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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke I

In restaurants, 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 15,406 258 1.7 1.4- 2.1 5,164 35.3 34.1-36.5 9,722 61.7 60.4-62.9 262 1.4 1.1- 1.6
GENDER
Male 5,821 153 2.5 1.8- 3.3 2,184 38.6 36.7-40.6 3,350 57.2 55.2-59.2 134 1.7 1.3- 2.2
Female 9,585 105 1.0 0.7- 1.3 2,980 32.2 30.8-33.6 6,372 65.8 64.4-67.2 128 1.0 0.8- 1.3
RACE
White 11,997 218 1.8 1.5- 2.2 4,030 35.8 34.5-37.2 7,548 60.9 59.6-62.3 201 1.4 1.2- 1.7
African American 2,293 27 1.1 0.6- 1.9 797 36.6 33.7-39.7 1,428 60.9 57.8-63.9 41 1.4 0.9- 2.2
Asian 102 1 0.4 0.1- 2.9 30 32.2 20.6-46.6 70 67.1 52.8-78.8 1 0.3 0.0- 1.9
Native American 314 6 2.6 1.0- 6.6 120 40.5 33.2-48.4 182 56.3 48.4-63.8 6 0.6 0.3- 1.5
Other Minorities 642 6 2.0 0.5- 8.3 166 27.8 22.4-33.8 459 69.0 62.7-74.7 11 1.2 0.5- 2.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic 618 5 2.0 0.4- 9.2 159 26.0 20.6-32.3 449 71.2 64.6-77.0 5 0.8 0.2- 2.7
-English Speaking 229 2 0.4 0.1- 1.8 69 35.0 22.2-50.3 157 64.2 49.0-76.9 1 0.5 0.1- 3.2
-Spanish Speaking 389 3 2.6 0.5-12.4 90 22.9 17.8-29.0 292 73.6 66.7-79.6 4 0.9 0.2- 3.6
Non-Hispanic 14,742 250 1.7 1.4- 2.0 4,991 36.1 34.9-37.3 9,251 60.8 59.6-62.1 250 1.4 1.2- 1.7
AGE
18-24 468 7 2.0 0.6- 6.0 188 40.5 34.8-46.6 270 57.2 51.1-63.0 3 0.3 0.1- 1.0
25-34 1,480 13 1.4 0.7- 2.6 542 37.3 34.2-40.6 908 60.1 56.8-63.3 17 1.2 0.7- 2.3
35-44 2,390 34 1.4 1.0- 2.1 850 35.2 32.8-37.7 1,486 62.6 60.1-65.1 20 0.7 0.4- 1.2
45-54 2,995 56 1.7 1.2- 2.4 1,095 36.5 34.3-38.8 1,818 60.7 58.4-62.9 26 1.0 0.6- 1.7
55-64 3,300 66 2.0 1.5- 2.9 1,128 33.7 31.7-35.8 2,049 62.5 60.3-64.5 57 1.8 1.3- 2.4
65-74 2,679 41 1.5 1.0- 2.3 800 30.5 28.4-32.8 1,788 65.8 63.5-68.1 50 2.1 1.5- 3.0
75+ 1,994 39 2.1 1.4- 3.2 530 28.1 25.5-30.8 1,336 65.4 62.6-68.2 89 4.4 3.3- 5.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 2,177 69 4.3 2.6- 6.9 750 35.2 31.9-38.6 1,278 58.3 54.7-61.7 80 2.3 1.7- 3.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 4,500 77 1.5 1.1- 2.1 1,722 41.7 39.3-44.3 2,610 55.2 52.7-57.7 91 1.6 1.2- 2.1
Some Post-H.S. 4,031 58 1.1 0.8- 1.6 1,460 39.2 36.9-41.6 2,461 58.3 55.9-60.6 52 1.3 0.9- 2.0
College Graduate 4,663 53 1.1 0.7- 1.7 1,225 25.7 24.0-27.4 3,346 72.5 70.7-74.2 39 0.7 0.5- 1.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,729 44 2.0 1.3- 3.2 655 38.1 34.2-42.1 976 57.4 53.3-61.4 54 2.5 1.7- 3.5
$15,000- 24,999 2,471 51 3.0 1.6- 5.6 945 40.2 36.7-43.9 1,428 55.1 51.4-58.7 47 1.7 1.1- 2.7
$25,000- 34,999 1,639 26 1.8 1.1- 2.9 614 38.7 35.1-42.4 970 57.6 53.9-61.3 29 1.9 1.1- 3.3
$35,000- 49,999 2,160 35 1.4 0.9- 2.1 733 36.4 33.5-39.3 1,370 61.3 58.3-64.3 22 1.0 0.5- 1.7
$50,000-74,999 2,206 30 1.1 0.7- 1.7 736 34.7 31.8-37.6 1,416 63.3 60.4-66.2 24 0.9 0.5- 1.5
$75,000+ 3,172 36 1.3 0.8- 2.0 847 28.5 26.3-30.8 2,268 69.7 67.3-72.0 21 0.6 0.3- 0.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 5,769 135 2.3 1.8- 2.9 2,057 37.3 35.4-39.3 3,447 58.6 56.6-60.5 130 1.8 1.4- 2.3
No 9,455 121 1.5 1.0- 2.0 3,047 34.3 32.8-35.8 6,161 63.1 61.5-64.6 126 1.2 0.9- 1.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 2,326 58 2.2 1.6- 3.1 831 36.9 34.0-39.8 1,377 59.0 56.1-62.0 60 1.9 1.3- 2.6
Non-Veteran 13,073 198 1.6 1.2- 2.1 4,331 35.0 33.7-36.4 8,342 62.1 60.7-63.4 202 1.3 1.0- 1.6

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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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