BRFSS 2009 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Would you favor or oppose a statewide law in NC that would make ALL workplaces smoke-free?*)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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Would you favor or oppose a statewide law in NC that would make ALL workplaces smoke-free?*

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	Total Respond.^	Favor	Oppose	Don't know
North Carolina	12,227	9,185	73.7	72.3-75.1	2,490	22.1	20.8-23.4	552	4.2	3.6- 4.9
-Piedmont NC	6,255	4,736	75.9	74.1-77.7	1,233	19.8	18.2-21.4	286	4.3	3.4- 5.4
GENDER
Male	2,336	1,612	69.5	66.4-72.5	614	25.3	22.6-28.2	110	5.2	3.6- 7.5
Female	3,919	3,124	81.8	79.9-83.5	619	14.7	13.1-16.5	176	3.5	2.8- 4.3
RACE
White	5,075	3,801	74.5	72.6-76.4	1,040	21.2	19.5-23.0	234	4.3	3.4- 5.4
African American	835	654	79.2	74.8-83.0	142	17.8	14.1-22.1	39	3.0	2.0- 4.5
Other Minorities	296	245	79.7	69.1-87.3	39	13.1	7.8-21.3	12	7.2	2.5-19.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	210	171	76.1	63.6-85.3	26	12.6	7.0-21.6	13	11.2	4.5-25.3
Non-Hispanic	6,025	4,556	76.1	74.4-77.7	1,199	20.2	18.7-21.9	270	3.7	3.1- 4.4
AGE
18-24	158	107	74.8	66.3-81.7	42	20.3	14.3-28.0	9	5.0	2.1-11.1
25-34	572	422	71.4	65.2-76.8	131	22.4	17.8-27.7	19	6.3	3.1-12.2
35-44	994	794	80.6	76.8-83.9	172	17.2	14.0-20.8	28	2.2	1.4- 3.6
45-54	1,264	943	75.9	72.5-79.0	277	21.5	18.5-24.8	44	2.6	1.9- 3.7
55-64	1,290	953	73.7	70.2-76.9	292	23.0	20.0-26.3	45	3.3	2.2- 4.9
65+	1,922	1,475	78.3	75.6-80.8	309	14.6	12.6-17.0	138	7.0	5.6- 8.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	733	483	68.7	61.3-75.3	187	22.9	17.8-28.9	63	8.4	4.3-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,680	1,150	67.5	63.5-71.1	428	27.5	24.0-31.3	102	5.1	3.7- 6.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,531	1,138	76.0	72.5-79.1	327	19.6	16.9-22.6	66	4.4	2.9- 6.8
College Graduate	2,303	1,959	84.5	82.0-86.7	290	13.3	11.3-15.7	54	2.2	1.5- 3.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	557	388	69.1	60.7-76.5	133	23.2	17.8-29.6	36	7.7	3.1-18.0
$15,000- 24,999	865	594	69.3	63.3-74.7	219	25.5	20.7-31.1	52	5.2	2.7- 9.8
$25,000- 34,999	591	436	76.6	71.1-81.3	129	20.2	15.8-25.4	26	3.2	1.8- 5.6
$35,000- 49,999	783	578	72.7	67.5-77.4	162	20.0	16.4-24.2	43	7.3	4.2-12.3
$50,000-74,999	919	728	79.4	75.1-83.2	168	18.1	14.6-22.2	23	2.5	1.3- 4.9
$75,000+	1,612	1,335	82.7	79.8-85.3	242	14.7	12.4-17.4	35	2.6	1.6- 4.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,055	1,485	73.2	70.0-76.3	455	22.3	19.5-25.5	115	4.4	3.4- 5.7
No	4,152	3,220	77.1	74.8-79.1	764	18.7	16.9-20.7	168	4.2	3.1- 5.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	744	510	71.2	65.8-76.1	201	25.3	20.6-30.7	33	3.5	2.1- 5.7
Non-Veteran	4,995	3,829	76.9	74.9-78.7	942	19.1	17.4-20.9	224	4.0	3.2- 5.1

