BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (In restaurants, 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 restaurants, 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	15,406	258	1.7	1.4- 2.1	5,164	35.3	34.1-36.5	9,722	61.7	60.4-62.9	262	1.4	1.1- 1.6
-Western NC	2,841	48	1.9	1.3- 2.9	899	34.4	32.0-37.0	1,837	62.1	59.5-64.6	57	1.6	1.1- 2.3
GENDER
Male	1,129	35	3.3	2.1- 5.2	407	38.9	34.9-43.0	659	56.1	51.9-60.2	28	1.7	1.1- 2.7
Female	1,712	13	0.6	0.3- 1.3	492	30.3	27.3-33.4	1,178	67.6	64.4-70.6	29	1.5	0.8- 2.6
RACE
White	2,625	48	2.1	1.4- 3.2	824	34.3	31.8-36.9	1,703	61.9	59.3-64.5	50	1.7	1.1- 2.5
African American	79	0	0.0	. - .	33	47.0	32.7-61.9	44	51.8	37.2-66.2	2	1.1	0.3- 4.8
Other Minorities	127	0	0.0	. - .	38	30.2	19.7-43.3	85	69.2	56.2-79.8	4	0.6	0.2- 1.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	0	0.0	. - .	17	21.0	10.9-36.4	43	79.0	63.6-89.1	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	2,773	47	2.0	1.3- 3.0	881	35.1	32.6-37.7	1,791	61.3	58.7-63.8	54	1.6	1.1- 2.4
AGE
18-24	75	3	4.1	1.2-12.8	28	32.2	21.1-45.7	43	62.8	49.0-74.8	1	0.9	0.1- 6.0
25-34	223	2	1.6	0.4- 6.9	87	42.5	34.8-50.7	131	54.1	46.0-62.0	3	1.7	0.5- 5.7
35-44	362	7	2.5	1.1- 5.7	127	35.9	30.2-42.0	225	60.8	54.6-66.6	3	0.9	0.3- 2.8
45-54	514	8	1.1	0.5- 2.4	193	37.8	32.9-43.0	307	59.6	54.4-64.6	6	1.4	0.6- 3.5
55-64	677	18	2.8	1.6- 4.9	207	31.6	27.7-35.9	438	63.7	59.4-67.8	14	1.9	1.0- 3.3
65-74	548	6	0.9	0.4- 2.1	162	29.9	25.4-34.8	375	68.2	63.3-72.8	5	1.0	0.3- 3.5
75+	430	4	0.9	0.3- 2.5	93	21.8	17.4-27.1	308	73.0	67.6-77.7	25	4.3	2.8- 6.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	23	7.3	4.1-12.6	142	36.4	30.0-43.4	244	51.6	44.3-58.9	27	4.7	2.8- 7.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	867	8	1.1	0.5- 2.7	320	38.6	33.9-43.5	519	58.9	54.0-63.7	20	1.3	0.8- 2.1
Some Post-H.S.	734	10	0.8	0.4- 1.6	261	39.3	34.4-44.4	457	58.7	53.6-63.6	6	1.2	0.4- 4.1
College Graduate	799	7	0.8	0.4- 1.7	176	24.4	20.7-28.6	612	74.3	70.1-78.0	4	0.5	0.2- 1.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	376	11	2.0	1.0- 4.0	149	43.7	36.4-51.2	203	51.3	43.9-58.7	13	3.0	1.6- 5.7
$15,000- 24,999	502	9	2.2	0.9- 5.2	176	36.0	30.0-42.4	305	60.1	53.5-66.3	12	1.8	0.8- 3.6
$25,000- 34,999	339	5	1.0	0.4- 2.6	114	37.0	30.7-43.8	213	60.5	53.8-66.9	7	1.5	0.6- 4.1
$35,000- 49,999	430	3	0.5	0.1- 1.5	130	35.7	29.5-42.3	294	63.7	57.1-69.9	3	0.2	0.0- 0.7
$50,000-74,999	397	8	2.2	1.0- 4.9	117	32.2	26.3-38.8	269	64.2	57.6-70.3	3	1.4	0.3- 6.3
$75,000+	411	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	94	22.9	18.1-28.6	312	74.9	69.0-80.0	3	0.9	0.3- 3.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,169	25	3.3	1.8- 5.8	395	34.7	31.1-38.4	723	60.6	56.7-64.3	26	1.5	0.9- 2.4
No	1,640	22	1.1	0.7- 1.9	496	34.3	31.0-37.7	1,094	63.0	59.5-66.3	28	1.6	1.0- 2.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	415	8	2.0	1.0- 4.0	134	37.8	31.5-44.5	260	58.4	51.9-64.7	13	1.8	1.0- 3.4
Non-Veteran	2,425	40	1.9	1.2- 3.0	764	33.9	31.3-36.7	1,577	62.6	59.8-65.3	44	1.6	1.0- 2.4

