BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Is smoking allowed inside your home?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Not allowed anywhere	Allowed in some places	Allowed anywhere	No rules about smoking
North Carolina	6,957	5,276	75.7	74.1-77.3	555	8.5	7.5- 9.5	491	6.9	6.0- 8.0	635	8.9	7.9-10.0
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	169	125	76.2	65.3-84.4	13	7.4	3.3-15.7	17	8.3	4.5-14.9	14	8.1	3.1-19.8
Buncombe	173	137	76.6	66.1-84.6	12	10.0	4.4-21.3	8	3.5	1.6- 7.8	16	9.8	5.4-17.2
Cabarrus	173	138	85.1	77.5-90.4	12	4.4	2.3- 8.3	9	4.9	2.0-11.8	14	5.6	2.8-10.7
Catawba	194	160	84.7	78.1-89.6	11	4.2	2.2- 7.9	10	4.7	2.3- 9.6	13	6.4	3.4-11.7
Cumberland	181	136	68.6	58.1-77.5	20	9.6	5.3-16.9	9	4.4	1.9- 9.8	16	17.4	10.0-28.4
Davidson	170	117	70.7	60.3-79.2	13	6.3	2.9-13.1	20	11.7	6.7-19.6	20	11.3	6.0-20.2
Durham	154	129	84.3	68.9-92.8	8	2.9	1.4- 6.2	10	10.8	3.5-28.9	7	2.0	0.9- 4.6
Forsyth	183	125	69.6	59.8-77.8	22	12.6	7.1-21.4	12	5.5	3.0-10.0	24	12.3	7.5-19.7
Gaston	189	150	80.0	71.2-86.6	16	10.3	5.3-19.0	9	3.1	1.5- 6.3	14	6.6	3.5-12.3
Guilford	180	134	74.1	64.8-81.5	23	14.2	8.6-22.5	10	4.5	2.3- 8.7	13	7.2	3.8-13.4
Iredell	173	128	76.5	66.3-84.4	12	4.3	2.2- 8.2	16	7.0	3.8-12.6	17	12.1	5.8-23.4
Johnston	206	155	70.1	55.5-81.6	19	15.4	6.0-34.4	14	5.3	3.0- 9.5	18	9.1	3.9-19.5
Mecklenburg	314	259	84.8	79.3-89.0	20	8.1	4.9-13.1	16	2.6	1.6- 4.4	19	4.5	2.5- 8.0
New Hanover	183	142	79.0	69.9-85.9	15	10.7	5.3-20.4	10	3.6	1.7- 7.3	16	6.7	3.9-11.2
Onslow	172	134	81.5	73.4-87.6	19	10.7	5.9-18.4	7	3.0	1.2- 6.9	12	4.9	2.5- 9.1
Orange	162	134	81.5	68.1-90.1	7	5.3	1.6-16.4	10	9.8	3.4-25.0	11	3.4	1.7- 6.5
Pitt	197	152	81.4	74.6-86.7	14	7.4	4.0-13.3	8	2.4	1.1- 5.0	23	8.8	5.5-13.7
Randolph	164	116	73.9	64.9-81.2	11	7.7	3.7-15.1	14	9.0	5.1-15.2	23	9.5	5.9-14.9
Robeson	201	132	61.6	52.0-70.4	26	14.4	8.9-22.4	20	12.9	7.3-21.8	23	11.0	6.5-18.0
Rowan	212	156	76.1	68.7-82.2	18	6.9	4.0-11.8	15	5.5	3.2- 9.6	23	11.4	6.9-18.4
Union	174	136	78.0	68.3-85.4	12	6.0	3.2-10.9	11	6.7	3.2-13.5	15	9.2	4.3-18.9
Wake	284	243	85.5	79.4-90.0	13	4.5	2.3- 8.7	8	2.0	0.9- 4.0	20	8.0	4.6-13.6
Wayne	162	120	73.3	62.8-81.6	11	6.2	3.3-11.5	17	11.4	6.0-20.5	14	9.1	4.1-19.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,250	1,663	72.4	69.5-75.2	205	9.3	7.6-11.4	174	8.2	6.6-10.2	208	10.1	8.2-12.3
Piedmont	3,325	2,558	77.5	75.2-79.6	256	8.3	7.0- 9.8	218	6.2	5.0- 7.7	293	8.0	6.7- 9.5
Western NC	1,382	1,055	75.1	71.6-78.2	94	7.5	5.5-10.1	99	7.2	5.6- 9.4	134	10.2	8.2-12.6
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	969	746	76.7	72.4-80.6	69	7.9	5.4-11.4	67	5.7	4.2- 7.6	87	9.7	7.1-13.0
Northwest	1,407	1,032	71.4	67.2-75.2	110	8.1	6.2-10.7	110	7.8	5.7-10.6	155	12.7	9.9-16.2
Charlotte	947	759	81.6	77.7-85.0	69	7.6	5.6-10.3	49	5.1	3.1- 8.4	70	5.6	4.1- 7.7
Greensboro	757	569	74.0	69.0-78.4	62	11.4	8.2-15.8	55	7.0	4.9- 9.9	71	7.6	5.4-10.6
Southern Regional	656	467	69.0	63.4-74.0	66	9.6	6.8-13.3	57	8.4	6.0-11.6	66	13.0	9.2-18.2
Coastal	371	284	74.3	67.2-80.4	31	8.1	5.1-12.5	27	9.9	5.7-16.8	29	7.6	4.7-12.2
Wake	752	598	79.7	74.9-83.7	54	7.5	5.1-10.9	44	5.8	3.5- 9.3	56	7.0	4.8-10.2
Area L	211	151	73.6	64.5-81.0	16	6.9	3.9-12.0	22	10.8	5.4-20.4	22	8.8	5.4-14.0
Eastern	887	670	76.6	72.5-80.2	78	8.7	6.4-11.8	60	6.9	4.9- 9.8	79	7.7	5.8-10.3

