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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke Policy-WHITES

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 No official policy
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,113 1,687 76.9 73.8-79.7 278 15.2 12.7-18.1 37 1.9 1.2- 2.8 111 6.0 4.5- 7.9
GENDER
Male 710 518 71.8 66.6-76.5 117 16.4 12.6-20.9 19 2.6 1.5- 4.6 56 9.2 6.3-13.1
Female 1,403 1,169 81.1 77.2-84.5 161 14.3 11.1-18.2 18 1.2 0.7- 2.1 55 3.4 2.5- 4.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 22 18 62.3 29.6-86.6 2 15.1 2.8-52.7 1 20.0 3.2-65.6 1 2.6 0.3-17.0
-English Speaking 22 18 62.3 29.6-86.6 2 15.1 2.8-52.7 1 20.0 3.2-65.6 1 2.6 0.3-17.0
Non-Hispanic 2,091 1,669 77.1 73.9-79.9 276 15.2 12.7-18.1 36 1.7 1.1- 2.4 110 6.0 4.6- 8.0
AGE
18-24 56 37 53.8 35.9-70.8 15 36.9 20.6-56.9 0 0.0 . - . 4 9.2 3.0-25.1
25-34 296 236 78.0 70.6-83.9 39 12.6 8.4-18.5 6 2.3 0.9- 6.1 15 7.1 3.6-13.6
35-44 492 391 79.7 75.1-83.6 64 13.1 9.9-17.1 12 2.5 1.3- 4.6 25 4.8 3.1- 7.5
45-54 642 518 79.0 74.5-82.9 89 15.4 11.9-19.7 10 1.6 0.8- 3.2 25 4.1 2.6- 6.3
55-64 485 393 79.3 74.1-83.7 54 11.9 8.5-16.3 8 1.9 0.8- 4.3 30 7.0 4.5-10.6
65-74 114 91 79.8 69.7-87.2 13 9.2 5.1-16.2 1 1.6 0.2-10.7 9 9.3 4.3-18.9
75+ 22 16 78.7 57.2-91.0 3 7.2 2.2-21.1 0 0.0 . - . 3 14.2 4.5-36.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 71 69.1 53.9-81.1 27 21.1 12.4-33.6 1 0.7 0.1- 5.1 9 9.1 2.6-27.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 493 353 66.5 59.6-72.8 88 20.0 14.6-26.8 15 3.3 1.8- 5.7 37 10.2 6.5-15.6
Some Post-H.S. 580 461 75.6 68.6-81.5 78 17.3 11.8-24.7 13 2.4 1.3- 4.4 28 4.7 2.8- 7.6
College Graduate 932 802 84.0 80.0-87.3 85 10.7 8.0-14.1 8 1.0 0.3- 3.1 37 4.3 2.6- 6.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 39 72.0 54.8-84.5 11 19.7 9.6-36.1 1 3.9 0.6-22.9 2 4.4 0.9-18.6
$15,000- 24,999 189 137 62.0 46.6-75.4 33 27.7 15.4-44.8 3 1.4 0.4- 4.6 16 8.8 3.5-20.4
$25,000- 34,999 191 139 73.9 64.7-81.4 35 15.0 9.7-22.3 6 3.2 1.3- 7.6 11 8.0 4.0-15.3
$35,000- 49,999 335 259 70.6 61.2-78.5 50 20.2 13.1-29.8 7 2.3 1.0- 5.3 19 6.9 3.4-13.7
$50,000-74,999 480 394 81.7 76.9-85.7 54 11.9 8.6-16.1 9 1.8 0.8- 4.0 23 4.5 2.8- 7.4
$75,000+ 734 614 82.0 77.6-85.7 75 10.8 8.0-14.4 11 1.8 0.8- 4.2 34 5.4 3.3- 8.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 449 333 68.0 59.8-75.2 67 18.6 12.6-26.4 13 3.0 1.6- 5.5 36 10.5 6.1-17.7
No 1,655 1,346 78.9 75.6-81.9 210 14.5 11.8-17.6 24 1.6 1.0- 2.7 75 5.0 3.6- 6.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 219 158 73.7 65.6-80.4 36 14.2 9.3-21.1 7 4.2 1.9- 9.0 18 8.0 4.6-13.5
Non-Veteran 1,894 1,529 77.2 73.9-80.3 242 15.3 12.6-18.5 30 1.6 1.0- 2.6 93 5.8 4.2- 7.8

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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.

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