BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (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 Counties and Regions

Seconhand Smoke Policy

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
North Carolina	6,254	5,043	80.6	79.3-81.8	895	14.5	13.4-15.7	160	2.5	2.0- 3.1	156	2.4	1.9- 2.9
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	171	124	74.2	66.5-80.7	37	19.9	14.2-27.2	6	3.2	1.3- 7.4	4	2.7	1.0- 6.9
Buncombe	156	135	88.5	82.1-92.8	15	7.1	4.1-12.0	3	2.5	0.7- 8.1	3	2.0	0.6- 6.5
Cabarrus	178	150	84.5	77.9-89.4	21	12.1	7.8-18.3	5	2.7	1.0- 7.0	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
Catawba	157	135	84.4	76.8-89.8	15	9.2	5.4-15.3	3	2.7	0.8- 8.6	4	3.7	1.4- 9.4
Cumberland	181	145	77.8	69.4-84.4	28	15.0	10.0-21.8	5	5.5	2.0-14.2	3	1.7	0.5- 5.9
Davidson	156	109	70.5	60.5-78.9	33	21.4	14.0-31.4	8	4.4	1.9- 9.9	6	3.7	1.5- 8.5
Durham	190	165	85.2	78.2-90.3	24	13.7	8.9-20.5	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.1- 7.1
Forsyth	210	156	73.7	66.1-80.0	40	19.5	13.9-26.7	7	2.9	1.3- 6.2	7	3.9	1.7- 8.7
Gaston	138	105	77.4	69.1-84.0	25	18.5	12.4-26.5	5	3.3	1.3- 7.8	3	0.9	0.2- 3.0
Guilford	200	169	83.8	75.7-89.5	24	12.1	7.1-20.1	3	1.5	0.5- 4.9	4	2.6	0.9- 6.8
Iredell	205	164	80.1	73.4-85.5	28	14.6	9.9-21.0	5	2.7	1.1- 6.4	8	2.6	1.3- 5.5
Johnston	197	151	75.6	67.9-82.0	35	19.9	14.0-27.4	6	2.5	1.1- 5.8	5	2.0	0.8- 5.1
Mecklenburg	320	286	89.1	84.5-92.5	29	9.2	6.2-13.5	1	0.1	0.0- 0.5	4	1.6	0.5- 4.7
New Hanover	157	137	87.7	80.7-92.4	15	9.0	5.1-15.7	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	3	2.0	0.6- 6.2
Onslow	156	128	77.7	68.3-85.0	21	15.4	9.8-23.5	6	6.1	2.2-15.7	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
Orange	215	201	94.0	89.7-96.6	8	3.1	1.5- 6.4	1	0.6	0.1- 4.4	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7
Pitt	157	130	77.3	68.1-84.5	18	14.4	8.7-23.1	4	3.5	1.3- 9.2	5	4.8	1.8-12.1
Randolph	152	116	73.7	64.9-81.0	28	19.4	13.4-27.3	5	5.2	2.0-13.3	3	1.6	0.5- 5.1
Robeson	151	112	77.2	68.6-84.0	22	13.9	8.4-22.1	6	2.0	0.9- 4.7	11	6.8	3.6-12.6
Rowan	168	120	68.4	59.1-76.4	40	27.0	19.4-36.3	4	2.1	0.7- 5.9	4	2.5	0.8- 7.3
Union	208	169	77.2	69.2-83.6	30	17.6	11.9-25.3	4	2.9	1.0- 7.9	5	2.3	0.9- 5.6
Wake	333	292	87.1	82.3-90.8	32	8.9	6.1-12.8	4	2.4	0.9- 6.4	5	1.6	0.6- 4.3
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	130	115	86.2	77.1-92.0	11	10.5	5.4-19.6	3	2.7	0.9- 8.0	1	0.7	0.1- 4.6
Northeast Partnership II	172	138	80.7	73.0-86.7	23	13.9	8.7-21.3	7	3.2	1.4- 6.9	4	2.3	0.8- 6.2
Northeast Partnership I	140	103	75.1	66.4-82.2	23	15.3	9.9-23.0	7	5.4	2.4-11.9	7	4.1	1.9- 8.7
