BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

Seconhand Smoke Policy

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
North Carolina	6,254	5,043	80.6	79.3-81.8	895	14.5	13.4-15.7	160	2.5	2.0- 3.1	156	2.4	1.9- 2.9
-Piedmont NC	3,686	2,985	81.5	79.9-83.0	537	14.3	12.9-15.7	80	2.0	1.5- 2.7	84	2.2	1.6- 2.8
GENDER
Male	1,341	1,028	78.1	75.3-80.6	234	16.2	14.0-18.6	37	2.7	1.8- 4.1	42	3.0	2.1- 4.4
Female	2,345	1,957	84.7	82.9-86.4	303	12.5	11.0-14.3	43	1.4	1.0- 1.9	42	1.4	0.9- 2.0
RACE
White	2,845	2,344	83.0	81.2-84.6	369	12.8	11.3-14.4	61	1.8	1.3- 2.4	71	2.5	1.8- 3.3
African American	592	454	78.3	74.1-82.1	116	17.8	14.5-21.7	11	1.9	0.9- 4.2	11	1.9	0.9- 4.1
Other Minorities	42	34	87.4	73.8-94.5	7	12.1	5.2-25.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.5	0.1- 3.5
AGE
18-24	170	124	75.8	67.2-82.7	35	18.8	12.9-26.5	7	2.9	1.2- 6.8	4	2.5	0.5-11.5
25-34	819	658	81.6	78.1-84.6	130	15.4	12.6-18.6	14	1.6	0.8- 3.1	17	1.5	0.9- 2.6
35-44	1,009	809	79.9	76.5-82.8	158	15.4	12.9-18.3	19	2.5	1.3- 4.7	23	2.2	1.4- 3.6
45-54	932	763	84.2	81.2-86.8	129	12.4	10.1-15.2	23	1.7	1.1- 2.7	17	1.7	0.9- 3.3
55-64	583	486	82.4	77.9-86.1	65	12.3	9.1-16.5	15	2.3	1.3- 4.2	17	3.0	1.6- 5.5
65-74	132	113	82.2	71.5-89.4	13	9.8	5.1-18.0	2	1.5	0.4- 6.1	4	6.6	2.2-18.0
75+	22	17	86.0	64.0-95.5	3	11.2	2.9-34.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	2.7	0.6-11.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	294	187	62.6	55.0-69.7	80	25.5	19.6-32.4	18	7.9	4.2-14.4	9	4.0	1.7- 9.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	870	643	73.8	70.0-77.2	172	19.4	16.4-22.8	29	3.1	2.0- 4.7	26	3.8	2.4- 6.0
Some Post-H.S.	955	742	77.9	74.5-81.0	163	17.9	15.1-21.2	19	1.4	0.8- 2.3	31	2.8	1.8- 4.4
College Graduate	1,564	1,410	90.8	88.9-92.4	122	7.8	6.3- 9.6	14	0.7	0.4- 1.4	18	0.7	0.4- 1.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	89	67.9	56.8-77.4	32	25.5	17.0-36.4	3	2.2	0.7- 7.1	7	4.3	1.5-11.6
$15,000- 24,999	454	320	68.5	62.3-74.1	95	22.4	17.6-28.0	24	5.0	2.7- 9.0	15	4.1	2.0- 7.9
$25,000- 34,999	455	335	74.4	69.2-79.0	96	21.1	16.8-26.0	11	1.9	0.9- 3.8	13	2.6	1.3- 5.1
$35,000- 49,999	605	484	80.4	76.3-83.9	98	15.7	12.5-19.5	9	1.4	0.7- 2.9	14	2.5	1.3- 4.8
$50,000-74,999	647	540	83.0	79.1-86.2	82	13.0	10.1-16.5	13	2.1	1.1- 3.8	12	1.9	1.0- 3.9
$75,000+	887	794	89.7	86.9-92.0	70	8.2	6.2-10.8	9	0.8	0.3- 2.2	14	1.3	0.7- 2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	642	499	77.6	73.1-81.5	110	16.7	13.4-20.7	18	3.3	1.7- 6.4	15	2.3	1.2- 4.3
No	2,991	2,449	82.6	80.8-84.2	417	13.7	12.3-15.3	60	1.7	1.2- 2.4	65	2.0	1.5- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	306	237	78.7	72.6-83.7	55	17.0	12.5-22.7	8	2.4	1.1- 5.1	6	1.9	0.7- 4.8
Non-Veteran	3,361	2,731	81.8	80.1-83.4	480	14.0	12.6-15.5	72	2.0	1.4- 2.7	78	2.2	1.6- 2.9
Currently Serving	19	17	87.7	57.4-97.4	2	12.3	2.6-42.6	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,254

