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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
b.Bowling Alleys

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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 13,233 532 4.2 3.7- 4.6 5,176 39.4 38.4-40.5 7,525 56.4 55.3-57.5
-Northeastern Partnership 868 29 3.5 2.3- 5.2 310 37.9 34.2-41.8 529 58.6 54.7-62.4
GENDER
Male 303 11 3.5 1.8- 6.7 142 48.0 41.8-54.4 150 48.5 42.2-54.8
Female 565 18 3.5 2.1- 5.7 168 29.2 25.1-33.6 379 67.4 62.9-71.6
RACE
White 504 19 3.8 2.3- 6.4 212 46.6 41.7-51.7 273 49.5 44.5-54.5
African American 326 7 2.0 0.9- 4.5 89 26.9 21.8-32.7 230 71.1 65.2-76.4
Other Minorities 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 32 3 8.6 2.5-25.8 13 39.2 21.8-59.8 16 52.3 32.7-71.2
25-34 119 7 7.2 3.2-15.2 38 34.1 24.7-45.0 74 58.7 47.9-68.8
35-44 145 2 2.0 0.5- 7.5 55 39.6 30.7-49.1 88 58.5 48.9-67.4
45-54 178 6 2.7 1.1- 6.7 71 43.5 35.4-52.0 101 53.8 45.3-62.0
55-64 176 7 3.3 1.5- 7.3 64 37.6 30.0-46.0 105 59.0 50.7-66.9
65-74 134 2 1.6 0.4- 6.5 46 35.3 26.7-44.9 86 63.1 53.5-71.8
75+ 83 2 1.7 0.4- 6.7 22 29.7 19.7-42.1 59 68.7 56.3-78.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 177 7 3.4 1.5- 7.2 49 26.9 20.1-35.0 121 69.7 61.5-76.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 304 5 1.9 0.7- 4.9 99 34.7 28.6-41.5 200 63.4 56.6-69.6
Some Post-H.S. 207 9 4.5 2.1- 9.6 85 44.7 36.9-52.7 113 50.8 42.9-58.7
College Graduate 180 8 4.9 2.3-10.3 77 45.7 37.7-54.0 95 49.4 41.3-57.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 2 2.5 0.6- 9.8 45 30.5 22.6-39.8 97 66.9 57.4-75.2
$15,000- 24,999 169 8 3.5 1.6- 7.4 58 34.3 26.3-43.4 103 62.1 53.2-70.4
$25,000- 34,999 92 4 3.5 1.2- 9.4 38 42.5 31.7-54.1 50 54.0 42.6-65.1
$35,000- 49,999 116 6 5.5 2.3-12.7 46 37.3 27.9-47.8 64 57.2 46.7-67.1
$50,000-74,999 81 1 1.4 0.2- 9.1 34 51.4 39.7-62.8 46 47.3 35.9-58.9
$75,000+ 75 3 5.5 1.5-18.2 34 48.8 36.5-61.2 38 45.7 33.9-58.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 326 9 2.7 1.3- 5.5 122 39.2 33.1-45.7 195 58.1 51.7-64.3
No 534 19 3.8 2.3- 6.3 186 37.3 32.7-42.2 329 58.8 53.9-63.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 101 0 0.0 . - . 52 53.2 42.5-63.5 49 46.8 36.5-57.5
Non-Veteran 760 29 4.1 2.7- 6.1 254 35.1 31.2-39.3 477 60.8 56.6-64.9
Currently Serving 7 0 0.0 . - . 4 62.7 24.9-89.5 3 37.3 10.5-75.1

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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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