BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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: Northeastern Partnership**

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
-Northeastern Partnership	1,146	277	24.5	21.4-28.0	869	75.5	72.0-78.6
GENDER
Male	402	90	22.7	17.8-28.5	312	77.3	71.5-82.2
Female	744	187	26.3	22.7-30.3	557	73.7	69.7-77.3
RACE
White	679	127	18.3	14.9-22.3	552	81.7	77.7-85.1
African American	411	129	31.5	25.7-37.9	282	68.5	62.1-74.3
Other Minorities	51	19	42.9	28.1-59.0	32	57.1	41.0-71.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	16	43.4	25.6-63.1	19	56.6	36.9-74.4
Non-Hispanic	1,111	261	23.4	20.3-26.9	850	76.6	73.1-79.7
AGE
18-24	36	15	37.9	22.0-56.9	21	62.1	43.1-78.0
25-34	124	33	25.7	17.9-35.5	91	74.3	64.5-82.1
35-44	171	43	20.1	14.4-27.3	128	79.9	72.7-85.6
45-54	257	62	22.3	16.6-29.2	195	77.7	70.8-83.4
55-64	242	65	27.1	21.1-34.0	177	72.9	66.0-78.9
65-74	173	35	23.7	16.9-32.1	138	76.3	67.9-83.1
75+	137	23	17.6	11.6-25.7	114	82.4	74.3-88.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	231	62	28.3	21.5-36.3	169	71.7	63.7-78.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	427	97	22.0	17.3-27.7	330	78.0	72.3-82.7
Some Post-H.S.	251	58	26.0	18.9-34.5	193	74.0	65.5-81.1
College Graduate	235	59	23.8	18.2-30.6	176	76.2	69.4-81.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	190	57	32.2	23.9-41.9	133	67.8	58.1-76.1
$15,000- 24,999	225	60	28.3	20.9-37.2	165	71.7	62.8-79.1
$25,000- 34,999	150	35	26.2	17.5-37.3	115	73.8	62.7-82.5
$35,000- 49,999	132	27	16.9	11.3-24.5	105	83.1	75.5-88.7
$50,000-74,999	130	29	21.0	13.9-30.3	101	79.0	69.7-86.1
$75,000+	128	31	23.1	16.1-32.0	97	76.9	68.0-83.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	465	126	25.4	21.0-30.3	339	74.6	69.7-79.0
No	676	150	24.1	20.0-28.8	526	75.9	71.2-80.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	158	33	18.4	12.4-26.3	125	81.6	73.7-87.6
Non-Veteran	984	244	25.8	22.3-29.7	740	74.2	70.3-77.7

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

-Northeastern Partnership

1,146

277

24.5

21.4-28.0

869

75.5

72.0-78.6

GENDER

Male

402

22.7

17.8-28.5

312

77.3

71.5-82.2

Female

744

187

26.3

22.7-30.3

557

73.7

69.7-77.3

RACE

White

679

127

18.3

14.9-22.3

552

81.7

77.7-85.1

African American

411

129

31.5

25.7-37.9

282

68.5

62.1-74.3

Other Minorities

42.9

28.1-59.0

57.1

41.0-71.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

43.4

25.6-63.1

56.6

36.9-74.4

Non-Hispanic

1,111

261

23.4

20.3-26.9

850

76.6

73.1-79.7

AGE

18-24

37.9

22.0-56.9

62.1

43.1-78.0

25-34

124

25.7

17.9-35.5

74.3

64.5-82.1

35-44

171

20.1

14.4-27.3

128

79.9

72.7-85.6

45-54

257

22.3

16.6-29.2

195

77.7

70.8-83.4

55-64

242

27.1

21.1-34.0

177

72.9

66.0-78.9

65-74

173

23.7

16.9-32.1

138

76.3

67.9-83.1

75+

137

17.6

11.6-25.7

114

82.4

74.3-88.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

231

28.3

21.5-36.3

169

71.7

63.7-78.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

427

22.0

17.3-27.7

330

78.0

72.3-82.7

Some Post-H.S.

251

26.0

18.9-34.5

193

74.0

65.5-81.1

College Graduate

235

23.8

18.2-30.6

176

76.2

69.4-81.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

190

32.2

23.9-41.9

133

67.8

58.1-76.1

$15,000- 24,999

225

28.3

20.9-37.2

165

71.7

62.8-79.1

$25,000- 34,999

150

26.2

17.5-37.3

115

73.8

62.7-82.5

$35,000- 49,999

132

16.9

11.3-24.5

105

83.1

75.5-88.7

$50,000-74,999

130

21.0

13.9-30.3

101

79.0

69.7-86.1

$75,000+

128

23.1

16.1-32.0

76.9

68.0-83.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

465

126

25.4

21.0-30.3

339

74.6

69.7-79.0

676

150

24.1

20.0-28.8

526

75.9

71.2-80.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

158

18.4

12.4-26.3

125

81.6

73.7-87.6

Non-Veteran

984

244

25.8

22.3-29.7

740

74.2

70.3-77.7

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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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