BRFSS 2008 - Western 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: Western North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke I

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
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
-Western NC	2,795	243	10.3	8.5-12.4	1,011	42.7	40.1-45.4	1,255	38.4	36.0-40.9	286	8.6	7.1-10.3
GENDER
Male	1,111	146	15.1	11.8-19.1	454	45.8	41.6-50.0	410	30.8	27.4-34.4	101	8.4	5.9-11.7
Female	1,684	97	5.8	4.5- 7.5	557	39.9	36.5-43.3	845	45.5	42.4-48.7	185	8.8	7.4-10.5
RACE
White	2,586	224	10.6	8.6-12.8	922	41.8	39.1-44.5	1,171	39.2	36.7-41.7	269	8.5	7.3-10.0
African American	75	11	15.3	5.8-34.4	30	45.5	31.0-60.9	29	34.0	21.8-48.7	5	5.2	1.8-14.2
Other Minorities	125	8	4.4	1.5-11.7	55	54.4	39.8-68.2	51	30.2	20.3-42.5	11	11.1	2.7-36.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	59	3	1.1	0.3- 3.7	24	47.6	29.6-66.3	29	36.6	22.1-54.1	3	14.7	3.2-47.4
Non-Hispanic	2,728	239	10.7	8.8-12.9	985	42.5	39.9-45.2	1,226	38.6	36.2-41.0	278	8.2	7.0- 9.6
AGE
18-24	75	11	18.4	7.9-37.4	42	58.7	43.6-72.3	22	22.8	14.1-34.9	0	0.0	. - .
25-34	220	24	12.2	7.7-18.9	117	53.6	45.5-61.6	68	26.4	20.4-33.3	11	7.8	3.3-17.0
35-44	357	37	10.9	7.5-15.5	164	48.3	42.1-54.5	131	34.2	28.6-40.1	25	6.7	4.4-10.0
45-54	509	62	10.9	8.2-14.5	216	44.3	39.1-49.5	194	38.0	33.2-43.1	37	6.8	4.6- 9.9
55-64	669	62	9.0	6.8-11.9	216	34.5	30.4-38.9	318	45.0	40.7-49.3	73	11.5	8.8-14.8
65-74	534	30	6.4	4.2- 9.5	165	31.2	26.6-36.2	285	52.2	47.1-57.2	54	10.3	7.4-14.2
75+	419	15	3.5	2.0- 6.0	90	22.4	17.8-27.8	229	55.7	49.9-61.3	85	18.4	14.6-23.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	429	44	13.1	8.8-19.1	123	41.0	33.8-48.5	188	31.2	25.6-37.3	74	14.8	9.3-22.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	855	82	12.3	8.4-17.7	321	42.5	37.6-47.5	342	34.7	30.4-39.3	110	10.5	8.0-13.7
Some Post-H.S.	717	68	10.4	7.4-14.4	315	49.5	44.6-54.5	281	34.6	30.3-39.1	53	5.5	4.0- 7.6
College Graduate	789	49	6.5	4.6- 8.9	252	38.0	33.5-42.7	441	49.9	45.3-54.4	47	5.7	4.0- 8.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	367	47	10.5	7.2-15.1	134	50.2	42.7-57.8	140	30.7	24.5-37.7	46	8.6	6.0-12.1
$15,000- 24,999	489	43	10.4	7.0-15.3	178	43.2	36.4-50.1	215	35.6	30.0-41.7	53	10.8	6.0-18.7
$25,000- 34,999	333	23	6.0	3.7- 9.5	132	45.1	38.6-51.9	142	39.1	33.0-45.6	36	9.8	6.6-14.2
$35,000- 49,999	422	33	8.8	6.0-12.9	160	47.9	41.3-54.5	199	37.9	32.2-43.9	30	5.4	3.4- 8.4
$50,000-74,999	392	34	9.3	6.2-13.7	142	40.7	34.4-47.3	180	40.2	34.1-46.5	36	9.8	6.0-15.5
$75,000+	408	29	11.5	5.9-21.3	150	38.7	32.4-45.4	210	45.8	39.1-52.5	19	4.1	2.4- 6.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,149	112	11.1	8.6-14.1	401	39.0	35.1-43.0	504	40.4	36.7-44.2	132	9.6	7.8-11.8
No	1,614	128	9.9	7.5-12.9	601	44.8	41.3-48.4	738	37.4	34.3-40.6	147	7.9	6.0-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	404	43	13.2	8.3-20.4	145	40.5	34.4-47.0	170	36.8	31.3-42.7	46	9.5	6.6-13.3
Non-Veteran	2,390	200	9.8	8.0-12.1	865	43.0	40.1-45.9	1,085	38.7	36.1-41.4	240	8.5	6.9-10.4

