BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (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

Seconhand Smoke Policy-WHITE MALES

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
TOTAL	1,621	1,255	78.0	75.5-80.4	255	15.4	13.4-17.7	54	3.0	2.2- 4.2	57	3.6	2.6- 4.8
AGE
18-24	81	64	74.1	60.4-84.3	10	17.3	9.1-30.3	3	4.0	1.2-12.4	4	4.6	1.1-17.6
25-34	351	278	79.9	74.0-84.7	55	16.0	11.6-21.8	8	1.6	0.7- 3.4	10	2.5	1.2- 5.0
35-44	438	329	77.8	73.1-81.8	80	16.6	13.0-20.8	12	2.2	1.1- 4.4	17	3.5	2.0- 5.9
45-54	412	318	77.8	72.5-82.3	67	15.5	11.7-20.3	16	3.1	1.8- 5.3	11	3.6	1.8- 7.0
55-64	277	217	77.9	71.1-83.4	36	12.6	8.5-18.3	11	5.5	2.7-10.9	13	4.0	2.1- 7.4
65-74	55	43	76.0	59.6-87.1	6	10.5	4.2-24.0	4	5.2	1.7-14.7	2	8.3	2.1-27.9
75+	5	4	76.1	25.2-96.8	1	23.9	3.2-74.8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	85	52	64.3	51.5-75.4	20	18.9	11.4-29.7	8	8.0	3.6-16.5	5	8.8	3.2-21.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	364	242	66.8	60.8-72.3	87	23.4	18.6-28.9	18	4.6	2.7- 7.9	17	5.2	3.0- 8.8
Some Post-H.S.	389	272	71.2	65.7-76.2	85	21.2	16.9-26.4	13	2.6	1.4- 4.8	19	5.0	2.9- 8.3
College Graduate	783	689	87.6	84.2-90.4	63	8.9	6.5-12.1	15	1.9	1.0- 3.7	16	1.6	0.9- 2.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	30	20	78.0	59.7-89.4	5	12.0	4.4-28.6	2	3.7	0.9-14.4	3	6.3	1.9-19.3
$15,000- 24,999	125	76	61.9	51.1-71.7	27	22.3	14.7-32.3	15	10.2	5.6-17.7	7	5.7	2.1-14.6
$25,000- 34,999	181	125	68.6	60.0-76.0	46	24.9	18.2-33.0	3	2.0	0.6- 7.0	7	4.6	2.0-10.1
$35,000- 49,999	280	203	74.4	68.1-79.9	52	16.4	12.1-21.8	10	2.6	1.3- 5.2	15	6.5	3.7-11.3
$50,000-74,999	325	247	75.0	68.8-80.3	60	19.3	14.5-25.3	10	2.9	1.4- 5.6	8	2.8	1.3- 6.1
$75,000+	487	433	89.5	85.8-92.4	36	7.6	5.2-11.0	6	0.8	0.3- 2.0	12	2.0	1.0- 4.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	288	214	76.3	70.3-81.4	52	15.1	11.2-20.0	12	4.8	2.5- 8.8	10	3.9	1.9- 7.8
No	1,304	1,019	78.4	75.5-81.0	198	15.5	13.1-18.1	41	2.6	1.8- 3.8	46	3.5	2.5- 5.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	383	291	76.9	71.4-81.7	64	16.2	12.2-21.1	16	4.1	2.1- 7.7	12	2.8	1.4- 5.3
Non-Veteran	1,189	919	77.7	74.7-80.5	187	15.5	13.2-18.3	38	2.8	2.0- 4.0	45	3.9	2.8- 5.5
Currently Serving	49	45	94.2	85.0-97.9	4	5.8	2.1-15.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,621

1,255

78.0

75.5-80.4

255

15.4

13.4-17.7

3.0

2.2- 4.2

3.6

2.6- 4.8

AGE

18-24

74.1

60.4-84.3

17.3

9.1-30.3

4.0

1.2-12.4

4.6

1.1-17.6

25-34

351

278

79.9

74.0-84.7

16.0

11.6-21.8

1.6

0.7- 3.4

2.5

1.2- 5.0

35-44

438

329

77.8

73.1-81.8

16.6

13.0-20.8

2.2

1.1- 4.4

3.5

2.0- 5.9

45-54

412

318

77.8

72.5-82.3

15.5

11.7-20.3

3.1

1.8- 5.3

3.6

1.8- 7.0

55-64

277

217

77.9

71.1-83.4

12.6

8.5-18.3

5.5

2.7-10.9

4.0

2.1- 7.4

65-74

76.0

59.6-87.1

10.5

4.2-24.0

5.2

1.7-14.7

8.3

2.1-27.9

75+

76.1

25.2-96.8

23.9

3.2-74.8

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

64.3

51.5-75.4

18.9

11.4-29.7

8.0

3.6-16.5

8.8

3.2-21.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

364

242

66.8

60.8-72.3

23.4

18.6-28.9

4.6

2.7- 7.9

5.2

3.0- 8.8

Some Post-H.S.

389

272

71.2

65.7-76.2

21.2

16.9-26.4

2.6

1.4- 4.8

5.0

2.9- 8.3

College Graduate

783

689

87.6

84.2-90.4

8.9

6.5-12.1

1.9

1.0- 3.7

1.6

0.9- 2.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

78.0

59.7-89.4

12.0

4.4-28.6

3.7

0.9-14.4

6.3

1.9-19.3

$15,000- 24,999

125

61.9

51.1-71.7

22.3

14.7-32.3

10.2

5.6-17.7

5.7

2.1-14.6

$25,000- 34,999

181

125

68.6

60.0-76.0

24.9

18.2-33.0

2.0

0.6- 7.0

4.6

2.0-10.1

$35,000- 49,999

280

203

74.4

68.1-79.9

16.4

12.1-21.8

2.6

1.3- 5.2

6.5

3.7-11.3

$50,000-74,999

325

247

75.0

68.8-80.3

19.3

14.5-25.3

2.9

1.4- 5.6

2.8

1.3- 6.1

$75,000+

487

433

89.5

85.8-92.4

7.6

5.2-11.0

0.8

0.3- 2.0

2.0

1.0- 4.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

288

214

76.3

70.3-81.4

15.1

11.2-20.0

4.8

2.5- 8.8

3.9

1.9- 7.8

1,304

1,019

78.4

75.5-81.0

198

15.5

13.1-18.1

2.6

1.8- 3.8

3.5

2.5- 5.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

383

291

76.9

71.4-81.7

16.2

12.2-21.1

4.1

2.1- 7.7

2.8

1.4- 5.3

Non-Veteran

1,189

919

77.7

74.7-80.5

187

15.5

13.2-18.3

2.8

2.0- 4.0

3.9

2.8- 5.5

Currently Serving

94.2

85.0-97.9

5.8

2.1-15.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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, 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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