BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace while you were there?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

Secondhand Smoke I

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace while you were there?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-6 days	All 7 days	No days
North Carolina	7,735	446	6.8	6.0- 7.7	501	7.8	6.9- 8.8	6,788	85.4	84.1-86.6
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	176	5	12.1	3.8-32.4	16	11.2	5.5-21.5	155	76.7	60.7-87.5
Buncombe	164	2	1.0	0.2- 3.9	6	4.7	1.8-11.9	156	94.3	87.4-97.5
Cabarrus	186	7	4.0	1.7- 9.2	10	5.5	2.5-11.9	169	90.4	83.5-94.6
Catawba	246	10	2.3	1.1- 4.6	20	12.3	7.1-20.3	216	85.5	77.6-90.9
Cumberland	230	8	3.5	1.5- 7.9	15	10.1	5.4-18.1	207	86.4	78.4-91.8
Davidson	194	19	8.7	5.1-14.5	22	12.8	7.8-20.2	153	78.5	70.4-84.9
Durham	226	7	3.6	1.6- 8.0	9	3.9	1.7- 8.7	210	92.5	87.0-95.8
Forsyth	221	17	9.2	5.2-15.6	10	4.9	2.2-10.5	194	85.9	78.7-90.9
Gaston	182	13	8.7	4.1-17.8	16	8.6	4.9-14.6	153	82.6	73.6-89.0
Guilford	222	16	8.1	4.6-13.9	12	5.6	3.1-10.2	194	86.3	79.8-90.9
Iredell	222	16	8.0	4.4-14.2	6	4.1	1.7- 9.2	200	87.9	81.1-92.5
Johnston	270	22	10.1	5.9-16.7	21	12.8	6.8-22.8	227	77.1	67.5-84.6
Mecklenburg	377	13	3.9	1.9- 7.6	20	6.5	3.9-10.7	344	89.6	84.8-93.1
New Hanover	168	5	6.6	2.1-18.7	4	3.1	0.9- 9.5	159	90.3	79.2-95.8
Onslow	217	9	4.6	2.2- 9.6	6	4.3	1.9- 9.9	202	91.0	84.8-94.9
Orange	216	8	6.8	2.5-16.9	4	1.3	0.4- 3.7	204	91.9	82.5-96.5
Pitt	208	8	2.5	1.1- 5.6	12	9.1	4.1-18.9	188	88.4	79.2-93.9
Randolph	191	14	8.1	4.5-14.0	17	7.4	4.3-12.4	160	84.6	77.8-89.6
Robeson	170	16	14.4	8.2-24.1	15	8.2	4.5-14.5	139	77.4	67.6-84.9
Rowan	206	18	16.2	9.4-26.5	12	9.1	3.4-22.2	176	74.7	62.8-83.8
Union	228	8	4.6	2.1- 9.8	6	2.8	1.2- 6.3	214	92.5	87.1-95.8
Wake	349	10	3.3	1.6- 6.4	6	3.3	1.2- 8.9	333	93.4	88.3-96.4
Wayne	217	14	11.6	5.3-23.6	24	13.2	7.1-23.4	179	75.2	63.1-84.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	2,506	169	9.0	7.3-11.0	171	8.9	7.2-10.9	2,166	82.1	79.5-84.4
Piedmont	3,937	213	6.1	5.1- 7.3	232	7.0	5.8- 8.5	3,492	86.9	85.2-88.4
Western NC	1,292	64	5.4	3.9- 7.4	98	9.1	7.0-11.6	1,130	85.6	82.6-88.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	837	36	5.0	3.2- 7.9	63	8.8	6.3-12.2	738	86.2	82.3-89.4
Northwest	1,633	112	7.3	5.7- 9.2	119	10.9	8.3-14.1	1,402	81.9	78.5-84.8
Charlotte	1,075	48	5.3	3.7- 7.7	63	7.0	5.1- 9.5	964	87.7	84.6-90.2
Greensboro	919	54	9.1	6.4-12.8	55	6.3	4.4- 8.9	810	84.6	80.5-88.0
Southern Regional	724	55	8.6	6.3-11.6	49	7.6	5.0-11.3	620	83.8	79.6-87.3
Coastal	322	19	8.9	5.1-14.9	18	9.0	5.0-15.6	285	82.1	74.8-87.7
Wake	984	44	4.0	2.7- 5.8	49	5.6	3.7- 8.5	891	90.4	87.3-92.8
Area L	211	18	9.3	5.3-15.8	14	10.7	5.4-20.1	179	80.0	70.7-86.9
Eastern	1,030	60	9.2	6.2-13.5	71	8.1	5.9-10.9	899	82.8	78.3-86.4

