BRFSS 2008 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (In bars, do you THINK smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas or not allowed at all?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke I

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	Total Respond.^	Allowed in all areas	Allowed in some areas	Not allowed at all	Don't know/Not sure
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
-Piedmont NC	7,343	616	9.2	8.2-10.4	2,764	41.9	40.2-43.7	3,327	41.9	40.2-43.6	636	6.9	6.2- 7.8
GENDER
Male	2,813	333	11.8	10.2-13.8	1,129	45.3	42.5-48.1	1,096	36.0	33.4-38.6	255	6.9	5.8- 8.2
Female	4,530	283	6.8	5.6- 8.2	1,635	38.8	36.6-41.0	2,231	47.4	45.2-49.7	381	7.0	6.0- 8.1
RACE
White	5,845	532	10.9	9.6-12.4	2,162	41.4	39.5-43.3	2,624	40.2	38.4-42.1	527	7.5	6.6- 8.4
African American	1,028	61	7.1	4.8-10.3	423	41.9	37.6-46.3	458	43.8	39.5-48.2	86	7.2	5.3- 9.8
Other Minorities	449	20	2.8	1.7- 4.7	174	45.9	38.9-53.1	234	47.9	41.1-54.8	21	3.4	1.9- 5.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	337	10	1.4	0.5- 4.3	121	45.6	37.3-54.1	193	50.4	42.2-58.7	13	2.5	1.1- 5.4
Non-Hispanic	6,988	603	10.0	8.9-11.2	2,640	41.6	39.9-43.4	3,126	41.0	39.3-42.8	619	7.4	6.6- 8.3
AGE
18-24	211	24	13.2	8.3-20.4	113	53.1	44.6-61.5	63	29.7	22.4-38.2	11	3.9	1.9- 7.8
25-34	737	76	10.9	8.3-14.2	336	47.4	42.7-52.1	291	37.6	33.3-42.2	34	4.1	2.7- 6.2
35-44	1,219	125	9.2	7.5-11.2	538	43.9	40.4-47.5	502	42.7	39.2-46.3	54	4.1	3.0- 5.8
45-54	1,483	149	9.2	7.5-11.2	625	42.4	39.1-45.7	616	40.8	37.5-44.1	93	7.7	5.8-10.1
55-64	1,542	122	7.7	6.1- 9.6	569	37.0	34.0-40.2	714	46.5	43.3-49.7	137	8.8	7.1-10.8
65-74	1,191	72	6.0	4.5- 8.0	355	29.5	26.4-32.7	614	51.4	47.9-54.9	150	13.2	10.9-15.9
75+	906	42	5.2	3.5- 7.8	208	25.8	22.2-29.7	502	53.5	49.2-57.7	154	15.5	12.9-18.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	922	73	6.8	4.8- 9.6	275	38.6	33.1-44.4	442	45.4	39.9-50.9	132	9.2	7.3-11.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,018	198	11.2	8.9-13.9	792	44.0	40.3-47.8	818	36.3	32.9-39.9	210	8.5	6.9-10.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,891	185	12.0	9.7-14.7	778	47.1	43.7-50.6	779	33.5	30.6-36.6	149	7.4	5.8- 9.4
College Graduate	2,496	158	6.5	5.3- 7.9	916	37.7	35.1-40.3	1,280	51.5	48.8-54.2	142	4.3	3.5- 5.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	678	70	11.0	7.7-15.5	232	37.4	30.8-44.5	301	43.2	36.4-50.3	75	8.4	6.0-11.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,123	102	8.9	6.5-12.1	411	42.5	37.0-48.1	488	41.4	36.2-46.8	122	7.3	5.6- 9.3
$25,000- 34,999	721	58	7.6	5.5-10.3	288	46.4	40.8-52.0	311	37.5	32.6-42.7	64	8.5	6.1-11.8
$35,000- 49,999	984	89	9.4	7.0-12.5	414	46.6	42.1-51.2	399	38.3	34.0-42.7	82	5.7	4.3- 7.5
$50,000-74,999	1,043	95	10.7	7.7-14.6	409	42.0	37.9-46.2	460	40.6	36.5-44.8	79	6.7	4.9- 9.2
$75,000+	1,833	133	8.2	6.5-10.4	725	42.4	39.3-45.7	894	45.5	42.4-48.7	81	3.8	2.9- 5.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,528	253	10.7	8.8-12.8	899	40.2	37.2-43.3	1,120	39.8	36.9-42.8	256	9.2	7.7-11.0
No	4,737	357	8.6	7.4-10.0	1,838	42.7	40.5-44.9	2,175	42.8	40.7-45.0	367	5.9	5.1- 6.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	981	114	12.6	9.7-16.2	368	42.9	38.5-47.5	401	36.6	32.5-40.9	98	7.9	6.1-10.2
Non-Veteran	6,359	500	8.8	7.7-10.0	2,395	41.8	39.9-43.7	2,926	42.6	40.8-44.5	538	6.8	6.0- 7.7

