BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	10,984	1,568	15.3	14.4-16.2	9,416	84.7	83.8-85.6
GENDER
Male	4,074	622	16.1	14.7-17.5	3,452	83.9	82.5-85.3
Female	6,910	946	14.6	13.5-15.7	5,964	85.4	84.3-86.5
AGE
18-24	507	135	25.1	20.9-30.0	372	74.9	70.0-79.1
25-34	1,554	310	19.9	17.5-22.6	1,244	80.1	77.4-82.5
35-44	2,001	345	17.5	15.6-19.7	1,656	82.5	80.3-84.4
45-54	2,081	327	16.5	14.5-18.6	1,754	83.5	81.4-85.5
55-64	1,987	254	13.8	11.9-16.0	1,733	86.2	84.0-88.1
65-74	1,579	130	8.4	6.9-10.3	1,449	91.6	89.7-93.1
75+	1,236	61	5.3	3.9- 7.3	1,175	94.7	92.7-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,396	171	13.4	11.2-15.9	1,225	86.6	84.1-88.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,151	391	13.7	12.2-15.3	2,760	86.3	84.7-87.8
Some Post-H.S.	2,849	439	16.3	14.6-18.1	2,410	83.7	81.9-85.4
College Graduate	3,574	566	16.6	15.0-18.3	3,008	83.4	81.7-85.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,017	137	14.4	11.8-17.4	880	85.6	82.6-88.2
$15,000- 24,999	1,554	214	14.8	12.6-17.3	1,340	85.2	82.7-87.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,269	171	13.5	11.4-15.9	1,098	86.5	84.1-88.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,546	230	14.6	12.5-16.8	1,316	85.4	83.2-87.5
$50,000-74,999	1,519	244	16.4	14.3-18.9	1,275	83.6	81.1-85.7
$75,000+	1,774	292	17.1	15.0-19.4	1,482	82.9	80.6-85.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,503	501	15.2	13.7-16.8	3,002	84.8	83.2-86.3
No	7,358	1,046	15.3	14.2-16.4	6,312	84.7	83.6-85.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,525	217	14.6	12.6-16.9	1,308	85.4	83.1-87.4
Non-Veteran	9,351	1,325	15.3	14.4-16.3	8,026	84.7	83.7-85.6
Currently Serving	106	26	25.6	17.0-36.7	80	74.4	63.3-83.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,984

1,568

15.3

14.4-16.2

9,416

84.7

83.8-85.6

GENDER

Male

4,074

622

16.1

14.7-17.5

3,452

83.9

82.5-85.3

Female

6,910

946

14.6

13.5-15.7

5,964

85.4

84.3-86.5

AGE

18-24

507

135

25.1

20.9-30.0

372

74.9

70.0-79.1

25-34

1,554

310

19.9

17.5-22.6

1,244

80.1

77.4-82.5

35-44

2,001

345

17.5

15.6-19.7

1,656

82.5

80.3-84.4

45-54

2,081

327

16.5

14.5-18.6

1,754

83.5

81.4-85.5

55-64

1,987

254

13.8

11.9-16.0

1,733

86.2

84.0-88.1

65-74

1,579

130

8.4

6.9-10.3

1,449

91.6

89.7-93.1

75+

1,236

5.3

3.9- 7.3

1,175

94.7

92.7-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,396

171

13.4

11.2-15.9

1,225

86.6

84.1-88.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,151

391

13.7

12.2-15.3

2,760

86.3

84.7-87.8

Some Post-H.S.

2,849

439

16.3

14.6-18.1

2,410

83.7

81.9-85.4

College Graduate

3,574

566

16.6

15.0-18.3

3,008

83.4

81.7-85.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,017

137

14.4

11.8-17.4

880

85.6

82.6-88.2

$15,000- 24,999

1,554

214

14.8

12.6-17.3

1,340

85.2

82.7-87.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,269

171

13.5

11.4-15.9

1,098

86.5

84.1-88.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,546

230

14.6

12.5-16.8

1,316

85.4

83.2-87.5

$50,000-74,999

1,519

244

16.4

14.3-18.9

1,275

83.6

81.1-85.7

$75,000+

1,774

292

17.1

15.0-19.4

1,482

82.9

80.6-85.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,503

501

15.2

13.7-16.8

3,002

84.8

83.2-86.3

7,358

1,046

15.3

14.2-16.4

6,312

84.7

83.6-85.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,525

217

14.6

12.6-16.9

1,308

85.4

83.1-87.4

Non-Veteran

9,351

1,325

15.3

14.4-16.3

8,026

84.7

83.7-85.6

Currently Serving

106

25.6

17.0-36.7

74.4

63.3-83.0

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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, 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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