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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
b. Convenience Stores

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Respond.^
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 7,291 401 5.4 4.7- 6.1 817 12.3 11.1-13.5 6,073 82.4 81.0-83.7
-Mtn. AHEC 441 22 5.1 2.9- 8.8 46 14.6 9.7-21.2 373 80.3 73.6-85.7
GENDER
Male 172 17 8.4 4.4-15.6 27 18.9 10.9-30.6 128 72.7 61.4-81.7
Female 269 5 1.9 0.8- 4.6 19 10.4 6.0-17.4 245 87.7 80.8-92.4
RACE
White 392 21 5.3 3.0- 9.3 40 14.5 9.4-21.7 331 80.2 73.0-85.8
Other 47 1 3.0 0.4-18.7 6 16.1 5.7-37.5 40 81.0 59.8-92.4
AGE
18-44 117 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6 22 25.0 14.8-38.8 94 74.4 60.6-84.6
45+ 324 21 8.1 4.6-13.9 24 7.5 4.7-11.7 279 84.4 78.2-89.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 188 11 6.4 2.7-14.5 25 18.1 9.9-30.6 152 75.5 63.3-84.7
Some College + 251 11 4.2 2.2- 7.8 21 11.9 7.0-19.6 219 83.9 76.4-89.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 267 16 6.1 3.0-12.1 30 14.1 9.0-21.4 221 79.8 71.9-86.0
$50,000+ 113 4 3.9 1.4-10.1 9 9.1 4.1-19.0 100 87.1 77.1-93.1

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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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