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

-Western NC

2,795

243

10.3

8.5-12.4

1,011

42.7

40.1-45.4

1,255

38.4

36.0-40.9

286

8.6

7.1-10.3

GENDER

Male

1,111

146

15.1

11.8-19.1

454

45.8

41.6-50.0

410

30.8

27.4-34.4

101

8.4

5.9-11.7

Female

1,684

5.8

4.5- 7.5

557

39.9

36.5-43.3

845

45.5

42.4-48.7

185

8.8

7.4-10.5

RACE

White

2,586

224

10.6

8.6-12.8

922

41.8

39.1-44.5

1,171

39.2

36.7-41.7

269

8.5

7.3-10.0

African American

15.3

5.8-34.4

45.5

31.0-60.9

34.0

21.8-48.7

5.2

1.8-14.2

Other Minorities

125

4.4

1.5-11.7

54.4

39.8-68.2

30.2

20.3-42.5

11.1

2.7-36.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.1

0.3- 3.7

47.6

29.6-66.3

36.6

22.1-54.1

14.7

3.2-47.4

Non-Hispanic

2,728

239

10.7

8.8-12.9

985

42.5

39.9-45.2

1,226

38.6

36.2-41.0

278

8.2

7.0- 9.6

AGE

18-24

18.4

7.9-37.4

58.7

43.6-72.3

22.8

14.1-34.9

0.0

. - .

25-34

220

12.2

7.7-18.9

117

53.6

45.5-61.6

26.4

20.4-33.3

7.8

3.3-17.0

35-44

357

10.9

7.5-15.5

164

48.3

42.1-54.5

131

34.2

28.6-40.1

6.7

4.4-10.0

45-54

509

10.9

8.2-14.5

216

44.3

39.1-49.5

194

38.0

33.2-43.1

6.8

4.6- 9.9

55-64

669

9.0

6.8-11.9

216

34.5

30.4-38.9

318

45.0

40.7-49.3

11.5

8.8-14.8

65-74

534

6.4

4.2- 9.5

165

31.2

26.6-36.2

285

52.2

47.1-57.2

10.3

7.4-14.2

75+

419

3.5

2.0- 6.0

22.4

17.8-27.8

229

55.7

49.9-61.3

18.4

14.6-23.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

429

13.1

8.8-19.1

123

41.0

33.8-48.5

188

31.2

25.6-37.3

14.8

9.3-22.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

855

12.3

8.4-17.7

321

42.5

37.6-47.5

342

34.7

30.4-39.3

110

10.5

8.0-13.7

Some Post-H.S.

717

10.4

7.4-14.4

315

49.5

44.6-54.5

281

34.6

30.3-39.1

5.5

4.0- 7.6

College Graduate

789

6.5

4.6- 8.9

252

38.0

33.5-42.7

441

49.9

45.3-54.4

5.7

4.0- 8.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

367

10.5

7.2-15.1

134

50.2

42.7-57.8

140

30.7

24.5-37.7

8.6

6.0-12.1

$15,000- 24,999

489

10.4

7.0-15.3

178

43.2

36.4-50.1

215

35.6

30.0-41.7

10.8

6.0-18.7

$25,000- 34,999

333

6.0

3.7- 9.5

132

45.1

38.6-51.9

142

39.1

33.0-45.6

9.8

6.6-14.2

$35,000- 49,999

422

8.8

6.0-12.9

160

47.9

41.3-54.5

199

37.9

32.2-43.9

5.4

3.4- 8.4

$50,000-74,999

392

9.3

6.2-13.7

142

40.7

34.4-47.3

180

40.2

34.1-46.5

9.8

6.0-15.5

$75,000+

408

11.5

5.9-21.3

150

38.7

32.4-45.4

210

45.8

39.1-52.5

4.1

2.4- 6.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,149

112

11.1

8.6-14.1

401

39.0

35.1-43.0

504

40.4

36.7-44.2

132

9.6

7.8-11.8

1,614

128

9.9

7.5-12.9

601

44.8

41.3-48.4

738

37.4

34.3-40.6

147

7.9

6.0-10.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

404

13.2

8.3-20.4

145

40.5

34.4-47.0

170

36.8

31.3-42.7

9.5

6.6-13.3

Non-Veteran

2,390

200

9.8

8.0-12.1

865

43.0

40.1-45.9

1,085

38.7

36.1-41.4

240

8.5

6.9-10.4

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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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