BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for work areas?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Seconhand Smoke Policy

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
North Carolina	6,256	5,635	89.7	88.6-90.7	345	5.9	5.1- 6.8	158	2.4	2.0- 3.0	118	2.0	1.6- 2.5
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	170	146	86.3	79.9-90.9	13	6.7	3.8-11.7	7	4.2	1.9- 9.0	4	2.7	1.0- 7.1
Buncombe	158	145	92.6	86.9-95.9	7	2.9	1.3- 6.1	3	2.5	0.7- 8.0	3	2.1	0.6- 6.6
Cabarrus	178	166	91.3	84.7-95.2	9	6.5	3.2-12.7	3	2.2	0.7- 6.9	0	0.0	. - .
Catawba	157	146	92.2	85.9-95.8	5	2.9	1.2- 7.0	4	3.1	1.1- 8.7	2	1.8	0.4- 7.1
Cumberland	181	166	89.1	81.2-94.0	7	3.7	1.7- 7.8	6	6.4	2.6-15.0	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1
Davidson	156	131	84.0	75.3-90.1	10	7.7	3.4-16.2	9	5.0	2.2-10.8	6	3.3	1.4- 7.6
Durham	191	179	93.8	88.9-96.7	10	4.8	2.5- 9.0	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5	1	1.1	0.1- 7.1
Forsyth	209	181	84.0	76.9-89.2	17	9.9	5.8-16.4	7	3.4	1.5- 7.5	4	2.7	0.9- 7.6
Gaston	139	122	88.4	81.3-93.0	8	6.8	3.3-13.6	5	3.3	1.3- 7.9	4	1.5	0.5- 4.4
Guilford	200	187	91.0	82.3-95.6	7	5.7	2.0-15.4	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2	3	1.9	0.6- 6.2
Iredell	205	185	89.9	84.3-93.7	11	5.9	3.1-11.1	4	2.4	0.9- 6.1	5	1.7	0.7- 4.5
Johnston	197	173	87.3	81.0-91.8	16	8.8	5.1-14.9	4	1.7	0.6- 4.7	4	2.1	0.8- 5.6
Mecklenburg	319	305	95.6	92.3-97.5	11	3.0	1.6- 5.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	1.4	0.4- 4.6
New Hanover	158	148	94.4	89.5-97.1	4	1.8	0.6- 5.3	4	2.6	0.9- 7.0	2	1.2	0.3- 4.6
Onslow	156	137	86.5	77.8-92.1	13	7.2	4.0-12.6	5	5.6	1.9-15.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1
Orange	215	207	96.6	93.2-98.4	3	1.1	0.3- 3.4	0	0.0	. - .	5	2.3	0.9- 5.7
Pitt	158	142	86.3	78.2-91.7	7	5.0	2.3-10.5	4	3.0	1.1- 7.9	5	5.7	2.2-13.7
Randolph	152	135	87.5	79.5-92.6	10	8.8	4.4-16.9	4	2.1	0.7- 5.7	3	1.6	0.5- 5.1
Robeson	151	137	92.7	87.2-95.9	4	1.9	0.6- 5.4	4	1.5	0.5- 4.2	6	3.9	1.6- 9.2
Rowan	168	151	91.9	86.6-95.3	10	5.0	2.4- 9.9	6	2.8	1.2- 6.5	1	0.3	0.0- 1.9
Union	208	186	87.7	81.2-92.1	12	6.4	3.4-11.8	7	4.3	1.9- 9.4	3	1.6	0.5- 4.9
Wake	333	312	92.7	88.6-95.5	14	4.4	2.5- 7.7	2	1.2	0.3- 5.1	5	1.6	0.6- 4.3
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	130	120	89.5	80.2-94.8	5	5.1	1.7-13.9	3	2.7	0.9- 8.0	2	2.7	0.6-12.0
Northeast Partnership II	171	145	83.4	75.6-89.1	15	10.7	6.1-18.2	7	3.8	1.6- 9.1	4	2.0	0.7- 5.5
Northeast Partnership I	140	118	83.5	75.4-89.3	12	9.8	5.4-17.2	6	4.1	1.7- 9.6	4	2.6	1.0- 7.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	133	121	90.5	82.4-95.1	9	7.9	3.7-16.0	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	198	172	86.1	79.6-90.8	19	10.2	6.3-16.2	5	2.3	0.9- 5.8	2	1.4	0.3- 6.2
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	113	99	84.7	75.3-91.0	6	5.2	2.2-11.4	5	6.2	2.5-14.4	3	3.9	1.2-12.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	157	137	89.5	83.8-93.4	10	5.1	2.6- 9.8	5	2.4	0.9- 6.1	5	2.9	1.2- 7.1
Chatham/Lee/Moore	183	167	90.5	83.5-94.7	8	5.8	2.5-12.8	4	2.0	0.6- 6.4	4	1.7	0.6- 5.0
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	199	176	90.5	84.9-94.1	11	4.9	2.4-10.1	6	1.8	0.8- 4.1	6	2.8	1.1- 6.8
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	149	131	86.8	79.4-91.8	11	7.8	4.2-14.0	4	3.0	1.1- 8.2	3	2.4	0.7- 8.1
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	147	129	85.9	75.5-92.3	10	6.3	3.1-12.3	4	5.6	1.5-18.7	4	2.2	0.8- 6.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	172	157	91.6	85.6-95.3	6	3.2	1.2- 7.8	4	1.5	0.5- 4.7	5	3.7	1.5- 9.1
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	205	176	84.4	76.1-90.1	15	10.4	5.5-19.0	11	3.6	1.7- 7.2	3	1.6	0.5- 5.3
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	356	301	82.8	77.4-87.2	31	10.0	6.8-14.5	15	4.2	2.3- 7.4	9	3.0	1.3- 7.1
No	5,900	5,334	90.1	89.0-91.1	314	5.7	4.9- 6.6	143	2.3	1.9- 2.9	109	1.9	1.5- 2.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,936	1,717	87.1	84.8-89.1	122	7.3	5.7- 9.3	57	3.4	2.5- 4.7	40	2.2	1.5- 3.2
Piedmont	3,684	3,355	91.4	90.2-92.5	186	5.1	4.2- 6.0	79	1.8	1.3- 2.4	64	1.7	1.2- 2.4
Western NC	636	563	87.3	83.3-90.5	37	6.8	4.3-10.3	22	3.3	1.9- 5.6	14	2.6	1.4- 4.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	359	317	86.9	81.0-91.1	22	8.0	4.5-13.9	14	3.3	1.8- 6.0	6	1.8	0.8- 4.2
Northwest	1,228	1,087	87.0	84.3-89.3	74	6.8	5.2- 8.9	40	3.5	2.3- 5.2	27	2.7	1.7- 4.2
Charlotte	965	893	93.7	91.7-95.2	44	4.1	2.9- 5.8	17	1.2	0.7- 2.0	11	1.0	0.5- 2.3
Greensboro	894	816	91.8	89.3-93.8	41	4.4	3.0- 6.4	18	1.8	1.0- 3.1	19	2.0	1.1- 3.5
Southern Regional	622	555	87.6	83.6-90.7	31	6.1	4.0- 9.2	18	3.7	2.0- 6.9	18	2.5	1.5- 4.3
Coastal	270	248	91.4	86.7-94.5	10	3.6	1.8- 7.2	8	3.5	1.7- 7.3	4	1.5	0.6- 4.1
Wake	934	853	92.1	89.5-94.0	52	5.1	3.6- 7.1	14	1.3	0.5- 3.0	15	1.6	0.8- 3.1
Area L	219	191	84.7	77.7-89.8	20	11.8	7.3-18.6	6	2.7	1.1- 6.9	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1
Eastern	719	635	87.7	84.3-90.5	48	6.5	4.6- 9.2	22	3.2	2.0- 5.2	14	2.6	1.3- 4.9

