BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
North Carolina	16,780	12,461	75.1	74.2-76.0	1,382	8.6	8.0- 9.2	886	5.1	4.7- 5.6	2,051	11.2	10.6-11.9
-Piedmont NC	9,427	7,121	77.3	76.1-78.4	716	7.6	6.9- 8.3	456	4.7	4.1- 5.3	1,134	10.5	9.7-11.3
GENDER
Male	3,439	2,536	76.5	74.6-78.3	258	7.7	6.6- 9.0	209	5.4	4.5- 6.5	436	10.4	9.2-11.7
Female	5,988	4,585	78.0	76.6-79.3	458	7.4	6.6- 8.3	247	4.0	3.3- 4.7	698	10.6	9.6-11.6
RACE
White	7,356	5,555	76.5	75.2-77.8	528	7.4	6.6- 8.3	370	4.8	4.2- 5.6	903	11.3	10.4-12.3
African American	1,500	1,051	72.5	69.4-75.4	167	10.4	8.6-12.6	77	6.1	4.5- 8.2	205	11.0	9.3-12.9
Other Minorities	532	483	91.7	88.4-94.2	20	3.8	2.2- 6.5	8	1.0	0.4- 2.3	21	3.5	2.1- 5.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	544	490	90.6	86.9-93.3	25	5.4	3.3- 8.8	11	1.2	0.6- 2.4	18	2.8	1.6- 4.9
Non-Hispanic	8,878	6,627	75.8	74.6-77.0	691	7.8	7.1- 8.6	444	5.0	4.4- 5.7	1,116	11.4	10.5-12.2
AGE
18-24	423	331	79.5	74.4-83.8	39	8.4	5.7-12.2	17	4.3	2.4- 7.6	36	7.8	5.3-11.3
25-34	1,312	1,074	81.7	78.8-84.3	111	7.8	6.2- 9.7	28	3.1	1.9- 5.0	99	7.4	5.7- 9.6
35-44	1,831	1,445	80.1	77.8-82.2	156	7.9	6.5- 9.5	73	3.9	3.0- 5.1	157	8.2	6.8- 9.9
45-54	1,804	1,296	72.6	70.0-75.1	158	9.1	7.5-10.9	106	5.6	4.4- 7.2	244	12.7	11.0-14.6
55-64	1,706	1,240	73.9	71.3-76.4	115	6.3	5.1- 7.8	111	7.3	5.8- 9.1	240	12.5	10.8-14.4
65-74	1,269	917	73.7	70.8-76.5	83	5.7	4.4- 7.2	72	5.6	4.3- 7.4	197	15.0	12.8-17.5
75+	1,035	782	75.0	71.7-78.1	48	5.0	3.7- 6.9	48	3.7	2.7- 5.2	157	16.2	13.6-19.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,463	1,015	71.6	68.0-74.9	99	7.6	5.6-10.2	116	6.5	4.9- 8.5	233	14.3	12.0-17.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,674	1,821	69.8	67.4-72.1	285	10.5	9.1-12.2	183	7.0	5.8- 8.5	385	12.7	11.1-14.4
Some Post-H.S.	2,251	1,680	75.9	73.5-78.2	188	8.1	6.8- 9.6	90	4.6	3.4- 6.2	293	11.4	9.8-13.2
College Graduate	3,023	2,594	87.2	85.7-88.6	142	4.8	3.9- 5.8	65	1.8	1.3- 2.6	222	6.1	5.3- 7.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,015	685	67.3	62.7-71.5	94	12.5	9.2-16.8	81	6.9	5.2- 9.2	155	13.3	10.7-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,588	1,086	71.4	68.1-74.6	154	8.2	6.6-10.2	97	6.6	4.9- 8.8	251	13.8	11.6-16.3
$25,000- 34,999	1,117	740	68.4	64.6-71.9	115	10.3	8.2-12.7	68	5.7	4.0- 8.1	194	15.6	13.1-18.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,238	940	77.7	74.7-80.4	98	8.5	6.7-10.6	47	3.6	2.6- 5.1	153	10.3	8.5-12.4
$50,000-74,999	1,291	1,042	80.4	77.4-83.1	84	6.6	5.0- 8.5	42	3.5	2.3- 5.3	123	9.5	7.6-11.9
$75,000+	1,777	1,542	87.2	85.2-88.9	76	4.8	3.7- 6.1	43	2.6	1.8- 3.7	116	5.5	4.4- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,806	1,926	69.3	66.9-71.6	241	8.7	7.3-10.3	196	7.6	6.3- 9.3	443	14.4	12.9-16.1
No	6,554	5,148	80.0	78.7-81.3	468	7.1	6.4- 8.0	253	3.6	3.0- 4.3	685	9.2	8.3-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,127	805	71.6	68.0-74.9	86	8.5	6.6-10.9	67	6.4	4.5- 9.0	169	13.5	11.4-16.0
Non-Veteran	8,296	6,314	78.0	76.8-79.2	629	7.4	6.7- 8.2	389	4.4	3.9- 5.1	964	10.1	9.3-11.0

