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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
d.Convenience Stores

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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 13,904 591 4.4 4.0- 4.9 1,359 10.0 9.4-10.6 11,954 85.6 84.9-86.3
-Northeastern Partnership 921 33 3.3 2.3- 4.7 96 10.9 8.8-13.4 792 85.8 83.1-88.2
GENDER
Male 317 16 4.0 2.4- 6.6 56 16.5 12.6-21.2 245 79.5 74.5-83.8
Female 604 17 2.6 1.6- 4.5 40 6.2 4.4- 8.7 547 91.2 88.3-93.4
RACE
White 533 23 4.2 2.7- 6.4 58 12.3 9.3-15.9 452 83.6 79.6-86.9
African American 351 8 1.6 0.7- 3.3 36 10.2 7.2-14.3 307 88.2 84.0-91.5
Other Minorities 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 34 1 2.3 0.3-14.6 3 7.7 2.1-24.5 30 90.1 73.8-96.7
25-34 119 4 3.0 1.1- 8.1 10 9.9 5.2-18.0 105 87.1 78.7-92.5
35-44 150 3 2.5 0.8- 7.7 20 13.2 8.3-20.4 127 84.2 76.6-89.7
45-54 186 8 3.6 1.7- 7.5 21 12.5 7.9-19.3 157 83.9 76.9-89.1
55-64 188 7 3.4 1.5- 7.3 24 11.3 7.4-16.8 157 85.4 79.4-89.8
65-74 147 6 3.7 1.5- 8.6 11 8.2 4.4-14.9 130 88.1 80.9-92.8
75+ 97 4 4.3 1.5-11.9 7 8.4 3.8-17.3 86 87.3 77.7-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 196 8 3.7 1.7- 7.6 23 12.2 7.8-18.6 165 84.1 77.4-89.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 10 2.8 1.4- 5.6 29 9.4 6.3-13.7 282 87.8 83.1-91.3
Some Post-H.S. 218 10 3.7 1.9- 7.1 23 12.1 7.9-18.1 185 84.2 77.9-88.9
College Graduate 186 5 3.0 1.2- 7.5 21 10.6 6.7-16.4 160 86.4 80.1-90.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 158 5 3.3 1.3- 8.2 20 12.7 7.8-19.9 133 84.0 76.3-89.5
$15,000- 24,999 180 8 3.2 1.5- 6.9 22 13.7 8.7-20.8 150 83.1 75.8-88.5
$25,000- 34,999 96 4 3.4 1.2- 9.4 6 6.8 3.0-14.7 86 89.8 81.4-94.6
$35,000- 49,999 121 5 4.2 1.7-10.2 13 9.8 5.6-16.5 103 86.0 78.3-91.3
$50,000-74,999 85 2 2.7 0.7-10.0 14 21.9 13.3-33.9 69 75.4 63.4-84.4
$75,000+ 79 4 3.9 1.3-11.2 6 7.4 3.2-16.1 69 88.7 79.3-94.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 355 14 4.4 2.5- 7.6 41 11.4 8.2-15.8 300 84.2 79.4-88.1
No 555 18 2.7 1.6- 4.3 54 10.6 8.0-13.9 483 86.8 83.3-89.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 3 2.9 0.9- 8.6 16 15.9 9.7-24.9 87 81.3 72.0-88.0
Non-Veteran 808 29 3.2 2.2- 4.8 80 10.2 8.1-12.9 699 86.6 83.7-89.0
Currently Serving 7 1 12.2 1.6-54.7 0 0.0 . - . 6 87.8 45.3-98.4

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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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