BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (If someone were smoking near you in the nonsmoking area of a restaurant, you would:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Tobacco Use Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Ask them to stop smoking	Ask to be moved to another table	Ask to have a smokefree policy	Do nothing/not return to restaurant	Smoking doesn't bother me
North Carolina	13,969	2,832	21.5	20.6-22.4	5,102	35.9	34.8-36.9	1,291	9.5	8.9-10.1	1,058	7.2	6.7- 7.7	3,686	26.1	25.2-27.0
-Northeastern Partnership	921	189	21.9	18.8-25.3	361	37.4	33.8-41.0	56	6.9	5.2- 9.1	70	8.7	6.5-11.6	245	25.2	22.1-28.6
GENDER
Male	314	66	21.6	16.7-27.4	102	32.0	26.5-38.1	18	6.5	4.1-10.3	28	9.8	6.1-15.3	100	30.1	24.7-36.1
Female	607	123	22.1	18.5-26.2	259	42.0	37.6-46.5	38	7.1	5.0-10.0	42	7.8	5.6-10.8	145	21.0	17.7-24.7
RACE
White	532	128	25.8	21.7-30.4	168	30.0	25.8-34.5	32	6.7	4.6- 9.7	42	8.4	6.1-11.6	162	29.1	24.8-33.7
African American	347	51	14.6	10.8-19.6	176	49.1	43.1-55.2	23	8.0	5.2-12.2	24	7.5	4.8-11.4	73	20.7	16.3-26.0
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	31	9	21.4	9.8-40.6	11	28.5	13.7-50.0	0	0.0	. - .	6	36.0	14.9-64.3	5	14.1	4.4-37.1
25-34	119	30	27.0	18.3-38.1	46	34.9	25.8-45.3	11	7.9	4.2-14.4	8	5.6	2.6-11.6	24	24.6	16.4-35.1
35-44	149	34	26.2	18.6-35.5	60	39.3	30.7-48.6	13	9.7	5.4-16.8	12	7.4	4.0-13.3	30	17.5	11.9-25.0
45-54	185	45	22.6	16.6-30.0	58	30.2	23.4-38.1	15	10.9	6.5-17.7	13	6.0	3.2-10.9	54	30.3	23.1-38.6
55-64	187	36	18.9	13.5-25.9	77	41.5	33.9-49.6	10	4.9	2.5- 9.3	14	9.0	5.2-15.3	50	25.7	19.4-33.2
65-74	152	21	16.4	10.2-25.3	64	39.4	31.2-48.4	6	4.1	1.8- 9.3	14	11.0	6.3-18.3	47	29.1	21.7-37.7
75+	97	14	15.6	8.9-25.7	44	49.5	38.5-60.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.0	3	3.0	0.9- 9.1	35	31.4	22.5-42.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	201	37	18.2	12.5-25.9	84	39.5	31.6-48.1	3	2.6	0.8- 8.0	18	14.5	7.9-25.1	59	25.2	18.9-32.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	317	51	17.8	13.1-23.7	134	40.3	34.3-46.6	19	6.8	4.2-10.9	23	7.0	4.5-10.7	90	28.2	22.8-34.3
Some Post-H.S.	219	50	24.2	18.0-31.6	72	30.5	23.9-37.9	18	8.9	5.4-14.3	17	8.1	4.9-13.3	62	28.3	21.9-35.8
College Graduate	184	51	30.2	23.3-38.2	71	38.9	31.3-47.0	16	9.1	5.4-15.1	12	6.0	3.1-11.1	34	15.8	10.8-22.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	159	21	12.8	8.1-19.7	75	49.5	40.5-58.6	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	15	11.2	6.5-18.7	47	25.8	19.1-33.8
$15,000- 24,999	179	27	17.1	11.0-25.6	78	40.5	32.1-49.5	10	5.6	2.8-10.9	14	12.4	5.8-24.5	50	24.3	17.6-32.5
$25,000- 34,999	95	23	22.7	14.8-33.2	29	29.4	20.5-40.4	11	13.1	7.0-23.3	10	11.5	6.0-20.9	22	23.2	14.8-34.5
$35,000- 49,999	124	31	29.1	20.2-39.8	40	31.7	23.3-41.4	11	10.0	5.3-18.1	8	3.3	1.5- 6.8	34	26.0	18.4-35.2
$50,000-74,999	82	21	24.1	15.7-35.1	26	29.3	19.9-40.9	6	6.4	2.8-13.9	5	6.6	2.6-15.5	24	33.7	23.2-46.0
$75,000+	78	17	21.9	13.7-33.2	31	35.6	25.3-47.6	7	11.2	5.3-22.3	4	5.0	1.8-12.7	19	26.3	16.4-39.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	356	63	19.3	14.6-25.1	135	35.8	30.2-41.9	18	5.7	3.4- 9.4	32	11.2	6.8-17.9	108	28.0	22.9-33.8
No	551	123	23.2	19.3-27.6	222	38.2	33.7-43.0	38	7.7	5.5-10.7	36	7.2	5.0-10.1	132	23.8	19.9-28.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	108	24	23.1	15.5-32.9	36	31.9	23.1-42.1	7	7.5	3.5-15.3	6	4.7	2.0-10.6	35	32.9	24.0-43.2
Non-Veteran	806	161	21.1	17.9-24.8	322	38.3	34.5-42.3	49	6.8	5.0- 9.2	64	9.5	6.9-12.8	210	24.3	21.0-27.9
Currently Serving	7	4	67.0	28.3-91.3	3	33.0	8.7-71.7	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Ask them to stop smoking