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

16,780

12,461

75.1

74.2-76.0

1,382

8.6

8.0- 9.2

886

5.1

4.7- 5.6

2,051

11.2

10.6-11.9

-Piedmont NC

9,427

7,121

77.3

76.1-78.4

716

7.6

6.9- 8.3

456

4.7

4.1- 5.3

1,134

10.5

9.7-11.3

GENDER

Male

3,439

2,536

76.5

74.6-78.3

258

7.7

6.6- 9.0

209

5.4

4.5- 6.5

436

10.4

9.2-11.7

Female

5,988

4,585

78.0

76.6-79.3

458

7.4

6.6- 8.3

247

4.0

3.3- 4.7

698

10.6

9.6-11.6

RACE

White

7,356

5,555

76.5

75.2-77.8

528

7.4

6.6- 8.3

370

4.8

4.2- 5.6

903

11.3

10.4-12.3

African American

1,500

1,051

72.5

69.4-75.4

167

10.4

8.6-12.6

6.1

4.5- 8.2

205

11.0

9.3-12.9

Other Minorities

532

483

91.7

88.4-94.2

3.8

2.2- 6.5

1.0

0.4- 2.3

3.5

2.1- 5.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

544

490

90.6

86.9-93.3

5.4

3.3- 8.8

1.2

0.6- 2.4

2.8

1.6- 4.9

Non-Hispanic

8,878

6,627

75.8

74.6-77.0

691

7.8

7.1- 8.6

444

5.0

4.4- 5.7

1,116

11.4

10.5-12.2

AGE

18-24

423

331

79.5

74.4-83.8

8.4

5.7-12.2

4.3

2.4- 7.6

7.8

5.3-11.3

25-34

1,312

1,074

81.7

78.8-84.3

111

7.8

6.2- 9.7

3.1

1.9- 5.0

7.4

5.7- 9.6

35-44

1,831

1,445

80.1

77.8-82.2

156

7.9

6.5- 9.5

3.9

3.0- 5.1

157

8.2

6.8- 9.9

45-54

1,804

1,296

72.6

70.0-75.1

158

9.1

7.5-10.9

106

5.6

4.4- 7.2

244

12.7

11.0-14.6

55-64

1,706

1,240

73.9

71.3-76.4

115

6.3

5.1- 7.8

111

7.3

5.8- 9.1

240

12.5

10.8-14.4

65-74

1,269

917

73.7

70.8-76.5

5.7

4.4- 7.2

5.6

4.3- 7.4

197

15.0

12.8-17.5

75+

1,035

782

75.0

71.7-78.1

5.0

3.7- 6.9

3.7

2.7- 5.2

157

16.2

13.6-19.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,463

1,015

71.6

68.0-74.9

7.6

5.6-10.2

116

6.5

4.9- 8.5

233

14.3

12.0-17.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,674

1,821

69.8

67.4-72.1

285

10.5

9.1-12.2

183

7.0

5.8- 8.5

385

12.7

11.1-14.4

Some Post-H.S.

2,251

1,680

75.9

73.5-78.2

188

8.1

6.8- 9.6

4.6

3.4- 6.2

293

11.4

9.8-13.2

College Graduate

3,023

2,594

87.2

85.7-88.6

142

4.8

3.9- 5.8

1.8

1.3- 2.6

222

6.1

5.3- 7.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,015

685

67.3

62.7-71.5

12.5

9.2-16.8

6.9

5.2- 9.2

155

13.3

10.7-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,588

1,086

71.4

68.1-74.6

154

8.2

6.6-10.2

6.6

4.9- 8.8

251

13.8

11.6-16.3

$25,000- 34,999

1,117

740

68.4

64.6-71.9

115

10.3

8.2-12.7

5.7

4.0- 8.1

194

15.6

13.1-18.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,238

940

77.7

74.7-80.4

8.5

6.7-10.6

3.6

2.6- 5.1

153

10.3

8.5-12.4

$50,000-74,999

1,291

1,042

80.4

77.4-83.1

6.6

5.0- 8.5

3.5

2.3- 5.3

123

9.5

7.6-11.9

$75,000+

1,777

1,542

87.2

85.2-88.9

4.8

3.7- 6.1

2.6

1.8- 3.7

116

5.5

4.4- 6.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,806

1,926

69.3

66.9-71.6

241

8.7

7.3-10.3

196

7.6

6.3- 9.3

443

14.4

12.9-16.1

6,554

5,148

80.0

78.7-81.3

468

7.1

6.4- 8.0

253

3.6

3.0- 4.3

685

9.2

8.3-10.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,127

805

71.6

68.0-74.9

8.5

6.6-10.9

6.4

4.5- 9.0

169

13.5

11.4-16.0

Non-Veteran

8,296

6,314

78.0

76.8-79.2

629

7.4

6.7- 8.2

389

4.4

3.9- 5.1

964

10.1

9.3-11.0

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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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