BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace while you were there?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Secondhand Smoke I

On how many of the past 7 days, did someone smoke in your indoor workplace while you were there?*

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	Total Respond.^	1-6 days	All 7 days	No days
North Carolina	7,735	446	6.8	6.0- 7.7	501	7.8	6.9- 8.8	6,788	85.4	84.1-86.6
-Western NC	1,292	64	5.4	3.9- 7.4	98	9.1	7.0-11.6	1,130	85.6	82.6-88.1
GENDER
Male	586	41	7.1	4.7-10.5	61	13.0	9.6-17.5	484	79.9	74.9-84.1
Female	706	23	3.3	2.0- 5.4	37	4.3	3.0- 6.3	646	92.4	89.7-94.4
RACE
White	1,176	58	4.8	3.6- 6.5	87	9.0	6.8-11.7	1,031	86.2	83.3-88.7
African American	44	1	1.3	0.2- 8.7	2	7.3	1.5-28.7	41	91.4	71.7-97.8
Other Minorities	69	5	12.8	4.2-33.1	8	10.4	4.2-23.6	56	76.8	58.2-88.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	35	4	17.6	5.7-43.1	4	9.9	3.0-27.7	27	72.5	48.7-88.0
Non-Hispanic	1,255	60	4.6	3.4- 6.1	94	9.0	6.9-11.7	1,101	86.4	83.6-88.8
AGE
18-24	41	2	7.6	1.8-27.3	6	13.3	5.4-29.2	33	79.1	60.9-90.2
25-34	164	10	6.2	2.9-12.7	20	12.4	7.2-20.3	134	81.5	72.7-87.8
35-44	264	15	6.1	3.6-10.0	22	8.7	5.2-14.1	227	85.3	79.4-89.7
45-54	375	23	5.1	3.3- 7.8	24	7.5	4.7-11.8	328	87.4	82.9-90.9
55-64	328	11	3.0	1.6- 5.5	21	5.5	3.5- 8.5	296	91.5	88.0-94.1
65-74	99	3	3.2	1.0- 9.4	5	5.9	2.4-13.6	91	90.9	82.7-95.5
75+	17	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	17	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	110	12	12.9	6.1-25.2	23	24.5	15.1-37.2	75	62.6	48.7-74.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	363	27	6.9	3.9-11.7	29	10.4	6.5-16.3	307	82.7	76.1-87.7
Some Post-H.S.	381	18	5.3	3.2- 8.7	35	8.9	5.5-13.9	328	85.8	80.4-89.9
College Graduate	437	7	1.5	0.7- 3.4	11	2.8	1.3- 6.0	419	95.7	92.4-97.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	64	5	15.5	5.4-36.9	13	26.6	13.4-46.0	46	57.9	39.4-74.4
$15,000- 24,999	186	13	8.3	3.7-17.6	22	16.0	9.7-25.5	151	75.7	64.9-84.0
$25,000- 34,999	167	9	6.0	2.7-12.6	16	11.2	6.4-18.9	142	82.8	74.3-88.9
$35,000- 49,999	243	16	5.1	3.0- 8.7	14	5.3	2.7-10.1	213	89.6	84.3-93.3
$50,000-74,999	263	11	3.4	1.8- 6.4	13	6.7	3.1-14.1	239	89.9	83.0-94.2
$75,000+	271	6	1.8	0.8- 4.2	12	4.9	2.3-10.0	253	93.3	88.3-96.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	327	16	5.6	3.2- 9.6	35	16.2	10.8-23.5	276	78.3	70.9-84.2
No	952	47	5.3	3.6- 7.8	62	7.1	5.1- 9.8	843	87.6	84.3-90.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	143	8	5.1	2.3-11.0	12	9.8	4.9-18.5	123	85.1	76.1-91.1
Non-Veteran	1,149	56	5.4	3.8- 7.6	86	9.0	6.8-11.8	1,007	85.6	82.4-88.3

Total
Respond.^

1-6 days

All 7 days

No days

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

7,735

446

6.8

6.0- 7.7

501

7.8

6.9- 8.8

6,788

85.4

84.1-86.6

-Western NC

1,292

5.4

3.9- 7.4

9.1

7.0-11.6

1,130

85.6

82.6-88.1

GENDER

Male

586

7.1

4.7-10.5

13.0

9.6-17.5

484

79.9

74.9-84.1

Female

706

3.3

2.0- 5.4

4.3

3.0- 6.3

646

92.4

89.7-94.4

RACE

White

1,176

4.8

3.6- 6.5

9.0

6.8-11.7

1,031

86.2

83.3-88.7

African American

1.3

0.2- 8.7

7.3

1.5-28.7

91.4

71.7-97.8

Other Minorities

12.8

4.2-33.1

10.4

4.2-23.6

76.8

58.2-88.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

17.6

5.7-43.1

9.9

3.0-27.7

72.5

48.7-88.0

Non-Hispanic

1,255

4.6

3.4- 6.1

9.0

6.9-11.7

1,101

86.4

83.6-88.8

AGE

18-24

7.6

1.8-27.3

13.3

5.4-29.2

79.1

60.9-90.2

25-34

164

6.2

2.9-12.7

12.4

7.2-20.3

134

81.5

72.7-87.8

35-44

264

6.1

3.6-10.0

8.7

5.2-14.1

227

85.3

79.4-89.7

45-54

375

5.1

3.3- 7.8

7.5

4.7-11.8

328

87.4

82.9-90.9

55-64

328

3.0

1.6- 5.5

5.5

3.5- 8.5

296

91.5

88.0-94.1

65-74

3.2

1.0- 9.4

5.9

2.4-13.6

90.9

82.7-95.5

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

110

12.9

6.1-25.2

24.5

15.1-37.2

62.6

48.7-74.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

363

6.9

3.9-11.7

10.4

6.5-16.3

307

82.7

76.1-87.7

Some Post-H.S.

381

5.3

3.2- 8.7

8.9

5.5-13.9

328

85.8

80.4-89.9

College Graduate

437

1.5

0.7- 3.4

2.8

1.3- 6.0

419

95.7

92.4-97.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.5

5.4-36.9

26.6

13.4-46.0

57.9

39.4-74.4

$15,000- 24,999

186

8.3

3.7-17.6

16.0

9.7-25.5

151

75.7

64.9-84.0

$25,000- 34,999

167

6.0

2.7-12.6

11.2

6.4-18.9

142

82.8

74.3-88.9

$35,000- 49,999

243

5.1

3.0- 8.7

5.3

2.7-10.1

213

89.6

84.3-93.3

$50,000-74,999

263

3.4

1.8- 6.4

6.7

3.1-14.1

239

89.9

83.0-94.2

$75,000+

271

1.8

0.8- 4.2

4.9

2.3-10.0

253

93.3

88.3-96.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

327

5.6

3.2- 9.6

16.2

10.8-23.5

276

78.3

70.9-84.2

952

5.3

3.6- 7.8

7.1

5.1- 9.8

843

87.6

84.3-90.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

143

5.1

2.3-11.0

9.8

4.9-18.5

123

85.1

76.1-91.1

Non-Veteran

1,149

5.4

3.8- 7.6

9.0

6.8-11.8

1,007

85.6

82.4-88.3

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This question was asked only of those employed for wages or self-employed.

^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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