BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Smokeless Tobacco Use Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Current User	Former user	Never used
North Carolina	9,300	329	3.8	3.2- 4.5	1,308	16.0	14.8-17.3	7,663	80.2	78.8-81.6
-Eastern NC	3,255	108	2.5	1.9- 3.5	471	15.7	13.6-18.0	2,676	81.8	79.3-84.0
GENDER
Male	1,137	59	3.6	2.3- 5.4	276	25.2	21.3-29.5	802	71.3	66.9-75.3
Female	2,118	49	1.6	1.1- 2.5	195	7.1	5.4- 9.2	1,874	91.3	89.1-93.1
RACE
White	2,038	52	2.2	1.4- 3.3	274	17.3	14.5-20.4	1,712	80.6	77.4-83.4
African American	958	40	3.4	1.9- 5.9	152	14.7	11.1-19.4	766	81.9	77.1-85.9
Other Minorities	243	16	3.3	1.7- 6.1	44	8.5	5.4-13.1	183	88.2	83.0-92.0
AGE
18-24	197	2	1.1	0.2- 5.8	19	12.8	6.8-22.8	176	86.1	76.1-92.3
25-34	483	14	2.6	1.1- 6.1	70	16.8	12.1-22.8	399	80.6	74.3-85.6
35-44	590	16	2.8	1.3- 6.0	79	18.6	13.4-25.4	495	78.5	71.7-84.1
45-54	637	20	3.0	1.5- 5.8	89	13.0	9.5-17.4	528	84.1	79.2-87.9
55-64	554	15	1.6	0.9- 2.7	90	16.1	11.9-21.4	449	82.3	77.1-86.6
65-74	452	29	3.9	2.4- 6.5	68	16.8	11.8-23.3	355	79.3	72.8-84.6
75+	325	12	3.5	1.8- 6.9	53	16.2	11.0-23.3	260	80.3	73.1-85.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	652	48	5.6	3.5- 8.8	125	16.0	12.3-20.6	479	78.4	73.3-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,085	36	2.5	1.5- 4.1	150	17.4	13.4-22.2	899	80.1	75.3-84.2
Some Post-H.S.	835	19	2.4	1.1- 4.8	108	13.6	10.0-18.1	708	84.1	79.3-87.9
College Graduate	679	5	0.3	0.1- 0.8	88	15.6	11.5-20.9	586	84.1	78.8-88.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	462	29	4.3	2.6- 6.9	79	16.1	11.4-22.1	354	79.7	73.4-84.8
$15,000- 24,999	650	20	2.8	1.3- 6.0	90	12.2	8.6-17.0	540	85.0	79.8-89.1
$25,000- 34,999	373	10	2.1	0.7- 5.7	68	18.5	12.9-26.0	295	79.4	71.8-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	418	6	0.6	0.3- 1.4	57	15.2	10.6-21.3	355	84.2	78.1-88.8
$50,000-74,999	331	7	1.5	0.7- 3.4	50	20.1	13.7-28.6	274	78.3	69.9-84.9
$75,000+	289	10	3.7	1.4- 9.3	36	18.4	12.0-27.3	243	77.9	68.9-84.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	21	5.9	3.7- 9.2	62	16.6	12.7-21.5	365	77.5	72.3-82.0
Guilford	443	6	1.5	0.6- 3.6	53	12.3	9.1-16.5	384	86.2	81.9-89.6
Mecklenburg	443	5	1.4	0.5- 3.8	43	11.9	8.1-17.2	395	86.7	81.3-90.7
Orange	450	4	1.1	0.4- 3.5	52	11.6	8.4-15.7	394	87.3	83.0-90.6
Wake	446	12	3.3	1.7- 6.4	38	8.7	6.1-12.4	396	88.0	83.7-91.2
Chatham/Lee	392	7	2.3	0.9- 5.5	53	16.4	11.2-23.5	332	81.3	74.2-86.7
Nash/Wilson	369	8	4.2	1.6-10.8	44	11.1	8.0-15.2	317	84.7	78.9-89.1
Craven/Pamlico	448	9	2.3	1.1- 4.6	56	12.7	9.3-16.9	383	85.0	80.6-88.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	30	8.4	5.6-12.2	70	17.5	13.6-22.3	327	74.1	68.7-78.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	21	4.3	2.7- 6.8	76	20.3	14.7-27.3	355	75.4	68.6-81.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	11	2.8	1.4- 5.6	56	14.4	10.1-20.0	404	82.8	76.9-87.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	27	5.9	3.7- 9.1	71	26.3	15.7-40.8	325	67.8	54.6-78.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	29	6.2	4.0- 9.4	89	18.8	14.9-23.5	350	75.0	70.0-79.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	26	5.7	3.7- 8.6	72	18.3	14.3-23.1	313	76.0	70.8-80.5
Northeast NC I	451	12	2.6	1.4- 4.8	62	14.1	10.7-18.4	377	83.3	78.8-87.0
Northeast NC II	504	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	66	14.5	11.0-18.9	427	83.6	79.1-87.3
Northeastern Partnership	955	23	2.1	1.4- 3.4	128	14.4	11.7-17.5	804	83.5	80.3-86.3
Mountain AHEC	1,292	69	6.1	4.3- 8.4	203	21.3	17.0-26.2	1,020	72.7	67.8-77.1
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	3,991	113	4.0	3.1- 5.1	504	15.0	13.3-16.8	3,374	81.0	79.1-82.9
Western NC	2,054	108	5.5	4.2- 7.2	333	20.6	17.4-24.3	1,613	73.9	70.2-77.3

