BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
North Carolina	14,761	10,413	72.3	71.5-73.2	1,234	8.1	7.6- 8.7	1,062	7.0	6.5- 7.5	2,052	12.6	12.0-13.2
-Northeastern Partnership	974	633	67.5	64.0-70.7	84	8.0	6.3-10.1	91	9.4	7.5-11.7	166	15.2	12.9-17.8
GENDER
Male	334	212	68.9	63.2-74.0	29	7.6	5.1-11.2	35	9.6	6.7-13.6	58	13.9	10.5-18.1
Female	640	421	66.2	62.0-70.3	55	8.3	6.2-11.0	56	9.2	6.9-12.1	108	16.3	13.3-19.8
RACE
White	568	345	63.8	59.2-68.1	50	8.6	6.3-11.6	61	11.2	8.5-14.7	112	16.4	13.4-19.9
African American	364	255	70.2	64.6-75.3	32	8.0	5.4-11.7	26	7.0	4.6-10.5	51	14.7	11.0-19.5
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	36	28	82.4	64.1-92.5	2	5.6	1.2-21.8	5	11.6	4.1-28.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.4
25-34	120	90	76.8	67.4-84.2	12	8.0	4.2-14.7	8	5.1	2.3-11.1	10	10.0	5.3-18.3
35-44	155	108	72.2	63.7-79.3	15	6.7	3.8-11.7	15	10.7	6.4-17.5	17	10.4	6.1-17.1
45-54	192	119	60.6	52.4-68.2	15	8.3	4.6-14.5	21	11.2	7.0-17.6	37	19.9	14.2-27.1
55-64	194	113	60.7	52.8-68.0	24	12.0	7.8-17.8	18	9.7	5.8-15.8	39	17.6	12.6-24.2
65-74	163	107	68.0	59.6-75.3	6	4.1	1.7- 9.8	14	8.1	4.5-14.1	36	19.9	14.2-27.1
75+	113	67	61.4	51.3-70.6	10	9.5	5.0-17.2	10	9.5	4.8-17.8	26	19.6	13.2-28.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	217	138	67.6	60.0-74.4	18	7.7	4.7-12.6	20	8.4	5.1-13.6	41	16.2	11.5-22.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	336	200	60.0	53.8-65.8	32	9.2	6.3-13.5	39	11.9	8.5-16.5	65	18.9	14.6-24.1
Some Post-H.S.	228	160	73.3	66.5-79.1	20	7.0	4.3-11.1	21	9.3	5.9-14.5	27	10.4	6.8-15.6
College Graduate	193	135	72.9	65.3-79.4	14	7.4	4.0-13.1	11	6.1	3.0-12.0	33	13.7	9.4-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	170	86	49.5	40.7-58.2	21	14.1	8.7-22.0	20	12.6	7.8-19.7	43	23.9	17.5-31.6
$15,000- 24,999	192	126	70.5	62.5-77.4	14	6.4	3.5-11.2	18	7.7	4.7-12.4	34	15.4	10.4-22.2
$25,000- 34,999	99	60	65.7	54.9-75.0	13	9.6	5.3-16.8	7	6.0	2.6-13.0	19	18.8	11.6-28.8
$35,000- 49,999	126	81	67.3	57.9-75.6	11	6.8	3.7-12.2	14	10.4	5.9-17.7	20	15.5	9.7-23.7
$50,000-74,999	88	60	65.4	53.6-75.5	8	9.9	4.8-19.4	7	8.2	3.7-17.3	13	16.5	9.4-27.5
$75,000+	82	63	76.6	64.3-85.7	2	3.8	0.8-16.0	7	13.2	6.2-25.8	10	6.3	3.2-12.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	378	229	61.8	55.9-67.5	35	8.9	6.2-12.6	41	11.6	8.2-16.1	73	17.7	13.9-22.3
No	576	393	70.7	66.3-74.7	47	7.5	5.4-10.2	46	8.0	5.9-10.9	90	13.8	11.0-17.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	115	60	55.4	45.4-64.9	15	11.2	6.5-18.5	13	13.9	8.0-23.1	27	19.5	13.1-28.0
Non-Veteran	852	566	69.1	65.5-72.5	69	7.5	5.8- 9.8	78	8.7	6.8-11.1	139	14.6	12.2-17.5
Currently Serving	7	7	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,761