Total
Respond.^

Allowed in all areas

Allowed in some areas

Not allowed at all

Don't know/Not sure

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

-Piedmont NC

7,343

616

9.2

8.2-10.4

2,764

41.9

40.2-43.7

3,327

41.9

40.2-43.6

636

6.9

6.2- 7.8

GENDER

Male

2,813

333

11.8

10.2-13.8

1,129

45.3

42.5-48.1

1,096

36.0

33.4-38.6

255

6.9

5.8- 8.2

Female

4,530

283

6.8

5.6- 8.2

1,635

38.8

36.6-41.0

2,231

47.4

45.2-49.7

381

7.0

6.0- 8.1

RACE

White

5,845

532

10.9

9.6-12.4

2,162

41.4

39.5-43.3

2,624

40.2

38.4-42.1

527

7.5

6.6- 8.4

African American

1,028

7.1

4.8-10.3

423

41.9

37.6-46.3

458

43.8

39.5-48.2

7.2

5.3- 9.8

Other Minorities

449

2.8

1.7- 4.7

174

45.9

38.9-53.1

234

47.9

41.1-54.8

3.4

1.9- 5.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

337

1.4

0.5- 4.3

121

45.6

37.3-54.1

193

50.4

42.2-58.7

2.5

1.1- 5.4

Non-Hispanic

6,988

603

10.0

8.9-11.2

2,640

41.6

39.9-43.4

3,126

41.0

39.3-42.8

619

7.4

6.6- 8.3

AGE

18-24

211

13.2

8.3-20.4

113

53.1

44.6-61.5

29.7

22.4-38.2

3.9

1.9- 7.8

25-34

737

10.9

8.3-14.2

336

47.4

42.7-52.1

291

37.6

33.3-42.2

4.1

2.7- 6.2

35-44

1,219

125

9.2

7.5-11.2

538

43.9

40.4-47.5

502

42.7

39.2-46.3

4.1

3.0- 5.8

45-54

1,483

149

9.2

7.5-11.2

625

42.4

39.1-45.7

616

40.8

37.5-44.1

7.7

5.8-10.1

55-64

1,542

122

7.7

6.1- 9.6

569

37.0

34.0-40.2

714

46.5

43.3-49.7

137

8.8

7.1-10.8

65-74

1,191

6.0

4.5- 8.0

355

29.5

26.4-32.7

614

51.4

47.9-54.9

150

13.2

10.9-15.9

75+

906

5.2

3.5- 7.8

208

25.8

22.2-29.7

502

53.5

49.2-57.7

154

15.5

12.9-18.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

922

6.8

4.8- 9.6

275

38.6

33.1-44.4

442

45.4

39.9-50.9

132

9.2

7.3-11.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,018

198

11.2

8.9-13.9

792

44.0

40.3-47.8

818

36.3

32.9-39.9

210

8.5

6.9-10.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,891

185

12.0

9.7-14.7

778

47.1

43.7-50.6

779

33.5

30.6-36.6

149

7.4

5.8- 9.4

College Graduate

2,496

158

6.5

5.3- 7.9

916

37.7

35.1-40.3

1,280

51.5

48.8-54.2

142

4.3

3.5- 5.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

678

11.0

7.7-15.5

232

37.4

30.8-44.5

301

43.2

36.4-50.3

8.4

6.0-11.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,123

102

8.9

6.5-12.1

411

42.5

37.0-48.1

488

41.4

36.2-46.8

122

7.3

5.6- 9.3

$25,000- 34,999

721

7.6

5.5-10.3

288

46.4

40.8-52.0

311

37.5

32.6-42.7

8.5

6.1-11.8

$35,000- 49,999

984

9.4

7.0-12.5

414

46.6

42.1-51.2

399

38.3

34.0-42.7

5.7

4.3- 7.5

$50,000-74,999

1,043

10.7

7.7-14.6

409

42.0

37.9-46.2

460

40.6

36.5-44.8

6.7

4.9- 9.2

$75,000+

1,833

133

8.2

6.5-10.4

725

42.4

39.3-45.7

894

45.5

42.4-48.7

3.8

2.9- 5.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,528

253

10.7

8.8-12.8

899

40.2

37.2-43.3

1,120

39.8

36.9-42.8

256

9.2

7.7-11.0

4,737

357

8.6

7.4-10.0

1,838

42.7

40.5-44.9

2,175

42.8

40.7-45.0

367

5.9

5.1- 6.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

981

114

12.6

9.7-16.2

368

42.9

38.5-47.5

401

36.6

32.5-40.9

7.9

6.1-10.2

Non-Veteran

6,359

500

8.8

7.7-10.0

2,395

41.8

39.9-43.7

2,926

42.6

40.8-44.5

538

6.8

6.0- 7.7

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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.

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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