BRFSS 2005 - Eastern 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?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use Prevention

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	16,723	3,485	22.2	21.3-23.1	13,238	77.8	76.9-78.7
-Eastern NC	5,376	1,195	23.4	21.9-25.1	4,181	76.6	74.9-78.1
GENDER
Male	1,857	389	22.8	20.2-25.6	1,468	77.2	74.4-79.8
Female	3,519	806	24.0	22.3-25.9	2,713	76.0	74.1-77.7
RACE
White	3,625	692	20.6	18.8-22.5	2,933	79.4	77.5-81.2
African American	1,289	370	29.3	25.9-33.0	919	70.7	67.0-74.1
Other Minorities	448	128	28.6	22.8-35.1	320	71.4	64.9-77.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	239	77	32.3	25.0-40.5	162	67.7	59.5-75.0
Non-Hispanic	5,132	1,117	22.7	21.1-24.3	4,015	77.3	75.7-78.9
AGE
18-24	264	94	34.5	27.5-42.3	170	65.5	57.7-72.5
25-34	749	192	25.1	21.5-29.1	557	74.9	70.9-78.5
35-44	962	227	23.2	20.0-26.6	735	76.8	73.4-80.0
45-54	1,102	248	20.7	17.9-23.7	854	79.3	76.3-82.1
55-64	1,012	231	22.8	19.8-26.0	781	77.2	74.0-80.2
65-74	741	135	19.1	15.9-22.8	606	80.9	77.2-84.1
75+	522	60	13.1	9.8-17.3	462	86.9	82.7-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	822	191	25.4	21.2-30.1	631	74.6	69.9-78.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,766	354	21.8	19.1-24.8	1,412	78.2	75.2-80.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,382	308	23.3	20.4-26.4	1,074	76.7	73.6-79.6
College Graduate	1,400	341	24.6	22.0-27.3	1,059	75.4	72.7-78.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	729	189	25.4	21.5-29.8	540	74.6	70.2-78.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,002	250	26.5	22.8-30.6	752	73.5	69.4-77.2
$25,000- 34,999	680	151	24.8	20.1-30.3	529	75.2	69.7-79.9
$35,000- 49,999	770	162	21.1	17.8-24.9	608	78.9	75.1-82.2
$50,000-74,999	704	143	19.9	16.4-23.9	561	80.1	76.1-83.6
$75,000+	741	161	22.6	19.1-26.5	580	77.4	73.5-80.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,835	466	27.1	24.2-30.2	1,369	72.9	69.8-75.8
No	3,507	721	21.9	20.1-23.8	2,786	78.1	76.2-79.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	873	194	23.3	19.7-27.4	679	76.7	72.6-80.3
Non-Veteran	4,498	1,001	23.5	21.8-25.3	3,497	76.5	74.7-78.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,723

3,485

22.2

21.3-23.1

13,238

77.8

76.9-78.7

-Eastern NC

5,376

1,195

23.4

21.9-25.1

4,181

76.6

74.9-78.1

GENDER

Male

1,857

389

22.8

20.2-25.6

1,468

77.2

74.4-79.8

Female

3,519

806

24.0

22.3-25.9

2,713

76.0

74.1-77.7

RACE

White

3,625

692

20.6

18.8-22.5

2,933

79.4

77.5-81.2

African American

1,289

370

29.3

25.9-33.0

919

70.7

67.0-74.1

Other Minorities

448

128

28.6

22.8-35.1

320

71.4

64.9-77.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

239

32.3

25.0-40.5

162

67.7

59.5-75.0

Non-Hispanic

5,132

1,117

22.7

21.1-24.3

4,015

77.3

75.7-78.9

AGE

18-24

264

34.5

27.5-42.3

170

65.5

57.7-72.5

25-34

749

192

25.1

21.5-29.1

557

74.9

70.9-78.5

35-44

962

227

23.2

20.0-26.6

735

76.8

73.4-80.0

45-54

1,102

248

20.7

17.9-23.7

854

79.3

76.3-82.1

55-64

1,012

231

22.8

19.8-26.0

781

77.2

74.0-80.2

65-74

741

135

19.1

15.9-22.8

606

80.9

77.2-84.1

75+

522

13.1

9.8-17.3

462

86.9

82.7-90.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

822

191

25.4

21.2-30.1

631

74.6

69.9-78.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,766

354

21.8

19.1-24.8

1,412

78.2

75.2-80.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,382

308

23.3

20.4-26.4

1,074

76.7

73.6-79.6

College Graduate

1,400

341

24.6

22.0-27.3

1,059

75.4

72.7-78.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

729

189

25.4

21.5-29.8

540

74.6

70.2-78.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,002

250

26.5

22.8-30.6

752

73.5

69.4-77.2

$25,000- 34,999

680

151

24.8

20.1-30.3

529

75.2

69.7-79.9

$35,000- 49,999

770

162

21.1

17.8-24.9

608

78.9

75.1-82.2

$50,000-74,999

704

143

19.9

16.4-23.9

561

80.1

76.1-83.6

$75,000+

741

161

22.6

19.1-26.5

580

77.4

73.5-80.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,835

466

27.1

24.2-30.2

1,369

72.9

69.8-75.8

3,507

721

21.9

20.1-23.8

2,786

78.1

76.2-79.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

873

194

23.3

19.7-27.4

679

76.7

72.6-80.3

Non-Veteran

4,498

1,001

23.5

21.8-25.3

3,497

76.5

74.7-78.2

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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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