BRFSS 2007 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Is smoking allowed inside your home?)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	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
GENDER
Male	1,193	895	76.5	72.8-79.8	90	8.3	6.4-10.8	96	7.4	5.3-10.1	112	7.8	6.1-10.1
Female	2,132	1,663	78.4	75.6-81.0	166	8.2	6.7-10.1	122	5.2	3.9- 6.9	181	8.2	6.4-10.4
RACE
White	2,650	2,031	77.1	74.5-79.4	196	7.8	6.4- 9.4	179	6.5	5.1- 8.3	244	8.7	7.1-10.5
African American	480	356	71.3	64.9-77.0	51	12.8	9.0-17.9	34	8.4	4.9-14.0	39	7.5	4.9-11.2
Other Minorities	188	165	89.8	82.8-94.2	9	4.4	1.8-10.5	5	1.1	0.4- 3.3	9	4.6	2.0-10.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	153	141	93.2	86.3-96.7	5	2.3	0.8- 6.3	3	1.0	0.2- 4.0	4	3.5	1.1-11.0
Non-Hispanic	3,165	2,412	76.0	73.6-78.2	249	8.8	7.4-10.4	215	6.8	5.4- 8.4	289	8.5	7.1-10.1
AGE
18-24	105	77	69.6	57.3-79.6	9	9.2	4.4-18.1	8	10.1	4.3-21.9	11	11.1	5.5-21.1
25-34	361	308	83.1	77.2-87.7	26	8.1	5.3-12.4	15	5.1	2.7- 9.7	12	3.7	1.7- 7.9
35-44	574	469	82.8	78.6-86.3	51	9.1	6.5-12.5	27	3.7	2.4- 5.8	27	4.4	2.7- 7.1
45-54	691	518	75.6	71.1-79.6	51	6.4	4.4- 9.0	50	7.0	4.8-10.2	72	11.0	8.2-14.6
55-64	665	485	74.0	69.6-77.9	53	8.9	6.4-12.2	55	7.3	5.3- 9.9	72	9.9	7.4-13.1
65-74	522	388	73.6	68.4-78.1	41	9.3	6.3-13.5	41	6.8	4.8- 9.6	52	10.3	7.4-14.3
75+	392	299	75.0	68.9-80.3	25	7.8	4.5-13.4	21	5.4	3.3- 8.9	47	11.7	8.3-16.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	431	283	66.0	58.2-73.0	44	11.0	7.2-16.5	54	13.7	8.8-20.7	50	9.3	6.2-13.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	928	674	73.2	68.4-77.4	89	10.9	8.2-14.5	79	8.0	5.3-11.8	86	7.9	5.8-10.6
Some Post-H.S.	863	666	77.2	72.5-81.3	63	7.7	5.5-10.6	53	5.4	3.6- 7.8	81	9.7	6.7-14.0
College Graduate	1,101	933	86.5	83.6-88.9	60	5.2	3.7- 7.2	32	2.1	1.4- 3.2	76	6.2	4.5- 8.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	281	184	66.0	56.6-74.3	35	15.1	9.3-23.5	27	6.4	3.9-10.4	35	12.4	7.6-19.6
$15,000- 24,999	494	336	65.9	58.5-72.6	48	12.3	8.1-18.2	45	8.4	5.3-12.9	65	13.5	8.8-20.0
$25,000- 34,999	367	279	79.0	72.9-84.0	33	8.6	5.6-13.0	29	6.5	4.1-10.3	26	5.9	3.3-10.2
$35,000- 49,999	433	327	77.3	71.2-82.5	38	7.5	5.0-11.1	36	8.8	5.3-14.3	32	6.4	4.1-10.0
$50,000-74,999	506	396	77.2	71.0-82.4	36	8.6	5.7-12.9	26	6.5	3.4-12.0	48	7.7	4.9-11.9
$75,000+	808	706	87.5	84.1-90.2	38	4.9	3.3- 7.1	18	1.9	1.0- 3.7	46	5.8	4.0- 8.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,157	818	69.8	65.6-73.7	114	11.1	8.6-14.2	102	8.7	6.3-11.9	123	10.4	8.2-13.1
No	2,149	1,727	80.7	78.0-83.1	141	7.2	5.8- 8.9	115	5.3	3.9- 7.1	166	6.9	5.4- 8.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	429	317	78.1	72.6-82.7	35	8.2	5.3-12.5	33	4.6	3.2- 6.7	44	9.1	6.3-12.9
Non-Veteran	2,896	2,241	77.4	75.0-79.7	221	8.3	6.9- 9.9	185	6.4	5.1- 8.2	249	7.9	6.5- 9.5

