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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only)

In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas , or not allowed at all
a. Public Buildings

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  Total
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Allowed in all areas Allowed in some areas Not allowed at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,512 86 1.0 0.8- 1.4 1,602 21.8 20.4-23.2 5,824 77.2 75.7-78.5
-Mtn. AHEC 456 5 0.9 0.3- 2.8 81 20.1 15.3-25.9 370 79.0 73.1-83.8
GENDER
Male 178 5 1.9 0.6- 5.7 53 30.4 21.9-40.5 120 67.7 57.7-76.4
Female 278 0 0.0 . - . 28 10.1 6.5-15.4 250 89.9 84.6-93.5
RACE
White 407 5 1.0 0.3- 3.1 72 20.1 15.2-26.2 330 78.8 72.7-83.9
Other 47 0 0.0 . - . 8 19.1 6.0-46.7 39 80.9 53.3-94.0
AGE
18-44 118 0 0.0 . - . 26 23.4 14.7-35.1 92 76.6 64.9-85.3
45+ 338 5 1.5 0.5- 4.7 55 17.9 13.0-24.2 278 80.5 74.1-85.6
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 195 4 1.6 0.4- 6.1 35 18.0 11.5-26.9 156 80.4 71.4-87.1
Some College + 259 1 0.4 0.1- 2.6 46 21.9 15.5-30.0 212 77.7 69.6-84.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 276 3 0.5 0.1- 2.9 58 25.0 18.3-33.2 215 74.4 66.3-81.2
$50,000+ 118 1 0.7 0.1- 5.1 17 18.8 10.9-30.4 100 80.5 68.9-88.4

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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.


*Mountain AHEC: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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