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,300

329

3.8

3.2- 4.5

1,308

16.0

14.8-17.3

7,663

80.2

78.8-81.6

-Eastern NC

3,255

108

2.5

1.9- 3.5

471

15.7

13.6-18.0

2,676

81.8

79.3-84.0

GENDER

Male

1,137

3.6

2.3- 5.4

276

25.2

21.3-29.5

802

71.3

66.9-75.3

Female

2,118

1.6

1.1- 2.5

195

7.1

5.4- 9.2

1,874

91.3

89.1-93.1

RACE

White

2,038

2.2

1.4- 3.3

274

17.3

14.5-20.4

1,712

80.6

77.4-83.4

African American

958

3.4

1.9- 5.9

152

14.7

11.1-19.4

766

81.9

77.1-85.9

Other Minorities

243

3.3

1.7- 6.1

8.5

5.4-13.1

183

88.2

83.0-92.0

AGE

18-24

197

1.1

0.2- 5.8

12.8

6.8-22.8

176

86.1

76.1-92.3

25-34

483

2.6

1.1- 6.1

16.8

12.1-22.8

399

80.6

74.3-85.6

35-44

590

2.8

1.3- 6.0

18.6

13.4-25.4

495

78.5

71.7-84.1

45-54

637

3.0

1.5- 5.8

13.0

9.5-17.4

528

84.1

79.2-87.9

55-64

554

1.6

0.9- 2.7

16.1

11.9-21.4

449

82.3

77.1-86.6

65-74

452

3.9

2.4- 6.5

16.8

11.8-23.3

355

79.3

72.8-84.6

75+

325

3.5

1.8- 6.9

16.2

11.0-23.3

260

80.3

73.1-85.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

652

5.6

3.5- 8.8

125

16.0

12.3-20.6

479

78.4

73.3-82.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,085

2.5

1.5- 4.1

150

17.4

13.4-22.2

899

80.1

75.3-84.2

Some Post-H.S.

835

2.4

1.1- 4.8

108

13.6

10.0-18.1

708

84.1

79.3-87.9

College Graduate

679

0.3

0.1- 0.8

15.6

11.5-20.9

586

84.1

78.8-88.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

462

4.3

2.6- 6.9

16.1

11.4-22.1

354

79.7

73.4-84.8

$15,000- 24,999

650

2.8

1.3- 6.0

12.2

8.6-17.0

540

85.0

79.8-89.1

$25,000- 34,999

373

2.1

0.7- 5.7

18.5

12.9-26.0

295

79.4

71.8-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

418

0.6

0.3- 1.4

15.2

10.6-21.3

355

84.2

78.1-88.8

$50,000-74,999

331

1.5

0.7- 3.4

20.1

13.7-28.6

274

78.3

69.9-84.9

$75,000+

289

3.7

1.4- 9.3

18.4

12.0-27.3

243

77.9

68.9-84.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

5.9

3.7- 9.2

16.6

12.7-21.5

365

77.5

72.3-82.0

Guilford

443

1.5

0.6- 3.6

12.3

9.1-16.5

384

86.2

81.9-89.6

Mecklenburg

443

1.4

0.5- 3.8

11.9

8.1-17.2

395

86.7

81.3-90.7

Orange

450

1.1

0.4- 3.5

11.6

8.4-15.7

394

87.3

83.0-90.6

Wake

446

3.3

1.7- 6.4

8.7

6.1-12.4

396

88.0

83.7-91.2

Chatham/Lee

392

2.3

0.9- 5.5

16.4

11.2-23.5

332

81.3

74.2-86.7

Nash/Wilson

369

4.2

1.6-10.8

11.1

8.0-15.2

317

84.7

78.9-89.1

Craven/Pamlico

448

2.3

1.1- 4.6

12.7

9.3-16.9

383

85.0

80.6-88.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

8.4

5.6-12.2

17.5

13.6-22.3

327

74.1

68.7-78.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

4.3

2.7- 6.8

20.3

14.7-27.3

355

75.4

68.6-81.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

2.8

1.4- 5.6

14.4

10.1-20.0

404

82.8

76.9-87.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

5.9

3.7- 9.1

26.3

15.7-40.8

325

67.8

54.6-78.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

6.2

4.0- 9.4

18.8

14.9-23.5

350

75.0

70.0-79.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

5.7

3.7- 8.6

18.3

14.3-23.1

313

76.0

70.8-80.5

Northeast NC I

451

2.6

1.4- 4.8

14.1

10.7-18.4

377

83.3

78.8-87.0

Northeast NC II

504

1.9

1.0- 3.6

14.5

11.0-18.9

427

83.6

79.1-87.3

Northeastern Partnership

955

2.1

1.4- 3.4

128

14.4

11.7-17.5

804

83.5

80.3-86.3

Mountain AHEC

1,292

6.1

4.3- 8.4

203

21.3

17.0-26.2

1,020

72.7

67.8-77.1

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

3,991

113

4.0

3.1- 5.1

504

15.0

13.3-16.8

3,374

81.0

79.1-82.9

Western NC

2,054

108

5.5

4.2- 7.2

333

20.6

17.4-24.3

1,613

73.9

70.2-77.3

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*Data in this table were derived from the smokeless tobacco use questions 1 and 2.

^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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