Total
Respond.^

Favor

Oppose

Don't know

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,227

9,185

73.7

72.3-75.1

2,490

22.1

20.8-23.4

552

4.2

3.6- 4.9

-Piedmont NC

6,255

4,736

75.9

74.1-77.7

1,233

19.8

18.2-21.4

286

4.3

3.4- 5.4

GENDER

Male

2,336

1,612

69.5

66.4-72.5

614

25.3

22.6-28.2

110

5.2

3.6- 7.5

Female

3,919

3,124

81.8

79.9-83.5

619

14.7

13.1-16.5

176

3.5

2.8- 4.3

RACE

White

5,075

3,801

74.5

72.6-76.4

1,040

21.2

19.5-23.0

234

4.3

3.4- 5.4

African American

835

654

79.2

74.8-83.0

142

17.8

14.1-22.1

3.0

2.0- 4.5

Other Minorities

296

245

79.7

69.1-87.3

13.1

7.8-21.3

7.2

2.5-19.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

210

171

76.1

63.6-85.3

12.6

7.0-21.6

11.2

4.5-25.3

Non-Hispanic

6,025

4,556

76.1

74.4-77.7

1,199

20.2

18.7-21.9

270

3.7

3.1- 4.4

AGE

18-24

158

107

74.8

66.3-81.7

20.3

14.3-28.0

5.0

2.1-11.1

25-34

572

422

71.4

65.2-76.8

131

22.4

17.8-27.7

6.3

3.1-12.2

35-44

994

794

80.6

76.8-83.9

172

17.2

14.0-20.8

2.2

1.4- 3.6

45-54

1,264

943

75.9

72.5-79.0

277

21.5

18.5-24.8

2.6

1.9- 3.7

55-64

1,290

953

73.7

70.2-76.9

292

23.0

20.0-26.3

3.3

2.2- 4.9

65+

1,922

1,475

78.3

75.6-80.8

309

14.6

12.6-17.0

138

7.0

5.6- 8.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

733

483

68.7

61.3-75.3

187

22.9

17.8-28.9

8.4

4.3-15.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,680

1,150

67.5

63.5-71.1

428

27.5

24.0-31.3

102

5.1

3.7- 6.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,531

1,138

76.0

72.5-79.1

327

19.6

16.9-22.6

4.4

2.9- 6.8

College Graduate

2,303

1,959

84.5

82.0-86.7

290

13.3

11.3-15.7

2.2

1.5- 3.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

557

388

69.1

60.7-76.5

133

23.2

17.8-29.6

7.7

3.1-18.0

$15,000- 24,999

865

594

69.3

63.3-74.7

219

25.5

20.7-31.1

5.2

2.7- 9.8

$25,000- 34,999

591

436

76.6

71.1-81.3

129

20.2

15.8-25.4

3.2

1.8- 5.6

$35,000- 49,999

783

578

72.7

67.5-77.4

162

20.0

16.4-24.2

7.3

4.2-12.3

$50,000-74,999

919

728

79.4

75.1-83.2

168

18.1

14.6-22.2

2.5

1.3- 4.9

$75,000+

1,612

1,335

82.7

79.8-85.3

242

14.7

12.4-17.4

2.6

1.6- 4.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,055

1,485

73.2

70.0-76.3

455

22.3

19.5-25.5

115

4.4

3.4- 5.7

4,152

3,220

77.1

74.8-79.1

764

18.7

16.9-20.7

168

4.2

3.1- 5.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

744

510

71.2

65.8-76.1

201

25.3

20.6-30.7

3.5

2.1- 5.7

Non-Veteran

4,995

3,829

76.9

74.9-78.7

942

19.1

17.4-20.9

224

4.0

3.2- 5.1

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*Note: Governor Beverly Purdue signed House Bill 2 on May 19, 2009. This bill banned smoking in
restaurants and bars. On May 20, 2009 the above question was modified from its original version, which read:
Would you favor or oppose a statewide law in North Carolina that would make all
workplaces, including restaurants, and bars, smoke-free?

^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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