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

-Piedmont NC

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

GENDER

Male

1,193

895

76.5

72.8-79.8

8.3

6.4-10.8

7.4

5.3-10.1

112

7.8

6.1-10.1

Female

2,132

1,663

78.4

75.6-81.0

166

8.2

6.7-10.1

122

5.2

3.9- 6.9

181

8.2

6.4-10.4

RACE

White

2,650

2,031

77.1

74.5-79.4

196

7.8

6.4- 9.4

179

6.5

5.1- 8.3

244

8.7

7.1-10.5

African American

480

356

71.3

64.9-77.0

12.8

9.0-17.9

8.4

4.9-14.0

7.5

4.9-11.2

Other Minorities

188

165

89.8

82.8-94.2

4.4

1.8-10.5

1.1

0.4- 3.3

4.6

2.0-10.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

153

141

93.2

86.3-96.7

2.3

0.8- 6.3

1.0

0.2- 4.0

3.5

1.1-11.0

Non-Hispanic

3,165

2,412

76.0

73.6-78.2

249

8.8

7.4-10.4

215

6.8

5.4- 8.4

289

8.5

7.1-10.1

AGE

18-24

105

69.6

57.3-79.6

9.2

4.4-18.1

10.1

4.3-21.9

11.1

5.5-21.1

25-34

361

308

83.1

77.2-87.7

8.1

5.3-12.4

5.1

2.7- 9.7

3.7

1.7- 7.9

35-44

574

469

82.8

78.6-86.3

9.1

6.5-12.5

3.7

2.4- 5.8

4.4

2.7- 7.1

45-54

691

518

75.6

71.1-79.6

6.4

4.4- 9.0

7.0

4.8-10.2

11.0

8.2-14.6

55-64

665

485

74.0

69.6-77.9

8.9

6.4-12.2

7.3

5.3- 9.9

9.9

7.4-13.1

65-74

522

388

73.6

68.4-78.1

9.3

6.3-13.5

6.8

4.8- 9.6

10.3

7.4-14.3

75+

392

299

75.0

68.9-80.3

7.8

4.5-13.4

5.4

3.3- 8.9

11.7

8.3-16.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

431

283

66.0

58.2-73.0

11.0

7.2-16.5

13.7

8.8-20.7

9.3

6.2-13.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

928

674

73.2

68.4-77.4

10.9

8.2-14.5

8.0

5.3-11.8

7.9

5.8-10.6

Some Post-H.S.

863

666

77.2

72.5-81.3

7.7

5.5-10.6

5.4

3.6- 7.8

9.7

6.7-14.0

College Graduate

1,101

933

86.5

83.6-88.9

5.2

3.7- 7.2

2.1

1.4- 3.2

6.2

4.5- 8.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

281

184

66.0

56.6-74.3

15.1

9.3-23.5

6.4

3.9-10.4

12.4

7.6-19.6

$15,000- 24,999

494

336

65.9

58.5-72.6

12.3

8.1-18.2

8.4

5.3-12.9

13.5

8.8-20.0

$25,000- 34,999

367

279

79.0

72.9-84.0

8.6

5.6-13.0

6.5

4.1-10.3

5.9

3.3-10.2

$35,000- 49,999

433

327

77.3

71.2-82.5

7.5

5.0-11.1

8.8

5.3-14.3

6.4

4.1-10.0

$50,000-74,999

506

396

77.2

71.0-82.4

8.6

5.7-12.9

6.5

3.4-12.0

7.7

4.9-11.9

$75,000+

808

706

87.5

84.1-90.2

4.9

3.3- 7.1

1.9

1.0- 3.7

5.8

4.0- 8.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,157

818

69.8

65.6-73.7

114

11.1

8.6-14.2

102

8.7

6.3-11.9

123

10.4

8.2-13.1

2,149

1,727

80.7

78.0-83.1

141

7.2

5.8- 8.9

115

5.3

3.9- 7.1

166

6.9

5.4- 8.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

429

317

78.1

72.6-82.7

8.2

5.3-12.5

4.6

3.2- 6.7

9.1

6.3-12.9

Non-Veteran

2,896

2,241

77.4

75.0-79.7

221

8.3

6.9- 9.9

185

6.4

5.1- 8.2

249

7.9

6.5- 9.5

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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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