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Smokeless Tobacco Use Status*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Current User
N % C.I.(95%) |
Former user
N % C.I.(95%) |
Never used
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
3005 |
144 5.2 ( 4.4- 6.2) |
348 13.4 (11.9-15.0) |
2513 81.4 (79.6-83.1) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
1140 |
106 8.9 ( 7.3-10.9) |
262 23.8 (20.9-26.9) |
772 67.3 (64.0-70.4) |
| Female |
1865 |
38 1.8 ( 1.3- 2.5) |
86 3.8 ( 3.0- 4.9) |
1741 94.4 (93.2-95.4) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
| White |
2310 |
118 5.9 ( 4.9- 7.1) |
281 14.8 (13.0-16.9) |
1911 79.3 (77.1-81.3) |
| African American |
590 |
25 3.3 ( 2.2- 5.0) |
58 8.5 ( 6.3-11.3) |
507 88.2 (85.1-90.7) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
246 |
10 4.8 ( 2.5- 9.3) |
35 17.6 (11.9-25.2) |
201 77.6 (69.8-83.8) |
| 25-34 |
542 |
26 5.7 ( 3.8- 8.4) |
72 16.1 (12.4-20.7) |
444 78.2 (73.4-82.3) |
| 35-44 |
622 |
24 4.2 ( 2.8- 6.4) |
75 13.1 (10.3-16.4) |
523 82.7 (79.1-85.8) |
| 45-54 |
553 |
25 5.2 ( 3.4- 7.8) |
52 11.0 ( 8.3-14.4) |
476 83.8 (79.9-87.1) |
| 55-64 |
406 |
20 5.6 ( 3.5- 8.7) |
36 9.1 ( 6.4-12.7) |
350 85.4 (81.1-88.8) |
| 65+ |
620 |
39 6.0 ( 4.3- 8.3) |
78 13.4 (10.6-16.7) |
503 80.6 (76.9-83.8) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
504 |
58 10.8 ( 8.2-14.1) |
93 20.4 (15.9-25.6) |
353 68.8 (63.5-73.8) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
937 |
41 5.3 ( 3.8- 7.3) |
100 12.3 (10.0-15.0) |
796 82.4 (79.3-85.1) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
756 |
30 4.2 ( 2.8- 6.1) |
75 11.5 ( 8.9-14.8) |
651 84.3 (80.8-87.3) |
| College Graduate |
802 |
15 2.6 ( 1.5- 4.3) |
80 12.2 ( 9.4-15.6) |
707 85.3 (81.7-88.2) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
338 |
28 7.6 ( 5.0-11.3) |
47 14.0 (10.2-18.9) |
263 78.4 (73.0-83.0) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
554 |
33 6.2 ( 4.4- 8.8) |
53 14.0 (10.2-19.0) |
468 79.8 (74.7-84.0) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
426 |
14 4.0 ( 2.3- 7.0) |
54 14.6 (10.9-19.3) |
358 81.4 (76.4-85.5) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
446 |
18 4.3 ( 2.7- 6.9) |
57 15.6 (11.5-20.7) |
371 80.1 (74.9-84.5) |
| $50,000+ |
771 |
32 5.2 ( 3.6- 7.5) |
86 11.9 ( 9.4-15.0) |
653 82.9 (79.4-85.9) |
| *Data in this table were derived from the smokeless tobacco use questions 1 and 2. |
| #Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level). |
| Percentages are weighted to population characteristics. |
