BRFSS Survey Results 2006 for South Carolina
Secondhand Smoke
In the following locations, do you think that smoking should be allowed in all areas, some areas, or not allowed at all? Schools
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| Total # Respondents |
Not allowed anywhere | Allowed in some place/at some time | Allowed anywhere | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 8,674 | 8,243 | 93.5 | 92.6-94.2 | 406 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.1 | 25 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.6 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 3,322 | 3,080 | 90.4 | 88.7-91.9 | 224 | 9.1 | 7.6-10.8 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| Female | 5,352 | 5,163 | 96.2 | 95.5-96.8 | 182 | 3.6 | 3.0- 4.3 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.4 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 6,628 | 6,293 | 93.5 | 92.6-94.4 | 316 | 6.2 | 5.4- 7.1 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.2- 0.5 |
| African American | 1,741 | 1,663 | 93.9 | 91.6-95.5 | 74 | 5.9 | 4.3- 8.2 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.6 |
| Other | 232 | 216 | 89.7 | 81.4-94.5 | 14 | 8.5 | 4.3-16.2 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.3- 9.5 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Yes | 175 | 170 | 97.7 | 94.1-99.1 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| No | 8,338 | 7,917 | 93.3 | 92.4-94.1 | 396 | 6.3 | 5.5- 7.3 | 25 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.6 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 315 | 274 | 83.9 | 78.0-88.4 | 39 | 15.6 | 11.1-21.5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.1- 2.0 |
| 25-34 | 912 | 865 | 94.1 | 91.5-95.9 | 44 | 5.5 | 3.8- 8.0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.2 |
| 35-44 | 1,390 | 1,319 | 93.7 | 91.8-95.3 | 70 | 6.1 | 4.6- 8.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.3 |
| 45-54 | 1,746 | 1,637 | 93.3 | 91.7-94.7 | 105 | 6.3 | 5.0- 7.9 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.0 |
| 55-64 | 1,824 | 1,742 | 95.5 | 94.2-96.5 | 73 | 4.0 | 3.0- 5.2 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.3- 1.1 |
| 65+ | 2,412 | 2,336 | 96.3 | 95.2-97.2 | 70 | 3.5 | 2.7- 4.7 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.1- 0.3 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 1,259 | 1,179 | 92.1 | 89.4-94.1 | 73 | 7.5 | 5.5-10.1 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.2- 1.1 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,638 | 2,513 | 93.2 | 91.4-94.7 | 115 | 6.4 | 4.9- 8.2 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.2- 0.9 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 2,146 | 2,032 | 92.5 | 90.4-94.2 | 108 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.3 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.8 |
| College Graduate | 2,607 | 2,495 | 95.1 | 93.7-96.2 | 110 | 4.6 | 3.6- 5.9 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.6 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 1,040 | 992 | 94.3 | 91.3-96.2 | 45 | 5.7 | 3.7- 8.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.0- 0.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 1,298 | 1,225 | 92.2 | 89.2-94.4 | 64 | 7.1 | 4.9-10.1 | 9 | 0.8 | 0.3- 1.7 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 978 | 919 | 92.6 | 89.6-94.8 | 57 | 7.2 | 5.0-10.2 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 1,214 | 1,141 | 91.7 | 88.9-93.8 | 69 | 8.2 | 6.0-10.9 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.5 |
| $50,000+ | 2,932 | 2,808 | 95.1 | 93.9-96.1 | 119 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.6 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.2 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 694 | 672 | 95.2 | 91.1-97.4 | 19 | 4.6 | 2.4- 8.7 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.7 |
| Appalachia II | 634 | 612 | 95.1 | 92.2-97.0 | 22 | 4.9 | 3.0- 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . |
| Appalachia III | 478 | 448 | 92.4 | 88.4-95.2 | 28 | 7.0 | 4.4-11.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.1- 2.3 |
| Catawba | 372 | 346 | 90.9 | 85.9-94.2 | 25 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.5 |
| Edisto Savannah | 1,026 | 974 | 94.9 | 93.1-96.2 | 50 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| Low Country | 908 | 877 | 96.1 | 93.9-97.5 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.4 |
| Palmetto | 822 | 782 | 94.0 | 91.2-95.9 | 39 | 5.8 | 3.9- 8.6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0- 1.4 |
| Pee Dee | 705 | 659 | 89.9 | 85.2-93.2 | 45 | 10.0 | 6.7-14.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0- 1.1 |
| Trident | 994 | 934 | 92.6 | 89.5-94.9 | 54 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.5 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 |
| Upper Savannah | 569 | 539 | 93.8 | 90.2-96.1 | 27 | 5.5 | 3.4- 8.9 | 3 | 0.7 | 0.2- 3.2 |
| Waccamaw | 919 | 871 | 93.5 | 91.1-95.3 | 46 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| Wateree | 457 | 434 | 93.3 | 89.2-95.9 | 22 | 6.4 | 3.9-10.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.0- 2.3 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||
| Region I | 1,263 | 1,211 | 94.5 | 92.0-96.3 | 46 | 5.0 | 3.3- 7.5 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.1- 1.4 |
| Region II | 1,112 | 1,060 | 93.9 | 91.6-95.6 | 50 | 5.9 | 4.2- 8.1 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.1 |
| Region III | 1,194 | 1,128 | 93.0 | 90.6-94.8 | 64 | 6.8 | 5.1- 9.1 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.9 |
| Region IV | 1,162 | 1,093 | 91.2 | 88.1-93.6 | 67 | 8.5 | 6.2-11.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.1- 0.9 |
| Region V | 1,026 | 974 | 94.9 | 93.1-96.2 | 50 | 4.8 | 3.5- 6.5 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.1- 1.6 |
| Region VI | 919 | 871 | 93.5 | 91.1-95.3 | 46 | 6.3 | 4.5- 8.6 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0- 0.8 |
| Region VII | 994 | 934 | 92.6 | 89.5-94.9 | 54 | 6.5 | 4.5- 9.5 | 6 | 0.8 | 0.2- 3.0 |
| Region VIII | 908 | 877 | 96.1 | 93.9-97.5 | 29 | 3.7 | 2.3- 5.8 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.0- 1.4 |
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50 and confidence intervals with width greater than 20. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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