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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC 1,323 442 31.2 28.0-34.6 138 10.6 8.5-13.2 743 58.2 54.5-61.7
GENDER
Male 491 164 29.1 24.3-34.5 40 10.0 6.7-14.5 287 60.9 55.0-66.5
Female 832 278 33.2 29.0-37.6 98 11.2 8.8-14.3 456 55.6 51.1-60.0
RACE
White 1,216 414 31.9 28.5-35.4 126 10.3 8.2-12.9 676 57.8 54.0-61.5
African American 42 13 37.5 19.7-59.4 5 7.8 2.9-19.5 24 54.7 34.5-73.4
Other Minorities 62 15 20.1 9.3-38.3 7 16.0 6.7-33.7 40 63.9 45.4-79.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic 38 6 16.3 5.9-37.8 4 18.4 6.7-41.4 28 65.3 43.0-82.5
Non-Hispanic 1,282 435 31.9 28.7-35.4 134 10.2 8.2-12.8 713 57.8 54.1-61.4
AGE
18-24 36 9 15.5 7.4-29.6 4 12.6 4.2-32.2 23 71.9 53.5-85.0
25-34 121 33 28.4 19.8-38.9 15 11.9 6.7-20.0 73 59.7 49.2-69.4
35-44 155 45 31.8 23.6-41.3 13 8.7 4.8-15.3 97 59.5 50.0-68.3
45-54 241 80 30.4 23.9-37.8 26 10.7 6.6-16.9 135 58.8 51.0-66.3
55-64 286 109 38.3 32.1-44.9 27 9.0 5.7-13.8 150 52.8 46.0-59.4
65-74 278 92 32.3 26.5-38.6 30 12.5 8.3-18.5 156 55.2 48.6-61.7
75+ 203 72 40.2 32.5-48.5 23 9.1 5.9-14.0 108 50.6 42.6-58.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 209 82 35.7 27.6-44.7 25 13.6 8.3-21.4 102 50.7 41.4-60.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 401 130 31.4 25.4-38.1 52 13.1 8.9-18.8 219 55.5 48.5-62.4
Some Post-H.S. 357 130 32.0 26.3-38.2 28 7.5 4.6-11.9 199 60.6 54.0-66.8
College Graduate 355 100 27.8 22.0-34.5 33 9.3 5.9-14.3 222 62.9 55.9-69.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 161 63 35.8 26.1-46.9 18 14.1 7.7-24.4 80 50.1 39.5-60.7
$15,000- 24,999 289 101 31.5 25.3-38.4 39 14.7 9.8-21.5 149 53.8 46.1-61.3
$25,000- 34,999 136 54 35.9 25.3-48.0 16 13.6 6.4-26.6 66 50.6 38.2-62.8
$35,000- 49,999 207 71 32.1 24.2-41.2 17 6.4 3.7-10.7 119 61.5 52.4-69.9
$50,000-74,999 183 58 27.4 19.9-36.3 21 11.1 6.5-18.1 104 61.6 52.2-70.2
$75,000+ 193 49 28.9 21.6-37.6 14 8.2 4.1-15.5 130 62.9 53.8-71.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 547 193 32.5 27.7-37.7 57 10.5 7.6-14.4 297 57.0 51.4-62.4
No 766 246 30.6 26.5-35.2 79 10.7 7.9-14.2 441 58.7 53.9-63.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 207 80 41.5 32.8-50.7 16 10.3 4.9-20.4 111 48.2 39.3-57.3
Non-Veteran 1,116 362 29.6 26.1-33.2 122 10.7 8.5-13.4 632 59.8 55.8-63.6

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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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