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

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke Policy

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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
-Western NC	1,955	1,401	71.6	68.8-74.3	163	9.5	7.6-11.8	131	6.3	5.2- 7.8	260	12.5	10.8-14.5
GENDER
Male	692	476	69.4	64.6-73.8	56	10.4	7.1-15.0	51	6.6	4.8- 9.1	109	13.6	10.9-16.9
Female	1,263	925	73.5	70.2-76.5	107	8.8	7.0-11.0	80	6.1	4.7- 8.0	151	11.6	9.5-14.2
RACE
White	1,742	1,239	70.2	67.2-73.0	146	9.7	7.7-12.1	114	6.6	5.3- 8.2	243	13.6	11.6-15.8
African American	93	64	72.0	55.0-84.4	8	12.0	3.2-36.0	14	11.0	5.7-20.2	7	5.0	2.2-11.1
Other Minorities	119	97	86.3	77.8-91.9	9	6.4	2.8-13.9	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8	10	6.4	3.1-12.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	75	66	94.4	88.6-97.3	4	2.1	0.7- 6.0	0	0.0	. - .	5	3.4	1.3- 8.8
Non-Hispanic	1,878	1,334	69.9	66.9-72.6	158	10.0	8.0-12.5	131	6.9	5.6- 8.4	255	13.3	11.4-15.4
AGE
18-24	102	77	71.2	57.8-81.7	10	14.1	6.2-28.9	5	3.2	1.1- 9.4	10	11.5	5.9-21.2
25-34	259	199	75.5	68.6-81.2	21	9.9	6.1-15.6	14	5.7	3.1-10.0	25	8.9	5.7-13.8
35-44	298	209	71.1	64.5-76.8	33	10.1	6.8-14.7	18	7.6	4.5-12.5	38	11.2	7.7-16.2
45-54	342	224	63.9	57.7-69.7	38	12.0	8.4-16.9	30	8.5	5.7-12.5	50	15.6	11.6-20.7
55-64	375	263	71.1	65.3-76.2	27	7.1	4.6-10.9	33	7.6	5.1-11.0	52	14.2	10.4-19.2
65-74	300	222	74.2	68.1-79.6	19	5.3	3.1- 8.9	19	6.7	4.0-11.1	40	13.7	9.8-19.0
75+	272	201	74.8	68.3-80.3	15	6.0	3.4-10.2	11	4.2	2.1- 8.3	45	15.0	10.7-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	337	200	57.3	49.1-65.1	37	16.1	9.6-25.7	33	8.5	5.5-12.9	67	18.2	13.5-24.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	589	398	68.1	63.0-72.8	59	10.5	7.8-14.1	53	8.5	6.1-11.6	79	12.9	9.7-17.0
Some Post-H.S.	476	328	73.6	68.5-78.2	48	9.8	6.8-13.9	34	5.8	3.9- 8.5	66	10.8	8.0-14.5
College Graduate	545	468	84.6	80.4-88.0	19	3.2	2.0- 5.2	11	2.7	1.3- 5.5	47	9.5	6.8-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	274	174	67.6	59.9-74.3	31	10.3	6.7-15.6	29	11.0	6.8-17.5	40	11.1	7.7-15.6
$15,000- 24,999	403	263	66.5	60.1-72.3	35	10.5	7.1-15.5	30	6.1	4.1- 9.1	75	16.9	12.7-22.1
$25,000- 34,999	268	178	64.9	57.5-71.6	23	9.3	5.6-15.0	26	10.7	6.9-16.1	41	15.2	10.8-20.9
$35,000- 49,999	289	213	71.8	64.8-77.9	28	11.5	7.4-17.3	13	6.4	3.3-12.0	35	10.3	7.0-15.1
$50,000-74,999	213	175	78.5	66.7-86.9	13	10.2	3.7-25.3	5	2.0	0.7- 5.4	20	9.3	5.5-15.4
$75,000+	223	191	83.6	75.1-89.6	11	4.7	2.2- 9.8	5	2.1	0.9- 5.2	16	9.6	4.7-18.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	667	418	64.0	59.1-68.7	72	10.8	8.1-14.1	68	9.9	7.4-13.0	109	15.3	12.1-19.3
No	1,274	975	75.0	71.5-78.2	89	9.0	6.6-12.1	62	4.8	3.5- 6.4	148	11.3	9.3-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	259	188	72.6	65.6-78.7	16	5.1	2.9- 8.6	16	7.8	4.4-13.4	39	14.5	9.9-20.5
Non-Veteran	1,696	1,213	71.5	68.4-74.3	147	10.2	8.0-12.8	115	6.1	4.9- 7.7	221	12.3	10.4-14.4

