BRFSS 2003 - Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Bladen/Columbus/Sampson Counties

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	9,300	1,637	19.8	18.4-21.2	7,663	80.2	78.8-81.6
-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	98	24.0	19.5-29.2	313	76.0	70.8-80.5
GENDER
Male	123	50	34.8	25.6-45.3	73	65.2	54.7-74.4
Female	288	48	15.6	11.6-20.6	240	84.4	79.4-88.4
RACE
White	257	56	23.8	18.3-30.4	201	76.2	69.6-81.7
Other	154	42	24.3	17.1-33.3	112	75.7	66.7-82.9
AGE
18-44	146	26	17.8	11.8-26.0	120	82.2	74.0-88.2
45+	264	71	28.4	22.2-35.4	193	71.6	64.6-77.8
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	257	77	30.4	24.2-37.3	180	69.6	62.7-75.8
Some College +	154	21	13.7	8.5-21.3	133	86.3	78.7-91.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	273	69	25.1	19.5-31.8	204	74.9	68.2-80.5
$50,000+	60	12	25.4	14.7-40.0	48	74.6	60.0-85.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	83	22.5	18.0-27.7	365	77.5	72.3-82.0
Guilford	443	59	13.8	10.4-18.1	384	86.2	81.9-89.6
Mecklenburg	443	48	13.3	9.3-18.7	395	86.7	81.3-90.7
Orange	450	56	12.7	9.4-17.0	394	87.3	83.0-90.6
Wake	446	50	12.0	8.8-16.3	396	88.0	83.7-91.2
Chatham/Lee	392	60	18.7	13.3-25.8	332	81.3	74.2-86.7
Nash/Wilson	369	52	15.3	10.9-21.1	317	84.7	78.9-89.1
Craven/Pamlico	448	65	15.0	11.4-19.4	383	85.0	80.6-88.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	100	25.9	21.1-31.3	327	74.1	68.7-78.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	97	24.6	18.8-31.4	355	75.4	68.6-81.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	67	17.2	12.6-23.1	404	82.8	76.9-87.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	98	32.2	21.4-45.4	325	67.8	54.6-78.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	118	25.0	20.6-30.0	350	75.0	70.0-79.4
Northeast NC I	451	74	16.7	13.0-21.2	377	83.3	78.8-87.0
Northeast NC II	504	77	16.4	12.7-20.9	427	83.6	79.1-87.3
Northeastern Partnership	955	151	16.5	13.7-19.7	804	83.5	80.3-86.3
Mountain AHEC	1,292	272	27.3	22.9-32.2	1,020	72.7	67.8-77.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,255	579	18.2	16.0-20.7	2,676	81.8	79.3-84.0
Piedmont	3,991	617	19.0	17.1-20.9	3,374	81.0	79.1-82.9
Western NC	2,054	441	26.1	22.7-29.8	1,613	73.9	70.2-77.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,300

1,637

19.8

18.4-21.2

7,663

80.2

78.8-81.6

-Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

24.0

19.5-29.2

313

76.0

70.8-80.5

GENDER

Male

123

34.8

25.6-45.3

65.2

54.7-74.4

Female

288

15.6

11.6-20.6

240

84.4

79.4-88.4

RACE

White

257

23.8

18.3-30.4

201

76.2

69.6-81.7

Other

154

24.3

17.1-33.3

112

75.7

66.7-82.9

AGE

18-44

146

17.8

11.8-26.0

120

82.2

74.0-88.2

45+

264

28.4

22.2-35.4

193

71.6

64.6-77.8

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

257

30.4

24.2-37.3

180

69.6

62.7-75.8

Some College +

154

13.7

8.5-21.3

133

86.3

78.7-91.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

273

25.1

19.5-31.8

204

74.9

68.2-80.5

$50,000+

25.4

14.7-40.0

74.6

60.0-85.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

22.5

18.0-27.7

365

77.5

72.3-82.0

Guilford

443

13.8

10.4-18.1

384

86.2

81.9-89.6

Mecklenburg

443

13.3

9.3-18.7

395

86.7

81.3-90.7

Orange

450

12.7

9.4-17.0

394

87.3

83.0-90.6

Wake

446

12.0

8.8-16.3

396

88.0

83.7-91.2

Chatham/Lee

392

18.7

13.3-25.8

332

81.3

74.2-86.7

Nash/Wilson

369

15.3

10.9-21.1

317

84.7

78.9-89.1

Craven/Pamlico

448

15.0

11.4-19.4

383

85.0

80.6-88.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

100

25.9

21.1-31.3

327

74.1

68.7-78.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

24.6

18.8-31.4

355

75.4

68.6-81.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

17.2

12.6-23.1

404

82.8

76.9-87.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

32.2

21.4-45.4

325

67.8

54.6-78.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

118

25.0

20.6-30.0

350

75.0

70.0-79.4

Northeast NC I

451

16.7

13.0-21.2

377

83.3

78.8-87.0

Northeast NC II

504

16.4

12.7-20.9

427

83.6

79.1-87.3

Northeastern Partnership

955

151

16.5

13.7-19.7

804

83.5

80.3-86.3

Mountain AHEC

1,292

272

27.3

22.9-32.2

1,020

72.7

67.8-77.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,255

579

18.2

16.0-20.7

2,676

81.8

79.3-84.0

Piedmont

3,991

617

19.0

17.1-20.9

3,374

81.0

79.1-82.9

Western NC

2,054

441

26.1

22.7-29.8

1,613

73.9

70.2-77.3

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^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = 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.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

*** 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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