BRFSS 2005 - Western North Carolina**: (Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	7,332	5,792	76.9	75.4-78.2	1,540	23.1	21.8-24.6
-Western NC	782	622	76.3	71.8-80.4	160	23.7	19.6-28.2
GENDER
Male	228	168	70.6	61.8-78.1	60	29.4	21.9-38.2
Female	554	454	80.3	75.6-84.3	100	19.7	15.7-24.4
RACE
White	702	564	78.6	74.2-82.4	138	21.4	17.6-25.8
African American	34	28	76.3	50.6-91.0	6	23.7	9.0-49.4
Other Minorities	46	30	53.4	31.7-73.9	16	46.6	26.1-68.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	30	15	47.8	26.0-70.4	15	52.2	29.6-74.0
Non-Hispanic	752	607	79.1	75.0-82.7	145	20.9	17.3-25.0
AGE
18-24	42	28	64.0	43.7-80.2	14	36.0	19.8-56.3
25-34	154	116	72.7	63.0-80.6	38	27.3	19.4-37.0
35-44	181	147	80.3	72.3-86.5	34	19.7	13.5-27.7
45-54	217	175	80.5	73.3-86.2	42	19.5	13.8-26.7
55-64	142	117	81.7	71.5-88.9	25	18.3	11.1-28.5
65-74	34	31	95.2	79.2-99.1	3	4.8	0.9-20.8
75+	9	7	68.4	29.9-91.7	2	31.6	8.3-70.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	69	41	56.5	39.1-72.4	28	43.5	27.6-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	219	156	65.6	56.2-74.0	63	34.4	26.0-43.8
Some Post-H.S.	218	180	81.2	73.5-87.0	38	18.8	13.0-26.5
College Graduate	275	244	90.6	86.3-93.7	31	9.4	6.3-13.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	44	32	72.3	52.9-85.8	12	27.7	14.2-47.1
$15,000- 24,999	140	99	62.8	50.0-74.0	41	37.2	26.0-50.0
$25,000- 34,999	121	95	77.0	64.1-86.3	26	23.0	13.7-35.9
$35,000- 49,999	155	125	79.8	70.4-86.7	30	20.2	13.3-29.6
$50,000-74,999	119	97	81.2	71.0-88.4	22	18.8	11.6-29.0
$75,000+	146	134	93.3	87.5-96.5	12	6.7	3.5-12.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	153	116	78.7	70.2-85.4	37	21.3	14.6-29.8
No	623	503	76.3	71.0-80.9	120	23.7	19.1-29.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	51	43	85.2	69.3-93.6	8	14.8	6.4-30.7
Non-Veteran	731	579	75.7	70.9-80.0	152	24.3	20.0-29.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,332

5,792

76.9

75.4-78.2

1,540

23.1

21.8-24.6

-Western NC

782

622

76.3

71.8-80.4

160

23.7

19.6-28.2

GENDER

Male

228

168

70.6

61.8-78.1

29.4

21.9-38.2

Female

554

454

80.3

75.6-84.3

100

19.7

15.7-24.4

RACE

White

702

564

78.6

74.2-82.4

138

21.4

17.6-25.8

African American

76.3

50.6-91.0

23.7

9.0-49.4

Other Minorities

53.4

31.7-73.9

46.6

26.1-68.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

47.8

26.0-70.4

52.2

29.6-74.0

Non-Hispanic

752

607

79.1

75.0-82.7

145

20.9

17.3-25.0

AGE

18-24

64.0

43.7-80.2

36.0

19.8-56.3

25-34

154

116

72.7

63.0-80.6

27.3

19.4-37.0

35-44

181

147

80.3

72.3-86.5

19.7

13.5-27.7

45-54

217

175

80.5

73.3-86.2

19.5

13.8-26.7

55-64

142

117

81.7

71.5-88.9

18.3

11.1-28.5

65-74

95.2

79.2-99.1

4.8

0.9-20.8

75+

68.4

29.9-91.7

31.6

8.3-70.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

56.5

39.1-72.4

43.5

27.6-60.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

219

156

65.6

56.2-74.0

34.4

26.0-43.8

Some Post-H.S.

218

180

81.2

73.5-87.0

18.8

13.0-26.5

College Graduate

275

244

90.6

86.3-93.7

9.4

6.3-13.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

72.3

52.9-85.8

27.7

14.2-47.1

$15,000- 24,999

140

62.8

50.0-74.0

37.2

26.0-50.0

$25,000- 34,999

121

77.0

64.1-86.3

23.0

13.7-35.9

$35,000- 49,999

155

125

79.8

70.4-86.7

20.2

13.3-29.6

$50,000-74,999

119

81.2

71.0-88.4

18.8

11.6-29.0

$75,000+

146

134

93.3

87.5-96.5

6.7

3.5-12.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

153

116

78.7

70.2-85.4

21.3

14.6-29.8

623

503

76.3

71.0-80.9

120

23.7

19.1-29.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

85.2

69.3-93.6

14.8

6.4-30.7

Non-Veteran

731

579

75.7

70.9-80.0

152

24.3

20.0-29.1

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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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