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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Tobacco Use Prevention (Asked January--June Only)

In the indoor dining area of restaurants, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas, or not allowed at all?

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  Total
Respond.^
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 7,506 115 1.3 1.0- 1.6 2,525 35.1 33.5-36.6 4,866 63.6 62.0-65.2
-Northeastern Partnership 529 10 1.8 0.9- 3.7 168 31.8 26.8-37.3 351 66.4 60.8-71.5
GENDER
Male 179 6 2.8 1.1- 6.9 59 29.6 22.0-38.6 114 67.6 58.5-75.6
Female 350 4 1.0 0.4- 2.8 109 33.7 27.4-40.6 237 65.3 58.4-71.6
RACE
White 310 6 2.2 0.9- 5.4 94 30.9 24.9-37.8 210 66.9 60.0-73.2
African American 195 4 1.7 0.6- 4.7 67 36.0 27.8-45.0 124 62.3 53.3-70.6
Other Minorities 23 0 0.0 . - . 6 23.8 7.9-53.2 17 76.2 46.8-92.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 14 0 0.0 . - . 3 22.9 5.8-58.8 11 77.1 41.2-94.2
Non-Hispanic 514 10 2.0 1.0- 4.0 165 32.6 27.7-38.0 339 65.4 60.0-70.5
AGE
18-24 22 0 0.0 . - . 8 34.2 16.6-57.5 14 65.8 42.5-83.4
25-34 47 1 1.8 0.3-11.9 15 29.5 17.6-45.0 31 68.7 53.1-80.9
35-44 68 2 3.5 0.8-14.4 23 30.1 19.7-43.0 43 66.4 53.2-77.4
45-54 115 2 2.8 0.7-11.3 37 34.9 25.5-45.6 76 62.3 51.6-71.9
55-64 132 1 0.4 0.1- 2.7 44 33.8 25.3-43.5 87 65.8 56.1-74.3
65-74 77 2 1.8 0.4- 7.4 26 31.7 21.5-44.0 49 66.5 54.1-76.9
75+ 63 2 3.0 0.7-11.3 15 24.7 14.4-38.9 46 72.3 58.2-83.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 2 1.6 0.4- 6.3 29 23.8 14.9-35.8 72 74.7 62.5-83.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 6 2.5 0.9- 6.6 63 38.6 29.3-48.8 112 58.9 48.7-68.3
Some Post-H.S. 122 1 1.6 0.2-10.3 34 27.0 18.2-38.1 87 71.4 60.1-80.5
College Graduate 122 1 1.1 0.2- 7.6 42 34.0 25.0-44.3 79 64.9 54.5-74.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 3 4.7 1.4-15.0 26 36.3 23.1-52.1 57 58.9 43.8-72.5
$15,000- 24,999 98 1 1.2 0.2- 7.9 30 28.2 17.7-41.6 67 70.7 57.2-81.3
$25,000- 34,999 64 1 0.9 0.1- 6.0 23 35.9 22.7-51.7 40 63.2 47.5-76.6
$35,000- 49,999 78 1 2.4 0.3-15.3 28 32.5 21.8-45.3 49 65.1 51.9-76.3
$50,000-74,999 58 0 0.0 . - . 18 30.5 18.8-45.4 40 69.5 54.6-81.2
$75,000+ 69 1 0.4 0.1- 2.8 17 23.2 13.4-37.1 51 76.4 62.6-86.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 212 6 2.9 1.2- 7.1 71 34.4 27.0-42.7 135 62.6 54.3-70.3
No 311 4 1.2 0.4- 3.8 96 30.7 24.2-38.0 211 68.1 60.7-74.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 3 3.1 0.7-12.4 27 29.7 19.4-42.7 51 67.2 54.0-78.1
Non-Veteran 447 7 1.5 0.7- 3.5 141 32.3 26.7-38.5 299 66.1 60.0-71.8

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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.

**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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