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

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
-Northeastern Partnership	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
GENDER
Male	142	106	73.4	62.8-81.9	23	18.8	11.3-29.5	5	2.8	0.9- 8.2	8	5.0	2.3-10.4
Female	298	243	80.9	75.0-85.6	41	13.8	10.0-18.8	3	0.9	0.3- 2.9	11	4.4	2.1- 9.2
RACE
White	273	224	79.1	71.3-85.2	31	13.3	8.2-20.9	6	1.7	0.7- 3.9	12	5.9	3.1-10.9
African American	146	110	73.7	62.2-82.6	28	20.5	12.5-31.8	2	2.5	0.4-12.9	6	3.3	1.3- 7.9
Other Minorities	20	15	76.3	52.6-90.4	5	23.7	9.6-47.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	12	93.1	62.8-99.1	1	6.9	0.9-37.2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	427	337	76.2	70.0-81.5	63	16.8	12.2-22.8	8	1.9	0.8- 4.6	19	5.0	2.9- 8.4
AGE
18-24	17	13	79.0	49.1-93.6	3	15.9	3.8-47.7	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.1	0.7-29.5
25-34	75	58	70.2	53.4-82.8	16	29.4	16.7-46.3	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	0	0.0	. - .
35-44	105	85	77.6	65.5-86.3	15	13.6	7.4-23.7	1	3.1	0.4-18.8	4	5.7	1.9-15.8
45-54	134	105	79.3	70.6-86.0	18	12.2	7.3-19.7	4	2.7	1.0- 7.2	7	5.7	2.6-12.1
55-64	86	70	79.8	67.1-88.5	9	10.1	4.9-19.6	1	1.4	0.2- 9.4	6	8.6	3.0-22.3
65-74	18	13	78.2	52.3-92.2	3	15.9	4.4-44.0	1	3.2	0.4-20.1	1	2.7	0.4-17.4
75+	4	4	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	32	22	77.4	56.2-90.1	9	21.7	9.3-43.0	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.9	0.1- 6.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	159	111	69.7	59.0-78.7	32	19.6	12.0-30.2	2	0.7	0.2- 3.1	14	10.0	5.4-17.7
Some Post-H.S.	119	95	77.3	64.7-86.3	18	17.4	9.4-29.9	3	3.5	0.8-14.1	3	1.8	0.6- 5.5
College Graduate	130	121	88.9	79.1-94.4	5	7.8	3.2-18.0	3	2.4	0.8- 7.4	1	0.8	0.1- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	24	18	75.5	46.6-91.6	2	3.1	0.7-12.5	1	1.9	0.3-13.0	3	19.5	5.3-51.3
$15,000- 24,999	81	61	80.0	67.5-88.6	16	13.5	7.2-23.7	1	1.0	0.1- 6.7	3	5.5	1.5-18.8
$25,000- 34,999	72	53	67.1	47.2-82.3	13	25.1	11.4-46.5	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	5	7.3	2.6-18.9
$35,000- 49,999	61	53	83.0	67.8-91.9	6	13.0	5.3-28.2	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.0	1.0-15.1
$50,000-74,999	71	50	65.8	51.7-77.5	16	25.9	15.8-39.4	2	5.3	1.1-22.3	3	3.1	1.0- 9.3
$75,000+	87	77	88.9	80.1-94.1	7	7.8	3.6-16.0	3	3.3	1.0- 9.9	0	0.0	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	87	65	67.7	50.2-81.4	12	22.2	10.2-41.9	3	3.0	0.9- 9.4	7	7.0	2.6-17.1
No	351	282	79.4	73.3-84.4	52	14.9	10.7-20.4	5	1.6	0.5- 5.0	12	4.2	2.2- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	44	36	70.0	45.8-86.6	5	19.1	5.7-47.8	1	5.1	0.7-28.4	2	5.8	1.2-23.3
Non-Veteran	396	313	78.3	72.5-83.1	59	15.8	11.6-21.2	7	1.3	0.6- 2.9	17	4.5	2.6- 7.9

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

-Northeastern Partnership

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

GENDER

Male

142

106

73.4

62.8-81.9

18.8

11.3-29.5

2.8

0.9- 8.2

5.0

2.3-10.4

Female

298

243

80.9

75.0-85.6

13.8

10.0-18.8

0.9

0.3- 2.9

4.4

2.1- 9.2

RACE

White

273

224

79.1

71.3-85.2

13.3

8.2-20.9

1.7

0.7- 3.9

5.9

3.1-10.9

African American

146

110

73.7

62.2-82.6

20.5

12.5-31.8

2.5

0.4-12.9

3.3

1.3- 7.9

Other Minorities

76.3

52.6-90.4

23.7

9.6-47.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

HISPANIC

Hispanic

93.1

62.8-99.1

6.9

0.9-37.2

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

427

337

76.2

70.0-81.5

16.8

12.2-22.8

1.9

0.8- 4.6

5.0

2.9- 8.4

AGE

18-24

79.0

49.1-93.6

15.9

3.8-47.7

0.0

. - .

5.1

0.7-29.5

25-34

70.2

53.4-82.8

29.4

16.7-46.3

0.5

0.1- 3.3

0.0

. - .

35-44

105

77.6

65.5-86.3

13.6

7.4-23.7

3.1

0.4-18.8

5.7

1.9-15.8

45-54

134

105

79.3

70.6-86.0

12.2

7.3-19.7

2.7

1.0- 7.2

5.7

2.6-12.1

55-64

79.8

67.1-88.5

10.1

4.9-19.6

1.4

0.2- 9.4

8.6

3.0-22.3

65-74

78.2

52.3-92.2

15.9

4.4-44.0

3.2

0.4-20.1

2.7

0.4-17.4

75+

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

77.4

56.2-90.1

21.7

9.3-43.0

0.0

. - .

0.9

0.1- 6.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

159

111

69.7

59.0-78.7

19.6

12.0-30.2

0.7

0.2- 3.1

10.0

5.4-17.7

Some Post-H.S.

119

77.3

64.7-86.3

17.4

9.4-29.9

3.5

0.8-14.1

1.8

0.6- 5.5

College Graduate

130

121

88.9

79.1-94.4

7.8

3.2-18.0

2.4

0.8- 7.4

0.8

0.1- 5.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

75.5

46.6-91.6

3.1

0.7-12.5

1.9

0.3-13.0

19.5

5.3-51.3

$15,000- 24,999

80.0

67.5-88.6

13.5

7.2-23.7

1.0

0.1- 6.7

5.5

1.5-18.8

$25,000- 34,999

67.1

47.2-82.3

25.1

11.4-46.5

0.5

0.1- 3.7

7.3

2.6-18.9

$35,000- 49,999

83.0

67.8-91.9

13.0

5.3-28.2

0.0

. - .

4.0

1.0-15.1

$50,000-74,999

65.8

51.7-77.5

25.9

15.8-39.4

5.3

1.1-22.3

3.1

1.0- 9.3

$75,000+

88.9

80.1-94.1

7.8

3.6-16.0

3.3

1.0- 9.9

0.0

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

67.7

50.2-81.4

22.2

10.2-41.9

3.0

0.9- 9.4

7.0

2.6-17.1

351

282

79.4

73.3-84.4

14.9

10.7-20.4

1.6

0.5- 5.0

4.2

2.2- 7.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

70.0

45.8-86.6

19.1

5.7-47.8

5.1

0.7-28.4

5.8

1.2-23.3

Non-Veteran

396

313

78.3

72.5-83.1

15.8

11.6-21.2

1.3

0.6- 2.9

4.5

2.6- 7.9

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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, 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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