BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (If someone were smoking near you in the nonsmoking area of a restaurant, you would:)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use Prevention

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	Total 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
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
-Western NC	1,517	305	21.7	19.1-24.4	498	32.0	29.2-35.0	145	9.6	7.9-11.6	125	6.8	5.5- 8.4	444	29.9	27.1-32.8
GENDER
Male	566	140	26.3	22.1-31.0	138	25.3	21.2-30.0	49	9.3	6.7-12.9	48	7.1	5.1- 9.7	191	32.0	27.6-36.7
Female	951	165	17.3	14.5-20.4	360	38.4	34.7-42.2	96	9.9	7.9-12.3	77	6.6	5.1- 8.6	253	27.9	24.5-31.5
RACE
White	1,349	276	22.6	19.9-25.5	424	30.4	27.6-33.5	133	9.6	7.9-11.6	115	7.0	5.6- 8.7	401	30.4	27.5-33.5
African American	69	10	11.7	5.5-23.4	34	46.7	33.3-60.7	5	8.5	3.1-21.2	5	5.8	2.2-14.2	15	27.3	16.5-41.6
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	2	55.3	10.0-93.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	44.7	6.8-90.0
AGE
18-24	85	26	35.7	24.7-48.5	20	25.4	16.0-37.7	6	6.8	2.8-15.7	7	3.9	1.6- 9.2	26	28.2	18.8-39.9
25-34	199	54	27.6	20.0-36.7	61	29.9	22.2-38.9	18	8.3	4.9-13.7	16	6.2	3.3-11.1	50	28.1	20.6-37.0
35-44	285	61	24.6	19.0-31.2	98	31.8	25.6-38.6	29	9.7	6.4-14.3	22	7.1	4.3-11.3	75	26.9	21.2-33.5
45-54	288	55	18.4	13.4-24.7	93	32.6	26.3-39.7	34	13.2	8.5-19.9	18	5.2	3.1- 8.6	88	30.6	24.4-37.5
55-64	252	52	19.1	14.1-25.4	70	28.2	21.9-35.5	30	11.1	7.4-16.3	20	7.0	4.2-11.3	80	34.6	27.6-42.4
65-74	234	33	15.9	10.9-22.6	90	39.1	31.9-46.9	18	8.2	4.5-14.5	17	5.1	3.0- 8.5	76	31.6	25.0-39.0
75+	168	22	12.6	7.6-20.0	64	37.6	29.1-46.9	10	6.0	2.8-12.6	24	15.4	9.4-24.3	48	28.4	20.7-37.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	271	37	15.8	11.0-22.3	104	38.7	31.6-46.4	10	3.0	1.4- 6.3	22	8.4	5.1-13.5	98	34.1	27.2-41.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	442	82	19.2	15.0-24.1	138	29.3	24.3-34.8	35	10.1	6.6-15.1	34	5.9	3.9- 8.7	153	35.6	30.2-41.4
Some Post-H.S.	406	87	23.6	18.8-29.2	130	31.7	26.5-37.5	45	9.8	7.0-13.7	38	7.3	5.0-10.4	106	27.6	22.7-33.2
College Graduate	394	99	27.1	21.8-33.2	125	31.1	25.8-36.9	55	13.8	10.3-18.2	30	6.4	4.3- 9.6	85	21.6	17.2-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	192	38	18.4	12.1-26.9	59	33.1	24.4-43.2	6	6.0	1.6-19.7	20	9.0	5.3-14.9	69	33.5	25.1-43.1
$15,000- 24,999	283	55	21.0	15.6-27.8	92	32.5	26.0-39.7	22	5.8	3.6- 9.4	24	7.0	4.2-11.3	90	33.7	27.1-41.0
$25,000- 34,999	209	39	18.7	13.1-25.9	57	25.4	19.0-32.9	17	7.3	4.3-12.1	17	8.0	4.5-13.7	79	40.7	33.0-48.9
$35,000- 49,999	203	32	15.7	10.6-22.7	69	34.0	26.7-42.2	31	14.0	9.3-20.6	14	6.5	3.6-11.5	57	29.8	22.9-37.9
$50,000-74,999	177	35	21.3	15.0-29.4	69	37.6	29.5-46.5	24	14.0	8.9-21.3	11	6.0	3.1-11.1	38	21.1	14.9-29.0
$75,000+	141	47	33.2	24.9-42.8	42	26.7	19.4-35.5	22	17.7	11.5-26.2	9	5.6	2.7-11.5	21	16.8	10.6-25.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	528	98	19.4	15.4-24.1	175	30.1	25.6-35.1	50	10.3	7.1-14.6	41	7.3	5.1-10.6	164	32.8	27.9-38.2
No	977	205	22.8	19.7-26.3	321	33.2	29.6-36.9	94	9.1	7.3-11.5	84	6.6	5.2- 8.5	273	28.2	24.9-31.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	213	54	23.6	17.5-31.0	51	24.5	18.1-32.2	24	14.5	8.8-22.9	20	9.0	5.4-14.6	64	28.5	21.7-36.4
Non-Veteran	1,299	248	21.1	18.4-24.1	447	33.6	30.5-36.9	120	8.6	7.0-10.5	105	6.4	5.1- 8.0	379	30.2	27.2-33.4
Currently Serving	5	3	74.7	24.7-96.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	20.6	2.3-74.1	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.7	0.5-33.4

