BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,652	2,386	17.6	16.8-18.4	12,266	82.4	81.6-83.2
-Northeastern Partnership	969	181	20.5	17.6-23.8	788	79.5	76.2-82.4
GENDER
Male	333	67	22.2	17.4-27.9	266	77.8	72.1-82.6
Female	636	114	19.1	15.8-22.9	522	80.9	77.1-84.2
RACE
White	563	90	18.5	14.9-22.7	473	81.5	77.3-85.1
African American	364	83	24.5	19.6-30.3	281	75.5	69.7-80.4
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	34	12	25.6	12.5-45.3	22	74.4	54.7-87.5
25-34	121	33	31.8	22.5-42.9	88	68.2	57.1-77.5
35-44	154	38	25.8	18.6-34.6	116	74.2	65.4-81.4
45-54	190	36	15.7	11.0-21.8	154	84.3	78.2-89.0
55-64	194	39	22.0	16.0-29.4	155	78.0	70.6-84.0
65-74	162	16	11.9	6.9-19.7	146	88.1	80.3-93.1
75+	113	7	8.7	3.9-18.5	106	91.3	81.5-96.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	213	45	23.3	17.1-30.9	168	76.7	69.1-82.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	339	54	17.7	13.1-23.5	285	82.3	76.5-86.9
Some Post-H.S.	225	41	18.5	13.2-25.3	184	81.5	74.7-86.8
College Graduate	192	41	25.1	18.6-32.9	151	74.9	67.1-81.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	37	23.6	16.7-32.2	131	76.4	67.8-83.3
$15,000- 24,999	191	32	18.2	12.4-25.8	159	81.8	74.2-87.6
$25,000- 34,999	99	15	17.7	10.5-28.4	84	82.3	71.6-89.5
$35,000- 49,999	127	24	19.9	13.1-28.9	103	80.1	71.1-86.9
$50,000-74,999	87	17	19.4	12.1-29.7	70	80.6	70.3-87.9
$75,000+	81	20	27.6	18.2-39.5	61	72.4	60.5-81.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	378	76	21.5	16.9-26.8	302	78.5	73.2-83.1
No	576	104	20.4	16.6-24.7	472	79.6	75.3-83.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	17	16.6	10.4-25.6	97	83.4	74.4-89.6
Non-Veteran	848	162	21.0	17.8-24.5	686	79.0	75.5-82.2
Currently Serving	7	2	40.6	10.0-80.8	5	59.4	19.2-90.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,652

2,386

17.6

16.8-18.4

12,266

82.4

81.6-83.2

-Northeastern Partnership

969

181

20.5

17.6-23.8

788

79.5

76.2-82.4

GENDER

Male

333

22.2

17.4-27.9

266

77.8

72.1-82.6

Female

636

114

19.1

15.8-22.9

522

80.9

77.1-84.2

RACE

White

563

18.5

14.9-22.7

473

81.5

77.3-85.1

African American

364

24.5

19.6-30.3

281

75.5

69.7-80.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

25.6

12.5-45.3

74.4

54.7-87.5

25-34

121

31.8

22.5-42.9

68.2

57.1-77.5

35-44

154

25.8

18.6-34.6

116

74.2

65.4-81.4

45-54

190

15.7

11.0-21.8

154

84.3

78.2-89.0

55-64

194

22.0

16.0-29.4

155

78.0

70.6-84.0

65-74

162

11.9

6.9-19.7

146

88.1

80.3-93.1

75+

113

8.7

3.9-18.5

106

91.3

81.5-96.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

213

23.3

17.1-30.9

168

76.7

69.1-82.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

339

17.7

13.1-23.5

285

82.3

76.5-86.9

Some Post-H.S.

225

18.5

13.2-25.3

184

81.5

74.7-86.8

College Graduate

192

25.1

18.6-32.9

151

74.9

67.1-81.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

23.6

16.7-32.2

131

76.4

67.8-83.3

$15,000- 24,999

191

18.2

12.4-25.8

159

81.8

74.2-87.6

$25,000- 34,999

17.7

10.5-28.4

82.3

71.6-89.5

$35,000- 49,999

127

19.9

13.1-28.9

103

80.1

71.1-86.9

$50,000-74,999

19.4

12.1-29.7

80.6

70.3-87.9

$75,000+

27.6

18.2-39.5

72.4

60.5-81.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

378

21.5

16.9-26.8

302

78.5

73.2-83.1

576

104

20.4

16.6-24.7

472

79.6

75.3-83.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

16.6

10.4-25.6

83.4

74.4-89.6

Non-Veteran

848

162

21.0

17.8-24.5

686

79.0

75.5-82.2

Currently Serving

40.6

10.0-80.8

59.4

19.2-90.0

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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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