Total
Respond.^

Allowed in all areas

Allowed in some areas

Not allowed at all

Don't know/Not sure

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,406

258

1.7

1.4- 2.1

5,164

35.3

34.1-36.5

9,722

61.7

60.4-62.9

262

1.4

1.1- 1.6

-Western NC

2,841

1.9

1.3- 2.9

899

34.4

32.0-37.0

1,837

62.1

59.5-64.6

1.6

1.1- 2.3

GENDER

Male

1,129

3.3

2.1- 5.2

407

38.9

34.9-43.0

659

56.1

51.9-60.2

1.7

1.1- 2.7

Female

1,712

0.6

0.3- 1.3

492

30.3

27.3-33.4

1,178

67.6

64.4-70.6

1.5

0.8- 2.6

RACE

White

2,625

2.1

1.4- 3.2

824

34.3

31.8-36.9

1,703

61.9

59.3-64.5

1.7

1.1- 2.5

African American

0.0

. - .

47.0

32.7-61.9

51.8

37.2-66.2

1.1

0.3- 4.8

Other Minorities

127

0.0

. - .

30.2

19.7-43.3

69.2

56.2-79.8

0.6

0.2- 1.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

21.0

10.9-36.4

79.0

63.6-89.1

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

2,773

2.0

1.3- 3.0

881

35.1

32.6-37.7

1,791

61.3

58.7-63.8

1.6

1.1- 2.4

AGE

18-24

4.1

1.2-12.8

32.2

21.1-45.7

62.8

49.0-74.8

0.9

0.1- 6.0

25-34

223

1.6

0.4- 6.9

42.5

34.8-50.7

131

54.1

46.0-62.0

1.7

0.5- 5.7

35-44

362

2.5

1.1- 5.7

127

35.9

30.2-42.0

225

60.8

54.6-66.6

0.9

0.3- 2.8

45-54

514

1.1

0.5- 2.4

193

37.8

32.9-43.0

307

59.6

54.4-64.6

1.4

0.6- 3.5

55-64

677

2.8

1.6- 4.9

207

31.6

27.7-35.9

438

63.7

59.4-67.8

1.9

1.0- 3.3

65-74

548

0.9

0.4- 2.1

162

29.9

25.4-34.8

375

68.2

63.3-72.8

1.0

0.3- 3.5

75+

430

0.9

0.3- 2.5

21.8

17.4-27.1

308

73.0

67.6-77.7

4.3

2.8- 6.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

7.3

4.1-12.6

142

36.4

30.0-43.4

244

51.6

44.3-58.9

4.7

2.8- 7.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

867

1.1

0.5- 2.7

320

38.6

33.9-43.5

519

58.9

54.0-63.7

1.3

0.8- 2.1

Some Post-H.S.

734

0.8

0.4- 1.6

261

39.3

34.4-44.4

457

58.7

53.6-63.6

1.2

0.4- 4.1

College Graduate

799

0.8

0.4- 1.7

176

24.4

20.7-28.6

612

74.3

70.1-78.0

0.5

0.2- 1.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

376

2.0

1.0- 4.0

149

43.7

36.4-51.2

203

51.3

43.9-58.7

3.0

1.6- 5.7

$15,000- 24,999

502

2.2

0.9- 5.2

176

36.0

30.0-42.4

305

60.1

53.5-66.3

1.8

0.8- 3.6

$25,000- 34,999

339

1.0

0.4- 2.6

114

37.0

30.7-43.8

213

60.5

53.8-66.9

1.5

0.6- 4.1

$35,000- 49,999

430

0.5

0.1- 1.5

130

35.7

29.5-42.3

294

63.7

57.1-69.9

0.2

0.0- 0.7

$50,000-74,999

397

2.2

1.0- 4.9

117

32.2

26.3-38.8

269

64.2

57.6-70.3

1.4

0.3- 6.3

$75,000+

411

1.3

0.3- 5.8

22.9

18.1-28.6

312

74.9

69.0-80.0

0.9

0.3- 3.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,169

3.3

1.8- 5.8

395

34.7

31.1-38.4

723

60.6

56.7-64.3

1.5

0.9- 2.4

1,640

1.1

0.7- 1.9

496

34.3

31.0-37.7

1,094

63.0

59.5-66.3

1.6

1.0- 2.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

415

2.0

1.0- 4.0

134

37.8

31.5-44.5

260

58.4

51.9-64.7

1.8

1.0- 3.4

Non-Veteran

2,425

1.9

1.2- 3.0

764

33.9

31.3-36.7

1,577

62.6

59.8-65.3

1.6

1.0- 2.4

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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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