BRFSS 2005 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for work areas?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke Policy

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas	No official policy
North Carolina	7,339	6,650	89.2	88.1-90.3	364	6.0	5.1- 7.0	139	2.0	1.6- 2.5	186	2.8	2.3- 3.4
-Piedmont NC	4,306	3,922	90.0	88.7-91.3	206	5.6	4.6- 6.7	79	1.7	1.3- 2.3	99	2.7	2.0- 3.4
GENDER
Male	1,510	1,310	86.5	84.0-88.6	103	7.7	6.0- 9.8	44	2.2	1.5- 3.2	53	3.6	2.6- 5.1
Female	2,796	2,612	93.5	92.2-94.5	103	3.5	2.8- 4.5	35	1.3	0.9- 2.0	46	1.7	1.2- 2.4
RACE
White	3,317	3,015	89.8	88.2-91.2	157	5.7	4.6- 7.0	61	1.6	1.2- 2.2	84	2.9	2.2- 3.8
African American	724	674	93.2	90.3-95.2	28	3.8	2.4- 6.0	12	1.5	0.7- 3.6	10	1.5	0.7- 3.4
Other Minorities	247	216	85.6	78.6-90.6	21	8.7	5.1-14.3	6	3.3	1.3- 8.1	4	2.4	0.6- 8.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	222	188	83.4	75.7-89.1	26	11.2	6.9-17.8	5	3.0	1.1- 8.0	3	2.3	0.5- 9.4
Non-Hispanic	4,083	3,733	90.6	89.2-91.8	180	5.1	4.2- 6.2	74	1.6	1.2- 2.2	96	2.7	2.1- 3.5
AGE
18-24	206	180	87.5	80.5-92.2	17	8.2	4.4-14.9	4	1.6	0.5- 5.0	5	2.7	1.1- 6.6
25-34	805	722	86.9	83.2-89.8	41	6.2	4.2- 9.0	21	3.0	1.8- 4.9	21	4.0	2.4- 6.7
35-44	1,213	1,126	94.0	92.3-95.3	47	3.4	2.4- 4.9	18	1.2	0.7- 2.0	22	1.4	0.8- 2.3
45-54	1,156	1,042	88.2	85.4-90.5	65	7.3	5.5- 9.7	18	1.4	0.8- 2.6	31	3.1	2.0- 4.7
55-64	743	686	92.3	89.7-94.3	29	4.0	2.7- 6.0	15	1.5	0.8- 2.7	13	2.2	1.2- 4.0
65-74	136	122	91.2	83.8-95.4	6	5.2	2.0-13.2	2	1.0	0.2- 4.1	6	2.6	1.1- 5.9
75+	26	23	91.1	73.4-97.4	1	1.9	0.3-12.5	1	2.4	0.3-15.4	1	4.7	0.6-26.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	296	246	80.9	73.5-86.6	33	11.4	7.4-17.2	10	2.2	1.1- 4.5	7	5.5	2.2-12.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,063	933	85.5	81.7-88.6	75	9.0	6.4-12.5	28	2.8	1.7- 4.6	27	2.7	1.6- 4.5
Some Post-H.S.	1,089	993	91.2	88.8-93.2	55	5.3	3.8- 7.2	15	1.5	0.7- 3.1	26	2.0	1.2- 3.2
College Graduate	1,858	1,750	93.5	91.9-94.8	43	2.9	2.0- 4.1	26	1.2	0.8- 1.9	39	2.4	1.7- 3.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	164	145	90.0	83.5-94.1	11	5.1	2.6- 9.7	6	4.3	1.7-10.4	2	0.6	0.1- 2.3
$15,000- 24,999	544	469	85.5	80.3-89.5	43	9.5	6.2-14.3	12	1.5	0.8- 2.7	20	3.6	1.8- 6.9
$25,000- 34,999	535	491	89.0	84.3-92.4	15	4.6	2.2- 9.1	15	3.2	1.8- 5.7	14	3.2	1.7- 6.0
$35,000- 49,999	686	612	88.4	84.6-91.3	36	5.7	3.8- 8.5	19	2.5	1.2- 5.1	19	3.3	1.8- 5.9
$50,000-74,999	783	713	89.0	85.0-92.0	41	6.3	4.0- 9.8	14	1.8	0.9- 3.3	15	2.9	1.5- 5.7
$75,000+	1,220	1,151	93.6	91.6-95.2	41	4.0	2.8- 5.7	8	0.5	0.2- 1.2	20	1.9	1.1- 3.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	734	658	91.3	88.6-93.4	34	4.1	2.6- 6.3	19	1.8	1.0- 3.1	23	2.8	1.7- 4.6
No	3,551	3,246	89.8	88.2-91.2	172	5.9	4.8- 7.2	58	1.7	1.2- 2.3	75	2.6	1.9- 3.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	335	298	85.1	77.5-90.5	18	10.0	5.3-18.0	8	1.4	0.6- 3.4	11	3.5	1.7- 7.0
Non-Veteran	3,969	3,622	90.5	89.2-91.7	188	5.2	4.3- 6.2	71	1.8	1.3- 2.4	88	2.6	1.9- 3.4

