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

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-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
GENDER
Male	512	373	72.7	67.0-77.8	34	8.1	4.9-13.1	48	7.7	5.4-10.9	57	11.5	8.3-15.7
Female	870	682	77.2	73.1-80.9	60	7.0	5.1- 9.6	51	6.8	4.6- 9.9	77	9.0	6.6-12.0
RACE
White	1,266	965	73.9	70.2-77.3	85	7.9	5.7-10.7	93	7.7	5.9-10.0	123	10.5	8.4-13.2
African American	45	32	68.8	48.8-83.6	4	7.2	2.3-20.0	5	11.2	4.0-27.7	4	12.9	3.8-35.4
Other Minorities	67	54	92.0	84.7-96.0	5	3.0	1.1- 7.8	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	7	4.6	1.8-11.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	41	37	95.3	86.9-98.4	1	1.4	0.2- 9.5	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	2	2.8	0.7-10.9
Non-Hispanic	1,337	1,015	73.9	70.4-77.2	93	7.9	5.8-10.6	97	7.6	5.8- 9.8	132	10.6	8.5-13.2
AGE
18-24	36	28	72.1	49.8-87.1	4	17.4	5.6-42.8	2	5.6	1.4-20.1	2	4.9	0.9-21.9
25-34	128	105	78.1	67.8-85.8	8	7.0	3.3-14.2	4	4.2	1.3-12.9	11	10.8	5.6-19.9
35-44	156	117	76.3	67.9-83.1	11	4.6	2.4- 8.8	16	11.6	6.9-18.9	12	7.4	3.9-13.8
45-54	251	193	74.3	66.9-80.5	17	8.4	4.9-13.9	22	10.4	6.3-16.6	19	7.0	4.2-11.4
55-64	302	215	68.0	61.2-74.1	23	6.9	4.4-10.5	25	7.3	4.6-11.4	39	17.8	12.6-24.6
65-74	291	227	78.5	72.7-83.3	22	7.5	4.8-11.5	16	4.4	2.6- 7.3	26	9.6	6.2-14.5
75+	214	166	76.7	68.7-83.1	9	4.1	1.9- 8.4	14	5.8	3.3-10.1	25	13.4	8.1-21.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	219	144	58.6	49.0-67.7	17	13.4	6.6-25.4	23	10.3	6.4-16.3	35	17.6	12.0-25.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	418	296	69.4	62.5-75.5	35	9.3	5.6-15.0	40	8.5	5.7-12.7	47	12.8	8.7-18.4
Some Post-H.S.	379	301	81.1	75.5-85.6	23	4.4	2.6- 7.1	27	7.8	4.8-12.3	28	6.8	4.2-10.8
College Graduate	364	312	84.8	78.4-89.5	19	5.3	3.0- 9.3	9	3.4	1.1- 9.7	24	6.5	3.7-11.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	168	113	71.5	62.6-79.0	14	7.7	4.1-14.1	20	10.5	6.4-16.7	21	10.3	6.3-16.3
$15,000- 24,999	298	215	69.2	61.2-76.2	28	11.5	6.5-19.6	26	9.2	5.7-14.4	29	10.1	6.6-15.2
$25,000- 34,999	147	104	68.5	56.5-78.4	9	6.5	2.8-14.0	14	7.4	3.8-13.9	20	17.7	9.8-29.9
$35,000- 49,999	218	172	76.0	67.0-83.2	12	4.6	2.4- 8.6	13	8.4	4.0-16.9	21	11.0	6.3-18.3
$50,000-74,999	187	155	80.4	71.3-87.1	11	6.5	3.1-13.4	10	5.7	2.5-12.5	11	7.4	3.5-14.8
$75,000+	194	172	87.8	80.8-92.5	8	3.1	1.4- 6.6	5	3.5	1.3- 8.6	9	5.6	2.6-12.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	577	417	69.3	63.3-74.7	50	11.6	7.3-17.9	48	8.4	5.9-11.8	62	10.7	7.9-14.4
No	795	628	77.7	73.5-81.5	44	5.5	3.8- 8.0	51	6.7	4.7- 9.6	72	10.0	7.4-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	217	163	78.4	71.1-84.3	13	3.5	1.9- 6.3	19	7.2	4.1-12.4	22	10.9	6.6-17.2
Non-Veteran	1,165	892	74.5	70.7-78.0	81	8.2	5.9-11.2	80	7.2	5.4- 9.6	112	10.1	7.9-12.8