Total
Respond.^

Not allowed anywhere

Allowed in some places

Allowed anywhere

No rules about smoking

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

6,957

5,276

75.7

74.1-77.3

555

8.5

7.5- 9.5

491

6.9

6.0- 8.0

635

8.9

7.9-10.0

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

169

125

76.2

65.3-84.4

7.4

3.3-15.7

8.3

4.5-14.9

8.1

3.1-19.8

Buncombe

173

137

76.6

66.1-84.6

10.0

4.4-21.3

3.5

1.6- 7.8

9.8

5.4-17.2

Cabarrus

173

138

85.1

77.5-90.4

4.4

2.3- 8.3

4.9

2.0-11.8

5.6

2.8-10.7

Catawba

194

160

84.7

78.1-89.6

4.2

2.2- 7.9

4.7

2.3- 9.6

6.4

3.4-11.7

Cumberland

181

136

68.6

58.1-77.5

9.6

5.3-16.9

4.4

1.9- 9.8

17.4

10.0-28.4

Davidson

170

117

70.7

60.3-79.2

6.3

2.9-13.1

11.7

6.7-19.6

11.3

6.0-20.2

Durham

154

129

84.3

68.9-92.8

2.9

1.4- 6.2

10.8

3.5-28.9

2.0

0.9- 4.6

Forsyth

183

125

69.6

59.8-77.8

12.6

7.1-21.4

5.5

3.0-10.0

12.3

7.5-19.7

Gaston

189

150

80.0

71.2-86.6

10.3

5.3-19.0

3.1

1.5- 6.3

6.6

3.5-12.3

Guilford

180

134

74.1

64.8-81.5

14.2

8.6-22.5

4.5

2.3- 8.7

7.2

3.8-13.4

Iredell

173

128

76.5

66.3-84.4

4.3

2.2- 8.2

7.0

3.8-12.6

12.1

5.8-23.4

Johnston

206

155

70.1

55.5-81.6

15.4

6.0-34.4

5.3

3.0- 9.5

9.1

3.9-19.5

Mecklenburg

314

259

84.8

79.3-89.0

8.1

4.9-13.1

2.6

1.6- 4.4

4.5

2.5- 8.0

New Hanover

183

142

79.0

69.9-85.9

10.7

5.3-20.4

3.6

1.7- 7.3

6.7

3.9-11.2

Onslow

172

134

81.5

73.4-87.6

10.7

5.9-18.4

3.0

1.2- 6.9

4.9

2.5- 9.1

Orange

162

134

81.5

68.1-90.1

5.3

1.6-16.4

9.8

3.4-25.0

3.4

1.7- 6.5

Pitt

197

152

81.4

74.6-86.7

7.4

4.0-13.3

2.4

1.1- 5.0

8.8

5.5-13.7

Randolph

164

116

73.9

64.9-81.2

7.7

3.7-15.1

9.0

5.1-15.2

9.5

5.9-14.9

Robeson

201

132

61.6

52.0-70.4

14.4

8.9-22.4

12.9

7.3-21.8

11.0

6.5-18.0

Rowan

212

156

76.1

68.7-82.2

6.9

4.0-11.8

5.5

3.2- 9.6

11.4

6.9-18.4

Union

174

136

78.0

68.3-85.4

6.0

3.2-10.9

6.7

3.2-13.5

9.2

4.3-18.9

Wake

284

243

85.5

79.4-90.0

4.5

2.3- 8.7

2.0

0.9- 4.0

8.0

4.6-13.6

Wayne

162

120

73.3

62.8-81.6

6.2

3.3-11.5

11.4

6.0-20.5

9.1

4.1-19.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,250

1,663

72.4

69.5-75.2

205

9.3

7.6-11.4

174

8.2

6.6-10.2

208

10.1

8.2-12.3

Piedmont

3,325

2,558

77.5

75.2-79.6

256

8.3

7.0- 9.8

218

6.2

5.0- 7.7

293

8.0

6.7- 9.5

Western NC

1,382

1,055

75.1

71.6-78.2

7.5

5.5-10.1

7.2

5.6- 9.4

134

10.2

8.2-12.6

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

969

746

76.7

72.4-80.6

7.9

5.4-11.4

5.7

4.2- 7.6

9.7

7.1-13.0

Northwest

1,407

1,032

71.4

67.2-75.2

110

8.1

6.2-10.7

110

7.8

5.7-10.6

155

12.7

9.9-16.2

Charlotte

947

759

81.6

77.7-85.0

7.6

5.6-10.3

5.1

3.1- 8.4

5.6

4.1- 7.7

Greensboro

757

569

74.0

69.0-78.4

11.4

8.2-15.8

7.0

4.9- 9.9

7.6

5.4-10.6

Southern Regional

656

467

69.0

63.4-74.0

9.6

6.8-13.3

8.4

6.0-11.6

13.0

9.2-18.2

Coastal

371

284

74.3

67.2-80.4

8.1

5.1-12.5

9.9

5.7-16.8

7.6

4.7-12.2

Wake

752

598

79.7

74.9-83.7

7.5

5.1-10.9

5.8

3.5- 9.3

7.0

4.8-10.2

Area L

211

151

73.6

64.5-81.0

6.9

3.9-12.0

10.8

5.4-20.4

8.8

5.4-14.0

Eastern

887

670

76.6

72.5-80.2

8.7

6.4-11.8

6.9

4.9- 9.8

7.7

5.8-10.3

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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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