BRFSS 2004 - 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: 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
-Western NC	1,603	246	17.5	15.1-20.1	1,357	82.5	79.9-84.9
GENDER
Male	597	96	18.6	14.8-22.9	501	81.4	77.1-85.2
Female	1,006	150	16.4	13.7-19.6	856	83.6	80.4-86.3
RACE
White	1,424	213	16.7	14.4-19.4	1,211	83.3	80.6-85.6
African American	72	15	23.6	13.3-38.3	57	76.4	61.7-86.7
Other Minorities	3	1	31.6	3.9-84.1	2	68.4	15.9-96.1
AGE
18-24	87	25	28.9	19.1-41.1	62	71.1	58.9-80.9
25-34	205	46	26.5	18.7-36.1	159	73.5	63.9-81.3
35-44	290	45	16.2	11.7-22.0	245	83.8	78.0-88.3
45-54	304	58	22.8	17.2-29.7	246	77.2	70.3-82.8
55-64	273	37	12.6	8.6-18.1	236	87.4	81.9-91.4
65-74	250	20	8.1	4.6-13.8	230	91.9	86.2-95.4
75+	188	13	8.0	4.2-14.7	175	92.0	85.3-95.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	292	45	19.0	13.5-26.0	247	81.0	74.0-86.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	474	59	13.1	9.7-17.3	415	86.9	82.7-90.3
Some Post-H.S.	420	71	19.0	14.7-24.3	349	81.0	75.7-85.3
College Graduate	413	71	20.1	15.2-26.1	342	79.9	73.9-84.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	208	35	19.3	12.4-28.7	173	80.7	71.3-87.6
$15,000- 24,999	298	50	18.2	13.2-24.4	248	81.8	75.6-86.8
$25,000- 34,999	223	31	14.7	9.8-21.4	192	85.3	78.6-90.2
$35,000- 49,999	219	25	13.0	8.4-19.6	194	87.0	80.4-91.6
$50,000-74,999	183	22	14.7	9.2-22.6	161	85.3	77.4-90.8
$75,000+	144	30	20.6	13.7-29.8	114	79.4	70.2-86.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	574	78	14.5	11.3-18.5	496	85.5	81.5-88.7
No	1,016	166	19.0	15.9-22.5	850	81.0	77.5-84.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	222	39	18.1	12.6-25.3	183	81.9	74.7-87.4
Non-Veteran	1,376	206	17.4	14.8-20.2	1,170	82.6	79.8-85.2
Currently Serving	5	1	10.4	1.1-54.8	4	89.6	45.2-98.9

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

-Western NC

1,603

246

17.5

15.1-20.1

1,357

82.5

79.9-84.9

GENDER

Male

597

18.6

14.8-22.9

501

81.4

77.1-85.2

Female

1,006

150

16.4

13.7-19.6

856

83.6

80.4-86.3

RACE

White

1,424

213

16.7

14.4-19.4

1,211

83.3

80.6-85.6

African American

23.6

13.3-38.3

76.4

61.7-86.7

Other Minorities

31.6

3.9-84.1

68.4

15.9-96.1

AGE

18-24

28.9

19.1-41.1

71.1

58.9-80.9

25-34

205

26.5

18.7-36.1

159

73.5

63.9-81.3

35-44

290

16.2

11.7-22.0

245

83.8

78.0-88.3

45-54

304

22.8

17.2-29.7

246

77.2

70.3-82.8

55-64

273

12.6

8.6-18.1

236

87.4

81.9-91.4

65-74

250

8.1

4.6-13.8

230

91.9

86.2-95.4

75+

188

8.0

4.2-14.7

175

92.0

85.3-95.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

292

19.0

13.5-26.0

247

81.0

74.0-86.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

474

13.1

9.7-17.3

415

86.9

82.7-90.3

Some Post-H.S.

420

19.0

14.7-24.3

349

81.0

75.7-85.3

College Graduate

413

20.1

15.2-26.1

342

79.9

73.9-84.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

208

19.3

12.4-28.7

173

80.7

71.3-87.6

$15,000- 24,999

298

18.2

13.2-24.4

248

81.8

75.6-86.8

$25,000- 34,999

223

14.7

9.8-21.4

192

85.3

78.6-90.2

$35,000- 49,999

219

13.0

8.4-19.6

194

87.0

80.4-91.6

$50,000-74,999

183

14.7

9.2-22.6

161

85.3

77.4-90.8

$75,000+

144

20.6

13.7-29.8

114

79.4

70.2-86.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

574

14.5

11.3-18.5

496

85.5

81.5-88.7

1,016

166

19.0

15.9-22.5

850

81.0

77.5-84.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

222

18.1

12.6-25.3

183

81.9

74.7-87.4

Non-Veteran

1,376

206

17.4

14.8-20.2

1,170

82.6

79.8-85.2

Currently Serving

10.4

1.1-54.8

89.6

45.2-98.9

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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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