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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC*

Seconhand Smoke Policy (Asked July--December Only)

Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?

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Respond.^
Not allowed anywhere Allowed in some places Allowed anywhere No rules about smoking
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 7,583 5,655 75.2 73.7-76.5 549 8.2 7.3- 9.2 374 4.2 3.6- 4.8 1,005 12.4 11.4-13.5
-Mtn. AHEC 450 327 70.7 64.6-76.2 36 11.1 7.5-16.2 23 4.1 2.4- 6.7 64 14.1 10.2-19.1
GENDER
Male 162 110 60.1 50.0-69.4 17 15.8 9.4-25.3 6 3.5 1.3- 8.9 29 20.6 13.5-30.2
Female 288 217 79.7 73.3-84.8 19 7.2 4.1-12.4 17 4.5 2.5- 7.9 35 8.6 5.7-12.8
RACE
White 401 291 71.5 65.0-77.1 31 10.1 6.6-15.3 19 4.1 2.3- 7.0 60 14.3 10.3-19.6
Other 47 35 64.3 43.1-81.1 5 20.1 7.6-43.4 4 3.8 1.2-11.3 3 11.8 3.0-36.2
AGE
18-44 119 89 70.0 58.1-79.7 11 12.3 6.3-22.6 6 3.2 1.2- 8.3 13 14.5 7.9-25.1
45+ 330 238 71.6 65.1-77.3 25 10.2 6.5-15.9 17 4.7 2.6- 8.4 50 13.4 9.7-18.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 188 121 64.0 53.5-73.2 13 9.3 4.4-18.6 18 7.5 4.2-13.1 36 19.2 12.5-28.3
Some College + 259 204 76.7 69.2-82.8 23 12.8 8.1-19.5 5 1.1 0.4- 3.0 27 9.4 5.7-15.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 272 187 66.0 57.7-73.5 26 13.1 8.2-20.4 14 4.2 2.1- 7.9 45 16.7 11.3-24.0
$50,000+ 113 90 79.7 69.3-87.2 7 9.2 4.1-19.7 4 2.1 0.7- 6.3 12 9.0 4.7-16.6

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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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