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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
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
-Western NC 301 278 91.7 86.1-95.2 16 6.7 3.5-12.2 7 1.7 0.7- 4.1
GENDER
Male 97 83 86.9 75.3-93.5 11 12.0 5.6-23.8 3 1.2 0.3- 3.9
Female 204 195 95.2 89.5-97.8 5 2.8 0.9- 8.1 4 2.0 0.6- 6.6
RACE
White 263 243 91.5 85.3-95.2 13 6.6 3.3-12.9 7 1.9 0.7- 4.7
African American 16 16 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
Other Minorities 22 19 88.4 62.2-97.3 3 11.6 2.7-37.8 0 0.0 . - .
HISPANIC
Hispanic 10 8 83.7 49.0-96.5 2 16.3 3.5-51.0 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Hispanic 291 270 92.1 86.3-95.5 14 6.2 3.1-12.0 7 1.7 0.7- 4.3
AGE
18-24 13 12 95.6 73.5-99.4 0 0.0 . - . 1 4.4 0.6-26.5
25-34 37 33 84.9 59.3-95.6 3 13.2 3.3-40.5 1 1.9 0.3-12.7
35-44 71 67 91.0 77.3-96.8 3 8.1 2.7-22.3 1 0.9 0.1- 6.1
45-54 96 88 94.7 86.8-98.0 5 4.3 1.4-12.8 3 1.0 0.3- 3.3
55-64 65 61 91.2 77.0-97.0 4 8.8 3.0-23.0 0 0.0 . - .
65-74 17 15 89.8 64.1-97.8 1 3.1 0.4-19.7 1 7.1 1.0-37.0
75+ 2 2 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 22 17 78.4 42.6-94.7 4 20.9 4.9-57.4 1 0.7 0.1- 5.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 81 74 91.1 81.1-96.1 5 7.4 2.9-17.7 2 1.4 0.3- 5.6
Some Post-H.S. 87 79 89.0 77.5-95.0 6 7.6 2.9-18.5 2 3.4 0.8-13.2
College Graduate 111 108 98.7 95.6-99.6 1 0.6 0.1- 4.5 2 0.7 0.2- 2.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 9 100 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - .
$15,000- 24,999 43 39 79.2 51.8-93.1 3 18.4 5.3-47.5 1 2.4 0.3-15.4
$25,000- 34,999 48 40 88.0 71.9-95.5 4 7.3 2.0-23.3 4 4.7 1.1-17.5
$35,000- 49,999 65 61 95.0 85.9-98.3 3 4.1 1.2-13.4 1 0.9 0.1- 6.5
$50,000-74,999 53 51 96.7 86.3-99.3 2 3.3 0.7-13.7 0 0.0 . - .
$75,000+ 45 43 93.9 76.5-98.7 2 6.1 1.3-23.5 0 0.0 . - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 81 76 94.1 84.0-98.0 0 0.0 . - . 5 5.9 2.0-16.0
No 215 198 91.0 83.8-95.2 15 8.6 4.5-15.9 2 0.4 0.1- 1.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 20 81.1 54.5-93.9 3 18.9 6.1-45.5 0 0.0 . - .
Non-Veteran 278 258 92.7 86.8-96.0 13 5.5 2.6-11.5 7 1.8 0.7- 4.5

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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