BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, have you ever asked a stranger not to smoke around you, in order to avoid exposure to their tobacco smoke?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,652	2,386	17.6	16.8-18.4	12,266	82.4	81.6-83.2
-Piedmont NC	8,145	1,256	16.7	15.7-17.8	6,889	83.3	82.2-84.3
GENDER
Male	3,015	481	16.9	15.3-18.7	2,534	83.1	81.3-84.7
Female	5,130	775	16.5	15.2-17.9	4,355	83.5	82.1-84.8
RACE
White	6,317	851	14.2	13.1-15.3	5,466	85.8	84.7-86.9
African American	1,307	295	23.9	21.0-27.0	1,012	76.1	73.0-79.0
Other Minorities	67	12	16.3	8.6-28.7	55	83.7	71.3-91.4
AGE
18-24	408	134	34.1	28.3-40.4	274	65.9	59.6-71.7
25-34	1,338	263	19.1	16.6-21.9	1,075	80.9	78.1-83.4
35-44	1,594	280	17.9	15.6-20.5	1,314	82.1	79.5-84.4
45-54	1,527	260	17.8	15.5-20.4	1,267	82.2	79.6-84.5
55-64	1,374	177	14.4	12.0-17.1	1,197	85.6	82.9-88.0
65-74	1,043	92	8.4	6.6-10.8	951	91.6	89.2-93.4
75+	818	42	5.2	3.6- 7.6	776	94.8	92.4-96.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,277	179	15.3	12.8-18.2	1,098	84.7	81.8-87.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,248	315	16.3	14.3-18.5	1,933	83.7	81.5-85.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,981	335	18.4	16.2-20.7	1,646	81.6	79.3-83.8
College Graduate	2,627	426	16.6	14.8-18.5	2,201	83.4	81.5-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	836	135	18.6	15.0-22.8	701	81.4	77.2-85.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,263	201	18.0	15.1-21.2	1,062	82.0	78.8-84.9
$25,000- 34,999	897	164	19.6	16.5-23.1	733	80.4	76.9-83.5
$35,000- 49,999	1,066	155	14.1	11.8-16.9	911	85.9	83.1-88.2
$50,000-74,999	1,061	175	17.5	14.8-20.5	886	82.5	79.5-85.2
$75,000+	1,294	210	16.7	14.2-19.4	1,084	83.3	80.6-85.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,435	388	17.9	15.9-20.1	2,047	82.1	79.9-84.1
No	5,609	844	16.2	14.9-17.5	4,765	83.8	82.5-85.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	965	132	13.9	11.5-16.7	833	86.1	83.3-88.5
Non-Veteran	7,153	1,121	17.2	16.0-18.4	6,032	82.8	81.6-84.0
Currently Serving	25	3	15.1	4.9-38.4	22	84.9	61.6-95.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,652

2,386

17.6

16.8-18.4

12,266

82.4

81.6-83.2

-Piedmont NC

8,145

1,256

16.7

15.7-17.8

6,889

83.3

82.2-84.3

GENDER

Male

3,015

481

16.9

15.3-18.7

2,534

83.1

81.3-84.7

Female

5,130

775

16.5

15.2-17.9

4,355

83.5

82.1-84.8

RACE

White

6,317

851

14.2

13.1-15.3

5,466

85.8

84.7-86.9

African American

1,307

295

23.9

21.0-27.0

1,012

76.1

73.0-79.0

Other Minorities

16.3

8.6-28.7

83.7

71.3-91.4

AGE

18-24

408

134

34.1

28.3-40.4

274

65.9

59.6-71.7

25-34

1,338

263

19.1

16.6-21.9

1,075

80.9

78.1-83.4

35-44

1,594

280

17.9

15.6-20.5

1,314

82.1

79.5-84.4

45-54

1,527

260

17.8

15.5-20.4

1,267

82.2

79.6-84.5

55-64

1,374

177

14.4

12.0-17.1

1,197

85.6

82.9-88.0

65-74

1,043

8.4

6.6-10.8

951

91.6

89.2-93.4

75+

818

5.2

3.6- 7.6

776

94.8

92.4-96.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,277

179

15.3

12.8-18.2

1,098

84.7

81.8-87.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,248

315

16.3

14.3-18.5

1,933

83.7

81.5-85.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,981

335

18.4

16.2-20.7

1,646

81.6

79.3-83.8

College Graduate

2,627

426

16.6

14.8-18.5

2,201

83.4

81.5-85.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

836

135

18.6

15.0-22.8

701

81.4

77.2-85.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,263

201

18.0

15.1-21.2

1,062

82.0

78.8-84.9

$25,000- 34,999

897

164

19.6

16.5-23.1

733

80.4

76.9-83.5

$35,000- 49,999

1,066

155

14.1

11.8-16.9

911

85.9

83.1-88.2

$50,000-74,999

1,061

175

17.5

14.8-20.5

886

82.5

79.5-85.2

$75,000+

1,294

210

16.7

14.2-19.4

1,084

83.3

80.6-85.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,435

388

17.9

15.9-20.1

2,047

82.1

79.9-84.1

5,609

844

16.2

14.9-17.5

4,765

83.8

82.5-85.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

965

132

13.9

11.5-16.7

833

86.1

83.3-88.5

Non-Veteran

7,153

1,121

17.2

16.0-18.4

6,032

82.8

81.6-84.0

Currently Serving

15.1

4.9-38.4

84.9

61.6-95.1

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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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