Total
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

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

-Western NC

1,517

305

21.7

19.1-24.4

498

32.0

29.2-35.0

145

9.6

7.9-11.6

125

6.8

5.5- 8.4

444

29.9

27.1-32.8

GENDER

Male

566

140

26.3

22.1-31.0

138

25.3

21.2-30.0

9.3

6.7-12.9

7.1

5.1- 9.7

191

32.0

27.6-36.7

Female

951

165

17.3

14.5-20.4

360

38.4

34.7-42.2

9.9

7.9-12.3

6.6

5.1- 8.6

253

27.9

24.5-31.5

RACE

White

1,349

276

22.6

19.9-25.5

424

30.4

27.6-33.5

133

9.6

7.9-11.6

115

7.0

5.6- 8.7

401

30.4

27.5-33.5

African American

11.7

5.5-23.4

46.7

33.3-60.7

8.5

3.1-21.2

5.8

2.2-14.2

27.3

16.5-41.6

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

55.3

10.0-93.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

44.7

6.8-90.0

AGE

18-24

35.7

24.7-48.5

25.4

16.0-37.7

6.8

2.8-15.7

3.9

1.6- 9.2

28.2

18.8-39.9

25-34

199

27.6

20.0-36.7

29.9

22.2-38.9

8.3

4.9-13.7

6.2

3.3-11.1

28.1

20.6-37.0

35-44

285

24.6

19.0-31.2

31.8

25.6-38.6

9.7

6.4-14.3

7.1

4.3-11.3

26.9

21.2-33.5

45-54

288

18.4

13.4-24.7

32.6

26.3-39.7

13.2

8.5-19.9

5.2

3.1- 8.6

30.6

24.4-37.5

55-64

252

19.1

14.1-25.4

28.2

21.9-35.5

11.1

7.4-16.3

7.0

4.2-11.3

34.6

27.6-42.4

65-74

234

15.9

10.9-22.6

39.1

31.9-46.9

8.2

4.5-14.5

5.1

3.0- 8.5

31.6

25.0-39.0

75+

168

12.6

7.6-20.0

37.6

29.1-46.9

6.0

2.8-12.6

15.4

9.4-24.3

28.4

20.7-37.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

271

15.8

11.0-22.3

104

38.7

31.6-46.4

3.0

1.4- 6.3

8.4

5.1-13.5

34.1

27.2-41.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

442

19.2

15.0-24.1

138

29.3

24.3-34.8

10.1

6.6-15.1

5.9

3.9- 8.7

153

35.6

30.2-41.4

Some Post-H.S.

406

23.6

18.8-29.2

130

31.7

26.5-37.5

9.8

7.0-13.7

7.3

5.0-10.4

106

27.6

22.7-33.2

College Graduate

394

27.1

21.8-33.2

125

31.1

25.8-36.9

13.8

10.3-18.2

6.4

4.3- 9.6

21.6

17.2-26.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

192

18.4

12.1-26.9

33.1

24.4-43.2

6.0

1.6-19.7

9.0

5.3-14.9

33.5

25.1-43.1

$15,000- 24,999

283

21.0

15.6-27.8

32.5

26.0-39.7

5.8

3.6- 9.4

7.0

4.2-11.3

33.7

27.1-41.0

$25,000- 34,999

209

18.7

13.1-25.9

25.4

19.0-32.9

7.3

4.3-12.1

8.0

4.5-13.7

40.7

33.0-48.9

$35,000- 49,999

203

15.7

10.6-22.7

34.0

26.7-42.2

14.0

9.3-20.6

6.5

3.6-11.5

29.8

22.9-37.9

$50,000-74,999

177

21.3

15.0-29.4

37.6

29.5-46.5

14.0

8.9-21.3

6.0

3.1-11.1

21.1

14.9-29.0

$75,000+

141

33.2

24.9-42.8

26.7

19.4-35.5

17.7

11.5-26.2

5.6

2.7-11.5

16.8

10.6-25.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

528

19.4

15.4-24.1

175

30.1

25.6-35.1

10.3

7.1-14.6

7.3

5.1-10.6

164

32.8

27.9-38.2

977

205

22.8

19.7-26.3

321

33.2

29.6-36.9

9.1

7.3-11.5

6.6

5.2- 8.5

273

28.2

24.9-31.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

213

23.6

17.5-31.0

24.5

18.1-32.2

14.5

8.8-22.9

9.0

5.4-14.6

28.5

21.7-36.4

Non-Veteran

1,299

248

21.1

18.4-24.1

447

33.6

30.5-36.9

120

8.6

7.0-10.5

105

6.4

5.1- 8.0

379

30.2

27.2-33.4

Currently Serving

74.7

24.7-96.4

0.0

. - .

20.6

2.3-74.1

0.0

. - .

4.7

0.5-33.4

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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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