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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke Policy

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  Total
Respond.^
Not allowed anywhere Allowed in some places Allowed anywhere No rules about smoking
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 5,991 4,330 74.0 72.4-75.5 490 8.9 7.9-10.0 379 5.6 4.9- 6.5 792 11.5 10.4-12.6
Female 10,789 8,131 76.2 75.1-77.2 892 8.3 7.7- 9.0 507 4.6 4.1- 5.2 1,259 10.9 10.2-11.7
RACE
White 12,728 9,433 74.3 73.2-75.3 984 8.4 7.7- 9.1 689 5.3 4.8- 5.9 1,622 12.1 11.3-12.8
African American 2,898 2,077 73.1 70.9-75.3 319 11.0 9.4-12.7 152 5.5 4.5- 6.9 350 10.3 9.1-11.8
Asian 110 106 97.0 89.5-99.2 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 0 0.0 . - . 3 2.5 0.6-10.7
Native American 283 172 56.4 48.8-63.8 43 18.5 12.9-25.8 27 9.4 6.1-14.1 41 15.7 10.9-22.1
Other Minorities 707 631 88.5 84.1-91.8 32 4.5 3.0- 6.9 16 2.1 1.0- 4.3 28 4.8 2.5- 9.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 857 763 89.6 86.6-91.9 44 5.4 3.7- 7.8 18 1.9 1.0- 3.7 32 3.2 2.1- 4.8
-English Speaking 260 202 77.8 70.8-83.5 24 9.0 5.5-14.3 12 3.6 1.8- 7.1 22 9.7 5.9-15.4
-Spanish Speaking 597 561 92.9 89.5-95.2 20 4.4 2.6- 7.3 6 1.4 0.5- 3.9 10 1.3 0.6- 2.8
Non-Hispanic 15,910 11,689 73.7 72.7-74.6 1,335 8.9 8.3- 9.6 867 5.4 5.0- 5.9 2,019 12.0 11.3-12.7
AGE
18-24 793 605 75.2 70.9-79.1 86 11.4 8.7-14.8 35 4.4 2.9- 6.6 67 9.0 6.6-12.2
25-34 2,321 1,882 80.3 78.1-82.3 198 8.4 7.1- 9.9 65 3.4 2.5- 4.7 176 7.9 6.5- 9.5
35-44 3,093 2,384 77.9 76.1-79.6 292 8.8 7.7-10.0 130 4.4 3.5- 5.3 287 8.9 7.8-10.3
45-54 3,256 2,268 69.4 67.4-71.3 317 10.3 9.0-11.7 220 6.4 5.4- 7.5 451 13.9 12.5-15.5
55-64 3,096 2,215 72.3 70.4-74.2 225 7.1 6.1- 8.3 221 7.4 6.3- 8.7 435 13.2 11.8-14.6
65-74 2,316 1,680 73.6 71.4-75.6 167 6.4 5.3- 7.7 125 5.5 4.5- 6.8 344 14.5 12.9-16.3
75+ 1,827 1,365 74.9 72.4-77.2 89 5.1 4.0- 6.4 87 4.7 3.6- 6.1 286 15.3 13.4-17.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,633 1,759 68.2 65.4-70.8 231 10.3 8.4-12.6 215 6.9 5.6- 8.3 428 14.7 12.9-16.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 5,035 3,455 68.5 66.6-70.3 534 10.9 9.8-12.1 344 7.2 6.3- 8.3 702 13.4 12.0-14.9
Some Post-H.S. 4,111 3,014 75.2 73.4-76.9 368 9.1 8.0-10.4 203 4.8 4.0- 5.8 526 10.9 9.8-12.1
College Graduate 4,971 4,211 85.9 84.6-87.0 246 4.9 4.2- 5.7 121 2.2 1.7- 2.8 393 7.1 6.3- 8.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 2,022 1,316 65.7 62.7-68.7 225 12.6 10.5-15.2 170 8.1 6.6- 9.8 311 13.5 11.8-15.6
$15,000- 24,999 2,996 2,038 70.0 67.6-72.3 301 9.9 8.4-11.6 191 6.4 5.3- 7.8 466 13.7 12.1-15.4
$25,000- 34,999 2,072 1,387 65.8 62.6-68.7 198 10.5 8.8-12.5 140 7.0 5.6- 8.8 347 16.7 14.2-19.5
$35,000- 49,999 2,297 1,731 76.1 73.9-78.3 195 9.6 8.1-11.3 90 3.8 2.9- 5.0 281 10.5 9.1-12.0
$50,000-74,999 2,210 1,769 79.3 76.8-81.6 153 7.8 6.1- 9.8 71 3.2 2.3- 4.3 217 9.7 8.3-11.5
$75,000+ 2,745 2,367 86.6 84.9-88.1 126 4.6 3.8- 5.7 71 2.8 2.1- 3.6 181 6.1 5.0- 7.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,315 3,577 67.0 65.1-68.8 517 10.2 9.1-11.4 396 7.8 6.8- 8.9 825 15.0 13.7-16.5
No 11,343 8,805 78.3 77.2-79.3 852 8.0 7.3- 8.7 478 4.0 3.6- 4.5 1,208 9.7 9.0-10.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,260 1,629 72.5 70.0-74.8 166 7.8 6.5- 9.3 144 6.5 5.2- 8.0 321 13.3 11.5-15.3
Non-Veteran 14,511 10,826 75.5 74.5-76.5 1,214 8.7 8.1- 9.4 742 4.9 4.4- 5.4 1,729 10.9 10.2-11.6

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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.

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