BRFSS 2005 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Secondhand Smoke Policy"

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas, such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
North Carolina	7,332	5,928	79.3	77.9-80.6	1,020	14.9	13.8-16.0	154	2.3	1.8- 2.8	230	3.6	2.9- 4.3
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	199	164	82.7	75.6-88.0	27	14.4	9.5-21.2	6	2.0	0.8- 4.7	2	0.9	0.2- 3.8
Buncombe	183	164	86.6	77.0-92.6	14	11.0	5.5-21.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	2.3	0.9- 5.9
Cabarrus	196	146	75.2	67.3-81.6	37	19.2	13.4-26.8	5	1.3	0.5- 3.3	8	4.3	2.1- 8.9
Catawba	181	147	75.4	65.7-83.0	31	22.7	15.2-32.4	2	1.0	0.2- 4.0	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4
Cumberland	212	169	80.8	74.1-86.1	28	12.9	8.6-19.1	2	1.0	0.2- 4.1	13	5.3	2.9- 9.4
Davidson	178	125	70.3	61.2-78.1	37	17.3	12.1-24.2	4	2.6	0.7- 8.7	12	9.8	4.8-18.9
Durham	248	212	81.7	74.6-87.2	27	13.7	8.9-20.4	3	1.9	0.5- 6.7	6	2.7	1.2- 6.2
Forsyth	217	170	79.5	72.4-85.1	35	15.7	10.7-22.3	5	2.2	0.8- 5.8	7	2.6	1.0- 6.2
Gaston	165	136	79.9	71.5-86.3	26	18.4	12.3-26.7	1	0.3	0.0- 2.1	2	1.4	0.3- 6.0
Guilford	217	173	78.3	70.3-84.6	25	12.8	8.0-19.8	10	4.6	2.2- 9.6	9	4.3	1.7-10.4
Iredell	177	134	75.2	66.6-82.2	32	18.1	12.1-26.1	3	2.0	0.5- 7.6	8	4.6	2.1-10.0
Johnston	169	131	77.4	69.0-84.0	30	17.4	11.7-25.1	7	4.7	2.0-10.5	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2
Mecklenburg	429	362	82.2	76.9-86.5	50	13.2	9.5-17.9	9	2.1	1.0- 4.5	8	2.5	1.0- 6.2
New Hanover	186	163	85.3	77.3-90.8	11	6.7	3.6-12.0	4	4.4	1.3-13.8	8	3.7	1.7- 7.8
Onslow	169	143	87.3	80.6-91.9	21	10.7	6.6-17.0	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	4	1.8	0.5- 6.1
Orange	223	209	92.4	86.6-95.9	11	5.9	3.1-11.0	1	1.3	0.2- 8.4	2	0.4	0.1- 1.7
Pitt	193	158	80.3	72.6-86.2	28	17.3	11.7-24.8	2	0.5	0.1- 2.3	5	1.9	0.7- 4.9
Randolph	205	165	81.7	74.9-87.0	27	13.6	8.9-20.0	5	1.8	0.7- 4.9	8	2.9	1.4- 6.1
Robeson	171	125	64.7	54.6-73.6	36	29.8	21.1-40.1	5	2.4	0.9- 6.1	5	3.2	1.2- 8.4
Rowan	185	150	81.5	73.5-87.5	27	13.2	8.6-19.8	4	3.1	0.8-11.6	4	2.2	0.7- 6.4
Union	188	151	75.5	66.8-82.5	26	13.7	9.0-20.3	3	2.8	0.9- 9.0	8	8.0	3.6-16.6
Wake	463	401	86.1	81.8-89.5	47	10.3	7.5-14.1	4	0.7	0.2- 1.9	11	2.9	1.4- 6.1
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	186	153	78.3	68.5-85.7	21	15.2	8.7-25.3	5	2.7	1.0- 6.8	7	3.8	1.6- 8.9
Northeast Partnership II	206	159	76.2	67.6-83.0	35	17.9	11.9-26.1	4	2.4	0.6- 8.3	8	3.6	1.6- 7.7
Northeast Partnership I	165	132	74.2	61.8-83.6	24	20.5	11.6-33.6	3	1.8	0.6- 5.5	6	3.5	1.4- 8.5
