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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke I

In bars, do you THINK smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas or not allowed at all?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Allowed in all areas Allowed in some areas Not allowed at all Don't know/Not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 15,217 1,308 9.9 9.1-10.8 5,762 42.2 41.0-43.5 6,707 40.4 39.2-41.6 1,440 7.5 6.9- 8.1
GENDER
Male 5,753 728 13.2 11.8-14.7 2,345 45.1 43.1-47.1 2,126 34.1 32.3-36.0 554 7.5 6.7- 8.5
Female 9,464 580 6.7 5.9- 7.7 3,417 39.5 38.0-41.0 4,581 46.3 44.8-47.8 886 7.4 6.7- 8.2
RACE
White 11,845 1,104 11.3 10.4-12.4 4,441 41.7 40.3-43.0 5,146 39.1 37.8-40.4 1,154 7.9 7.2- 8.6
African American 2,265 132 7.6 5.6-10.2 883 42.4 39.3-45.5 1,045 42.8 39.8-45.9 205 7.1 5.8- 8.8
Asian 101 4 3.8 1.2-11.6 29 26.8 16.4-40.5 56 57.0 43.3-69.7 12 12.4 5.9-24.1
Native American 309 31 13.3 8.4-20.4 131 44.7 37.0-52.6 118 35.6 28.7-43.3 29 6.4 3.9-10.3
Other Minorities 642 31 2.9 1.8- 4.5 260 48.4 42.5-54.5 321 44.5 38.7-50.3 30 4.2 2.4- 7.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic 616 20 1.9 0.9- 3.7 242 45.2 39.1-51.5 321 48.2 42.1-54.2 33 4.8 2.8- 8.0
-English Speaking 227 16 4.7 1.9-11.1 83 48.3 35.7-61.0 107 40.6 30.1-52.1 21 6.4 3.3-12.0
-Spanish Speaking 389 4 0.9 0.3- 2.6 159 44.2 37.3-51.2 214 50.8 43.8-57.7 12 4.2 2.0- 8.6
Non-Hispanic 14,555 1,282 10.6 9.7-11.5 5,509 42.0 40.8-43.3 6,371 39.7 38.5-41.0 1,393 7.7 7.1- 8.3
AGE
18-24 467 55 15.6 11.3-21.0 255 51.7 45.7-57.7 138 28.8 23.6-34.6 19 3.9 2.3- 6.5
25-34 1,470 157 11.0 9.1-13.2 697 48.5 45.2-51.8 547 35.3 32.3-38.5 69 5.2 3.8- 7.0
35-44 2,369 247 10.1 8.8-11.7 1,083 45.8 43.2-48.4 925 39.6 37.0-42.1 114 4.5 3.6- 5.6
45-54 2,973 315 9.8 8.5-11.2 1,249 42.8 40.5-45.2 1,212 40.3 38.0-42.6 197 7.2 5.9- 8.7
55-64 3,264 283 8.4 7.2- 9.7 1,179 36.7 34.6-38.8 1,487 45.6 43.4-47.8 315 9.3 8.1-10.6
65-74 2,627 160 6.3 5.3- 7.6 805 30.5 28.4-32.8 1,325 50.3 47.9-52.6 337 12.9 11.3-14.6
75+ 1,949 82 4.5 3.4- 6.1 459 25.4 23.0-28.0 1,029 52.2 49.4-55.1 379 17.8 15.9-20.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,152 180 8.4 6.8-10.4 658 39.7 36.1-43.4 984 41.7 38.2-45.3 330 10.2 8.6-12.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,429 432 12.2 10.4-14.3 1,743 43.8 41.3-46.3 1,758 35.2 32.9-37.6 496 8.8 7.7-10.1
Some Post-H.S. 3,988 394 11.9 10.2-13.7 1,639 46.3 43.9-48.7 1,634 34.7 32.6-36.8 321 7.2 6.1- 8.5
College Graduate 4,615 300 6.6 5.7- 7.7 1,717 38.6 36.7-40.6 2,314 49.8 47.8-51.8 284 5.0 4.3- 5.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,701 172 9.9 7.9-12.4 621 42.1 37.9-46.4 701 39.8 35.6-44.1 207 8.2 6.7-10.0
$15,000- 24,999 2,433 235 11.3 9.1-13.9 909 42.3 38.7-46.1 1,035 38.6 35.2-42.1 254 7.7 6.3- 9.5
$25,000- 34,999 1,614 140 10.2 7.6-13.5 647 46.3 42.4-50.2 666 35.0 31.7-38.4 161 8.6 6.9-10.6
$35,000- 49,999 2,135 187 9.2 7.6-11.2 870 46.4 43.3-49.5 899 38.0 35.1-40.9 179 6.4 5.3- 7.8
$50,000-74,999 2,182 195 10.2 8.3-12.6 860 41.7 38.8-44.7 955 40.9 38.0-43.9 172 7.1 5.7- 8.8
$75,000+ 3,158 234 8.6 7.1-10.4 1,251 42.2 39.7-44.7 1,520 44.9 42.5-47.4 153 4.3 3.5- 5.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,695 555 11.3 9.9-12.8 2,052 40.0 38.0-42.0 2,450 39.2 37.3-41.2 638 9.5 8.5-10.7
No 9,340 740 9.2 8.3-10.3 3,647 43.3 41.8-44.9 4,181 41.0 39.5-42.6 772 6.4 5.8- 7.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,291 274 14.2 11.7-17.1 865 41.9 38.9-44.9 907 35.6 32.9-38.4 245 8.3 7.0- 9.9
Non-Veteran 12,919 1,032 9.2 8.3-10.1 4,894 42.3 40.9-43.7 5,798 41.2 39.9-42.5 1,195 7.3 6.7- 8.0

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^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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