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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
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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 13,904 591 4.4 4.0- 4.9 1,359 10.0 9.4-10.6 11,954 85.6 84.9-86.3
-Union County 410 16 3.3 1.9- 5.7 22 6.7 3.8-11.5 372 90.0 85.2-93.4
GENDER
Male 124 6 4.7 2.0-10.5 12 12.4 6.0-23.9 106 82.9 71.9-90.2
Female 286 10 2.4 1.2- 4.9 10 3.1 1.6- 5.9 266 94.5 91.2-96.6
RACE
White 353 15 3.9 2.2- 6.8 20 7.7 4.3-13.4 318 88.4 82.8-92.4
Other 56 1 0.6 0.1- 4.2 2 2.1 0.5- 8.1 53 97.3 91.6-99.2
AGE
18-44 182 8 3.3 1.5- 6.8 12 6.6 3.6-11.6 162 90.2 84.7-93.8
45+ 226 8 3.3 1.5- 7.5 10 6.9 2.8-16.1 208 89.8 81.2-94.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 161 9 5.6 2.6-11.4 8 5.4 2.5-11.6 144 89.0 81.9-93.5
Some College + 249 7 1.9 0.8- 4.1 14 7.5 3.6-14.9 228 90.7 83.6-94.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 169 10 5.8 2.9-11.4 7 4.8 2.0-10.8 152 89.4 82.5-93.8
$50,000+ 163 4 2.0 0.7- 5.7 10 8.3 3.4-18.9 149 89.8 79.7-95.1

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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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