BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
North Carolina	16,780	12,461	75.1	74.2-76.0	1,382	8.6	8.0- 9.2	886	5.1	4.7- 5.6	2,051	11.2	10.6-11.9
-Eastern NC	5,398	3,939	72.7	71.0-74.4	503	10.1	9.0-11.4	299	5.3	4.5- 6.2	657	11.8	10.6-13.2
GENDER
Male	1,860	1,318	71.2	68.2-74.1	176	10.5	8.7-12.6	119	5.7	4.4- 7.3	247	12.6	10.4-15.2
Female	3,538	2,621	74.1	72.3-75.9	327	9.8	8.6-11.1	180	4.9	4.1- 5.9	410	11.2	9.9-12.5
RACE
White	3,630	2,639	72.3	70.2-74.2	310	9.7	8.3-11.2	205	5.4	4.5- 6.5	476	12.6	11.2-14.2
African American	1,305	962	74.2	70.9-77.2	144	11.6	9.4-14.3	61	4.1	3.0- 5.6	138	10.1	8.2-12.4
Other Minorities	449	329	72.7	64.5-79.6	47	9.7	6.7-13.9	32	7.1	4.2-11.8	41	10.5	5.1-20.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	238	207	84.4	76.8-89.9	15	7.0	3.8-12.5	7	4.7	1.7-12.1	9	3.9	1.8- 8.4
Non-Hispanic	5,154	3,728	71.8	70.0-73.5	486	10.4	9.3-11.7	292	5.4	4.6- 6.2	648	12.5	11.1-14.0
AGE
18-24	268	197	69.5	61.1-76.9	37	15.4	10.6-21.8	13	5.2	2.6-10.1	21	9.9	4.9-18.7
25-34	750	609	80.0	76.0-83.5	66	8.9	6.7-11.6	23	2.9	1.7- 4.7	52	8.3	5.8-11.8
35-44	964	730	76.5	73.1-79.5	103	10.2	8.2-12.7	39	3.8	2.7- 5.5	92	9.5	7.4-12.1
45-54	1,110	748	66.0	62.4-69.5	121	11.6	9.4-14.3	84	6.9	5.3- 8.8	157	15.5	12.9-18.5
55-64	1,015	712	70.2	66.6-73.5	83	8.5	6.6-10.9	77	7.5	5.7- 9.9	143	13.8	11.4-16.5
65-74	747	541	72.8	68.9-76.4	65	8.5	6.3-11.3	34	4.7	3.2- 6.8	107	14.1	11.4-17.2
75+	520	382	74.8	70.1-79.0	26	4.4	2.9- 6.6	28	7.0	4.3-11.0	84	13.8	10.8-17.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	833	544	68.1	63.4-72.5	95	12.0	9.0-15.9	66	6.6	4.6- 9.4	128	13.3	10.6-16.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,772	1,236	66.6	63.1-70.0	190	11.7	9.7-14.0	108	6.8	5.3- 8.8	238	14.9	12.1-18.2
Some Post-H.S.	1,384	1,006	74.6	71.6-77.4	132	10.6	8.5-13.0	79	4.7	3.7- 6.0	167	10.1	8.4-12.2
College Graduate	1,403	1,149	82.8	80.3-85.0	85	6.1	4.8- 7.8	45	2.8	2.0- 3.9	124	8.3	6.7-10.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	733	457	62.2	57.4-66.8	100	14.1	10.9-18.0	60	8.3	5.9-11.5	116	15.4	12.4-19.0
$15,000- 24,999	1,005	689	69.8	65.6-73.7	112	12.3	9.5-15.8	64	6.4	4.5- 8.9	140	11.5	9.3-14.2
$25,000- 34,999	687	469	62.1	55.5-68.2	60	11.6	8.3-16.1	46	7.1	4.6-10.8	112	19.2	13.6-26.4
$35,000- 49,999	770	578	76.1	72.2-79.6	69	10.4	7.8-13.6	30	2.7	1.8- 4.1	93	10.9	8.5-13.7
$50,000-74,999	706	552	77.4	73.3-80.9	56	9.3	6.8-12.4	24	3.0	1.9- 4.8	74	10.4	8.0-13.4
$75,000+	745	634	86.1	83.0-88.6	39	4.2	2.9- 5.8	23	3.5	2.3- 5.4	49	6.3	4.5- 8.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,842	1,233	64.8	61.4-68.1	204	12.5	10.4-14.8	132	7.0	5.5- 8.8	273	15.8	13.0-19.0
No	3,515	2,682	76.4	74.4-78.2	295	9.1	7.9-10.6	163	4.5	3.7- 5.5	375	10.0	8.7-11.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	874	636	73.5	69.4-77.3	64	7.9	5.9-10.5	61	6.0	4.6- 7.9	113	12.5	9.5-16.4
Non-Veteran	4,519	3,299	72.5	70.6-74.4	438	10.6	9.4-12.0	238	5.1	4.3- 6.1	544	11.7	10.3-13.2

