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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

Seconhand 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%)
North Carolina 3,139 2,647 83.7 81.9-85.4 440 14.7 13.1-16.5 52 1.5 1.0- 2.2
-Northeastern Partnership 180 147 82.2 74.8-87.8 27 14.3 9.3-21.2 6 3.5 1.4- 8.4
GENDER
Male 44 29 72.9 56.2-84.9 14 24.3 13.2-40.3 1 2.9 0.4-18.0
Female 136 118 87.1 79.1-92.3 13 9.1 4.9-16.3 5 3.9 1.4-10.0
RACE
White 118 102 87.9 79.4-93.2 14 10.5 5.7-18.5 2 1.6 0.3- 8.8
African American 53 36 63.7 47.6-77.3 13 27.1 15.3-43.2 4 9.2 3.3-23.2
Other Minorities 9 9 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 6 6 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 174 141 81.5 73.7-87.3 27 14.9 9.7-22.0 6 3.7 1.5- 8.7
AGE
18-24 8 7 92.6 59.9-99.1 1 7.4 0.9-40.1 0 0.0 . - .
25-34 25 20 77.2 53.6-90.8 4 20.5 7.6-44.7 1 2.3 0.3-15.2
35-44 37 24 66.8 49.6-80.5 11 28.1 15.6-45.2 2 5.1 1.2-18.8
45-54 54 49 92.1 79.4-97.2 4 4.3 1.5-11.4 1 3.7 0.5-21.7
55-64 43 37 88.2 75.1-94.9 5 10.9 4.5-24.1 1 1.0 0.1- 6.6
65-74 10 7 51.2 20.0-81.5 2 24.1 5.9-61.6 1 24.6 3.9-72.3
75+ 2 2 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 18 14 75.7 49.1-90.9 4 24.3 9.1-50.9 0 0.0 . - .
H.S. or G.E.D. 55 39 72.5 57.0-84.0 12 18.7 9.9-32.5 4 8.7 3.0-22.6
Some Post-H.S. 49 39 78.9 61.2-89.8 8 18.4 8.2-36.2 2 2.7 0.5-13.2
College Graduate 58 55 95.4 85.3-98.7 3 4.6 1.3-14.7 0 0.0 . - .
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 9 47.1 22.5-73.2 5 43.3 18.8-71.6 1 9.6 1.4-45.2
$15,000- 24,999 33 27 80.0 58.8-91.8 4 12.1 4.1-30.8 2 7.9 1.7-29.1
$25,000- 34,999 19 17 95.2 79.3-99.1 2 4.8 0.9-20.7 0 0.0 . - .
$35,000- 49,999 31 27 90.9 73.5-97.3 1 1.7 0.2-11.8 3 7.4 1.8-25.6
$50,000-74,999 35 26 77.8 60.4-89.0 9 22.2 11.0-39.6 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 29 26 90.6 72.8-97.2 3 9.4 2.8-27.2 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 46 35 74.8 56.9-87.0 7 17.5 7.7-35.1 4 7.7 2.5-21.4
No 131 109 84.6 76.4-90.4 20 13.4 8.2-21.1 2 2.0 0.5- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 18 13 77.8 53.9-91.3 4 17.8 6.2-41.5 1 4.4 0.6-25.9
Non-Veteran 162 134 82.7 74.7-88.6 23 13.9 8.7-21.3 5 3.4 1.3- 8.9

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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.

**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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