BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for work areas?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Seconhand Smoke Policy (Asked July--December Only)

Which of the following best describes your place of works' official smoking policy for work areas?*

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed	Allowed in some areas	Allowed in all areas
North Carolina	3,172	2,935	91.7	90.1-93.0	183	6.6	5.5- 8.0	54	1.7	1.1- 2.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	70	63	88.8	75.4-95.4	5	8.9	3.1-23.0	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0
Buncombe	86	83	94.7	83.3-98.5	1	2.2	0.3-14.0	2	3.1	0.6-14.2
Cabarrus	85	77	88.3	77.0-94.4	7	10.8	4.9-22.2	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2
Catawba	63	58	91.2	78.8-96.7	3	5.4	1.5-18.2	2	3.3	0.8-12.9
Cumberland	96	92	97.1	90.9-99.1	3	2.3	0.6- 8.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8
Davidson	74	68	92.6	82.6-97.1	4	6.2	2.2-16.6	2	1.2	0.3- 4.8
Durham	106	101	85.8	63.2-95.5	3	4.8	1.3-16.8	2	9.4	1.8-37.4
Forsyth	89	82	90.7	80.4-95.9	6	8.8	3.8-19.2	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7
Gaston	83	76	92.6	84.3-96.6	5	5.3	2.1-12.9	2	2.1	0.5- 9.0
Guilford	98	93	95.2	87.8-98.2	4	3.5	1.1-10.5	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3
Iredell	89	81	84.3	69.7-92.6	4	10.8	3.9-26.7	4	4.9	1.7-13.5
Johnston	98	93	94.5	86.7-97.9	1	1.7	0.2-11.1	4	3.8	1.3-10.3
Mecklenburg	243	230	94.0	89.4-96.7	12	5.6	3.0-10.2	1	0.4	0.0- 2.5
New Hanover	81	76	95.2	86.7-98.3	4	4.5	1.4-13.2	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6
Onslow	75	73	91.3	71.5-97.8	2	8.7	2.2-28.5	0	0.0	. - .
Orange	102	100	98.4	93.6-99.6	1	0.7	0.1- 5.1	1	0.9	0.1- 6.2
Pitt	93	84	87.1	74.8-93.9	7	10.6	4.5-23.0	2	2.4	0.5-10.0
Randolph	75	65	78.3	52.1-92.3	8	20.5	6.8-47.6	2	1.2	0.3- 4.9
Robeson	76	67	90.0	80.1-95.2	9	10.0	4.8-19.9	0	0.0	. - .
Rowan	71	68	96.5	87.8-99.1	2	3.1	0.7-12.3	1	0.4	0.1- 2.7
Union	90	84	88.2	72.4-95.6	4	5.9	1.7-18.3	2	5.9	1.2-24.1
Wake	179	174	96.5	91.4-98.6	5	3.5	1.4- 8.6	0	0.0	. - .
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	78	71	91.6	82.1-96.3	5	6.1	2.3-14.9	2	2.4	0.5-10.3
Northeast Partnership II***	90	77	84.8	74.1-91.6	8	8.5	4.1-16.9	5	6.6	2.4-16.7
Northeast Partnership I***	69	61	89.6	77.9-95.4	6	8.4	3.2-20.3	2	2.0	0.4- 9.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	95	86	89.5	79.3-95.0	9	10.5	5.0-20.7	0	0.0	. - .
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	97	90	88.4	74.2-95.3	5	10.0	3.6-25.0	2	1.6	0.4- 6.5
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	70	64	88.5	72.9-95.7	5	7.3	2.5-19.5	1	4.2	0.6-24.2
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	79	78	99.5	96.4-99.9	1	0.5	0.1- 3.6	0	0.0	. - .
Chatham/Lee/Moore	85	81	95.1	86.9-98.3	4	4.9	1.7-13.1	0	0.0	. - .
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	88	68	78.7	65.7-87.6	19	20.3	11.5-33.2	1	1.1	0.1- 7.3
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	58	51	91.9	81.9-96.6	4	4.3	1.2-13.9	3	3.8	1.2-11.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	67	62	91.5	80.4-96.5	4	5.9	2.2-15.1	1	2.6	0.4-16.2
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	76	69	87.6	71.6-95.2	6	11.8	4.3-28.1	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	98	89	93.1	84.9-97.0	7	6.5	2.7-14.9	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	185	161	87.1	80.4-91.8	16	7.8	4.6-13.1	8	5.0	2.2-10.9
No	2,987	2,774	91.9	90.3-93.3	167	6.5	5.4- 8.0	46	1.5	0.9- 2.5
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	1,031	940	90.3	87.4-92.6	71	7.7	5.6-10.4	20	2.0	1.2- 3.6
Piedmont	1,842	1,719	92.3	90.3-94.0	96	6.1	4.8- 7.8	27	1.6	0.8- 3.1
Western NC	299	276	91.7	86.1-95.1	16	6.7	3.5-12.3	7	1.7	0.7- 4.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	184	172	93.7	87.9-96.9	8	4.9	2.2-10.5	4	1.4	0.3- 5.4
Northwest	545	500	90.1	85.7-93.2	30	7.8	4.9-12.2	15	2.1	1.2- 3.7
Charlotte	558	516	91.8	88.4-94.3	35	7.0	4.7-10.2	7	1.2	0.5- 2.8
Greensboro	410	385	93.1	87.6-96.2	19	5.8	2.9-11.4	6	1.1	0.4- 3.1
Southern Regional	301	267	90.0	84.8-93.6	32	9.3	5.8-14.4	2	0.7	0.2- 3.3
Coastal	158	147	92.0	83.5-96.3	9	5.6	2.5-12.0	2	2.4	0.4-13.6
Wake	488	469	94.0	88.7-96.9	13	3.8	2.0- 7.0	6	2.2	0.5- 9.0
Area L	136	121	89.2	81.0-94.1	14	10.3	5.5-18.4	1	0.5	0.1- 3.8
Eastern	392	358	88.9	83.2-92.9	23	8.2	4.7-13.9	11	2.9	1.4- 5.6

