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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
b. Convenience Stores

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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 7,291 401 5.4 4.7- 6.1 817 12.3 11.1-13.5 6,073 82.4 81.0-83.7
-Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe) 283 17 5.6 2.9-10.7 29 14.6 8.7-23.5 237 79.8 71.0-86.4
GENDER
Male 111 13 8.9 3.9-18.7 19 21.4 11.2-36.9 79 69.7 55.1-81.2
Female 172 4 2.4 0.9- 6.2 10 7.8 3.8-15.1 158 89.9 82.5-94.3
RACE
White 249 16 5.7 2.8-11.2 25 14.6 8.4-24.1 208 79.7 70.3-86.6
Other 33 1 4.9 0.7-28.6 4 15.4 3.5-47.5 28 79.7 49.7-93.9
AGE
18-44 71 0 0.0 . - . 14 27.8 14.3-47.2 57 72.2 52.8-85.7
45+ 212 17 8.8 4.6-16.3 15 7.1 3.9-12.4 180 84.1 76.4-89.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 129 9 7.5 2.8-18.5 19 19.0 9.4-34.6 101 73.6 58.6-84.6
Some College + 153 8 4.1 1.9- 8.8 10 11.0 5.1-22.2 135 84.8 74.3-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 181 14 7.6 3.5-15.9 21 15.6 9.1-25.4 146 76.8 66.4-84.7
$50,000+ 65 1 1.7 0.2-11.4 4 7.5 2.2-22.5 60 90.8 76.4-96.8

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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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