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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Tobacco Use Prevention

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Respond.^
Ask them to stop smoking Ask to be moved to another table Ask to have a smokefree policy Do nothing/not return to restaurant Smoking doesn't bother me
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 13,969 2,832 21.5 20.6-22.4 5,102 35.9 34.8-36.9 1,291 9.5 8.9-10.1 1,058 7.2 6.7- 7.7 3,686 26.1 25.2-27.0
-Union County 412 89 21.3 17.0-26.4 155 40.5 34.9-46.4 46 10.2 7.5-13.9 36 8.6 6.0-12.2 86 19.3 15.4-23.9
GENDER
Male 125 32 26.1 18.3-35.9 37 32.3 23.3-42.9 13 9.8 5.5-16.9 15 11.7 6.9-19.4 28 20.0 13.5-28.5
Female 287 57 18.4 13.7-24.2 118 45.6 38.7-52.6 33 10.5 7.2-15.1 21 6.7 4.2-10.6 58 18.9 14.3-24.6
RACE
White 354 78 21.9 17.2-27.5 130 39.5 33.4-45.8 40 10.4 7.5-14.4 27 7.0 4.6-10.4 79 21.2 16.8-26.5
Other 57 10 15.7 7.7-29.1 25 46.9 32.4-61.9 6 9.7 3.8-22.9 9 16.8 8.5-30.5 7 10.9 4.9-22.4
AGE
18-44 182 50 27.7 20.6-36.3 61 35.9 28.0-44.5 22 11.3 7.2-17.1 11 6.0 3.2-11.0 38 19.1 13.7-26.0
45+ 228 38 15.3 10.8-21.2 93 44.6 36.8-52.7 24 9.4 5.9-14.7 25 11.0 7.1-16.6 48 19.6 14.3-26.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 159 27 19.9 13.2-28.9 59 37.7 29.5-46.7 13 7.9 4.2-14.2 16 10.3 6.0-17.2 44 24.2 17.6-32.3
Some College + 253 62 22.2 16.9-28.6 96 42.2 34.9-50.0 33 11.7 8.1-16.7 20 7.6 4.7-12.0 42 16.3 11.8-22.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 171 36 23.0 16.1-31.6 57 35.5 27.5-44.3 21 11.1 7.0-17.4 12 6.6 3.6-12.1 45 23.8 17.3-31.7
$50,000+ 162 35 21.1 14.5-29.6 64 41.2 32.2-50.7 17 9.1 5.4-14.9 16 10.6 6.3-17.2 30 18.1 12.4-25.8

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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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