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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
a.Public Buildings

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Respond.^
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 14,142 186 1.3 1.1- 1.5 4,569 32.1 31.2-33.1 9,387 66.6 65.6-67.6
-Orange County 400 1 0.3 0.0- 2.3 93 23.5 18.9-28.8 306 76.2 70.9-80.7
GENDER
Male 145 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 40 27.6 20.1-36.7 104 71.7 62.6-79.3
Female 255 0 0.0 . - . 53 20.0 15.0-26.3 202 80.0 73.7-85.0
RACE
White 316 1 0.4 0.1- 3.0 73 22.8 17.9-28.5 242 76.8 71.0-81.7
Other 81 0 0.0 . - . 19 25.8 15.6-39.5 62 74.2 60.5-84.4
AGE
18-44 192 0 0.0 . - . 43 22.7 16.4-30.5 149 77.3 69.5-83.6
45+ 207 1 0.7 0.1- 4.8 50 24.5 18.2-32.0 156 74.8 67.3-81.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 79 1 1.6 0.2-10.4 22 33.7 22.2-47.6 56 64.7 50.9-76.4
Some College + 321 0 0.0 . - . 71 20.7 16.2-26.2 250 79.3 73.8-83.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 146 1 1.0 0.1- 6.6 37 27.8 19.9-37.2 108 71.3 61.7-79.2
$50,000+ 170 0 0.0 . - . 36 20.5 14.6-28.1 134 79.5 71.9-85.4

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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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