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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Onslow County

Seconhand Smoke Policy

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Respond.^
Not allowed anywhere Allowed in some places Allowed anywhere No rules about smoking
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Onslow County 382 274 74.0 68.9-78.5 35 8.4 5.9-11.9 24 5.5 3.6- 8.4 49 12.1 8.9-16.1
GENDER
Male 144 105 75.2 67.1-81.8 10 6.2 3.3-11.4 11 6.4 3.4-11.6 18 12.2 7.5-19.3
Female 238 169 72.8 66.4-78.5 25 10.5 6.9-15.8 13 4.7 2.6- 8.2 31 11.9 8.3-16.9
RACE
White 289 202 72.5 66.6-77.7 24 7.4 4.8-11.2 22 6.7 4.3-10.4 41 13.4 9.6-18.3
Other 90 70 78.3 67.6-86.2 10 11.3 5.9-20.7 2 2.0 0.5- 8.2 8 8.4 4.0-16.9
AGE
18-44 184 149 81.5 74.6-86.9 14 6.2 3.6-10.7 9 4.7 2.4- 9.2 12 7.5 4.1-13.4
45+ 195 123 65.1 57.4-72.0 20 10.8 6.8-16.9 15 6.6 3.8-11.0 37 17.5 12.5-23.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 175 116 68.2 60.4-75.1 12 7.2 4.0-12.5 15 8.2 4.8-13.7 32 16.5 11.5-23.0
Some College + 205 158 79.2 72.4-84.7 22 9.3 5.9-14.4 8 3.0 1.4- 6.3 17 8.5 5.0-14.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 225 159 72.0 65.1-78.0 23 9.8 6.3-14.9 15 6.2 3.6-10.4 28 12.0 8.0-17.6
$50,000+ 87 67 78.3 67.7-86.1 7 6.9 3.1-14.6 3 3.6 1.1-11.6 10 11.2 5.8-20.4

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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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