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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeast Partnership I*

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
-Northeast Partnership I 197 129 62.3 51.1-72.3 15 12.1 5.1-25.9 16 4.9 2.8- 8.2 37 20.8 13.1-31.3
GENDER
Male 77 45 52.6 36.2-68.5 7 17.5 5.9-41.7 5 3.0 1.1- 7.6 20 26.9 14.4-44.7
Female 120 84 73.0 62.9-81.1 8 6.1 2.9-12.5 11 6.9 3.7-12.8 17 13.9 7.8-23.6
RACE
White 104 62 60.2 48.4-70.8 6 6.6 2.5-16.2 13 8.7 4.8-15.3 23 24.5 15.5-36.5
Other 92 66 63.6 45.1-78.8 9 16.7 5.7-40.0 3 1.8 0.5- 5.6 14 18.0 7.6-36.7
AGE
18-44 49 36 60.7 38.2-79.4 6 21.4 7.1-49.0 2 2.1 0.5- 9.4 5 15.8 4.6-42.1
45+ 146 91 62.9 53.2-71.6 9 5.4 2.7-10.6 14 7.0 4.0-11.8 32 24.8 16.9-34.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 114 67 53.4 38.9-67.3 11 16.0 5.9-36.7 9 4.5 2.2- 9.0 27 26.1 15.0-41.4
Some College + 83 62 76.7 64.2-85.8 4 5.7 1.7-17.0 7 5.4 2.3-12.1 10 12.2 5.7-24.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 121 70 59.5 48.8-69.4 9 8.0 3.9-15.7 12 6.7 3.7-11.9 30 25.8 17.2-36.7
$50,000+ 38 30 80.6 63.0-91.0 3 9.0 2.4-28.3 2 3.7 0.7-16.6 3 6.7 2.1-19.5

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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.


*Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
*Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.

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