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

-Western NC

1,955

1,401

71.6

68.8-74.3

163

9.5

7.6-11.8

131

6.3

5.2- 7.8

260

12.5

10.8-14.5

GENDER

Male

692

476

69.4

64.6-73.8

10.4

7.1-15.0

6.6

4.8- 9.1

109

13.6

10.9-16.9

Female

1,263

925

73.5

70.2-76.5

107

8.8

7.0-11.0

6.1

4.7- 8.0

151

11.6

9.5-14.2

RACE

White

1,742

1,239

70.2

67.2-73.0

146

9.7

7.7-12.1

114

6.6

5.3- 8.2

243

13.6

11.6-15.8

African American

72.0

55.0-84.4

12.0

3.2-36.0

11.0

5.7-20.2

5.0

2.2-11.1

Other Minorities

119

86.3

77.8-91.9

6.4

2.8-13.9

0.9

0.3- 2.8

6.4

3.1-12.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

94.4

88.6-97.3

2.1

0.7- 6.0

0.0

. - .

3.4

1.3- 8.8

Non-Hispanic

1,878

1,334

69.9

66.9-72.6

158

10.0

8.0-12.5

131

6.9

5.6- 8.4

255

13.3

11.4-15.4

AGE

18-24

102

71.2

57.8-81.7

14.1

6.2-28.9

3.2

1.1- 9.4

11.5

5.9-21.2

25-34

259

199

75.5

68.6-81.2

9.9

6.1-15.6

5.7

3.1-10.0

8.9

5.7-13.8

35-44

298

209

71.1

64.5-76.8

10.1

6.8-14.7

7.6

4.5-12.5

11.2

7.7-16.2

45-54

342

224

63.9

57.7-69.7

12.0

8.4-16.9

8.5

5.7-12.5

15.6

11.6-20.7

55-64

375

263

71.1

65.3-76.2

7.1

4.6-10.9

7.6

5.1-11.0

14.2

10.4-19.2

65-74

300

222

74.2

68.1-79.6

5.3

3.1- 8.9

6.7

4.0-11.1

13.7

9.8-19.0

75+

272

201

74.8

68.3-80.3

6.0

3.4-10.2

4.2

2.1- 8.3

15.0

10.7-20.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

337

200

57.3

49.1-65.1

16.1

9.6-25.7

8.5

5.5-12.9

18.2

13.5-24.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

589

398

68.1

63.0-72.8

10.5

7.8-14.1

8.5

6.1-11.6

12.9

9.7-17.0

Some Post-H.S.

476

328

73.6

68.5-78.2

9.8

6.8-13.9

5.8

3.9- 8.5

10.8

8.0-14.5

College Graduate

545

468

84.6

80.4-88.0

3.2

2.0- 5.2

2.7

1.3- 5.5

9.5

6.8-13.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

274

174

67.6

59.9-74.3

10.3

6.7-15.6

11.0

6.8-17.5

11.1

7.7-15.6

$15,000- 24,999

403

263

66.5

60.1-72.3

10.5

7.1-15.5

6.1

4.1- 9.1

16.9

12.7-22.1

$25,000- 34,999

268

178

64.9

57.5-71.6

9.3

5.6-15.0

10.7

6.9-16.1

15.2

10.8-20.9

$35,000- 49,999

289

213

71.8

64.8-77.9

11.5

7.4-17.3

6.4

3.3-12.0

10.3

7.0-15.1

$50,000-74,999

213

175

78.5

66.7-86.9

10.2

3.7-25.3

2.0

0.7- 5.4

9.3

5.5-15.4

$75,000+

223

191

83.6

75.1-89.6

4.7

2.2- 9.8

2.1

0.9- 5.2

9.6

4.7-18.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

667

418

64.0

59.1-68.7

10.8

8.1-14.1

9.9

7.4-13.0

109

15.3

12.1-19.3

1,274

975

75.0

71.5-78.2

9.0

6.6-12.1

4.8

3.5- 6.4

148

11.3

9.3-13.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

259

188

72.6

65.6-78.7

5.1

2.9- 8.6

7.8

4.4-13.4

14.5

9.9-20.5

Non-Veteran

1,696

1,213

71.5

68.4-74.3

147

10.2

8.0-12.8

115

6.1

4.9- 7.7

221

12.3

10.4-14.4

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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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