BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont 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: Piedmont North Carolina**

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
-Piedmont NC	9,397	1,894	21.7	20.5-22.9	7,503	78.3	77.1-79.5
GENDER
Male	3,430	689	21.3	19.4-23.3	2,741	78.7	76.7-80.6
Female	5,967	1,205	22.0	20.6-23.5	4,762	78.0	76.5-79.4
RACE
White	7,338	1,323	18.7	17.5-20.0	6,015	81.3	80.0-82.5
African American	1,492	406	29.1	25.8-32.5	1,086	70.9	67.5-74.2
Other Minorities	528	157	31.0	25.8-36.7	371	69.0	63.3-74.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	542	149	29.4	24.3-35.0	393	70.6	65.0-75.7
Non-Hispanic	8,849	1,744	20.8	19.6-22.0	7,105	79.2	78.0-80.4
AGE
18-24	417	141	31.7	26.3-37.7	276	68.3	62.3-73.7
25-34	1,306	334	25.4	22.5-28.5	972	74.6	71.5-77.5
35-44	1,829	385	20.4	18.3-22.8	1,444	79.6	77.2-81.7
45-54	1,803	385	20.5	18.3-23.0	1,418	79.5	77.0-81.7
55-64	1,701	340	19.3	17.2-21.7	1,361	80.7	78.3-82.8
65-74	1,268	197	16.8	14.3-19.5	1,071	83.2	80.5-85.7
75+	1,026	105	10.7	8.6-13.3	921	89.3	86.7-91.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,455	297	25.0	21.3-29.1	1,158	75.0	70.9-78.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,664	541	22.6	20.4-25.0	2,123	77.4	75.0-79.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,246	439	20.3	18.1-22.6	1,807	79.7	77.4-81.9
College Graduate	3,016	613	20.2	18.5-22.1	2,403	79.8	77.9-81.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,008	251	27.4	23.5-31.7	757	72.6	68.3-76.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,585	335	23.6	20.6-26.9	1,250	76.4	73.1-79.4
$25,000- 34,999	1,115	236	25.4	21.7-29.4	879	74.6	70.6-78.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,234	219	18.8	15.4-22.7	1,015	81.2	77.3-84.6
$50,000-74,999	1,287	253	20.0	17.3-23.0	1,034	80.0	77.0-82.7
$75,000+	1,770	348	19.7	17.4-22.1	1,422	80.3	77.9-82.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,798	634	24.3	22.1-26.6	2,164	75.7	73.4-77.9
No	6,545	1,254	20.9	19.5-22.4	5,291	79.1	77.6-80.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,119	199	17.8	15.1-20.9	920	82.2	79.1-84.9
Non-Veteran	8,274	1,694	22.2	20.9-23.5	6,580	77.8	76.5-79.1

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

-Piedmont NC

9,397

1,894

21.7

20.5-22.9

7,503

78.3

77.1-79.5

GENDER

Male

3,430

689

21.3

19.4-23.3

2,741

78.7

76.7-80.6

Female

5,967

1,205

22.0

20.6-23.5

4,762

78.0

76.5-79.4

RACE

White

7,338

1,323

18.7

17.5-20.0

6,015

81.3

80.0-82.5

African American

1,492

406

29.1

25.8-32.5

1,086

70.9

67.5-74.2

Other Minorities

528

157

31.0

25.8-36.7

371

69.0

63.3-74.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

542

149

29.4

24.3-35.0

393

70.6

65.0-75.7

Non-Hispanic

8,849

1,744

20.8

19.6-22.0

7,105

79.2

78.0-80.4

AGE

18-24

417

141

31.7

26.3-37.7

276

68.3

62.3-73.7

25-34

1,306

334

25.4

22.5-28.5

972

74.6

71.5-77.5

35-44

1,829

385

20.4

18.3-22.8

1,444

79.6

77.2-81.7

45-54

1,803

385

20.5

18.3-23.0

1,418

79.5

77.0-81.7

55-64

1,701

340

19.3

17.2-21.7

1,361

80.7

78.3-82.8

65-74

1,268

197

16.8

14.3-19.5

1,071

83.2

80.5-85.7

75+

1,026

105

10.7

8.6-13.3

921

89.3

86.7-91.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,455

297

25.0

21.3-29.1

1,158

75.0

70.9-78.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,664

541

22.6

20.4-25.0

2,123

77.4

75.0-79.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,246

439

20.3

18.1-22.6

1,807

79.7

77.4-81.9

College Graduate

3,016

613

20.2

18.5-22.1

2,403

79.8

77.9-81.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,008

251

27.4

23.5-31.7

757

72.6

68.3-76.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,585

335

23.6

20.6-26.9

1,250

76.4

73.1-79.4

$25,000- 34,999

1,115

236

25.4

21.7-29.4

879

74.6

70.6-78.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,234

219

18.8

15.4-22.7

1,015

81.2

77.3-84.6

$50,000-74,999

1,287

253

20.0

17.3-23.0

1,034

80.0

77.0-82.7

$75,000+

1,770

348

19.7

17.4-22.1

1,422

80.3

77.9-82.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,798

634

24.3

22.1-26.6

2,164

75.7

73.4-77.9

6,545

1,254

20.9

19.5-22.4

5,291

79.1

77.6-80.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,119

199

17.8

15.1-20.9

920

82.2

79.1-84.9

Non-Veteran

8,274

1,694

22.2

20.9-23.5

6,580

77.8

76.5-79.1

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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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