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	178	142	76.5	67.1-83.8	24	17.1	10.5-26.5	8	4.3	2.1- 8.7	4	2.2	0.8- 5.9
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	220	169	69.7	59.0-78.7	40	21.2	15.0-29.1	4	1.3	0.4- 3.9	7	7.8	2.2-24.6
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	139	115	82.2	74.0-88.2	15	10.0	5.9-16.5	4	3.9	1.4-10.3	5	3.9	1.4-10.1
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	214	175	81.1	74.3-86.4	28	13.8	9.4-20.0	6	2.9	1.0- 7.9	5	2.1	0.8- 5.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	188	155	81.6	74.0-87.4	24	13.1	8.4-20.1	4	2.0	0.7- 5.6	5	3.3	1.2- 8.6
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	246	183	76.9	70.1-82.4	51	19.5	14.3-26.0	8	2.2	1.0- 4.5	4	1.5	0.4- 5.2
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	181	123	62.2	53.0-70.7	42	29.6	21.6-39.1	5	2.6	0.9- 7.5	11	5.6	2.8-10.8
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	164	135	81.0	72.2-87.5	18	12.5	7.1-21.2	4	1.8	0.7- 5.0	7	4.6	2.1-10.0
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	209	163	76.3	68.3-82.8	31	15.6	10.2-22.9	5	3.5	1.3- 8.9	10	4.6	2.3- 9.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	282	226	81.0	73.8-86.6	34	10.2	6.5-15.4	8	5.0	2.0-12.2	14	3.8	1.9- 7.6
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	440	349	77.2	71.2-82.2	64	16.3	11.8-22.0	8	1.8	0.8- 4.4	19	4.7	2.8- 8.0
No	6,892	5,579	79.4	78.0-80.7	956	14.8	13.7-16.0	146	2.3	1.9- 2.9	211	3.5	2.8- 4.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,251	1,797	77.1	74.3-79.7	331	16.5	14.5-18.8	49	2.4	1.7- 3.4	74	4.0	2.5- 6.3
Piedmont	4,300	3,496	80.4	78.7-81.9	592	14.3	13.0-15.8	90	2.0	1.5- 2.6	122	3.3	2.6- 4.2
Western NC	781	635	79.1	74.8-82.8	97	13.8	10.8-17.6	15	3.2	1.6- 6.3	34	3.9	2.6- 5.8
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	465	390	82.9	77.4-87.3	48	10.5	7.2-15.0	8	3.3	1.3- 8.2	19	3.3	1.8- 5.9
Northwest	1,356	1,047	74.9	71.7-77.9	226	17.9	15.3-20.8	29	2.7	1.7- 4.3	54	4.5	3.3- 6.1
Charlotte	1,137	918	79.7	76.4-82.7	165	15.1	12.5-18.1	22	1.8	1.0- 2.9	32	3.4	2.2- 5.3
Greensboro	997	829	80.4	76.4-83.8	118	13.8	11.0-17.3	27	3.0	1.8- 5.0	23	2.8	1.5- 5.3
Southern Regional	720	552	73.3	67.2-78.7	125	18.6	14.9-23.0	14	1.5	0.8- 2.7	29	6.5	2.8-14.5
Coastal	326	281	84.4	79.0-88.6	26	8.9	5.9-13.2	7	3.7	1.6- 8.3	12	3.0	1.6- 5.7
Wake	1,176	986	83.6	80.6-86.2	142	12.3	10.1-15.0	23	1.5	0.9- 2.5	25	2.6	1.5- 4.3
Area L	272	213	75.4	67.8-81.7	45	19.2	13.4-26.7	8	3.4	1.6- 6.8	6	2.0	0.8- 5.1
Eastern	883	712	77.9	73.7-81.5	125	16.6	13.3-20.6	16	2.0	1.1- 3.6	30	3.5	2.2- 5.5

