BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (If someone were smoking near you in the nonsmoking area of a restaurant, you would:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Ask them to stop smoking	Ask to be moved to another table	Ask to have a smokefree policy	Do nothing/not return to restaurant	Smoking doesn't bother me
TOTAL	10,452	2,174	22.2	21.2-23.3	3,458	31.9	30.8-33.0	981	9.6	8.9-10.4	843	7.7	7.1- 8.3	2,996	28.6	27.5-29.7
GENDER
Male	3,857	950	25.3	23.7-27.0	969	25.5	23.9-27.2	352	9.6	8.5-10.8	342	8.2	7.3- 9.2	1,244	31.4	29.7-33.2
Female	6,595	1,224	19.4	18.2-20.6	2,489	37.8	36.3-39.2	629	9.7	8.8-10.6	501	7.2	6.5- 8.0	1,752	26.0	24.7-27.3
AGE
18-24	496	143	29.6	24.9-34.9	160	30.4	25.7-35.6	40	7.1	4.8-10.3	35	6.7	4.4-10.1	118	26.1	21.5-31.3
25-34	1,512	413	28.6	25.8-31.6	497	31.8	29.0-34.8	157	9.8	8.2-11.7	100	6.2	4.9- 7.8	345	23.6	21.0-26.4
35-44	1,919	474	25.7	23.3-28.2	642	31.8	29.3-34.3	199	10.3	8.8-12.1	128	6.4	5.2- 7.8	476	25.8	23.4-28.3
45-54	1,987	424	22.1	19.9-24.5	613	30.0	27.6-32.5	202	10.4	8.8-12.2	175	8.6	7.2-10.2	573	28.9	26.5-31.4
55-64	1,885	358	19.1	17.0-21.4	578	30.0	27.5-32.7	191	10.9	9.2-12.9	152	7.5	6.2- 8.9	606	32.6	29.9-35.3
65-74	1,509	212	15.6	13.4-18.1	550	36.1	33.1-39.1	107	7.1	5.6- 8.9	134	8.4	7.0-10.2	506	32.8	29.9-35.7
75+	1,107	146	13.5	11.2-16.2	404	35.6	32.2-39.2	77	8.1	6.0-10.8	115	11.5	9.1-14.2	365	31.3	28.1-34.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,269	175	15.5	13.0-18.4	407	29.6	26.5-32.8	63	5.0	3.6- 6.9	120	9.3	7.5-11.6	504	40.6	37.1-44.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,980	500	18.1	16.4-19.9	940	30.3	28.3-32.4	230	8.2	7.0- 9.5	256	7.7	6.6- 8.8	1,054	35.8	33.6-38.0
Some Post-H.S.	2,740	587	22.9	21.0-25.0	864	30.6	28.5-32.7	288	10.1	8.7-11.5	224	8.0	6.9- 9.3	777	28.4	26.4-30.6
College Graduate	3,450	910	27.3	25.4-29.2	1,243	35.0	33.0-37.0	399	12.0	10.7-13.5	240	6.8	5.9- 7.9	658	18.9	17.3-20.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	948	147	17.6	14.4-21.2	302	29.5	25.8-33.5	53	6.3	4.5- 8.8	78	8.4	6.5-10.9	368	38.2	34.2-42.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,461	255	19.1	16.6-22.0	448	29.8	26.9-32.9	114	7.3	5.8- 9.2	128	8.1	6.5- 9.9	516	35.7	32.6-38.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,200	240	20.2	17.5-23.1	354	26.5	23.6-29.6	106	8.6	6.9-10.7	100	8.4	6.7-10.5	400	36.4	33.0-39.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,470	306	20.8	18.4-23.4	447	30.3	27.6-33.2	167	11.3	9.4-13.5	122	7.7	6.3- 9.4	428	29.9	27.1-32.9
$50,000-74,999	1,460	310	21.5	19.0-24.2	513	34.4	31.5-37.4	168	11.8	9.9-14.0	104	7.0	5.6- 8.7	365	25.4	22.8-28.2
$75,000+	1,733	477	29.1	26.5-31.8	617	33.3	30.7-36.0	195	11.2	9.5-13.1	111	6.1	4.9- 7.5	333	20.3	18.1-22.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,272	620	20.0	18.3-21.8	1,048	30.0	28.1-31.9	269	8.6	7.4- 9.9	275	8.2	7.1- 9.4	1,060	33.3	31.3-35.4
No	7,064	1,525	23.1	21.9-24.4	2,380	32.9	31.6-34.3	704	10.1	9.2-11.0	553	7.3	6.7- 8.1	1,902	26.6	25.3-27.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,449	339	22.4	20.0-25.0	365	26.7	24.0-29.6	133	10.1	8.2-12.2	144	9.4	7.8-11.3	468	31.5	28.7-34.4
Non-Veteran	8,900	1,786	21.8	20.7-22.9	3,071	33.1	31.9-34.4	836	9.5	8.8-10.3	694	7.4	6.8- 8.1	2,513	28.2	27.0-29.4
Currently Serving	101	49	56.2	45.0-66.8	21	17.5	11.0-26.6	11	11.9	6.1-22.0	5	2.1	0.8- 5.3	15	12.3	7.0-20.7

