Back to Smokeless Tobacco Use Questions
Do you currently use any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?*
Demographic
Groups |
Total
Respond.# |
Yes, chewing tobacco
N % C.I.(95%) |
Yes, snuff
N % C.I.(95%) |
Yes, both
N % C.I.(95%) |
No, neither
N % C.I.(95%) |
| TOTAL |
492 |
69 13.3 (10.4-16.9) |
58 11.2 ( 8.4-14.7) |
17 3.5 ( 2.1- 5.8) |
348 72.0 (67.3-76.2) |
| GENDER |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
368 |
62 14.8 (11.4-19.0) |
34 9.5 ( 6.7-13.5) |
10 3.0 ( 1.6- 5.6) |
262 72.7 (67.4-77.4) |
| Female |
124 |
7 5.7 ( 2.6-11.9) |
24 20.1 (13.4-29.0) |
7 6.1 ( 2.7-13.2) |
86 68.1 (58.4-76.5) |
| RACE |
|
|
|
|
|
| White |
399 |
62 14.3 (11.0-18.4) |
44 10.8 ( 7.8-14.8) |
12 3.4 ( 1.9- 6.0) |
281 71.5 (66.3-76.3) |
| African American |
83 |
7 8.7 ( 4.0-17.8) |
13 14.2 ( 8.1-23.9) |
5 4.9 ( 1.9-11.8) |
58 72.2 (60.8-81.2) |
| AGE |
|
|
|
|
|
| 18-24 |
45 |
4 7.0 ( 2.4-18.8) |
3 9.1 ( 2.8-26.2) |
3 5.4 ( 1.7-16.2) |
35 78.4 (62.0-89.0) |
| 25-34 |
98 |
7 5.5 ( 2.5-11.9) |
16 16.5 (10.0-26.1) |
3 4.0 ( 1.3-11.9) |
72 73.9 (63.3-82.4) |
| 35-44 |
99 |
11 12.2 ( 6.6-21.3) |
11 11.3 ( 6.2-19.7) |
2 1.0 ( 0.2- 3.8) |
75 75.6 (65.4-83.5) |
| 45-54 |
77 |
16 22.4 (13.8-34.4) |
5 4.7 ( 1.8-11.8) |
4 5.1 ( 1.8-13.1) |
52 67.8 (55.7-77.9) |
| 55-64 |
56 |
14 27.4 (16.4-41.9) |
6 10.7 ( 4.7-22.6) |
|
36 61.9 (47.4-74.6) |
| 65+ |
117 |
17 14.2 ( 8.7-22.2) |
17 12.5 ( 7.6-19.9) |
5 4.3 ( 1.7-10.6) |
78 69.0 (59.5-77.1) |
| EDUCATION |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less Than H.S. |
151 |
26 15.6 (10.3-23.0) |
24 13.4 ( 8.6-20.3) |
8 5.6 ( 2.5-12.0) |
93 65.3 (55.9-73.7) |
| H.S. or G.E.D. |
141 |
22 15.6 (10.2-23.2) |
15 11.7 ( 6.6-19.9) |
4 2.7 ( 1.0- 7.3) |
100 70.0 (60.8-77.7) |
| Some Post-H.S. |
105 |
11 9.2 ( 4.8-16.9) |
15 13.5 ( 7.9-22.0) |
4 3.9 ( 1.4-10.3) |
75 73.4 (63.3-81.6) |
| College Graduate |
95 |
10 11.3 ( 5.9-20.6) |
4 4.9 ( 1.7-13.0) |
1 1.2 ( 0.2- 8.3) |
80 82.6 (72.2-89.6) |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $15,000 |
75 |
15 18.5 (10.7-30.2) |
10 10.6 ( 5.6-19.4) |
3 5.9 ( 1.7-19.0) |
47 64.9 (52.0-75.9) |
| $15,000- 24,999 |
86 |
14 13.7 ( 7.8-22.8) |
13 11.8 ( 6.5-20.6) |
6 5.3 ( 2.2-12.0) |
53 69.2 (57.6-78.9) |
| $25,000- 34,999 |
68 |
10 14.0 ( 7.1-25.6) |
3 5.1 ( 1.7-14.7) |
1 2.6 ( 0.4-16.0) |
54 78.4 (65.4-87.4) |
| $35,000- 49,999 |
75 |
7 6.6 ( 3.0-14.1) |
9 12.2 ( 6.3-22.5) |
2 2.8 ( 0.7-10.6) |
57 78.3 (66.8-86.6) |
| $50,000+ |
118 |
14 12.5 ( 7.3-20.5) |
14 14.6 ( 8.2-24.5) |
4 3.5 ( 1.3- 9.3) |
86 69.4 (59.0-78.2) |
| *This question was asked only to those respondents who reported ever using or trying any smokeless tobacco products. |
| #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. |