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	133	112	84.4	76.5-90.1	15	12.1	7.2-19.8	4	2.7	1.0- 7.6	2	0.7	0.2- 2.7
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	198	153	77.7	70.5-83.5	35	16.8	11.8-23.2	7	3.7	1.6- 8.3	3	1.9	0.5- 6.3
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	113	97	84.0	74.8-90.3	9	9.0	4.6-17.0	4	3.5	1.2- 9.2	3	3.6	1.1-11.3
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	157	114	75.2	67.4-81.6	32	18.6	13.0-25.9	6	3.2	1.3- 7.3	5	3.0	1.2- 7.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	184	142	68.6	58.8-77.0	31	26.5	18.3-36.6	6	3.1	1.2- 7.6	5	1.8	0.7- 4.4
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	199	157	77.9	70.0-84.2	32	19.1	13.0-27.1	4	1.3	0.5- 3.6	6	1.7	0.8- 3.9
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	107	68.9	60.1-76.5	35	25.5	18.5-34.1	2	1.2	0.3- 5.5	5	4.4	1.7-10.5
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	147	118	78.7	68.2-86.4	19	12.4	7.4-20.2	3	4.8	1.1-19.1	7	4.1	1.8- 8.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	171	133	76.5	68.2-83.2	28	17.8	11.9-25.7	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9	5	3.8	1.5- 9.2
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	205	155	76.5	68.1-83.2	34	18.2	12.1-26.6	9	2.5	1.1- 5.5	7	2.8	1.1- 6.8
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	357	280	79.2	73.7-83.7	50	14.0	10.1-19.1	16	4.4	2.5- 7.4	11	2.5	1.3- 4.6
No	5,897	4,763	80.7	79.3-82.0	845	14.5	13.4-15.7	144	2.4	1.9- 3.0	145	2.4	1.9- 2.9
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,935	1,559	79.9	77.4-82.1	264	14.4	12.4-16.6	62	3.5	2.5- 4.8	50	2.3	1.6- 3.2
Piedmont	3,686	2,985	81.5	79.9-83.0	537	14.3	12.9-15.7	80	2.0	1.5- 2.7	84	2.2	1.6- 2.8
Western NC	633	499	78.0	73.5-81.9	94	15.8	12.4-20.0	18	2.7	1.5- 4.9	22	3.5	2.1- 5.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	357	286	80.1	74.0-85.1	49	14.8	10.3-20.7	12	2.5	1.3- 4.9	10	2.6	1.2- 5.3
Northwest	1,228	934	73.9	70.6-77.0	218	19.4	16.6-22.4	33	2.8	1.8- 4.3	43	3.9	2.7- 5.6
Charlotte	965	810	85.3	82.5-87.8	121	12.2	9.9-15.0	19	1.2	0.8- 2.0	15	1.2	0.6- 2.4
Greensboro	896	733	81.9	78.6-84.8	123	13.3	10.8-16.1	19	2.3	1.3- 3.9	21	2.5	1.4- 4.3
Southern Regional	621	489	78.5	74.1-82.3	93	15.4	12.2-19.3	17	3.4	1.7- 6.5	22	2.7	1.7- 4.5
Coastal	269	231	85.2	79.7-89.4	26	10.4	6.9-15.6	6	2.0	0.9- 4.7	6	2.3	1.0- 5.2
Wake	933	766	83.5	80.3-86.3	130	12.6	10.3-15.4	19	2.1	1.1- 4.3	18	1.7	0.9- 3.2
Area L	219	170	79.0	72.3-84.4	38	17.1	12.2-23.6	7	2.6	1.2- 6.0	4	1.2	0.4- 3.4
Eastern	719	594	80.9	77.0-84.3	84	12.7	9.9-16.2	27	4.4	2.8- 6.8	14	2.0	1.1- 3.7