10,413

72.3

71.5-73.2

1,234

8.1

7.6- 8.7

1,062

7.0

6.5- 7.5

2,052

12.6

12.0-13.2

-Northeastern Partnership

974

633

67.5

64.0-70.7

8.0

6.3-10.1

9.4

7.5-11.7

166

15.2

12.9-17.8

GENDER

Male

334

212

68.9

63.2-74.0

7.6

5.1-11.2

9.6

6.7-13.6

13.9

10.5-18.1

Female

640

421

66.2

62.0-70.3

8.3

6.2-11.0

9.2

6.9-12.1

108

16.3

13.3-19.8

RACE

White

568

345

63.8

59.2-68.1

8.6

6.3-11.6

11.2

8.5-14.7

112

16.4

13.4-19.9

African American

364

255

70.2

64.6-75.3

8.0

5.4-11.7

7.0

4.6-10.5

14.7

11.0-19.5

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

82.4

64.1-92.5

5.6

1.2-21.8

11.6

4.1-28.5

0.5

0.1- 3.4

25-34

120

76.8

67.4-84.2

8.0

4.2-14.7

5.1

2.3-11.1

10.0

5.3-18.3

35-44

155

108

72.2

63.7-79.3

6.7

3.8-11.7

10.7

6.4-17.5

10.4

6.1-17.1

45-54

192

119

60.6

52.4-68.2

8.3

4.6-14.5

11.2

7.0-17.6

19.9

14.2-27.1

55-64

194

113

60.7

52.8-68.0

12.0

7.8-17.8

9.7

5.8-15.8

17.6

12.6-24.2

65-74

163

107

68.0

59.6-75.3

4.1

1.7- 9.8

8.1

4.5-14.1

19.9

14.2-27.1

75+

113

61.4

51.3-70.6

9.5

5.0-17.2

9.5

4.8-17.8

19.6

13.2-28.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

217

138

67.6

60.0-74.4

7.7

4.7-12.6

8.4

5.1-13.6

16.2

11.5-22.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

336

200

60.0

53.8-65.8

9.2

6.3-13.5

11.9

8.5-16.5

18.9

14.6-24.1

Some Post-H.S.

228

160

73.3

66.5-79.1

7.0

4.3-11.1

9.3

5.9-14.5

10.4

6.8-15.6

College Graduate

193

135

72.9

65.3-79.4

7.4

4.0-13.1

6.1

3.0-12.0

13.7

9.4-19.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

170

49.5

40.7-58.2

14.1

8.7-22.0

12.6

7.8-19.7

23.9

17.5-31.6

$15,000- 24,999

192

126

70.5

62.5-77.4

6.4

3.5-11.2

7.7

4.7-12.4

15.4

10.4-22.2

$25,000- 34,999

65.7

54.9-75.0

9.6

5.3-16.8

6.0

2.6-13.0

18.8

11.6-28.8

$35,000- 49,999

126

67.3

57.9-75.6

6.8

3.7-12.2

10.4

5.9-17.7

15.5

9.7-23.7

$50,000-74,999

65.4

53.6-75.5

9.9

4.8-19.4

8.2

3.7-17.3

16.5

9.4-27.5

$75,000+

76.6

64.3-85.7

3.8

0.8-16.0

13.2

6.2-25.8

6.3

3.2-12.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

378

229

61.8

55.9-67.5

8.9

6.2-12.6

11.6

8.2-16.1

17.7

13.9-22.3

576

393

70.7

66.3-74.7

7.5

5.4-10.2

8.0

5.9-10.9

13.8

11.0-17.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

115

55.4

45.4-64.9

11.2

6.5-18.5

13.9

8.0-23.1

19.5

13.1-28.0

Non-Veteran

852

566

69.1

65.5-72.5

7.5

5.8- 9.8

8.7

6.8-11.1

139

14.6

12.2-17.5

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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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