Total
Respond.^

Ask them to stop smoking

Ask to be moved to another table

Ask to have a smokefree policy

Do nothing/not return to restaurant

Smoking doesn't bother me

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,452

2,174

22.2

21.2-23.3

3,458

31.9

30.8-33.0

981

9.6

8.9-10.4

843

7.7

7.1- 8.3

2,996

28.6

27.5-29.7

GENDER

Male

3,857

950

25.3

23.7-27.0

969

25.5

23.9-27.2

352

9.6

8.5-10.8

342

8.2

7.3- 9.2

1,244

31.4

29.7-33.2

Female

6,595

1,224

19.4

18.2-20.6

2,489

37.8

36.3-39.2

629

9.7

8.8-10.6

501

7.2

6.5- 8.0

1,752

26.0

24.7-27.3

AGE

18-24

496

143

29.6

24.9-34.9

160

30.4

25.7-35.6

7.1

4.8-10.3

6.7

4.4-10.1

118

26.1

21.5-31.3

25-34

1,512

413

28.6

25.8-31.6

497

31.8

29.0-34.8

157

9.8

8.2-11.7

100

6.2

4.9- 7.8

345

23.6

21.0-26.4

35-44

1,919

474

25.7

23.3-28.2

642

31.8

29.3-34.3

199

10.3

8.8-12.1

128

6.4

5.2- 7.8

476

25.8

23.4-28.3

45-54

1,987

424

22.1

19.9-24.5

613

30.0

27.6-32.5

202

10.4

8.8-12.2

175

8.6

7.2-10.2

573

28.9

26.5-31.4

55-64

1,885

358

19.1

17.0-21.4

578

30.0

27.5-32.7

191

10.9

9.2-12.9

152

7.5

6.2- 8.9

606

32.6

29.9-35.3

65-74

1,509

212

15.6

13.4-18.1

550

36.1

33.1-39.1

107

7.1

5.6- 8.9

134

8.4

7.0-10.2

506

32.8

29.9-35.7

75+

1,107

146

13.5

11.2-16.2

404

35.6

32.2-39.2

8.1

6.0-10.8

115

11.5

9.1-14.2

365

31.3

28.1-34.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,269

175

15.5

13.0-18.4

407

29.6

26.5-32.8

5.0

3.6- 6.9

120

9.3

7.5-11.6

504

40.6

37.1-44.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,980

500

18.1

16.4-19.9

940

30.3

28.3-32.4

230

8.2

7.0- 9.5

256

7.7

6.6- 8.8

1,054

35.8

33.6-38.0

Some Post-H.S.

2,740

587

22.9

21.0-25.0

864

30.6

28.5-32.7

288

10.1

8.7-11.5

224

8.0

6.9- 9.3

777

28.4

26.4-30.6

College Graduate

3,450

910

27.3

25.4-29.2

1,243

35.0

33.0-37.0

399

12.0

10.7-13.5

240

6.8

5.9- 7.9

658

18.9

17.3-20.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

948

147

17.6

14.4-21.2

302

29.5

25.8-33.5

6.3

4.5- 8.8

8.4

6.5-10.9

368

38.2

34.2-42.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,461

255

19.1

16.6-22.0

448

29.8

26.9-32.9

114

7.3

5.8- 9.2

128

8.1

6.5- 9.9

516

35.7

32.6-38.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,200

240

20.2

17.5-23.1

354

26.5

23.6-29.6

106

8.6

6.9-10.7

100

8.4

6.7-10.5

400

36.4

33.0-39.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,470

306

20.8

18.4-23.4

447

30.3

27.6-33.2

167

11.3

9.4-13.5

122

7.7

6.3- 9.4

428

29.9

27.1-32.9

$50,000-74,999

1,460

310

21.5

19.0-24.2

513

34.4

31.5-37.4

168

11.8

9.9-14.0

104

7.0

5.6- 8.7

365

25.4

22.8-28.2

$75,000+

1,733

477

29.1

26.5-31.8

617

33.3

30.7-36.0

195

11.2

9.5-13.1

111

6.1

4.9- 7.5

333

20.3

18.1-22.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,272

620

20.0

18.3-21.8

1,048

30.0

28.1-31.9

269

8.6

7.4- 9.9

275

8.2

7.1- 9.4

1,060

33.3

31.3-35.4

7,064

1,525

23.1

21.9-24.4

2,380

32.9

31.6-34.3

704

10.1

9.2-11.0

553

7.3

6.7- 8.1

1,902

26.6

25.3-27.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,449

339

22.4

20.0-25.0

365

26.7

24.0-29.6

133

10.1

8.2-12.2

144

9.4

7.8-11.3

468

31.5

28.7-34.4

Non-Veteran

8,900

1,786

21.8

20.7-22.9

3,071

33.1

31.9-34.4

836

9.5

8.8-10.3

694

7.4

6.8- 8.1

2,513

28.2

27.0-29.4

Currently Serving

101

56.2

45.0-66.8

17.5

11.0-26.6

11.9

6.1-22.0

2.1

0.8- 5.3

12.3

7.0-20.7

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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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