Ask to be moved to another table

Ask to have a smokefree policy

Do nothing/not return to restaurant

Smoking doesn't bother me

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

13,969

2,832

21.5

20.6-22.4

5,102

35.9

34.8-36.9

1,291

9.5

8.9-10.1

1,058

7.2

6.7- 7.7

3,686

26.1

25.2-27.0

-Northeastern Partnership

921

189

21.9

18.8-25.3

361

37.4

33.8-41.0

6.9

5.2- 9.1

8.7

6.5-11.6

245

25.2

22.1-28.6

GENDER

Male

314

21.6

16.7-27.4

102

32.0

26.5-38.1

6.5

4.1-10.3

9.8

6.1-15.3

100

30.1

24.7-36.1

Female

607

123

22.1

18.5-26.2

259

42.0

37.6-46.5

7.1

5.0-10.0

7.8

5.6-10.8

145

21.0

17.7-24.7

RACE

White

532

128

25.8

21.7-30.4

168

30.0

25.8-34.5

6.7

4.6- 9.7

8.4

6.1-11.6

162

29.1

24.8-33.7

African American

347

14.6

10.8-19.6

176

49.1

43.1-55.2

8.0

5.2-12.2

7.5

4.8-11.4

20.7

16.3-26.0

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

21.4

9.8-40.6

28.5

13.7-50.0

0.0

. - .

36.0

14.9-64.3

14.1

4.4-37.1

25-34

119

27.0

18.3-38.1

34.9

25.8-45.3

7.9

4.2-14.4

5.6

2.6-11.6

24.6

16.4-35.1

35-44

149

26.2

18.6-35.5

39.3

30.7-48.6

9.7

5.4-16.8

7.4

4.0-13.3

17.5

11.9-25.0

45-54

185

22.6

16.6-30.0

30.2

23.4-38.1

10.9

6.5-17.7

6.0

3.2-10.9

30.3

23.1-38.6

55-64

187

18.9

13.5-25.9

41.5

33.9-49.6

4.9

2.5- 9.3

9.0

5.2-15.3

25.7

19.4-33.2

65-74

152

16.4

10.2-25.3

39.4

31.2-48.4

4.1

1.8- 9.3

11.0

6.3-18.3

29.1

21.7-37.7

75+

15.6

8.9-25.7

49.5

38.5-60.5

0.6

0.1- 4.0

3.0

0.9- 9.1

31.4

22.5-42.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

201

18.2

12.5-25.9

39.5

31.6-48.1

2.6

0.8- 8.0

14.5

7.9-25.1

25.2

18.9-32.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

317

17.8

13.1-23.7

134

40.3

34.3-46.6

6.8

4.2-10.9

7.0

4.5-10.7

28.2

22.8-34.3

Some Post-H.S.

219

24.2

18.0-31.6

30.5

23.9-37.9

8.9

5.4-14.3

8.1

4.9-13.3

28.3

21.9-35.8

College Graduate

184

30.2

23.3-38.2

38.9

31.3-47.0

9.1

5.4-15.1

6.0

3.1-11.1

15.8

10.8-22.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

159

12.8

8.1-19.7

49.5

40.5-58.6

0.6

0.1- 4.2

11.2

6.5-18.7

25.8

19.1-33.8

$15,000- 24,999

179

17.1

11.0-25.6

40.5

32.1-49.5

5.6

2.8-10.9

12.4

5.8-24.5

24.3

17.6-32.5

$25,000- 34,999

22.7

14.8-33.2

29.4

20.5-40.4

13.1

7.0-23.3

11.5

6.0-20.9

23.2

14.8-34.5

$35,000- 49,999

124

29.1

20.2-39.8

31.7

23.3-41.4

10.0

5.3-18.1

3.3

1.5- 6.8

26.0

18.4-35.2

$50,000-74,999

24.1

15.7-35.1

29.3

19.9-40.9

6.4

2.8-13.9

6.6

2.6-15.5

33.7

23.2-46.0

$75,000+

21.9

13.7-33.2

35.6

25.3-47.6

11.2

5.3-22.3

5.0

1.8-12.7

26.3

16.4-39.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

356

19.3

14.6-25.1

135

35.8

30.2-41.9

5.7

3.4- 9.4

11.2

6.8-17.9

108

28.0

22.9-33.8

551

123

23.2

19.3-27.6

222

38.2

33.7-43.0

7.7

5.5-10.7

7.2

5.0-10.1

132

23.8

19.9-28.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

108

23.1

15.5-32.9

31.9

23.1-42.1

7.5

3.5-15.3

4.7

2.0-10.6

32.9

24.0-43.2

Non-Veteran

806

161

21.1

17.9-24.8

322

38.3

34.5-42.3

6.8

5.0- 9.2

9.5

6.9-12.8

210

24.3

21.0-27.9

Currently Serving

67.0

28.3-91.3

33.0

8.7-71.7

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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