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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Secondhand Smoke I-WHITE MALES

Which statement best describes the rules about smoking inside your home?
Do not include decks, garages, or porches.

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Not allowed anywhere inside home Allowed in some places/some times Allowed anywhere inside home No rules about smoking inside home
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,443 11,591 77.0 76.0-78.0 1,064 7.0 6.5- 7.7 387 2.4 2.0- 2.8 2,401 13.5 12.7-14.4
-WHITE MALES 4,664 3,472 76.7 74.8-78.4 267 6.5 5.5- 7.6 126 2.4 1.9- 3.0 799 14.5 13.0-16.0
AGE
18-24 120 88 74.0 63.5-82.3 10 6.1 3.0-12.1 4 2.4 0.8- 6.7 18 17.5 10.4-27.9
25-34 380 321 83.8 78.4-88.0 25 8.6 5.4-13.5 6 1.4 0.6- 3.2 28 6.2 3.9- 9.8
35-44 691 539 78.5 74.6-81.9 45 7.3 5.2-10.1 16 1.7 1.0- 3.0 91 12.5 9.9-15.8
45-54 919 664 74.7 71.2-78.0 60 6.8 5.0- 9.1 38 3.9 2.6- 5.8 157 14.6 12.1-17.4
55-64 1,117 831 75.0 71.8-78.0 58 5.1 3.8- 6.8 32 3.1 2.0- 4.7 196 16.8 14.3-19.7
65-74 847 608 74.6 71.0-77.9 54 5.7 4.1- 7.8 21 1.9 1.2- 3.0 164 17.8 15.0-21.1
75+ 574 407 70.4 65.7-74.8 15 3.3 1.9- 5.8 9 1.4 0.6- 3.2 143 24.8 20.8-29.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 546 302 53.2 46.6-59.7 43 11.0 7.0-16.9 29 5.4 3.5- 8.4 172 30.4 24.7-36.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,327 915 69.3 65.2-73.1 84 8.1 6.0-10.7 55 3.5 2.4- 5.1 273 19.1 15.9-22.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,111 842 81.0 77.7-84.0 82 6.9 5.1- 9.3 28 1.8 1.1- 2.8 159 10.3 8.1-13.0
College Graduate 1,674 1,407 86.2 84.1-88.1 58 3.6 2.5- 5.0 14 1.1 0.5- 2.1 195 9.1 7.7-10.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 318 157 50.4 42.3-58.5 28 11.4 6.7-18.7 26 8.5 4.9-14.2 107 29.7 23.2-37.2
$15,000- 24,999 607 376 57.3 50.7-63.6 56 10.8 7.5-15.3 25 4.3 2.7- 6.8 150 27.7 21.6-34.8
$25,000- 34,999 469 311 65.4 58.1-72.1 37 9.9 6.0-16.1 21 3.3 2.0- 5.3 100 21.4 16.0-28.0
$35,000- 49,999 710 520 76.2 71.8-80.1 50 8.8 6.1-12.7 10 1.3 0.6- 3.0 130 13.6 11.0-16.7
$50,000-74,999 832 671 81.4 77.4-84.7 37 5.2 3.6- 7.6 18 1.2 0.7- 2.0 106 12.2 9.4-15.8
$75,000+ 1,324 1,149 88.0 85.4-90.2 40 3.3 2.2- 4.8 11 0.9 0.4- 1.8 124 7.8 6.0-10.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 1,703 1,155 69.2 65.9-72.3 118 8.1 6.2-10.6 59 3.8 2.7- 5.3 371 18.9 16.5-21.6
No 2,919 2,289 80.0 77.8-82.1 147 5.8 4.7- 7.2 64 1.7 1.3- 2.4 419 12.4 10.7-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 1,809 1,340 76.8 74.2-79.3 107 5.8 4.6- 7.3 42 2.1 1.3- 3.2 320 15.3 13.3-17.5
Non-Veteran 2,851 2,130 76.6 74.2-78.8 160 6.8 5.5- 8.3 84 2.5 1.9- 3.3 477 14.1 12.3-16.1

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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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