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

-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

GENDER

Male

512

373

72.7

67.0-77.8

8.1

4.9-13.1

7.7

5.4-10.9

11.5

8.3-15.7

Female

870

682

77.2

73.1-80.9

7.0

5.1- 9.6

6.8

4.6- 9.9

9.0

6.6-12.0

RACE

White

1,266

965

73.9

70.2-77.3

7.9

5.7-10.7

7.7

5.9-10.0

123

10.5

8.4-13.2

African American

68.8

48.8-83.6

7.2

2.3-20.0

11.2

4.0-27.7

12.9

3.8-35.4

Other Minorities

92.0

84.7-96.0

3.0

1.1- 7.8

0.3

0.0- 2.5

4.6

1.8-11.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

95.3

86.9-98.4

1.4

0.2- 9.5

0.6

0.1- 3.9

2.8

0.7-10.9

Non-Hispanic

1,337

1,015

73.9

70.4-77.2

7.9

5.8-10.6

7.6

5.8- 9.8

132

10.6

8.5-13.2

AGE

18-24

72.1

49.8-87.1

17.4

5.6-42.8

5.6

1.4-20.1

4.9

0.9-21.9

25-34

128

105

78.1

67.8-85.8

7.0

3.3-14.2

4.2

1.3-12.9

10.8

5.6-19.9

35-44

156

117

76.3

67.9-83.1

4.6

2.4- 8.8

11.6

6.9-18.9

7.4

3.9-13.8

45-54

251

193

74.3

66.9-80.5

8.4

4.9-13.9

10.4

6.3-16.6

7.0

4.2-11.4

55-64

302

215

68.0

61.2-74.1

6.9

4.4-10.5

7.3

4.6-11.4

17.8

12.6-24.6

65-74

291

227

78.5

72.7-83.3

7.5

4.8-11.5

4.4

2.6- 7.3

9.6

6.2-14.5

75+

214

166

76.7

68.7-83.1

4.1

1.9- 8.4

5.8

3.3-10.1

13.4

8.1-21.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

219

144

58.6

49.0-67.7

13.4

6.6-25.4

10.3

6.4-16.3

17.6

12.0-25.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

418

296

69.4

62.5-75.5

9.3

5.6-15.0

8.5

5.7-12.7

12.8

8.7-18.4

Some Post-H.S.

379

301

81.1

75.5-85.6

4.4

2.6- 7.1

7.8

4.8-12.3

6.8

4.2-10.8

College Graduate

364

312

84.8

78.4-89.5

5.3

3.0- 9.3

3.4

1.1- 9.7

6.5

3.7-11.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

168

113

71.5

62.6-79.0

7.7

4.1-14.1

10.5

6.4-16.7

10.3

6.3-16.3

$15,000- 24,999

298

215

69.2

61.2-76.2

11.5

6.5-19.6

9.2

5.7-14.4

10.1

6.6-15.2

$25,000- 34,999

147

104

68.5

56.5-78.4

6.5

2.8-14.0

7.4

3.8-13.9

17.7

9.8-29.9

$35,000- 49,999

218

172

76.0

67.0-83.2

4.6

2.4- 8.6

8.4

4.0-16.9

11.0

6.3-18.3

$50,000-74,999

187

155

80.4

71.3-87.1

6.5

3.1-13.4

5.7

2.5-12.5

7.4

3.5-14.8

$75,000+

194

172

87.8

80.8-92.5

3.1

1.4- 6.6

3.5

1.3- 8.6

5.6

2.6-12.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

577

417

69.3

63.3-74.7

11.6

7.3-17.9

8.4

5.9-11.8

10.7

7.9-14.4

795

628

77.7

73.5-81.5

5.5

3.8- 8.0

6.7

4.7- 9.6

10.0

7.4-13.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

217

163

78.4

71.1-84.3

3.5

1.9- 6.3

7.2

4.1-12.4

10.9

6.6-17.2

Non-Veteran

1,165

892

74.5

70.7-78.0

8.2

5.9-11.2

7.2

5.4- 9.6

112

10.1

7.9-12.8

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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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