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2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Randolph County

Secondhand Smoke Policy

Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,332 5,792 76.9 75.4-78.2 1,540 23.1 21.8-24.6
-Randolph County 205 156 75.5 67.8-81.9 49 24.5 18.1-32.2
GENDER
Male 77 56 73.6 60.9-83.3 21 26.4 16.7-39.1
Female 128 100 77.6 68.2-84.8 28 22.4 15.2-31.8
RACE
White 168 127 75.4 66.8-82.4 41 24.6 17.6-33.2
Other 37 29 75.8 56.6-88.3 8 24.2 11.7-43.4
AGE
18-44 106 77 72.0 61.4-80.6 29 28.0 19.4-38.6
45+ 99 79 81.2 69.7-89.1 20 18.8 10.9-30.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 104 73 68.5 56.9-78.1 31 31.5 21.9-43.1
Some College + 101 83 84.0 74.2-90.5 18 16.0 9.5-25.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 101 71 70.9 59.5-80.2 30 29.1 19.8-40.5
$50,000+ 88 72 80.8 68.8-89.0 16 19.2 11.0-31.2

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

^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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