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,780

12,461

75.1

74.2-76.0

1,382

8.6

8.0- 9.2

886

5.1

4.7- 5.6

2,051

11.2

10.6-11.9

-Eastern NC

5,398

3,939

72.7

71.0-74.4

503

10.1

9.0-11.4

299

5.3

4.5- 6.2

657

11.8

10.6-13.2

GENDER

Male

1,860

1,318

71.2

68.2-74.1

176

10.5

8.7-12.6

119

5.7

4.4- 7.3

247

12.6

10.4-15.2

Female

3,538

2,621

74.1

72.3-75.9

327

9.8

8.6-11.1

180

4.9

4.1- 5.9

410

11.2

9.9-12.5

RACE

White

3,630

2,639

72.3

70.2-74.2

310

9.7

8.3-11.2

205

5.4

4.5- 6.5

476

12.6

11.2-14.2

African American

1,305

962

74.2

70.9-77.2

144

11.6

9.4-14.3

4.1

3.0- 5.6

138

10.1

8.2-12.4

Other Minorities

449

329

72.7

64.5-79.6

9.7

6.7-13.9

7.1

4.2-11.8

10.5

5.1-20.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

238

207

84.4

76.8-89.9

7.0

3.8-12.5

4.7

1.7-12.1

3.9

1.8- 8.4

Non-Hispanic

5,154

3,728

71.8

70.0-73.5

486

10.4

9.3-11.7

292

5.4

4.6- 6.2

648

12.5

11.1-14.0

AGE

18-24

268

197

69.5

61.1-76.9

15.4

10.6-21.8

5.2

2.6-10.1

9.9

4.9-18.7

25-34

750

609

80.0

76.0-83.5

8.9

6.7-11.6

2.9

1.7- 4.7

8.3

5.8-11.8

35-44

964

730

76.5

73.1-79.5

103

10.2

8.2-12.7

3.8

2.7- 5.5

9.5

7.4-12.1

45-54

1,110

748

66.0

62.4-69.5

121

11.6

9.4-14.3

6.9

5.3- 8.8

157

15.5

12.9-18.5

55-64

1,015

712

70.2

66.6-73.5

8.5

6.6-10.9

7.5

5.7- 9.9

143

13.8

11.4-16.5

65-74

747

541

72.8

68.9-76.4

8.5

6.3-11.3

4.7

3.2- 6.8

107

14.1

11.4-17.2

75+

520

382

74.8

70.1-79.0

4.4

2.9- 6.6

7.0

4.3-11.0

13.8

10.8-17.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

833

544

68.1

63.4-72.5

12.0

9.0-15.9

6.6

4.6- 9.4

128

13.3

10.6-16.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,772

1,236

66.6

63.1-70.0

190

11.7

9.7-14.0

108

6.8

5.3- 8.8

238

14.9

12.1-18.2

Some Post-H.S.

1,384

1,006

74.6

71.6-77.4

132

10.6

8.5-13.0

4.7

3.7- 6.0

167

10.1

8.4-12.2

College Graduate

1,403

1,149

82.8

80.3-85.0

6.1

4.8- 7.8

2.8

2.0- 3.9

124

8.3

6.7-10.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

733

457

62.2

57.4-66.8

100

14.1

10.9-18.0

8.3

5.9-11.5

116

15.4

12.4-19.0

$15,000- 24,999

1,005

689

69.8

65.6-73.7

112

12.3

9.5-15.8

6.4

4.5- 8.9

140

11.5

9.3-14.2

$25,000- 34,999

687

469

62.1

55.5-68.2

11.6

8.3-16.1

7.1

4.6-10.8

112

19.2

13.6-26.4

$35,000- 49,999

770

578

76.1

72.2-79.6

10.4

7.8-13.6

2.7

1.8- 4.1

10.9

8.5-13.7

$50,000-74,999

706

552

77.4

73.3-80.9

9.3

6.8-12.4

3.0

1.9- 4.8

10.4

8.0-13.4

$75,000+

745

634

86.1

83.0-88.6

4.2

2.9- 5.8

3.5

2.3- 5.4

6.3

4.5- 8.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,842

1,233

64.8

61.4-68.1

204

12.5

10.4-14.8

132

7.0

5.5- 8.8

273

15.8

13.0-19.0

3,515

2,682

76.4

74.4-78.2

295

9.1

7.9-10.6

163

4.5

3.7- 5.5

375

10.0

8.7-11.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

874

636

73.5

69.4-77.3

7.9

5.9-10.5

6.0

4.6- 7.9

113

12.5

9.5-16.4

Non-Veteran

4,519

3,299

72.5

70.6-74.4

438

10.6

9.4-12.0

238

5.1

4.3- 6.1

544

11.7

10.3-13.2

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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