BRFSS 2005 - 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: North Carolina

Tobacco Use Prevention

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?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	16,723	3,485	22.2	21.3-23.1	13,238	77.8	76.9-78.7
GENDER
Male	5,977	1,218	21.7	20.3-23.2	4,759	78.3	76.8-79.7
Female	10,746	2,267	22.6	21.6-23.7	8,479	77.4	76.3-78.4
RACE
White	12,701	2,355	19.7	18.8-20.7	10,346	80.3	79.3-81.2
African American	2,873	807	29.4	27.1-32.0	2,066	70.6	68.0-72.9
Asian	108	23	25.3	16.4-36.8	85	74.7	63.2-83.6
Native American	284	71	23.8	18.1-30.5	213	76.2	69.5-81.9
Other Minorities	703	216	29.2	24.8-34.1	487	70.8	65.9-75.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	857	245	28.9	25.0-33.2	612	71.1	66.8-75.0
-English Speaking	259	64	25.2	18.8-32.8	195	74.8	67.2-81.2
-Spanish Speaking	598	181	30.0	25.3-35.1	417	70.0	64.9-74.7
Non-Hispanic	15,853	3,238	21.5	20.6-22.4	12,615	78.5	77.6-79.4
AGE
18-24	783	271	32.8	28.7-37.2	512	67.2	62.8-71.3
25-34	2,315	593	25.3	23.2-27.7	1,722	74.7	72.3-76.8
35-44	3,088	671	20.7	19.1-22.5	2,417	79.3	77.5-80.9
45-54	3,245	713	20.8	19.1-22.6	2,532	79.2	77.4-80.9
55-64	3,088	648	20.7	19.0-22.4	2,440	79.3	77.6-81.0
65-74	2,306	378	17.2	15.4-19.2	1,928	82.8	80.8-84.6
75+	1,820	193	11.4	9.7-13.4	1,627	88.6	86.6-90.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,612	546	23.1	20.6-25.8	2,066	76.9	74.2-79.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	5,018	993	21.8	20.1-23.5	4,025	78.2	76.5-79.9
Some Post-H.S.	4,101	862	23.1	21.3-25.0	3,239	76.9	75.0-78.7
College Graduate	4,962	1,076	21.2	19.9-22.7	3,886	78.8	77.3-80.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	2,009	493	25.8	23.1-28.6	1,516	74.2	71.4-76.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,991	670	24.1	21.9-26.5	2,321	75.9	73.5-78.1
$25,000- 34,999	2,063	438	23.7	21.0-26.5	1,625	76.3	73.5-79.0
$35,000- 49,999	2,292	444	20.2	17.9-22.7	1,848	79.8	77.3-82.1
$50,000-74,999	2,204	441	20.6	18.4-22.9	1,763	79.4	77.1-81.6
$75,000+	2,733	554	20.5	18.6-22.5	2,179	79.5	77.5-81.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,297	1,242	25.0	23.3-26.8	4,055	75.0	73.2-76.7
No	11,327	2,227	21.2	20.2-22.3	9,100	78.8	77.7-79.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,250	440	20.1	18.0-22.4	1,810	79.9	77.6-82.0
Non-Veteran	14,464	3,044	22.5	21.6-23.5	11,420	77.5	76.5-78.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

16,723

3,485

22.2

21.3-23.1

13,238

77.8

76.9-78.7

GENDER

Male

5,977

1,218

21.7

20.3-23.2

4,759

78.3

76.8-79.7

Female

10,746

2,267

22.6

21.6-23.7

8,479

77.4

76.3-78.4

RACE

White

12,701

2,355

19.7

18.8-20.7

10,346

80.3

79.3-81.2

African American

2,873

807

29.4

27.1-32.0

2,066

70.6

68.0-72.9

Asian

108

25.3

16.4-36.8

74.7

63.2-83.6

Native American

284

23.8

18.1-30.5

213

76.2

69.5-81.9

Other Minorities

703

216

29.2

24.8-34.1

487

70.8

65.9-75.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

857

245

28.9

25.0-33.2

612

71.1

66.8-75.0

-English Speaking

259

25.2

18.8-32.8

195

74.8

67.2-81.2

-Spanish Speaking

598

181

30.0

25.3-35.1

417

70.0

64.9-74.7

Non-Hispanic

15,853

3,238

21.5

20.6-22.4

12,615

78.5

77.6-79.4

AGE

18-24

783

271

32.8

28.7-37.2

512

67.2

62.8-71.3

25-34

2,315

593

25.3

23.2-27.7

1,722

74.7

72.3-76.8

35-44

3,088

671

20.7

19.1-22.5

2,417

79.3

77.5-80.9

45-54

3,245

713

20.8

19.1-22.6

2,532

79.2

77.4-80.9

55-64

3,088

648

20.7

19.0-22.4

2,440

79.3

77.6-81.0

65-74

2,306

378

17.2

15.4-19.2

1,928

82.8

80.8-84.6

75+

1,820

193

11.4

9.7-13.4

1,627

88.6

86.6-90.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,612

546

23.1

20.6-25.8

2,066

76.9

74.2-79.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

5,018

993

21.8

20.1-23.5

4,025

78.2

76.5-79.9

Some Post-H.S.

4,101

862

23.1

21.3-25.0

3,239

76.9

75.0-78.7

College Graduate

4,962

1,076

21.2

19.9-22.7

3,886

78.8

77.3-80.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

2,009

493

25.8

23.1-28.6

1,516

74.2

71.4-76.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,991

670

24.1

21.9-26.5

2,321

75.9

73.5-78.1

$25,000- 34,999

2,063

438

23.7

21.0-26.5

1,625

76.3

73.5-79.0

$35,000- 49,999

2,292

444

20.2

17.9-22.7

1,848

79.8

77.3-82.1

$50,000-74,999

2,204

441

20.6

18.4-22.9

1,763

79.4

77.1-81.6

$75,000+

2,733

554

20.5

18.6-22.5

2,179

79.5

77.5-81.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,297

1,242

25.0

23.3-26.8

4,055

75.0

73.2-76.7

11,327

2,227

21.2

20.2-22.3

9,100

78.8

77.7-79.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,250

440

20.1

18.0-22.4

1,810

79.9

77.6-82.0

Non-Veteran

14,464

3,044

22.5

21.6-23.5

11,420

77.5

76.5-78.4

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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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