BRFSS 2004 - Western North Carolina**: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	6,255	4,934	78.6	77.3-79.9	1,321	21.4	20.1-22.7
-Western NC	635	490	76.2	71.6-80.2	145	23.8	19.8-28.4
GENDER
Male	212	149	69.9	61.7-76.9	63	30.1	23.1-38.3
Female	423	341	81.0	75.9-85.3	82	19.0	14.7-24.1
RACE
White	566	438	75.4	70.6-79.7	128	24.6	20.3-29.4
African American	29	21	78.3	58.1-90.4	8	21.7	9.6-41.9
Other Minorities	1	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	39	28	70.4	52.2-83.8	11	29.6	16.2-47.8
25-34	127	96	76.6	65.0-85.3	31	23.4	14.7-35.0
35-44	174	136	78.3	69.4-85.2	38	21.7	14.8-30.6
45-54	177	140	75.6	66.3-82.9	37	24.4	17.1-33.7
55-64	90	69	79.5	68.9-87.1	21	20.5	12.9-31.1
65-74	23	19	72.5	35.8-92.6	4	27.5	7.4-64.2
75+	4	2	57.4	12.8-92.5	2	42.6	7.5-87.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	61	41	70.0	54.5-82.0	20	30.0	18.0-45.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	184	128	70.7	62.2-77.9	56	29.3	22.1-37.8
Some Post-H.S.	173	134	78.5	69.5-85.3	39	21.5	14.7-30.5
College Graduate	217	187	81.5	72.3-88.1	30	18.5	11.9-27.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	33	20	67.2	43.1-84.7	13	32.8	15.3-56.9
$15,000- 24,999	112	78	70.5	59.1-79.9	34	29.5	20.1-40.9
$25,000- 34,999	101	74	69.6	57.6-79.4	27	30.4	20.6-42.4
$35,000- 49,999	117	93	81.2	70.8-88.5	24	18.8	11.5-29.2
$50,000-74,999	109	88	76.2	63.7-85.4	21	23.8	14.6-36.3
$75,000+	92	80	88.0	79.0-93.5	12	12.0	6.5-21.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	135	99	75.1	65.2-82.9	36	24.9	17.1-34.8
No	496	389	76.6	71.3-81.2	107	23.4	18.8-28.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	52	38	77.0	61.2-87.7	14	23.0	12.3-38.8
Non-Veteran	580	449	76.0	71.1-80.2	131	24.0	19.8-28.9
Currently Serving	3	3	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,255

4,934

78.6

77.3-79.9

1,321

21.4

20.1-22.7

-Western NC

635

490

76.2

71.6-80.2

145

23.8

19.8-28.4

GENDER

Male

212

149

69.9

61.7-76.9

30.1

23.1-38.3

Female

423

341

81.0

75.9-85.3

19.0

14.7-24.1

RACE

White

566

438

75.4

70.6-79.7

128

24.6

20.3-29.4

African American

78.3

58.1-90.4

21.7

9.6-41.9

Other Minorities

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

70.4

52.2-83.8

29.6

16.2-47.8

25-34

127

76.6

65.0-85.3

23.4

14.7-35.0

35-44

174

136

78.3

69.4-85.2

21.7

14.8-30.6

45-54

177

140

75.6

66.3-82.9

24.4

17.1-33.7

55-64

79.5

68.9-87.1

20.5

12.9-31.1

65-74

72.5

35.8-92.6

27.5

7.4-64.2

75+

57.4

12.8-92.5

42.6

7.5-87.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

70.0

54.5-82.0

30.0

18.0-45.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

184

128

70.7

62.2-77.9

29.3

22.1-37.8

Some Post-H.S.

173

134

78.5

69.5-85.3

21.5

14.7-30.5

College Graduate

217

187

81.5

72.3-88.1

18.5

11.9-27.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

67.2

43.1-84.7

32.8

15.3-56.9

$15,000- 24,999

112

70.5

59.1-79.9

29.5

20.1-40.9

$25,000- 34,999

101

69.6

57.6-79.4

30.4

20.6-42.4

$35,000- 49,999

117

81.2

70.8-88.5

18.8

11.5-29.2

$50,000-74,999

109

76.2

63.7-85.4

23.8

14.6-36.3

$75,000+

88.0

79.0-93.5

12.0

6.5-21.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

135

75.1

65.2-82.9

24.9

17.1-34.8

496

389

76.6

71.3-81.2

107

23.4

18.8-28.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

77.0

61.2-87.7

23.0

12.3-38.8

Non-Veteran

580

449

76.0

71.1-80.2

131

24.0

19.8-28.9

Currently Serving

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

^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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