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,332

5,928

79.3

77.9-80.6

1,020

14.9

13.8-16.0

154

2.3

1.8- 2.8

230

3.6

2.9- 4.3

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

199

164

82.7

75.6-88.0

14.4

9.5-21.2

2.0

0.8- 4.7

0.9

0.2- 3.8

Buncombe

183

164

86.6

77.0-92.6

11.0

5.5-21.0

0.0

. - .

2.3

0.9- 5.9

Cabarrus

196

146

75.2

67.3-81.6

19.2

13.4-26.8

1.3

0.5- 3.3

4.3

2.1- 8.9

Catawba

181

147

75.4

65.7-83.0

22.7

15.2-32.4

1.0

0.2- 4.0

0.9

0.1- 6.4

Cumberland

212

169

80.8

74.1-86.1

12.9

8.6-19.1

1.0

0.2- 4.1

5.3

2.9- 9.4

Davidson

178

125

70.3

61.2-78.1

17.3

12.1-24.2

2.6

0.7- 8.7

9.8

4.8-18.9

Durham

248

212

81.7

74.6-87.2

13.7

8.9-20.4

1.9

0.5- 6.7

2.7

1.2- 6.2

Forsyth

217

170

79.5

72.4-85.1

15.7

10.7-22.3

2.2

0.8- 5.8

2.6

1.0- 6.2

Gaston

165

136

79.9

71.5-86.3

18.4

12.3-26.7

0.3

0.0- 2.1

1.4

0.3- 6.0

Guilford

217

173

78.3

70.3-84.6

12.8

8.0-19.8

4.6

2.2- 9.6

4.3

1.7-10.4

Iredell

177

134

75.2

66.6-82.2

18.1

12.1-26.1

2.0

0.5- 7.6

4.6

2.1-10.0

Johnston

169

131

77.4

69.0-84.0

17.4

11.7-25.1

4.7

2.0-10.5

0.6

0.1- 4.2

Mecklenburg

429

362

82.2

76.9-86.5

13.2

9.5-17.9

2.1

1.0- 4.5

2.5

1.0- 6.2

New Hanover

186

163

85.3

77.3-90.8

6.7

3.6-12.0

4.4

1.3-13.8

3.7

1.7- 7.8

Onslow

169

143

87.3

80.6-91.9

10.7

6.6-17.0

0.2

0.0- 1.3

1.8

0.5- 6.1

Orange

223

209

92.4

86.6-95.9

5.9

3.1-11.0

1.3

0.2- 8.4

0.4

0.1- 1.7

Pitt

193

158

80.3

72.6-86.2

17.3

11.7-24.8

0.5

0.1- 2.3

1.9

0.7- 4.9

Randolph

205

165

81.7

74.9-87.0

13.6

8.9-20.0

1.8

0.7- 4.9

2.9

1.4- 6.1

Robeson

171

125

64.7

54.6-73.6

29.8

21.1-40.1

2.4

0.9- 6.1

3.2

1.2- 8.4

Rowan

185

150

81.5

73.5-87.5

13.2

8.6-19.8

3.1

0.8-11.6

2.2

0.7- 6.4

Union

188

151

75.5

66.8-82.5

13.7

9.0-20.3

2.8

0.9- 9.0

8.0

3.6-16.6

Wake

463

401

86.1

81.8-89.5

10.3

7.5-14.1

0.7

0.2- 1.9

2.9

1.4- 6.1

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

186

153

78.3

68.5-85.7

15.2

8.7-25.3

2.7

1.0- 6.8

3.8

1.6- 8.9

Northeast Partnership II

206

159

76.2

67.6-83.0

17.9

11.9-26.1

2.4

0.6- 8.3

3.6

1.6- 7.7

Northeast Partnership I

165

132

74.2

61.8-83.6

20.5

11.6-33.6

1.8

0.6- 5.5

3.5

1.4- 8.5

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

178

142

76.5

67.1-83.8

17.1

10.5-26.5

4.3

2.1- 8.7

2.2

0.8- 5.9

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

220

169

69.7

59.0-78.7

21.2

15.0-29.1

1.3

0.4- 3.9

7.8

2.2-24.6

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

139

115

82.2

74.0-88.2

