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2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Union County

Secondhand Smoke I

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

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  Total
Respond.^
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
-Union County 403 325 81.8 75.8-86.7 26 6.2 3.9- 9.6 3 0.7 0.2- 2.7 49 11.3 7.2-17.2
GENDER
Male 149 125 83.2 72.1-90.5 5 4.0 1.5- 9.9 0 0.0 . - . 19 12.8 6.3-24.2
Female 254 200 80.4 74.1-85.4 21 8.5 5.2-13.5 3 1.5 0.4- 5.5 30 9.6 6.4-14.3
RACE
White 338 269 78.9 71.6-84.8 23 7.0 4.3-11.2 1 0.6 0.1- 4.0 45 13.4 8.4-20.8
Other 62 53 91.0 81.6-95.8 3 3.4 1.0-10.8 2 1.3 0.3- 5.2 4 4.3 1.4-12.7
AGE
18-44 132 116 85.8 74.6-92.6 8 5.5 2.5-11.3 1 0.3 0.0- 2.2 7 8.4 3.1-21.0
45+ 266 206 77.6 70.9-83.2 17 6.8 4.0-11.4 2 1.2 0.2- 5.7 41 14.3 9.9-20.4
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 143 109 79.8 67.1-88.5 11 6.4 3.0-13.0 2 0.7 0.2- 3.0 21 13.1 5.8-26.7
Some College + 259 215 83.0 76.4-88.1 15 6.0 3.4-10.5 1 0.7 0.1- 5.0 28 10.2 6.3-16.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 160 119 76.0 63.8-85.1 14 7.1 3.7-12.9 2 1.5 0.3- 6.9 25 15.4 7.7-28.3
$50,000+ 180 153 85.2 77.5-90.6 10 6.3 3.1-12.6 0 0.0 . - . 17 8.5 4.6-15.2

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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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