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,254

5,043

80.6

79.3-81.8

895

14.5

13.4-15.7

160

2.5

2.0- 3.1

156

2.4

1.9- 2.9

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

171

124

74.2

66.5-80.7

19.9

14.2-27.2

3.2

1.3- 7.4

2.7

1.0- 6.9

Buncombe

156

135

88.5

82.1-92.8

7.1

4.1-12.0

2.5

0.7- 8.1

2.0

0.6- 6.5

Cabarrus

178

150

84.5

77.9-89.4

12.1

7.8-18.3

2.7

1.0- 7.0

0.7

0.2- 2.7

Catawba

157

135

84.4

76.8-89.8

9.2

5.4-15.3

2.7

0.8- 8.6

3.7

1.4- 9.4

Cumberland

181

145

77.8

69.4-84.4

15.0

10.0-21.8

5.5

2.0-14.2

1.7

0.5- 5.9

Davidson

156

109

70.5

60.5-78.9

21.4

14.0-31.4

4.4

1.9- 9.9

3.7

1.5- 8.5

Durham

190

165

85.2

78.2-90.3

13.7

8.9-20.5

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.1- 7.1

Forsyth

210

156

73.7

66.1-80.0

19.5

13.9-26.7

2.9

1.3- 6.2

3.9

1.7- 8.7

Gaston

138

105

77.4

69.1-84.0

18.5

12.4-26.5

3.3

1.3- 7.8

0.9

0.2- 3.0

Guilford

200

169

83.8

75.7-89.5

12.1

7.1-20.1

1.5

0.5- 4.9

2.6

0.9- 6.8

Iredell

205

164

80.1

73.4-85.5

14.6

9.9-21.0

2.7

1.1- 6.4

2.6

1.3- 5.5

Johnston

197

151

75.6

67.9-82.0

19.9

14.0-27.4

2.5

1.1- 5.8

2.0

0.8- 5.1

Mecklenburg

320

286

89.1

84.5-92.5

9.2

6.2-13.5

0.1

0.0- 0.5

1.6

0.5- 4.7

New Hanover

157

137

87.7

80.7-92.4

9.0

5.1-15.7

1.3

0.3- 5.2

2.0

0.6- 6.2

Onslow

156

128

77.7

68.3-85.0

15.4

9.8-23.5

6.1

2.2-15.7

0.7

0.1- 5.1

Orange

215

201

94.0

89.7-96.6

3.1

1.5- 6.4

0.6

0.1- 4.4

2.3

0.9- 5.7

Pitt

157

130

77.3

68.1-84.5

14.4

8.7-23.1

3.5

1.3- 9.2

4.8

1.8-12.1

Randolph

152

116

73.7

64.9-81.0

19.4

13.4-27.3

5.2

2.0-13.3

1.6

0.5- 5.1

Robeson

151

112

77.2

68.6-84.0

13.9

8.4-22.1

2.0

0.9- 4.7

6.8

3.6-12.6

Rowan

168

120

68.4

59.1-76.4

27.0

19.4-36.3

2.1

0.7- 5.9

2.5

0.8- 7.3

Union

208

169

77.2

69.2-83.6

17.6

11.9-25.3

2.9

1.0- 7.9

2.3

0.9- 5.6

Wake

333

292

87.1

82.3-90.8

8.9

6.1-12.8

2.4

0.9- 6.4

1.6

0.6- 4.3

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

130

115

86.2

77.1-92.0

10.5

5.4-19.6

2.7

0.9- 8.0

0.7

0.1- 4.6

Northeast Partnership II

172

138

80.7

73.0-86.7

13.9

8.7-21.3

3.2

1.4- 6.9

2.3

0.8- 6.2

Northeast Partnership I

140

103

75.1

66.4-82.2

15.3

9.9-23.0

5.4

2.4-11.9

4.1

1.9- 8.7

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

133

112

84.4

76.5-90.1

12.1

7.2-19.8

2.7

1.0- 7.6

0.7

0.2- 2.7

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

198

153

77.7

70.5-83.5

16.8

11.8-23.2

3.7

1.6- 8.3

1.9

0.5- 6.3

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

113

84.0

74.8-90.3

9.0

4.6-17.0

3.5

1.2- 9.2

3.6

1.1-11.3

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

157

114

75.2

67.4-81.6

18.6

13.0-25.9

3.2

1.3- 7.3

3.0

1.2- 7.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

184

142

68.6

58.8-77.0

26.5

18.3-36.6

3.1

1.2- 7.6

1.8

0.7- 4.4

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

199

157

77.9

70.0-84.2

19.1

13.0-27.1

1.3

0.5- 3.6

1.7

0.8- 3.9

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

107

68.9

60.1-76.5

25.5

18.5-34.1

1.2

0.3- 5.5

4.4

1.7-10.5

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

147

118

78.7

68.2-86.4

12.4

7.4-20.2

4.8

1.1-19.1

4.1

1.8- 8.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

171

133

76.5

68.2-83.2

17.8

11.9-25.7

1.9

0.7- 4.9

3.8

1.5- 9.2

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

205

155

76.5

68.1-83.2

18.2

12.1-26.6

2.5

1.1- 5.5

2.8

1.1- 6.8

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

357

280

79.2

73.7-83.7

14.0

10.1-19.1

4.4

2.5- 7.4

2.5

1.3- 4.6

5,897

4,763

80.7

79.3-82.0

845

14.5

13.4-15.7

144

2.4

1.9- 3.0

145

2.4

1.9- 2.9

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,935

1,559

79.9

77.4-82.1

264

14.4

12.4-16.6

3.5

2.5- 4.8

2.3

1.6- 3.2

Piedmont

3,686

2,985

81.5

79.9-83.0

537

14.3

12.9-15.7

2.0

1.5- 2.7

2.2

1.6- 2.8

Western NC

633

499

78.0

73.5-81.9

15.8

12.4-20.0

2.7

1.5- 4.9

3.5

2.1- 5.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

357

286

80.1

74.0-85.1

14.8

10.3-20.7

2.5

1.3- 4.9

2.6

1.2- 5.3

Northwest

1,228

934

73.9

70.6-77.0

218

19.4

16.6-22.4

2.8

1.8- 4.3

3.9

2.7- 5.6

Charlotte

965

810

85.3

82.5-87.8

121

12.2

9.9-15.0

1.2

0.8- 2.0

1.2

0.6- 2.4

Greensboro

896

733

81.9

78.6-84.8

123

13.3

10.8-16.1

2.3

1.3- 3.9

2.5

1.4- 4.3

Southern Regional

621

489

78.5

74.1-82.3

15.4

12.2-19.3

3.4

1.7- 6.5

2.7

1.7- 4.5

Coastal

269

231

85.2

79.7-89.4

10.4

6.9-15.6

2.0

0.9- 4.7

2.3

1.0- 5.2

Wake

933

766

83.5

80.3-86.3

130

12.6

10.3-15.4

2.1

1.1- 4.3

1.7

0.9- 3.2

Area L

219

170

79.0

72.3-84.4

17.1

12.2-23.6

2.6

1.2- 6.0

1.2

0.4- 3.4

Eastern

719

594

80.9

77.0-84.3

12.7

9.9-16.2

4.4

2.8- 6.8

2.0

1.1- 3.7

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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, 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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