BRFSS 2005 - Western 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: Western 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
-Western NC	1,950	396	21.7	19.3-24.4	1,554	78.3	75.6-80.7
GENDER
Male	690	140	21.3	17.5-25.6	550	78.7	74.4-82.5
Female	1,260	256	22.2	19.1-25.6	1,004	77.8	74.4-80.9
RACE
White	1,738	340	21.6	19.0-24.4	1,398	78.4	75.6-81.0
African American	92	31	35.2	21.8-51.5	61	64.8	48.5-78.2
Other Minorities	119	25	15.2	9.0-24.4	94	84.8	75.6-91.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	76	19	20.3	10.9-34.4	57	79.7	65.6-89.1
Non-Hispanic	1,872	377	21.9	19.4-24.6	1,495	78.1	75.4-80.6
AGE
18-24	102	36	33.5	23.1-45.7	66	66.5	54.3-76.9
25-34	260	67	25.7	19.5-32.9	193	74.3	67.1-80.5
35-44	297	59	16.9	12.7-22.3	238	83.1	77.7-87.3
45-54	340	80	22.4	17.4-28.3	260	77.6	71.7-82.6
55-64	375	77	21.2	16.7-26.5	298	78.8	73.5-83.3
65-74	297	46	15.5	11.3-20.8	251	84.5	79.2-88.7
75+	272	28	11.1	7.4-16.4	244	88.9	83.6-92.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	335	58	13.4	9.7-18.1	277	86.6	81.9-90.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	588	98	19.2	14.8-24.5	490	80.8	75.5-85.2
Some Post-H.S.	473	115	32.7	26.9-39.1	358	67.3	60.9-73.1
College Graduate	546	122	20.4	16.7-24.6	424	79.6	75.4-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	272	53	21.4	15.0-29.6	219	78.6	70.4-85.0
$15,000- 24,999	404	85	21.7	16.4-28.1	319	78.3	71.9-83.6
$25,000- 34,999	268	51	16.5	11.9-22.4	217	83.5	77.6-88.1
$35,000- 49,999	288	63	22.8	17.4-29.3	225	77.2	70.7-82.6
$50,000-74,999	213	45	24.6	17.8-32.9	168	75.4	67.1-82.2
$75,000+	222	45	20.9	14.7-29.0	177	79.1	71.0-85.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	664	142	23.3	18.8-28.5	522	76.7	71.5-81.2
No	1,275	252	21.2	18.3-24.4	1,023	78.8	75.6-81.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	258	47	18.9	13.8-25.3	211	81.1	74.7-86.2
Non-Veteran	1,692	349	22.2	19.5-25.1	1,343	77.8	74.9-80.5

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

-Western NC

1,950

396

21.7

19.3-24.4

1,554

78.3

75.6-80.7

GENDER

Male

690

140

21.3

17.5-25.6

550

78.7

74.4-82.5

Female

1,260

256

22.2

19.1-25.6

1,004

77.8

74.4-80.9

RACE

White

1,738

340

21.6

19.0-24.4

1,398

78.4

75.6-81.0

African American

35.2

21.8-51.5

64.8

48.5-78.2

Other Minorities

119

15.2

9.0-24.4

84.8

75.6-91.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

20.3

10.9-34.4

79.7

65.6-89.1

Non-Hispanic

1,872

377

21.9

19.4-24.6

1,495

78.1

75.4-80.6

AGE

18-24

102

33.5

23.1-45.7

66.5

54.3-76.9

25-34

260

25.7

19.5-32.9

193

74.3

67.1-80.5

35-44

297

16.9

12.7-22.3

238

83.1

77.7-87.3

45-54

340

22.4

17.4-28.3

260

77.6

71.7-82.6

55-64

375

21.2

16.7-26.5

298

78.8

73.5-83.3

65-74

297

15.5

11.3-20.8

251

84.5

79.2-88.7

75+

272

11.1

7.4-16.4

244

88.9

83.6-92.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

335

13.4

9.7-18.1

277

86.6

81.9-90.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

588

19.2

14.8-24.5

490

80.8

75.5-85.2

Some Post-H.S.

473

115

32.7

26.9-39.1

358

67.3

60.9-73.1

College Graduate

546

122

20.4

16.7-24.6

424

79.6

75.4-83.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

272

21.4

15.0-29.6

219

78.6

70.4-85.0

$15,000- 24,999

404

21.7

16.4-28.1

319

78.3

71.9-83.6

$25,000- 34,999

268

16.5

11.9-22.4

217

83.5

77.6-88.1

$35,000- 49,999

288

22.8

17.4-29.3

225

77.2

70.7-82.6

$50,000-74,999

213

24.6

17.8-32.9

168

75.4

67.1-82.2

$75,000+

222

20.9

14.7-29.0

177

79.1

71.0-85.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

664

142

23.3

18.8-28.5

522

76.7

71.5-81.2

1,275

252

21.2

18.3-24.4

1,023

78.8

75.6-81.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

258

18.9

13.8-25.3

211

81.1

74.7-86.2

Non-Veteran

1,692

349

22.2

19.5-25.1

1,343

77.8

74.9-80.5

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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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