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed

Allowed in some areas

Allowed in all areas

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,172

2,935

91.7

90.1-93.0

183

6.6

5.5- 8.0

1.7

1.1- 2.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

88.8

75.4-95.4

8.9

3.1-23.0

2.3

0.6- 9.0

Buncombe

94.7

83.3-98.5

2.2

0.3-14.0

3.1

0.6-14.2

Cabarrus

88.3

77.0-94.4

10.8

4.9-22.2

0.9

0.1- 6.2

Catawba

91.2

78.8-96.7

5.4

1.5-18.2

3.3

0.8-12.9

Cumberland

97.1

90.9-99.1

2.3

0.6- 8.9

0.5

0.1- 3.8

Davidson

92.6

82.6-97.1

6.2

2.2-16.6

1.2

0.3- 4.8

Durham

106

101

85.8

63.2-95.5

4.8

1.3-16.8

9.4

1.8-37.4

Forsyth

90.7

80.4-95.9

8.8

3.8-19.2

0.5

0.1- 3.7

Gaston

92.6

84.3-96.6

5.3

2.1-12.9

2.1

0.5- 9.0

Guilford

95.2

87.8-98.2

3.5

1.1-10.5

1.2

0.2- 8.3

Iredell

84.3

69.7-92.6

10.8

3.9-26.7

4.9

1.7-13.5

Johnston

94.5

86.7-97.9

1.7

0.2-11.1

3.8

1.3-10.3

Mecklenburg

243

230

94.0

89.4-96.7

5.6

3.0-10.2

0.4

0.0- 2.5

New Hanover

95.2

86.7-98.3

4.5

1.4-13.2

0.4

0.1- 2.6

Onslow

91.3

71.5-97.8

8.7

2.2-28.5

0.0

. - .

Orange

102

100

98.4

93.6-99.6

0.7

0.1- 5.1

0.9

0.1- 6.2

Pitt

87.1

74.8-93.9

10.6

4.5-23.0

2.4

0.5-10.0

Randolph

78.3

52.1-92.3

20.5

6.8-47.6

1.2

0.3- 4.9

Robeson

90.0

80.1-95.2

10.0

4.8-19.9

0.0

. - .

Rowan

96.5

87.8-99.1

3.1

0.7-12.3

0.4

0.1- 2.7

Union

88.2

72.4-95.6

5.9

1.7-18.3

5.9

1.2-24.1

Wake

179

174

96.5

91.4-98.6

3.5

1.4- 8.6

0.0

. - .

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

91.6

82.1-96.3

6.1

2.3-14.9

2.4

0.5-10.3

Northeast Partnership II***

84.8

74.1-91.6

8.5

4.1-16.9

6.6

2.4-16.7

Northeast Partnership I***

89.6

77.9-95.4

8.4

3.2-20.3

2.0

0.4- 9.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

89.5

79.3-95.0

10.5

5.0-20.7

0.0

. - .

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

88.4

74.2-95.3

10.0

3.6-25.0

1.6

0.4- 6.5

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

88.5

72.9-95.7

7.3

2.5-19.5

4.2

0.6-24.2

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

99.5

96.4-99.9

0.5

0.1- 3.6

0.0

. - .

Chatham/Lee/Moore

95.1

86.9-98.3

4.9

1.7-13.1

0.0

. - .

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

78.7

65.7-87.6

20.3

11.5-33.2

1.1

0.1- 7.3

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

91.9

81.9-96.6

4.3

1.2-13.9

3.8

1.2-11.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

91.5

80.4-96.5

5.9

2.2-15.1

2.6

0.4-16.2

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

87.6

71.6-95.2

11.8

4.3-28.1

0.6

0.1- 4.5

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

93.1

84.9-97.0

6.5

2.7-14.9

0.3

0.1- 1.4

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

185

161

87.1

80.4-91.8

7.8

4.6-13.1

5.0

2.2-10.9

2,987

2,774

91.9

90.3-93.3

167

6.5

5.4- 8.0

1.5

0.9- 2.5

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

1,031

940

90.3

87.4-92.6

7.7

5.6-10.4

2.0

1.2- 3.6

Piedmont

1,842

1,719

92.3

90.3-94.0

6.1

4.8- 7.8

1.6

0.8- 3.1

Western NC

299

276

91.7

86.1-95.1

6.7

3.5-12.3

1.7

0.7- 4.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

184

172

93.7

87.9-96.9

4.9

2.2-10.5

1.4

0.3- 5.4

Northwest

545

500

90.1

85.7-93.2

7.8

4.9-12.2

2.1

1.2- 3.7

Charlotte

558

516

91.8

88.4-94.3

7.0

4.7-10.2

1.2

0.5- 2.8

Greensboro

410

385

93.1

87.6-96.2

5.8

2.9-11.4

1.1

0.4- 3.1

Southern Regional

301

267

90.0

84.8-93.6

9.3

5.8-14.4

0.7

0.2- 3.3

Coastal

158

147

92.0

83.5-96.3

5.6

2.5-12.0

2.4

0.4-13.6

Wake

488

469

94.0

88.7-96.9

3.8

2.0- 7.0

2.2

0.5- 9.0

Area L

136

121

89.2

81.0-94.1

10.3

5.5-18.4

0.5

0.1- 3.8

Eastern

392

358

88.9

83.2-92.9

8.2

4.7-13.9

2.9

1.4- 5.6

Back to Seconhand Smoke Policy (Asked July--December Only).

*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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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