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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 3,137 1,275 40.9 38.3-43.5 317 9.3 7.9-11.0 1,545 49.8 47.1-52.4
GENDER
Male 1,135 495 41.2 37.0-45.5 93 8.6 6.3-11.6 547 50.2 45.9-54.6
Female 2,002 780 40.6 37.5-43.8 224 10.0 8.4-11.9 998 49.4 46.2-52.5
RACE
White 2,501 1,017 43.2 40.3-46.1 245 8.9 7.4-10.6 1,239 48.0 45.1-50.8
African American 453 219 45.2 38.9-51.8 50 9.3 6.6-13.1 184 45.4 38.9-52.1
Other Minorities 176 35 19.7 12.7-29.3 21 12.1 6.3-22.0 120 68.2 57.3-77.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 141 29 18.5 11.1-29.2 18 14.2 7.1-26.2 94 67.3 54.8-77.7
Non-Hispanic 2,989 1,242 43.1 40.4-45.7 299 8.9 7.6-10.4 1,448 48.0 45.4-50.7
AGE
18-24 99 44 47.5 35.5-59.8 8 6.3 2.9-13.4 47 46.2 34.3-58.5
25-34 349 113 32.2 26.1-38.9 28 7.3 4.2-12.5 208 60.5 53.4-67.1
35-44 550 213 40.1 34.8-45.7 42 10.0 6.5-15.0 295 49.9 44.4-55.3
45-54 657 297 45.7 40.9-50.7 71 10.3 7.9-13.5 289 43.9 39.1-48.8
55-64 628 264 42.3 37.5-47.3 71 9.7 7.3-12.8 293 48.0 43.0-53.0
65-74 483 215 44.5 39.0-50.1 56 12.8 9.5-17.0 212 42.8 37.4-48.3
75+ 356 126 38.8 32.5-45.6 40 10.7 7.4-15.3 190 50.5 43.9-57.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 401 161 37.9 30.6-45.9 56 9.2 6.4-13.2 184 52.9 44.6-60.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 866 382 45.2 40.0-50.5 97 10.9 7.9-14.7 387 44.0 38.8-49.3
Some Post-H.S. 813 359 44.5 39.3-49.7 79 9.6 6.8-13.2 375 46.0 40.9-51.2
College Graduate 1,055 373 35.8 31.9-40.0 83 7.8 5.7-10.5 599 56.4 52.2-60.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 258 122 49.5 39.1-59.9 34 13.9 6.7-26.7 102 36.6 27.9-46.3
$15,000- 24,999 470 202 43.8 36.5-51.3 54 10.5 7.2-15.1 214 45.7 38.5-53.0
$25,000- 34,999 343 142 43.0 35.1-51.2 39 13.0 7.6-21.2 162 44.0 36.3-52.1
$35,000- 49,999 416 181 45.2 38.3-52.4 41 9.5 6.4-13.9 194 45.3 38.4-52.3
$50,000-74,999 476 216 45.0 38.6-51.7 54 9.3 6.6-13.0 206 45.6 39.1-52.3
$75,000+ 769 256 33.2 29.0-37.7 60 8.0 5.8-11.0 453 58.8 54.1-63.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,086 470 45.0 40.6-49.4 120 9.4 7.3-11.9 496 45.6 41.3-50.0
No 2,035 801 39.5 36.3-42.7 196 9.4 7.6-11.5 1,038 51.2 47.9-54.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 408 176 41.1 34.3-48.3 41 11.7 7.5-17.6 191 47.2 40.0-54.6
Non-Veteran 2,729 1,099 40.9 38.1-43.7 276 9.0 7.5-10.8 1,354 50.1 47.3-53.0

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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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