0-71.2	173	9.5	7.9-11.2	130	7.0	5.7- 8.6	292	14.9	13.1-16.9

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,761

10,413

72.3

71.5-73.2

1,234

8.1

7.6- 8.7

1,062

7.0

6.5- 7.5

2,052

12.6

12.0-13.2

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

397

278

71.2

65.7-76.1

12.4

8.9-17.1

3.8

2.2- 6.5

12.6

9.4-16.6

Buncombe

361

241

67.4

61.9-72.5

9.7

6.9-13.6

7.2

4.8-10.8

15.6

12.0-20.1

Cabarrus

420

297

70.1

64.8-74.9

10.8

7.7-15.0

5.6

3.7- 8.4

13.5

10.2-17.8

Catawba

367

260

68.6

62.2-74.3

6.6

4.0-10.7

8.5

5.4-13.0

16.3

11.8-22.1

Cumberland

437

327

74.1

68.9-78.6

9.6

6.9-13.3

6.0

3.6- 9.7

10.3

7.4-14.1

Davidson

378

240

65.5

59.4-71.2

10.7

7.6-14.8

9.2

6.4-13.1

14.6

10.4-20.0

Durham

407

312

75.1

69.6-79.9

7.9

5.4-11.5

5.6

3.0-10.1

11.4

8.2-15.6

Forsyth

438

287

67.4

62.3-72.1

10.5

7.7-14.2

5.6

3.7- 8.3

16.5

13.0-20.8

Gaston

370

262

71.2

65.6-76.2

7.7

5.0-11.8

9.5

6.5-13.6

11.6

8.6-15.6

Guilford

416

321

80.0

75.4-83.9

3.8

2.0- 7.1

6.1

4.1- 9.0

10.1

7.5-13.5

Iredell

424

299

71.6

66.5-76.3

7.0

4.7-10.2

7.1

4.7-10.7

14.3

11.0-18.3

Johnston

474

328

72.9

68.1-77.2

9.0

6.4-12.6

7.1

5.0- 9.8

11.0

8.3-14.4

Mecklenburg

625

515

83.5

80.0-86.5

6.7

4.8- 9.4

3.9

2.6- 5.9

5.9

4.2- 8.2

New Hanover

370

286

78.4

73.1-82.8

8.5

5.5-12.9

6.2

4.0- 9.7

6.9

4.7- 9.9

Onslow

382

274

74.0

68.9-78.5

8.4

5.9-11.9

5.5

3.6- 8.4

12.1

8.9-16.1

Orange

405

341

85.3

81.0-88.8

3.6

2.0- 6.6

3.5

2.1- 5.6

7.6

5.2-11.1

Pitt

374

261

68.9

63.2-74.1

10.0

6.9-14.2

9.7

6.6-14.0

11.4

8.3-15.6

Randolph

347

232

68.9

62.9-74.2

6.7

4.2-10.6

9.9

6.9-14.0

14.5

10.7-19.4

Robeson

371

231

62.6

56.7-68.2

12.3

8.7-17.2

9.9

6.7-14.5

15.1

11.7-19.3

Rowan

440

297

67.8

62.5-72.7

8.8

6.1-12.7

8.0

5.5-11.4

15.4

11.8-19.8

Union

429

343

81.9

77.5-85.6

6.9

4.7-10.0

3.3

1.8- 5.9

7.9

5.6-11.1

Wake

591

504

87.1

83.8-89.8

5.3

3.7- 7.7

1.4

0.6- 3.0

6.2

4.4- 8.7

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

352

239

68.7

63.0-73.9

9.8

6.9-13.7

7.7

4.8-12.1

13.8

10.4-18.1

Northeast Partnership II

473

308

67.4

62.5-71.9

8.3

5.9-11.6

8.6

6.2-11.8

15.7

12.4-19.6

Northeast Partnership I

390

250

67.0

61.6-72.0

8.7

6.2-12.0

9.5

6.7-13.3

14.8

11.3-19.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

358

236

66.5

60.5-71.9

8.1

5.5-11.6

9.4

6.2-13.9

16.1

12.2-20.9

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

462

316

69.8

64.7-74.5

8.9

6.3-12.5

5.4

3.4- 8.4

15.9

12.3-20.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

405

273

67.3

61.8-72.3

6.5

4.5- 9.4

10.6

7.3-15.2

15.6

12.0-20.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

397

261

66.7

61.3-71.6

8.6

6.0-12.3

7.8

5.3-11.2

16.9

13.2-21.4

Chatham/Lee/Moore

451

341

77.9

73.3-81.9

7.1

4.6-10.8

4.4

2.9- 6.6

10.7

8.1-14.0

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

529

350

64.5

59.5-69.1

8.3

6.0-11.6

12.3

9.2-16.2

14.9

11.7-18.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

356

199

57.0

51.2-62.7

9.9

7.0-13.9

13.6

9.9-18.3

19.5

15.3-24.4

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

354

219

64.0

57.8-69.7

9.6

6.7-13.6

8.5

5.6-12.5

17.9

13.9-22.8

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

423

288

67.6

62.2-72.5

9.3

6.5-12.9

7.6

5.2-11.0

15.5

11.8-20.2

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

588

397

67.8

62.9-72.4

8.6

6.1-12.1

9.9

7.0-13.9

13.6

10.7-17.2

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

974

633

67.5

64.0-70.7

8.0

6.3-10.1

9.4

7.5-11.7

166

15.2

12.9-17.8

13,787

9,780

72.6

71.7-73.5

1,150

8.1

7.5- 8.7

971

6.8

6.3- 7.4

1,886

12.4

11.8-13.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

4,938

3,391

70.0

68.4-71.6

453

8.9

8.0- 9.9

389

7.8

6.9- 8.8

705

13.3

12.2-14.5

Piedmont

8,214

5,974

75.3

74.1-76.4

622

7.2

6.6- 8.0

544

6.1

5.5- 6.8

1,074

11.4

10.6-12.2

Western NC

1,609

1,048

66.0

63.1-68.8

159

9.7

8.0-11.6

129

8.6

7.0-10.7

273

15.7

13.7-17.9

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

928

626

68.1

64.2-71.8

8.6

6.6-11.2

9.3

6.9-12.3

143

14.0

11.6-16.8

Northwest

2,856

1,871

65.0

62.8-67.2

258

9.5

8.2-10.9

243

8.8

7.6-10.2

484

16.7

15.1-18.6

Charlotte

2,187

1,648

77.3

75.1-79.3

165

7.5

6.2- 9.0

130

5.7

4.6- 6.9

244

9.6

8.2-11.1

Greensboro

1,909

1,401

75.5

73.0-77.8

136

6.4

5.1- 8.0

123

6.5

5.3- 8.0

249

11.7

10.1-13.5

Southern Regional

1,548

1,070

71.0

68.2-73.7

146

9.3

7.7-11.2

122

7.5

6.0- 9.4

210

12.2

10.4-14.2

Coastal

747

545

71.8

67.7-75.5

8.0

5.9-10.8

8.6

6.4-11.5

11.6

9.1-14.6

Wake

2,029

1,519

80.0

77.8-82.0

153

6.5

5.3- 8.0

116

4.1

3.2- 5.2

241

9.4

8.0-11.0

Area L

581

376

65.5

60.9-69.9

8.7

6.5-11.6

10.2

7.6-13.5

15.6

12.4-19.4

Eastern

1,860

1,265

68.7

66.0-71.2

173

9.5

7.9-11.2

130

7.0

5.7- 8.6

292

14.9

13.1-16.9

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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