10.0

5.9-16.5

3.9

1.4-10.3

3.9

1.4-10.1

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

214

175

81.1

74.3-86.4

13.8

9.4-20.0

2.9

1.0- 7.9

2.1

0.8- 5.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

188

155

81.6

74.0-87.4

13.1

8.4-20.1

2.0

0.7- 5.6

3.3

1.2- 8.6

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

246

183

76.9

70.1-82.4

19.5

14.3-26.0

2.2

1.0- 4.5

1.5

0.4- 5.2

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

181

123

62.2

53.0-70.7

29.6

21.6-39.1

2.6

0.9- 7.5

5.6

2.8-10.8

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

164

135

81.0

72.2-87.5

12.5

7.1-21.2

1.8

0.7- 5.0

4.6

2.1-10.0

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

209

163

76.3

68.3-82.8

15.6

10.2-22.9

3.5

1.3- 8.9

4.6

2.3- 9.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

282

226

81.0

73.8-86.6

10.2

6.5-15.4

5.0

2.0-12.2

3.8

1.9- 7.6

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

440

349

77.2

71.2-82.2

16.3

11.8-22.0

1.8

0.8- 4.4

4.7

2.8- 8.0

6,892

5,579

79.4

78.0-80.7

956

14.8

13.7-16.0

146

2.3

1.9- 2.9

211

3.5

2.8- 4.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,251

1,797

77.1

74.3-79.7

331

16.5

14.5-18.8

2.4

1.7- 3.4

4.0

2.5- 6.3

Piedmont

4,300

3,496

80.4

78.7-81.9

592

14.3

13.0-15.8

2.0

1.5- 2.6

122

3.3

2.6- 4.2

Western NC

781

635

79.1

74.8-82.8

13.8

10.8-17.6

3.2

1.6- 6.3

3.9

2.6- 5.8

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

465

390

82.9

77.4-87.3

10.5

7.2-15.0

3.3

1.3- 8.2

3.3

1.8- 5.9

Northwest

1,356

1,047

74.9

71.7-77.9

226

17.9

15.3-20.8

2.7

1.7- 4.3

4.5

3.3- 6.1

Charlotte

1,137

918

79.7

76.4-82.7

165

15.1

12.5-18.1

1.8

1.0- 2.9

3.4

2.2- 5.3

Greensboro

997

829

80.4

76.4-83.8

118

13.8

11.0-17.3

3.0

1.8- 5.0

2.8

1.5- 5.3

Southern Regional

720

552

73.3

67.2-78.7

125

18.6

14.9-23.0

1.5

0.8- 2.7

6.5

2.8-14.5

Coastal

326

281

84.4

79.0-88.6

8.9

5.9-13.2

3.7

1.6- 8.3

3.0

1.6- 5.7

Wake

1,176

986

83.6

80.6-86.2

142

12.3

10.1-15.0

1.5

0.9- 2.5

2.6

1.5- 4.3

Area L

272

213

75.4

67.8-81.7

19.2

13.4-26.7

3.4

1.6- 6.8

2.0

0.8- 5.1

Eastern

883

712

77.9

73.7-81.5

125

16.6

13.3-20.6

2.0

1.1- 3.6

3.5

2.2- 5.5

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.

^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, Edgecombe, 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.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

****Learn about the NC Area Health Education Centers Program

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