BRFSS 2005 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,332	5,792	76.9	75.4-78.2	1,540	23.1	21.8-24.6
-Eastern NC	2,250	1,757	74.7	71.9-77.4	493	25.3	22.6-28.1
GENDER
Male	695	488	67.1	61.9-71.9	207	32.9	28.1-38.1
Female	1,555	1,269	81.0	78.4-83.3	286	19.0	16.7-21.6
RACE
White	1,511	1,200	77.2	74.2-79.9	311	22.8	20.1-25.8
African American	548	417	71.7	66.0-76.9	131	28.3	23.1-34.0
Other Minorities	189	139	64.8	49.9-77.3	50	35.2	22.7-50.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	96	68	66.0	53.1-76.9	28	34.0	23.1-46.9
Non-Hispanic	2,152	1,687	75.3	72.4-78.0	465	24.7	22.0-27.6
AGE
18-24	111	86	73.2	57.8-84.5	25	26.8	15.5-42.2
25-34	424	324	72.5	66.7-77.7	100	27.5	22.3-33.3
35-44	591	457	73.7	69.0-77.9	134	26.3	22.1-31.0
45-54	638	502	75.9	71.4-80.0	136	24.1	20.0-28.6
55-64	370	301	78.7	72.7-83.7	69	21.3	16.3-27.3
65-74	92	70	78.5	67.9-86.3	22	21.5	13.7-32.1
75+	17	10	74.3	46.6-90.5	7	25.7	9.5-53.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	147	91	67.6	57.1-76.6	56	32.4	23.4-42.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	652	453	63.8	57.5-69.7	199	36.2	30.3-42.5
Some Post-H.S.	658	515	75.6	70.8-79.8	143	24.4	20.2-29.2
College Graduate	792	698	86.8	83.7-89.4	94	13.2	10.6-16.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	121	84	66.2	53.2-77.2	37	33.8	22.8-46.8
$15,000- 24,999	386	268	69.0	62.4-74.9	118	31.0	25.1-37.6
$25,000- 34,999	305	222	63.9	52.9-73.6	83	36.1	26.4-47.1
$35,000- 49,999	375	299	76.5	70.7-81.5	76	23.5	18.5-29.3
$50,000-74,999	409	330	76.2	70.2-81.3	79	23.8	18.7-29.8
$75,000+	477	408	84.5	79.9-88.1	69	15.5	11.9-20.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	416	310	67.4	58.6-75.2	106	32.6	24.8-41.4
No	1,816	1,433	76.5	73.8-79.0	383	23.5	21.0-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	292	227	76.8	69.9-82.6	65	23.2	17.4-30.1
Non-Veteran	1,958	1,530	74.3	71.2-77.2	428	25.7	22.8-28.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,332

5,792

76.9

75.4-78.2

1,540

23.1

21.8-24.6

-Eastern NC

2,250

1,757

74.7

71.9-77.4

493

25.3

22.6-28.1

GENDER

Male

695

488

67.1

61.9-71.9

207

32.9

28.1-38.1

Female

1,555

1,269

81.0

78.4-83.3

286

19.0

16.7-21.6

RACE

White

1,511

1,200

77.2

74.2-79.9

311

22.8

20.1-25.8

African American

548

417

71.7

66.0-76.9

131

28.3

23.1-34.0

Other Minorities

189

139

64.8

49.9-77.3

35.2

22.7-50.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

66.0

53.1-76.9

34.0

23.1-46.9

Non-Hispanic

2,152

1,687

75.3

72.4-78.0

465

24.7

22.0-27.6

AGE

18-24

111

73.2

57.8-84.5

26.8

15.5-42.2

25-34

424

324

72.5

66.7-77.7

100

27.5

22.3-33.3

35-44

591

457

73.7

69.0-77.9

134

26.3

22.1-31.0

45-54

638

502

75.9

71.4-80.0

136

24.1

20.0-28.6

55-64

370

301

78.7

72.7-83.7

21.3

16.3-27.3

65-74

78.5

67.9-86.3

21.5

13.7-32.1

75+

74.3

46.6-90.5

25.7

9.5-53.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

147

67.6

57.1-76.6

32.4

23.4-42.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

652

453

63.8

57.5-69.7

199

36.2

30.3-42.5

Some Post-H.S.

658

515

75.6

70.8-79.8

143

24.4

20.2-29.2

College Graduate

792

698

86.8

83.7-89.4

13.2

10.6-16.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

121

66.2

53.2-77.2

33.8

22.8-46.8

$15,000- 24,999

386

268

69.0

62.4-74.9

118

31.0

25.1-37.6

$25,000- 34,999

305

222

63.9

52.9-73.6

36.1

26.4-47.1

$35,000- 49,999

375

299

76.5

70.7-81.5

23.5

18.5-29.3

$50,000-74,999

409

330

76.2

70.2-81.3

23.8

18.7-29.8

$75,000+

477

408

84.5

79.9-88.1

15.5

11.9-20.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

416

310

67.4

58.6-75.2

106

32.6

24.8-41.4

1,816

1,433

76.5

73.8-79.0

383

23.5

21.0-26.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

292

227

76.8

69.9-82.6

23.2

17.4-30.1

Non-Veteran

1,958

1,530

74.3

71.2-77.2

428

25.7

22.8-28.8

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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: 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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