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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union 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
-Union County 416 4 0.8 0.3- 2.5 112 26.5 21.9-31.7 300 72.7 67.5-77.3
GENDER
Male 126 2 1.4 0.3- 6.4 38 28.2 20.5-37.5 86 70.4 61.0-78.3
Female 290 2 0.5 0.1- 1.8 74 25.4 20.0-31.8 214 74.1 67.7-79.6
RACE
White 359 4 1.0 0.3- 3.0 97 27.1 22.1-32.8 258 71.9 66.2-76.9
Other 56 0 0.0 . - . 15 24.2 13.8-39.0 41 75.8 61.0-86.2
AGE
18-44 183 2 0.6 0.1- 2.4 46 24.1 17.9-31.6 135 75.3 67.8-81.5
45+ 231 2 1.0 0.2- 4.7 66 28.8 22.4-36.3 163 70.1 62.6-76.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 160 4 2.2 0.7- 6.5 46 27.9 20.6-36.5 110 69.9 61.2-77.4
Some College + 256 0 0.0 . - . 66 25.7 20.0-32.3 190 74.3 67.7-80.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 170 3 1.8 0.5- 6.3 46 25.5 18.8-33.6 121 72.7 64.5-79.7
$50,000+ 166 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 43 26.3 19.3-34.9 122 73.3 64.8-80.4

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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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