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,256

5,635

89.7

88.6-90.7

345

5.9

5.1- 6.8

158

2.4

2.0- 3.0

118

2.0

1.6- 2.5

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

170

146

86.3

79.9-90.9

6.7

3.8-11.7

4.2

1.9- 9.0

2.7

1.0- 7.1

Buncombe

158

145

92.6

86.9-95.9

2.9

1.3- 6.1

2.5

0.7- 8.0

2.1

0.6- 6.6

Cabarrus

178

166

91.3

84.7-95.2

6.5

3.2-12.7

2.2

0.7- 6.9

0.0

. - .

Catawba

157

146

92.2

85.9-95.8

2.9

1.2- 7.0

3.1

1.1- 8.7

1.8

0.4- 7.1

Cumberland

181

166

89.1

81.2-94.0

3.7

1.7- 7.8

6.4

2.6-15.0

0.8

0.2- 3.1

Davidson

156

131

84.0

75.3-90.1

7.7

3.4-16.2

5.0

2.2-10.8

3.3

1.4- 7.6

Durham

191

179

93.8

88.9-96.7

4.8

2.5- 9.0

0.4

0.0- 2.5

1.1

0.1- 7.1

Forsyth

209

181

84.0

76.9-89.2

9.9

5.8-16.4

3.4

1.5- 7.5

2.7

0.9- 7.6

Gaston

139

122

88.4

81.3-93.0

6.8

3.3-13.6

3.3

1.3- 7.9

1.5

0.5- 4.4

Guilford

200

187

91.0

82.3-95.6

5.7

2.0-15.4

1.3

0.4- 4.2

1.9

0.6- 6.2

Iredell

205

185

89.9

84.3-93.7

5.9

3.1-11.1

2.4

0.9- 6.1

1.7

0.7- 4.5

Johnston

197

173

87.3

81.0-91.8

8.8

5.1-14.9

1.7

0.6- 4.7

2.1

0.8- 5.6

Mecklenburg

319

305

95.6

92.3-97.5

3.0

1.6- 5.5

0.0

. - .