Total
Respond.^

1-6 days

All 7 days

No days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,735

446

6.8

6.0- 7.7

501

7.8

6.9- 8.8

6,788

85.4

84.1-86.6

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

176

12.1

3.8-32.4

11.2

5.5-21.5

155

76.7

60.7-87.5

Buncombe

164

1.0

0.2- 3.9

4.7

1.8-11.9

156

94.3

87.4-97.5

Cabarrus

186

4.0

1.7- 9.2

5.5

2.5-11.9

169

90.4

83.5-94.6

Catawba

246

2.3

1.1- 4.6

12.3

7.1-20.3

216

85.5

77.6-90.9

Cumberland

230

3.5

1.5- 7.9

10.1

5.4-18.1

207

86.4

78.4-91.8

Davidson

194

8.7

5.1-14.5

12.8

7.8-20.2

153

78.5

70.4-84.9

Durham

226

3.6

1.6- 8.0

3.9

1.7- 8.7

210

92.5

87.0-95.8

Forsyth

221

9.2

5.2-15.6

4.9

2.2-10.5

194

85.9

78.7-90.9

Gaston

182

8.7

4.1-17.8

8.6

4.9-14.6

153

82.6

73.6-89.0

Guilford

222

8.1

4.6-13.9

5.6

3.1-10.2

194

86.3

79.8-90.9

Iredell

222

8.0

4.4-14.2

4.1

1.7- 9.2

200

87.9

81.1-92.5

Johnston

270

10.1

5.9-16.7

12.8

6.8-22.8

227

77.1

67.5-84.6

Mecklenburg

377

3.9

1.9- 7.6

6.5

3.9-10.7

344

89.6

84.8-93.1

New Hanover

168

6.6

2.1-18.7

3.1

0.9- 9.5

159

90.3

79.2-95.8

Onslow

217

4.6

2.2- 9.6

4.3

1.9- 9.9

202

91.0

84.8-94.9

Orange

216

6.8

2.5-16.9

1.3

0.4- 3.7

204

91.9

82.5-96.5

Pitt

208

2.5

1.1- 5.6

9.1

4.1-18.9

188

88.4

79.2-93.9

Randolph

191

8.1

4.5-14.0

7.4

4.3-12.4

160

84.6

77.8-89.6

Robeson

170

14.4

8.2-24.1

8.2

4.5-14.5

139

77.4

67.6-84.9

Rowan

206

16.2

9.4-26.5

9.1

3.4-22.2

176

74.7

62.8-83.8

Union

228

4.6

2.1- 9.8

2.8

1.2- 6.3

214

92.5

87.1-95.8

Wake

349

3.3

1.6- 6.4

3.3

1.2- 8.9

333

93.4

88.3-96.4

Wayne

217

11.6

5.3-23.6

13.2

7.1-23.4

179

75.2

63.1-84.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

2,506

169

9.0

7.3-11.0

171

8.9

7.2-10.9

2,166

82.1

79.5-84.4

Piedmont

3,937

213

6.1

5.1- 7.3

232

7.0

5.8- 8.5

3,492

86.9

85.2-88.4

Western NC

1,292

5.4

3.9- 7.4

9.1

7.0-11.6

1,130

85.6

82.6-88.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

837

5.0

3.2- 7.9

8.8

6.3-12.2

738

86.2

82.3-89.4

Northwest

1,633

112

7.3

5.7- 9.2

119

10.9

8.3-14.1

1,402

81.9

78.5-84.8

Charlotte

1,075

5.3

3.7- 7.7

7.0

5.1- 9.5

964

87.7

84.6-90.2

Greensboro

919

9.1

6.4-12.8

6.3

4.4- 8.9

810

84.6

80.5-88.0

Southern Regional

724

8.6

6.3-11.6

7.6

5.0-11.3

620

83.8

79.6-87.3

Coastal

322

8.9

5.1-14.9

9.0

5.0-15.6

285

82.1

74.8-87.7

Wake

984

4.0

2.7- 5.8

5.6

3.7- 8.5

891

90.4

87.3-92.8

Area L

211

9.3

5.3-15.8

10.7

5.4-20.1

179

80.0

70.7-86.9

Eastern

1,030

9.2

6.2-13.5

8.1

5.9-10.9

899

82.8

78.3-86.4

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*This question was asked only of those employed for wages or self-employed.

^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.

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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