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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover County

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
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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
-New Hanover County 345 11 3.2 1.7- 6.2 16 4.9 2.6- 9.0 318 91.9 87.4-94.9
GENDER
Male 126 8 5.8 2.7-12.0 6 5.8 2.2-14.6 112 88.3 79.6-93.6
Female 219 3 1.0 0.3- 3.2 10 4.1 1.9- 8.4 206 94.9 90.6-97.3
RACE
White 282 10 3.8 1.9- 7.5 13 5.2 2.6-10.3 259 90.9 85.6-94.4
Other 60 1 0.7 0.1- 5.2 3 3.6 1.0-12.3 56 95.6 87.3-98.6
AGE
18-44 133 5 3.3 1.2- 8.7 9 8.4 3.9-17.4 119 88.2 79.2-93.6
45+ 211 6 3.1 1.3- 7.5 7 2.1 0.9- 4.8 198 94.8 90.3-97.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 104 2 2.5 0.6-10.4 3 2.2 0.6- 7.4 99 95.3 88.0-98.2
Some College + 240 9 3.6 1.7- 7.3 13 6.2 3.1-12.2 218 90.2 84.1-94.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 166 5 3.0 1.2- 7.3 9 6.5 2.7-15.1 152 90.5 82.3-95.1
$50,000+ 98 2 1.1 0.3- 4.2 4 4.3 1.5-11.4 92 94.7 87.8-97.8

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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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