BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,255	4,934	78.6	77.3-79.9	1,321	21.4	20.1-22.7
-Piedmont NC	3,685	2,929	79.9	78.3-81.5	756	20.1	18.5-21.7
GENDER
Male	1,339	1,001	76.3	73.4-78.9	338	23.7	21.1-26.6
Female	2,346	1,928	83.3	81.4-85.0	418	16.7	15.0-18.6
RACE
White	2,844	2,300	81.3	79.4-83.0	544	18.7	17.0-20.6
African American	592	445	77.0	72.6-80.8	147	23.0	19.2-27.4
Other Minorities	42	34	87.4	73.8-94.5	8	12.6	5.5-26.2
AGE
18-24	170	123	75.3	66.7-82.3	47	24.7	17.7-33.3
25-34	819	644	79.6	76.0-82.8	175	20.4	17.2-24.0
35-44	1,009	792	78.5	75.2-81.6	217	21.5	18.4-24.8
45-54	933	747	81.9	78.7-84.7	186	18.1	15.3-21.3
55-64	582	480	81.5	76.9-85.3	102	18.5	14.7-23.1
65-74	131	111	80.5	69.6-88.2	20	19.5	11.8-30.4
75+	22	17	86.0	64.0-95.5	5	14.0	4.5-36.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	183	60.9	53.2-68.1	111	39.1	31.9-46.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	869	620	70.8	66.9-74.4	249	29.2	25.6-33.1
Some Post-H.S.	955	731	76.7	73.2-79.9	224	23.3	20.1-26.8
College Graduate	1,564	1,392	89.6	87.6-91.3	172	10.4	8.7-12.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	130	86	66.0	54.7-75.7	44	34.0	24.3-45.3
$15,000- 24,999	454	312	66.1	59.8-71.9	142	33.9	28.1-40.2
$25,000- 34,999	455	330	72.4	67.0-77.3	125	27.6	22.7-33.0
$35,000- 49,999	605	475	79.6	75.4-83.2	130	20.4	16.8-24.6
$50,000-74,999	647	531	81.2	77.3-84.7	116	18.8	15.3-22.7
$75,000+	887	777	88.0	85.0-90.4	110	12.0	9.6-15.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	643	479	73.8	69.2-78.0	164	26.2	22.0-30.8
No	2,990	2,415	81.4	79.6-83.1	575	18.6	16.9-20.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	306	226	74.7	68.3-80.1	80	25.3	19.9-31.7
Non-Veteran	3,360	2,686	80.5	78.7-82.1	674	19.5	17.9-21.3
Currently Serving	19	17	87.7	57.4-97.4	2	12.3	2.6-42.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,255

4,934

78.6

77.3-79.9

1,321

21.4

20.1-22.7

-Piedmont NC

3,685

2,929

79.9

78.3-81.5

756

20.1

18.5-21.7

GENDER

Male

1,339

1,001

76.3

73.4-78.9

338

23.7

21.1-26.6

Female

2,346

1,928

83.3

81.4-85.0

418

16.7

15.0-18.6

RACE

White

2,844

2,300

81.3

79.4-83.0

544

18.7

17.0-20.6

African American

592

445

77.0

72.6-80.8

147

23.0

19.2-27.4

Other Minorities

87.4

73.8-94.5

12.6

5.5-26.2

AGE

18-24

170

123

75.3

66.7-82.3

24.7

17.7-33.3

25-34

819

644

79.6

76.0-82.8

175

20.4

17.2-24.0

35-44

1,009

792

78.5

75.2-81.6

217

21.5

18.4-24.8

45-54

933

747

81.9

78.7-84.7

186

18.1

15.3-21.3

55-64

582

480

81.5

76.9-85.3

102

18.5

14.7-23.1

65-74

131

111

80.5

69.6-88.2

19.5

11.8-30.4

75+

86.0

64.0-95.5

14.0

4.5-36.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

183

60.9

53.2-68.1

111

39.1

31.9-46.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

869

620

70.8

66.9-74.4

249

29.2

25.6-33.1

Some Post-H.S.

955

731

76.7

73.2-79.9

224

23.3

20.1-26.8

College Graduate

1,564

1,392

89.6

87.6-91.3

172

10.4

8.7-12.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

130

66.0

54.7-75.7

34.0

24.3-45.3

$15,000- 24,999

454

312

66.1

59.8-71.9

142

33.9

28.1-40.2

$25,000- 34,999

455

330

72.4

67.0-77.3

125

27.6

22.7-33.0

$35,000- 49,999

605

475

79.6

75.4-83.2

130

20.4

16.8-24.6

$50,000-74,999

647

531

81.2

77.3-84.7

116

18.8

15.3-22.7

$75,000+

887

777

88.0

85.0-90.4

110

12.0

9.6-15.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

643

479

73.8

69.2-78.0

164

26.2

22.0-30.8

2,990

2,415

81.4

79.6-83.1

575

18.6

16.9-20.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

306

226

74.7

68.3-80.1

25.3

19.9-31.7

Non-Veteran

3,360

2,686

80.5

78.7-82.1

674

19.5

17.9-21.3

Currently Serving

87.7

57.4-97.4

12.3

2.6-42.6

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

^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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