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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use Prevention

In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas , or not allowed at all
a.Public Buildings

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  Total
Respond.^
Allowed in all areas Allowed in some areas Not allowed at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 14,142 186 1.3 1.1- 1.5 4,569 32.1 31.2-33.1 9,387 66.6 65.6-67.6
-Northeastern Partnership 920 19 2.2 1.4- 3.6 296 32.6 29.2-36.3 605 65.2 61.5-68.7
GENDER
Male 316 8 2.2 1.0- 4.6 118 38.4 32.5-44.6 190 59.4 53.2-65.3
Female 604 11 2.2 1.2- 4.2 178 27.8 24.0-31.9 415 70.0 65.8-73.9
RACE
White 541 11 1.9 1.0- 3.6 188 36.1 31.5-40.9 342 62.0 57.2-66.6
African American 341 6 2.2 0.9- 5.1 102 30.2 24.8-36.2 233 67.6 61.5-73.1
Other Minorities 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 34 0 0.0 . - . 11 27.2 14.2-45.7 23 72.8 54.3-85.8
25-34 119 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9 39 33.5 24.2-44.2 79 65.6 54.9-75.0
35-44 149 3 2.9 0.9- 8.5 51 35.8 27.3-45.3 95 61.4 51.8-70.1
45-54 184 4 1.8 0.6- 5.4 57 31.5 24.4-39.7 123 66.7 58.5-74.0
55-64 188 5 2.5 1.0- 6.1 65 34.6 27.4-42.6 118 62.9 54.9-70.3
65-74 147 5 4.8 1.9-11.6 44 29.9 22.3-38.8 98 65.3 56.1-73.4
75+ 98 1 0.5 0.1- 3.8 29 29.4 20.4-40.4 68 70.0 59.0-79.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 5 2.3 0.9- 5.8 56 28.0 21.4-35.9 132 69.6 61.7-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 317 5 2.1 0.8- 5.2 102 31.0 25.4-37.1 210 66.9 60.7-72.6
Some Post-H.S. 221 6 2.5 1.0- 6.1 86 44.4 36.8-52.3 129 53.1 45.3-60.7
College Graduate 189 3 1.8 0.5- 6.1 52 25.1 18.8-32.6 134 73.1 65.4-79.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 152 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 48 28.4 21.0-37.2 103 70.6 61.7-78.1
$15,000- 24,999 182 5 2.4 0.9- 6.7 66 36.6 28.9-45.1 111 61.0 52.5-68.9
$25,000- 34,999 97 3 3.3 1.0-10.5 35 36.9 26.8-48.2 59 59.9 48.6-70.2
$35,000- 49,999 123 4 3.3 1.2- 9.1 38 30.7 22.0-41.1 81 65.9 55.6-75.0
$50,000-74,999 85 1 1.3 0.2- 8.8 29 39.8 28.9-51.9 55 58.8 46.9-69.8
$75,000+ 79 1 1.7 0.2-11.1 22 26.5 17.1-38.7 56 71.8 59.5-81.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 352 9 3.2 1.6- 6.4 113 32.5 26.9-38.6 230 64.3 58.2-70.1
No 559 8 1.4 0.6- 2.9 180 32.8 28.5-37.5 371 65.8 61.1-70.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 107 1 1.0 0.1- 6.8 41 41.3 31.5-51.8 65 57.7 47.2-67.5
Non-Veteran 806 18 2.4 1.5- 4.0 253 31.2 27.5-35.1 535 66.4 62.4-70.1
Currently Serving 7 0 0.0 . - . 2 36.3 7.7-79.6 5 63.7 20.4-92.3

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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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