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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke Policy (Asked July--December Only)

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for indoor public or common areas,
such as lobbies, rest rooms, and lunch rooms?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Not allowed Allowed in some areas Allowed in all areas
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,139 2,647 83.7 81.9-85.4 440 14.7 13.1-16.5 52 1.5 1.0- 2.2
GENDER
Male 1,045 833 80.0 76.6-83.0 186 17.8 15.0-21.1 26 2.2 1.3- 3.6
Female 2,094 1,814 86.9 84.9-88.6 254 12.2 10.5-14.1 26 1.0 0.6- 1.6
RACE
White 2,306 1,995 86.7 84.7-88.4 271 11.9 10.2-13.8 40 1.4 0.9- 2.2
African American 560 435 76.2 71.1-80.6 119 22.9 18.5-28.0 6 0.9 0.4- 2.2
Asian 31 30 98.6 90.5-99.8 1 1.4 0.2- 9.5 0 0.0 . - .
Native American 62 51 82.6 68.4-91.2 11 17.4 8.8-31.6 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 166 124 72.7 63.0-80.7 36 23.3 16.0-32.7 6 4.0 1.5-10.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 164 128 76.9 67.3-84.4 30 19.0 12.2-28.2 6 4.1 1.5-10.6
-English Speaking 68 58 83.1 67.8-92.0 9 15.7 7.1-31.2 1 1.2 0.2- 8.1
-Spanish Speaking 96 70 74.2 61.7-83.7 21 20.4 12.0-32.5 5 5.4 1.8-14.7
Non-Hispanic 2,971 2,516 84.4 82.6-86.1 409 14.3 12.7-16.1 46 1.3 0.9- 1.9
AGE
18-24 115 88 79.7 70.0-86.8 25 18.5 11.8-28.0 2 1.8 0.4- 7.2
25-34 473 395 82.1 77.3-86.0 72 16.5 12.7-21.2 6 1.4 0.5- 3.7
35-44 832 704 83.8 80.5-86.7 121 15.2 12.4-18.5 7 1.0 0.4- 2.5
45-54 915 778 85.1 82.0-87.7 120 13.1 10.6-16.0 17 1.9 1.1- 3.2
55-64 616 523 86.8 83.5-89.5 79 11.7 9.1-14.9 14 1.5 0.8- 2.7
65-74 144 117 80.0 70.5-87.0 21 15.0 9.1-23.7 6 5.0 1.9-12.5
75+ 24 24 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 222 160 72.7 63.4-80.4 51 23.1 15.9-32.3 11 4.1 1.9- 8.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 803 615 76.1 71.7-80.1 169 21.8 18.0-26.2 19 2.0 1.2- 3.5
Some Post-H.S. 860 723 82.0 78.2-85.3 124 16.5 13.4-20.2 13 1.5 0.7- 3.2
College Graduate 1,250 1,147 92.3 90.4-93.8 95 7.3 5.8- 9.2 8 0.4 0.2- 0.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 80 81.4 71.7-88.3 30 15.2 9.1-24.2 6 3.4 1.4- 8.3
$15,000- 24,999 381 290 76.5 70.4-81.7 79 20.4 15.6-26.1 12 3.1 1.5- 6.5
$25,000- 34,999 381 307 78.0 71.1-83.7 64 19.5 14.1-26.3 10 2.5 1.0- 5.8
$35,000- 49,999 496 418 83.8 78.9-87.7 73 14.8 11.1-19.4 5 1.4 0.4- 4.7
$50,000-74,999 556 476 84.3 79.8-88.0 78 15.4 11.7-19.9 2 0.3 0.1- 1.2
$75,000+ 919 833 89.4 86.5-91.6 77 9.6 7.5-12.3 9 1.0 0.4- 2.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 681 566 82.0 77.6-85.7 96 15.7 12.2-20.0 19 2.3 1.3- 3.9
No 2,400 2,033 84.4 82.3-86.2 335 14.3 12.5-16.3 32 1.3 0.8- 2.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 307 254 82.5 76.5-87.2 44 15.2 10.8-21.1 9 2.3 1.0- 5.2
Non-Veteran 2,831 2,392 83.9 81.9-85.7 396 14.7 13.0-16.6 43 1.4 0.9- 2.2

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported working indoors most of the time.

^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.

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