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

No official policy

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,339

6,650

89.2

88.1-90.3

364

6.0

5.1- 7.0

139

2.0

1.6- 2.5

186

2.8

2.3- 3.4

-Piedmont NC

4,306

3,922

90.0

88.7-91.3

206

5.6

4.6- 6.7

1.7

1.3- 2.3

2.7

2.0- 3.4

GENDER

Male

1,510

1,310

86.5

84.0-88.6

103

7.7

6.0- 9.8

2.2

1.5- 3.2

3.6

2.6- 5.1

Female

2,796

2,612

93.5

92.2-94.5

103

3.5

2.8- 4.5

1.3

0.9- 2.0

1.7

1.2- 2.4

RACE

White

3,317

3,015

89.8

88.2-91.2

157

5.7

4.6- 7.0

1.6

1.2- 2.2

2.9

2.2- 3.8

African American

724

674

93.2

90.3-95.2

3.8

2.4- 6.0

1.5

0.7- 3.6

1.5

0.7- 3.4

Other Minorities

247

216

85.6

78.6-90.6

8.7

5.1-14.3

3.3

1.3- 8.1

2.4

0.6- 8.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

222

188

83.4

75.7-89.1

11.2

6.9-17.8

3.0

1.1- 8.0

2.3

0.5- 9.4

Non-Hispanic

4,083

3,733

90.6

89.2-91.8

180

5.1

4.2- 6.2

1.6

1.2- 2.2

2.7

2.1- 3.5

AGE

18-24

206

180

87.5

80.5-92.2

8.2

4.4-14.9

1.6

0.5- 5.0

2.7

1.1- 6.6

25-34

805

722

86.9

83.2-89.8

6.2

4.2- 9.0

3.0

1.8- 4.9

4.0

2.4- 6.7

35-44

1,213

1,126

94.0

92.3-95.3

3.4

2.4- 4.9

1.2

0.7- 2.0

1.4

0.8- 2.3

45-54

1,156

1,042

88.2

85.4-90.5

7.3

5.5- 9.7

1.4

0.8- 2.6

3.1

2.0- 4.7

55-64

743

686

92.3

89.7-94.3

4.0

2.7- 6.0

1.5

0.8- 2.7

2.2

1.2- 4.0

65-74

136

122

91.2

83.8-95.4

5.2

2.0-13.2

1.0

0.2- 4.1

2.6

1.1- 5.9

75+

91.1

73.4-97.4

1.9

0.3-12.5

2.4

0.3-15.4

4.7

0.6-26.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

296

246

80.9

73.5-86.6

11.4

7.4-17.2

2.2

1.1- 4.5

5.5

2.2-12.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,063

933

85.5

81.7-88.6

9.0

6.4-12.5

2.8

1.7- 4.6

2.7

1.6- 4.5

Some Post-H.S.

1,089

993

91.2

88.8-93.2

5.3

3.8- 7.2

1.5

0.7- 3.1

2.0

1.2- 3.2

College Graduate

1,858

1,750

93.5

91.9-94.8

2.9

2.0- 4.1

1.2

0.8- 1.9

2.4

1.7- 3.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

164

145

90.0

83.5-94.1

5.1

2.6- 9.7

4.3

1.7-10.4

0.6

0.1- 2.3

$15,000- 24,999

544

469

85.5

80.3-89.5

9.5

6.2-14.3

1.5

0.8- 2.7

3.6

1.8- 6.9

$25,000- 34,999

535

491

89.0

84.3-92.4

4.6

2.2- 9.1

3.2

1.8- 5.7

3.2

1.7- 6.0

$35,000- 49,999

686

612

88.4

84.6-91.3

5.7

3.8- 8.5

2.5

1.2- 5.1

3.3

1.8- 5.9

$50,000-74,999

783

713

89.0

85.0-92.0

6.3

4.0- 9.8

1.8

0.9- 3.3

2.9

1.5- 5.7

$75,000+

1,220

1,151

93.6

91.6-95.2

4.0

2.8- 5.7

0.5

0.2- 1.2

1.9

1.1- 3.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

734

658

91.3

88.6-93.4

4.1

2.6- 6.3

1.8

1.0- 3.1

2.8

1.7- 4.6

3,551

3,246

89.8

88.2-91.2

172

5.9

4.8- 7.2

1.7

1.2- 2.3

2.6

1.9- 3.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

335

298

85.1

77.5-90.5

10.0

5.3-18.0

1.4

0.6- 3.4

3.5

1.7- 7.0

Non-Veteran

3,969

3,622

90.5

89.2-91.7

188

5.2

4.3- 6.2

1.8

1.3- 2.4

2.6

1.9- 3.4

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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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