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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Derived Variables and Risk Factors

Worksites prohibit smoking in both public and work areas*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,727 2,069 73.1 70.4-75.7 658 26.9 24.3-29.6
-Western NC 463 354 73.0 67.2-78.2 109 27.0 21.8-32.8
GENDER
Male 151 99 62.4 52.2-71.5 52 37.6 28.5-47.8
Female 312 255 82.4 76.5-87.1 57 17.6 12.9-23.5
RACE
White 421 319 72.9 66.8-78.2 102 27.1 21.8-33.2
African American 20 16 65.1 31.7-88.2 4 34.9 11.8-68.3
Other Minorities 22 19 80.3 44.6-95.4 3 19.7 4.6-55.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 15 14 93.9 66.2-99.2 1 6.1 0.8-33.8
Non-Hispanic 448 340 72.0 65.9-77.4 108 28.0 22.6-34.1
AGE
18-24 18 13 67.8 40.4-86.8 5 32.2 13.2-59.6
25-34 61 49 79.3 64.4-89.1 12 20.7 10.9-35.6
35-44 80 60 69.5 55.7-80.6 20 30.5 19.4-44.3
45-54 131 99 70.1 58.3-79.6 32 29.9 20.4-41.7
55-64 128 100 74.4 63.0-83.3 28 25.6 16.7-37.0
65-74 38 28 74.2 56.5-86.4 10 25.8 13.6-43.5
75+ 6 4 72.6 30.5-94.1 2 27.4 5.9-69.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 21 51.5 34.4-68.2 21 48.5 31.8-65.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 137 102 63.1 51.1-73.6 35 36.9 26.4-48.9
Some Post-H.S. 124 97 79.1 68.0-87.1 27 20.9 12.9-32.0
College Graduate 160 134 81.2 71.2-88.3 26 18.8 11.7-28.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 12 52.2 23.1-79.9 8 47.8 20.1-76.9
$15,000- 24,999 78 60 80.1 66.9-89.0 18 19.9 11.0-33.1
$25,000- 34,999 56 42 76.3 60.1-87.3 14 23.7 12.7-39.9
$35,000- 49,999 85 61 60.7 45.4-74.2 24 39.3 25.8-54.6
$50,000-74,999 98 80 77.7 64.5-87.0 18 22.3 13.0-35.5
$75,000+ 97 77 79.4 67.3-87.8 20 20.6 12.2-32.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 113 88 78.3 67.1-86.4 25 21.7 13.6-32.9
No 348 265 72.1 65.2-78.1 83 27.9 21.9-34.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 27 54.2 36.2-71.1 20 45.8 28.9-63.8
Non-Veteran 416 327 75.4 69.2-80.6 89 24.6 19.4-30.8

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*Data in this table were derived from the two worksite questions from Tobacco Indicator Module.

^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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