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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Opinion

In the last 12 months, have you heard about or seen a television campaign to promote 100%
Tobacco Free School policies in North Carolina?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, more than once Yes, only once No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 6,621 2,549 39.3 37.5-41.1 655 9.7 8.6-10.9 3,417 51.0 49.2-52.9
-Eastern NC 2,161 832 39.7 36.7-42.8 200 10.0 8.0-12.4 1,129 50.3 47.2-53.3
GENDER
Male 745 335 45.0 40.0-50.0 57 10.4 7.2-14.9 353 44.6 39.7-49.6
Female 1,416 497 34.5 31.3-38.0 143 9.6 7.6-12.0 776 55.9 52.4-59.4
RACE
White 1,455 570 40.2 36.6-43.9 125 8.1 6.2-10.7 760 51.7 48.0-55.4
African American 491 192 39.1 33.0-45.4 60 15.4 10.4-22.4 239 45.5 39.3-51.9
Other Minorities 208 66 37.9 27.9-49.0 14 8.9 4.2-18.0 128 53.2 42.9-63.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic 99 27 36.0 22.9-51.6 8 11.4 4.7-25.1 64 52.6 38.6-66.1
Non-Hispanic 2,051 800 39.9 36.9-43.0 191 9.9 7.9-12.4 1,060 50.2 47.1-53.3
AGE
18-24 73 26 36.3 24.4-50.1 10 18.2 9.3-32.6 37 45.5 32.9-58.7
25-34 264 100 39.1 31.6-47.2 19 8.1 4.3-14.6 145 52.8 44.9-60.7
35-44 352 131 41.1 34.4-48.1 21 7.3 4.0-13.0 200 51.6 44.7-58.4
45-54 449 190 43.7 38.1-49.4 48 11.0 7.9-15.1 211 45.3 39.8-50.9
55-64 436 166 38.8 33.5-44.4 44 8.3 5.9-11.5 226 52.9 47.2-58.4
65-74 333 123 36.7 30.7-43.2 34 9.0 6.2-12.9 176 54.3 47.8-60.6
75+ 241 90 38.4 31.0-46.3 23 8.8 5.4-13.8 128 52.9 45.0-60.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 315 116 38.0 29.4-47.5 26 12.9 6.4-24.4 173 49.0 40.0-58.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 721 278 37.4 32.5-42.5 80 11.5 8.2-15.9 363 51.1 45.9-56.3
Some Post-H.S. 567 229 42.5 36.6-48.6 45 8.3 5.4-12.6 293 49.2 43.3-55.1
College Graduate 556 208 41.1 35.8-46.6 49 7.8 5.6-10.8 299 51.1 45.7-56.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 243 110 50.2 39.5-60.9 24 12.2 4.7-28.3 109 37.5 28.7-47.3
$15,000- 24,999 369 147 42.5 34.8-50.6 33 8.9 5.2-14.8 189 48.5 40.7-56.4
$25,000- 34,999 294 107 31.7 25.3-38.9 33 12.9 7.9-20.2 154 55.4 47.6-62.9
$35,000- 49,999 298 117 40.4 33.0-48.4 24 8.5 4.9-14.4 157 51.1 43.2-58.8
$50,000-74,999 301 111 36.4 30.0-43.3 21 6.9 4.0-11.6 169 56.8 49.7-63.6
$75,000+ 357 147 45.6 38.3-53.1 27 7.7 4.4-13.2 183 46.7 39.6-53.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 828 299 36.2 31.8-41.0 83 12.1 8.3-17.4 446 51.6 46.6-56.6
No 1,316 527 41.5 37.7-45.5 116 9.0 6.9-11.7 673 49.5 45.6-53.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 147 42.3 35.8-49.1 19 5.4 2.8-10.2 180 52.3 45.6-58.9
Non-Veteran 1,815 685 39.2 35.8-42.6 181 10.9 8.7-13.7 949 49.9 46.5-53.3

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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.

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