5,043

80.6

79.3-81.8

895

14.5

13.4-15.7

160

2.5

2.0- 3.1

156

2.4

1.9- 2.9

-Piedmont NC

3,686

2,985

81.5

79.9-83.0

537

14.3

12.9-15.7

2.0

1.5- 2.7

2.2

1.6- 2.8

GENDER

Male

1,341

1,028

78.1

75.3-80.6

234

16.2

14.0-18.6

2.7

1.8- 4.1

3.0

2.1- 4.4

Female

2,345

1,957

84.7

82.9-86.4

303

12.5

11.0-14.3

1.4

1.0- 1.9

1.4

0.9- 2.0

RACE

White

2,845

2,344

83.0

81.2-84.6

369

12.8

11.3-14.4

1.8

1.3- 2.4

2.5

1.8- 3.3

African American

592

454

78.3

74.1-82.1

116

17.8

14.5-21.7

1.9

0.9- 4.2

1.9

0.9- 4.1

Other Minorities

87.4

73.8-94.5

12.1

5.2-25.8

0.0

. - .

0.5

0.1- 3.5

AGE

18-24

170

124

75.8

67.2-82.7

18.8

12.9-26.5

2.9

1.2- 6.8

2.5

0.5-11.5

25-34

819

658

81.6

78.1-84.6

130

15.4

12.6-18.6

1.6

0.8- 3.1

1.5

0.9- 2.6

35-44

1,009

809

79.9

76.5-82.8

158

15.4

12.9-18.3

2.5

1.3- 4.7

2.2

1.4- 3.6

45-54

932

763

84.2

81.2-86.8

129

12.4

10.1-15.2

1.7

1.1- 2.7

1.7

0.9- 3.3

55-64

583

486

82.4

77.9-86.1

12.3

9.1-16.5

2.3

1.3- 4.2

3.0

1.6- 5.5

65-74

132

113

82.2

71.5-89.4

9.8

5.1-18.0

1.5

0.4- 6.1

6.6

2.2-18.0

75+

86.0

64.0-95.5

11.2

2.9-34.7

0.0

. - .

2.7

0.6-11.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

294

187

62.6

55.0-69.7

25.5

19.6-32.4

7.9

4.2-14.4

4.0

1.7- 9.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

870

643

73.8

70.0-77.2

172

19.4

16.4-22.8

3.1

2.0- 4.7

3.8

2.4- 6.0

Some Post-H.S.

955

742

77.9

74.5-81.0

163

17.9

15.1-21.2

1.4

0.8- 2.3

2.8

1.8- 4.4

College Graduate

1,564

1,410

90.8

88.9-92.4

122

7.8

6.3- 9.6

0.7

0.4- 1.4

0.7

0.4- 1.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

67.9

56.8-77.4

25.5

17.0-36.4

2.2

0.7- 7.1

4.3

1.5-11.6

$15,000- 24,999

454

320

68.5

62.3-74.1

22.4

17.6-28.0

5.0

2.7- 9.0

4.1

2.0- 7.9

$25,000- 34,999

455

335

74.4

69.2-79.0

21.1

16.8-26.0

1.9

0.9- 3.8

2.6

1.3- 5.1

$35,000- 49,999

605

484

80.4

76.3-83.9

15.7

12.5-19.5

1.4

0.7- 2.9

2.5

1.3- 4.8

$50,000-74,999

647

540

83.0

79.1-86.2

13.0

10.1-16.5

2.1

1.1- 3.8

1.9

1.0- 3.9

$75,000+

887

794

89.7

86.9-92.0

8.2

6.2-10.8

0.8

0.3- 2.2

1.3

0.7- 2.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

642

499

77.6

73.1-81.5

110

16.7

13.4-20.7

3.3

1.7- 6.4

2.3

1.2- 4.3

2,991

2,449

82.6

80.8-84.2

417

13.7

12.3-15.3

1.7

1.2- 2.4

2.0

1.5- 2.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

306

237

78.7

72.6-83.7

17.0

12.5-22.7

2.4

1.1- 5.1

1.9

0.7- 4.8

Non-Veteran

3,361

2,731

81.8

80.1-83.4

480

14.0

12.6-15.5

2.0

1.4- 2.7

2.2

1.6- 2.9

Currently Serving

87.7

57.4-97.4

12.3

2.6-42.6

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.

^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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