BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (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: Mountain AHEC**

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
-Mountain AHEC	1,161	240	21.5	18.3-25.0	921	78.5	75.0-81.7
GENDER
Male	406	80	19.9	15.3-25.6	326	80.1	74.4-84.7
Female	755	160	22.8	18.7-27.6	595	77.2	72.4-81.3
RACE
White	1,014	196	20.9	17.5-24.7	818	79.1	75.3-82.5
African American	64	22	34.9	19.4-54.3	42	65.1	45.7-80.6
Other Minorities	83	22	17.4	9.6-29.4	61	82.6	70.6-90.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	13	20.8	8.9-41.5	30	79.2	58.5-91.1
Non-Hispanic	1,116	227	21.6	18.3-25.2	889	78.4	74.8-81.7
AGE
18-24	59	19	30.1	17.6-46.4	40	69.9	53.6-82.4
25-34	170	47	26.8	19.1-36.3	123	73.2	63.7-80.9
35-44	174	32	14.4	9.5-21.1	142	85.6	78.9-90.5
45-54	196	47	22.9	16.1-31.4	149	77.1	68.6-83.9
55-64	214	48	23.2	17.2-30.6	166	76.8	69.4-82.8
65-74	176	28	16.4	11.0-23.8	148	83.6	76.2-89.0
75+	168	18	10.2	6.1-16.7	150	89.8	83.3-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	174	32	10.4	6.4-16.4	142	89.6	83.6-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	337	61	20.9	14.9-28.6	276	79.1	71.4-85.1
Some Post-H.S.	300	67	29.5	22.6-37.6	233	70.5	62.4-77.4
College Graduate	347	78	21.2	16.6-26.7	269	78.8	73.3-83.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	150	26	14.4	8.6-23.0	124	85.6	77.0-91.4
$15,000- 24,999	235	50	21.4	14.5-30.3	185	78.6	69.7-85.5
$25,000- 34,999	164	30	14.5	9.3-21.9	134	85.5	78.1-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	163	40	24.9	17.7-33.9	123	75.1	66.1-82.3
$50,000-74,999	142	33	24.9	16.9-35.0	109	75.1	65.0-83.1
$75,000+	131	28	23.0	14.5-34.6	103	77.0	65.4-85.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	393	80	21.0	15.4-28.0	313	79.0	72.0-84.6
No	762	158	21.8	18.0-26.1	604	78.2	73.9-82.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	155	28	16.5	10.9-24.2	127	83.5	75.8-89.1
Non-Veteran	1,006	212	22.2	18.7-26.2	794	77.8	73.8-81.3

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

-Mountain AHEC

1,161

240

21.5

18.3-25.0

921

78.5

75.0-81.7

GENDER

Male

406

19.9

15.3-25.6

326

80.1

74.4-84.7

Female

755

160

22.8

18.7-27.6

595

77.2

72.4-81.3

RACE

White

1,014

196

20.9

17.5-24.7

818

79.1

75.3-82.5

African American

34.9

19.4-54.3

65.1

45.7-80.6

Other Minorities

17.4

9.6-29.4

82.6

70.6-90.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.8

8.9-41.5

79.2

58.5-91.1

Non-Hispanic

1,116

227

21.6

18.3-25.2

889

78.4

74.8-81.7

AGE

18-24

30.1

17.6-46.4

69.9

53.6-82.4

25-34

170

26.8

19.1-36.3

123

73.2

63.7-80.9

35-44

174

14.4

9.5-21.1

142

85.6

78.9-90.5

45-54

196

22.9

16.1-31.4

149

77.1

68.6-83.9

55-64

214

23.2

17.2-30.6

166

76.8

69.4-82.8

65-74

176

16.4

11.0-23.8

148

83.6

76.2-89.0

75+

168

10.2

6.1-16.7

150

89.8

83.3-93.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

174

10.4

6.4-16.4

142

89.6

83.6-93.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

337

20.9

14.9-28.6

276

79.1

71.4-85.1

Some Post-H.S.

300

29.5

22.6-37.6

233

70.5

62.4-77.4

College Graduate

347

21.2

16.6-26.7

269

78.8

73.3-83.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

150

14.4

8.6-23.0

124

85.6

77.0-91.4

$15,000- 24,999

235

21.4

14.5-30.3

185

78.6

69.7-85.5

$25,000- 34,999

164

14.5

9.3-21.9

134

85.5

78.1-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

163

24.9

17.7-33.9

123

75.1

66.1-82.3

$50,000-74,999

142

24.9

16.9-35.0

109

75.1

65.0-83.1

$75,000+

131

23.0

14.5-34.6

103

77.0

65.4-85.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

393

21.0

15.4-28.0

313

79.0

72.0-84.6

762

158

21.8

18.0-26.1

604

78.2

73.9-82.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

155

16.5

10.9-24.2

127

83.5

75.8-89.1

Non-Veteran

1,006

212

22.2

18.7-26.2

794

77.8

73.8-81.3

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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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