1.4

0.4- 4.6

New Hanover

158

148

94.4

89.5-97.1

1.8

0.6- 5.3

2.6

0.9- 7.0

1.2

0.3- 4.6

Onslow

156

137

86.5

77.8-92.1

7.2

4.0-12.6

5.6

1.9-15.6

0.7

0.1- 5.1

Orange

215

207

96.6

93.2-98.4

1.1

0.3- 3.4

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.9- 5.7

Pitt

158

142

86.3

78.2-91.7

5.0

2.3-10.5

3.0

1.1- 7.9

5.7

2.2-13.7

Randolph

152

135

87.5

79.5-92.6

8.8

4.4-16.9

2.1

0.7- 5.7

1.6

0.5- 5.1

Robeson

151

137

92.7

87.2-95.9

1.9

0.6- 5.4

1.5

0.5- 4.2

3.9

1.6- 9.2

Rowan

168

151

91.9

86.6-95.3

5.0

2.4- 9.9

2.8

1.2- 6.5

0.3

0.0- 1.9

Union

208

186

87.7

81.2-92.1

6.4

3.4-11.8

4.3

1.9- 9.4

1.6

0.5- 4.9

Wake

333

312

92.7

88.6-95.5

4.4

2.5- 7.7

1.2

0.3- 5.1

1.6

0.6- 4.3

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

130

120

89.5

80.2-94.8

5.1

1.7-13.9

2.7

0.9- 8.0

2.7

0.6-12.0

Northeast Partnership II

171

145

83.4

75.6-89.1

10.7

6.1-18.2

3.8

1.6- 9.1

2.0

0.7- 5.5

Northeast Partnership I

140

118

83.5

75.4-89.3

9.8

5.4-17.2

4.1

1.7- 9.6

2.6

1.0- 7.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

133

121

90.5

82.4-95.1

7.9

3.7-16.0

1.3

0.3- 5.8

0.3

0.0- 2.3

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

198

172

86.1

79.6-90.8

10.2

6.3-16.2

2.3

0.9- 5.8

1.4

0.3- 6.2

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

113

84.7

75.3-91.0

5.2

2.2-11.4

6.2

2.5-14.4

3.9

1.2-12.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

157

137

89.5

83.8-93.4

5.1

2.6- 9.8

2.4

0.9- 6.1

2.9

1.2- 7.1

Chatham/Lee/Moore

183

167

90.5

83.5-94.7

5.8

2.5-12.8

2.0

0.6- 6.4

1.7

0.6- 5.0

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

199

176

90.5

84.9-94.1

4.9

2.4-10.1

1.8

0.8- 4.1

2.8

1.1- 6.8

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

149

131

86.8

79.4-91.8

7.8

4.2-14.0

3.0

1.1- 8.2

2.4

0.7- 8.1

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

147

129

85.9

75.5-92.3

6.3

3.1-12.3

5.6

1.5-18.7

2.2

0.8- 6.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

172

157

91.6

85.6-95.3

3.2

1.2- 7.8

1.5

0.5- 4.7

3.7

1.5- 9.1

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

205

176

84.4

76.1-90.1

10.4

5.5-19.0

3.6

1.7- 7.2

1.6

0.5- 5.3

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

356

301

82.8

77.4-87.2

10.0

6.8-14.5

4.2

2.3- 7.4

3.0

1.3- 7.1

5,900

5,334

90.1

89.0-91.1

314

5.7

4.9- 6.6

143

2.3

1.9- 2.9

109

1.9

1.5- 2.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,936

1,717

87.1

84.8-89.1

122

7.3

5.7- 9.3

3.4

2.5- 4.7

2.2

1.5- 3.2

Piedmont

3,684

3,355

91.4

90.2-92.5

186

5.1

4.2- 6.0

1.8

1.3- 2.4

1.7

1.2- 2.4

Western NC

636

563

87.3

83.3-90.5

6.8

4.3-10.3

3.3

1.9- 5.6

2.6

1.4- 4.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

359

317

86.9

81.0-91.1

8.0

4.5-13.9

3.3

1.8- 6.0

1.8

0.8- 4.2

Northwest

1,228

1,087

87.0

84.3-89.3

6.8

5.2- 8.9

3.5

2.3- 5.2

2.7

1.7- 4.2

Charlotte

965

893

93.7

91.7-95.2

4.1

2.9- 5.8

1.2

0.7- 2.0

1.0

0.5- 2.3

Greensboro

894

816

91.8

89.3-93.8

4.4

3.0- 6.4

1.8

1.0- 3.1

2.0

1.1- 3.5

Southern Regional

622

555

87.6

83.6-90.7

6.1

4.0- 9.2

3.7

2.0- 6.9

2.5

1.5- 4.3

Coastal

270

248

91.4

86.7-94.5

3.6

1.8- 7.2

3.5

1.7- 7.3

1.5

0.6- 4.1

Wake

934

853

92.1

89.5-94.0

5.1

3.6- 7.1

1.3

0.5- 3.0

1.6

0.8- 3.1

Area L

219

191

84.7

77.7-89.8

11.8

7.3-18.6

2.7

1.1- 6.9

0.7

0.2- 3.1

Eastern

719

635

87.7

84.3-90.5

6.5

4.6- 9.2

3.2

2.0- 5.2

2.6

1.3- 4.9

Back to Secondhand Smoke Policy.

* 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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