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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)*

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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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
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) 290 4 1.0 0.3- 3.9 53 21.2 15.1-29.0 233 77.7 70.0-83.9
GENDER
Male 113 4 2.1 0.5- 7.6 34 32.0 21.2-45.2 75 65.9 52.9-76.9
Female 177 0 0.0 . - . 19 10.5 6.1-17.5 158 89.5 82.5-93.9
RACE
White 256 4 1.1 0.3- 4.2 46 21.0 14.7-28.9 206 77.9 69.9-84.3
Other 33 0 0.0 . - . 7 26.6 7.3-62.4 26 73.4 37.6-92.7
AGE
18-44 71 0 0.0 . - . 17 26.8 14.8-43.6 54 73.2 56.4-85.2
45+ 219 4 1.6 0.4- 5.9 36 18.2 12.2-26.3 179 80.2 72.1-86.5
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 132 4 2.3 0.6- 8.3 23 17.4 9.9-28.9 105 80.3 68.8-88.3
Some College + 157 0 0.0 . - . 30 24.6 16.1-35.6 127 75.4 64.4-83.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 186 3 0.8 0.1- 4.1 40 27.2 18.6-37.8 143 72.1 61.5-80.6
$50,000+ 67 0 0.0 . - . 10 19.5 9.7-35.2 57 80.5 64.8-90.3

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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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