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-FEMALES

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	10,746	2,267	22.6	21.6-23.7	8,479	77.4	76.3-78.4
RACE
White	8,048	1,511	20.7	19.5-21.9	6,537	79.3	78.1-80.5
African American	2,013	573	29.1	26.5-31.7	1,440	70.9	68.3-73.5
Asian	68	12	22.5	12.2-37.7	56	77.5	62.3-87.8
Native American	182	49	26.0	18.8-34.7	133	74.0	65.3-81.2
Other Minorities	401	110	26.4	21.2-32.4	291	73.6	67.6-78.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	501	130	27.5	22.5-33.2	371	72.5	66.8-77.5
-English Speaking	173	40	24.8	17.2-34.5	133	75.2	65.5-82.8
-Spanish Speaking	328	90	28.6	22.5-35.7	238	71.4	64.3-77.5
Non-Hispanic	10,235	2,135	22.2	21.2-23.3	8,100	77.8	76.7-78.8
AGE
18-24	497	186	36.3	31.3-41.7	311	63.7	58.3-68.7
25-34	1,481	405	27.6	24.9-30.5	1,076	72.4	69.5-75.1
35-44	1,978	450	21.4	19.4-23.6	1,528	78.6	76.4-80.6
45-54	2,050	462	20.9	18.9-23.0	1,588	79.1	77.0-81.1
55-64	1,941	409	21.5	19.4-23.8	1,532	78.5	76.2-80.6
65-74	1,482	219	15.3	13.2-17.7	1,263	84.7	82.3-86.8
75+	1,259	121	10.0	8.1-12.3	1,138	90.0	87.7-91.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,621	332	20.9	18.4-23.7	1,289	79.1	76.3-81.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,253	618	21.2	19.3-23.3	2,635	78.8	76.7-80.7
Some Post-H.S.	2,781	606	24.2	22.0-26.5	2,175	75.8	73.5-78.0
College Graduate	3,071	706	23.5	21.7-25.4	2,365	76.5	74.6-78.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,463	361	25.7	22.7-28.9	1,102	74.3	71.1-77.3
$15,000- 24,999	2,006	444	24.6	22.0-27.4	1,562	75.4	72.6-78.0
$25,000- 34,999	1,305	277	23.0	20.1-26.1	1,028	77.0	73.9-79.9
$35,000- 49,999	1,387	268	19.4	17.0-22.1	1,119	80.6	77.9-83.0
$50,000-74,999	1,303	281	23.7	21.0-26.7	1,022	76.3	73.3-79.0
$75,000+	1,549	323	21.6	19.1-24.4	1,226	78.4	75.6-80.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,479	820	25.5	23.5-27.6	2,659	74.5	72.4-76.5
No	7,207	1,433	21.4	20.2-22.7	5,774	78.6	77.3-79.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	214	61	30.6	23.2-39.2	153	69.4	60.8-76.8
Non-Veteran	10,529	2,205	22.5	21.4-23.6	8,324	77.5	76.4-78.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

10,746

2,267

22.6

21.6-23.7

8,479

77.4

76.3-78.4

RACE

White

8,048

1,511

20.7

19.5-21.9

6,537

79.3

78.1-80.5

African American

2,013

573

29.1

26.5-31.7

1,440

70.9

68.3-73.5

Asian

22.5

12.2-37.7

77.5

62.3-87.8

Native American

182

26.0

18.8-34.7

133

74.0

65.3-81.2

Other Minorities

401

110

26.4

21.2-32.4

291

73.6

67.6-78.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

501

130

27.5

22.5-33.2

371

72.5

66.8-77.5

-English Speaking

173

24.8

17.2-34.5

133

75.2

65.5-82.8

-Spanish Speaking

328

28.6

22.5-35.7

238

71.4

64.3-77.5

Non-Hispanic

10,235

2,135

22.2

21.2-23.3

8,100

77.8

76.7-78.8

AGE

18-24

497

186

36.3

31.3-41.7

311

63.7

58.3-68.7

25-34

1,481

405

27.6

24.9-30.5

1,076

72.4

69.5-75.1

35-44

1,978

450

21.4

19.4-23.6

1,528

78.6

76.4-80.6

45-54

2,050

462

20.9

18.9-23.0

1,588

79.1

77.0-81.1

55-64

1,941

409

21.5

19.4-23.8

1,532

78.5

76.2-80.6

65-74

1,482

219

15.3

13.2-17.7

1,263

84.7

82.3-86.8

75+

1,259

121

10.0

8.1-12.3

1,138

90.0

87.7-91.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,621

332

20.9

18.4-23.7

1,289

79.1

76.3-81.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,253

618

21.2

19.3-23.3

2,635

78.8

76.7-80.7

Some Post-H.S.

2,781

606

24.2

22.0-26.5

2,175

75.8

73.5-78.0

College Graduate

3,071

706

23.5

21.7-25.4

2,365

76.5

74.6-78.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,463

361

25.7

22.7-28.9

1,102

74.3

71.1-77.3

$15,000- 24,999

2,006

444

24.6

22.0-27.4

1,562

75.4

72.6-78.0

$25,000- 34,999

1,305

277

23.0

20.1-26.1

1,028

77.0

73.9-79.9

$35,000- 49,999

1,387

268

19.4

17.0-22.1

1,119

80.6

77.9-83.0

$50,000-74,999

1,303

281

23.7

21.0-26.7

1,022

76.3

73.3-79.0

$75,000+

1,549

323

21.6

19.1-24.4

1,226

78.4

75.6-80.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,479

820

25.5

23.5-27.6

2,659

74.5

72.4-76.5

7,207

1,433

21.4

20.2-22.7

5,774

78.6

77.3-79.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

214

30.6

23.2-39.2

153

69.4

60.8-76.8

Non-Veteran

10,529

2,205

22.5

21.4-23.6

8,324

77.5

76.4-78.6

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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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