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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
e.Indoor sporting events or concerts

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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 14,023 305 2.3 2.0- 2.6 2,357 17.3 16.6-18.2 11,361 80.4 79.5-81.2
-Northeastern Partnership 919 20 2.2 1.3- 3.5 152 17.9 15.1-21.0 747 80.0 76.7-82.9
GENDER
Male 321 9 2.5 1.2- 5.1 76 24.5 19.6-30.2 236 73.0 67.1-78.1
Female 598 11 1.9 1.0- 3.6 76 12.1 9.5-15.3 511 86.0 82.6-88.8
RACE
White 535 13 2.6 1.4- 4.7 99 20.8 17.0-25.1 423 76.7 72.2-80.6
African American 346 5 1.1 0.4- 2.9 49 13.3 9.8-17.8 292 85.6 81.0-89.2
Other Minorities 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .
AGE
18-24 34 1 2.3 0.3-14.6 8 24.0 10.6-45.8 25 73.7 52.4-87.7
25-34 119 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9 25 22.5 15.0-32.4 93 76.6 66.7-84.3
35-44 150 3 3.1 1.0- 9.4 33 22.1 15.2-31.0 114 74.8 65.6-82.2
45-54 184 5 2.2 0.8- 5.8 30 17.1 11.7-24.3 149 80.7 73.3-86.4
55-64 188 4 1.7 0.6- 4.8 28 15.0 10.2-21.5 156 83.3 76.7-88.4
65-74 148 3 2.2 0.7- 7.3 20 13.6 8.6-21.0 125 84.1 76.4-89.6
75+ 95 3 3.4 1.0-11.4 8 10.5 5.1-20.4 84 86.0 75.7-92.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 193 6 3.3 1.3- 8.1 26 13.9 9.2-20.4 161 82.8 75.8-88.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 320 5 1.7 0.6- 4.4 49 16.9 12.4-22.5 266 81.5 75.7-86.1
Some Post-H.S. 221 6 2.0 0.8- 4.8 49 25.8 19.4-33.5 166 72.2 64.5-78.7
College Graduate 185 3 2.2 0.7- 6.6 28 13.3 8.9-19.2 154 84.6 78.2-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 1 1.0 0.1- 6.7 28 18.4 12.4-26.4 126 80.6 72.4-86.7
$15,000- 24,999 180 6 2.3 1.0- 5.6 33 19.1 13.2-26.9 141 78.6 70.7-84.8
$25,000- 34,999 96 2 1.1 0.3- 4.4 16 17.0 10.2-27.0 78 81.9 71.9-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 121 4 3.5 1.2- 9.4 20 19.6 12.1-30.2 97 76.9 66.3-84.9
$50,000-74,999 86 1 1.3 0.2- 8.7 19 28.4 18.8-40.6 66 70.3 58.1-80.1
$75,000+ 79 1 1.7 0.2-11.1 11 15.9 8.3-28.2 67 82.4 70.0-90.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 354 11 3.8 2.0- 7.3 56 16.9 12.6-22.3 287 79.3 73.6-84.0
No 555 9 1.3 0.7- 2.7 94 18.3 14.8-22.4 452 80.4 76.2-84.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 1 1.0 0.1- 6.6 25 23.4 15.9-32.9 82 75.7 66.1-83.2
Non-Veteran 804 19 2.4 1.5- 4.0 124 16.6 13.7-19.9 661 81.0 77.5-84.1
Currently Serving 7 0 0.0 . - . 3 50.5 16.1-84.5 4 49.5 15.5-83.9

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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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