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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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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%)
North Carolina 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
-WHITES 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
GENDER
Males 4,584 627 15.4 13.7-17.2 1,836 44.3 42.1-46.4 1,655 32.3 30.4-34.3 466 8.0 7.1- 9.1
Females 7,261 477 7.7 6.7- 8.9 2,605 39.3 37.6-41.1 3,491 45.2 43.5-46.9 688 7.7 6.9- 8.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic 105 10 8.8 2.8-24.7 33 37.2 24.3-52.2 52 49.7 36.0-63.5 10 4.3 1.9- 9.2
Non-Hispanic 11,718 1,091 11.4 10.4-12.4 4,403 41.7 40.4-43.1 5,089 39.0 37.7-40.3 1,135 7.9 7.2- 8.6
AGE
18-24 267 38 18.0 12.5-25.3 152 51.1 43.5-58.6 61 25.3 18.9-32.9 16 5.6 3.2- 9.6
25-34 964 126 14.7 12.0-17.9 458 47.8 43.9-51.8 335 33.0 29.4-36.7 45 4.5 3.2- 6.3
35-44 1,708 207 12.2 10.4-14.2 800 47.1 44.2-50.1 614 35.9 33.1-38.7 87 4.8 3.7- 6.1
45-54 2,281 266 11.3 9.8-13.0 966 42.7 40.2-45.3 915 39.8 37.4-42.4 134 6.1 4.9- 7.7
55-64 2,683 250 9.1 7.8-10.5 963 36.9 34.6-39.2 1,206 44.0 41.7-46.4 264 10.0 8.6-11.6
65-74 2,205 135 6.2 5.1- 7.6 679 30.7 28.4-33.1 1,111 50.1 47.6-52.7 280 12.9 11.3-14.8
75+ 1,673 75 4.9 3.6- 6.5 401 25.9 23.4-28.7 875 51.0 48.0-54.0 322 18.2 16.0-20.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 1,325 146 14.1 11.2-17.6 375 38.7 34.4-43.1 566 33.8 30.1-37.7 238 13.4 11.3-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 3,368 358 14.0 11.8-16.5 1,294 42.1 39.4-44.9 1,293 33.7 31.1-36.4 423 10.2 8.9-11.8
Some Post-H.S. 3,217 333 13.1 11.1-15.4 1,312 46.3 43.6-49.1 1,315 33.7 31.4-36.1 257 6.9 5.7- 8.3
College Graduate 3,915 265 7.0 6.0- 8.2 1,457 38.5 36.4-40.6 1,961 49.4 47.3-51.6 232 5.1 4.3- 6.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 1,077 133 15.7 12.1-20.0 377 40.3 35.6-45.2 414 32.3 27.7-37.3 153 11.8 9.4-14.6
$15,000- 24,999 1,652 189 16.4 13.0-20.5 578 39.2 35.5-43.0 688 35.2 31.7-38.9 197 9.2 7.6-11.0
$25,000- 34,999 1,183 108 10.2 7.9-13.2 472 47.7 43.2-52.2 473 32.1 28.6-35.8 130 10.0 7.9-12.7
$35,000- 49,999 1,722 158 9.8 7.9-12.1 703 47.0 43.6-50.5 711 36.2 33.1-39.5 150 6.9 5.6- 8.5
$50,000-74,999 1,853 172 11.5 9.2-14.3 728 41.3 38.1-44.5 806 40.1 36.9-43.3 147 7.2 5.8- 8.9
$75,000+ 2,816 221 9.4 7.7-11.3 1,114 41.8 39.2-44.4 1,345 44.4 41.8-47.0 136 4.4 3.6- 5.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 4,423 465 12.4 10.8-14.1 1,580 39.5 37.3-41.7 1,879 38.1 36.0-40.3 499 10.0 8.8-11.3
No 7,319 631 10.8 9.6-12.2 2,820 42.6 40.9-44.3 3,229 39.7 38.1-41.4 639 6.9 6.2- 7.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,910 237 14.9 12.3-18.0 696 39.8 36.8-43.0 758 35.7 32.9-38.6 219 9.5 7.9-11.3
Non-Veteran 9,931 865 10.7 9.7-11.8 3,744 42.0 40.5-43.5 4,387 39.7 38.3-41.2 935 7.6 6.9- 8.3

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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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