BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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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
-Eastern NC	3,255	579	18.2	16.0-20.7	2,676	81.8	79.3-84.0
GENDER
Male	1,137	335	28.7	24.7-33.1	802	71.3	66.9-75.3
Female	2,118	244	8.7	6.9-10.9	1,874	91.3	89.1-93.1
RACE
White	2,038	326	19.4	16.6-22.6	1,712	80.6	77.4-83.4
African American	958	192	18.1	14.1-22.9	766	81.9	77.1-85.9
Other Minorities	243	60	11.8	8.0-17.0	183	88.2	83.0-92.0
AGE
18-24	197	21	13.9	7.7-23.9	176	86.1	76.1-92.3
25-34	483	84	19.4	14.4-25.7	399	80.6	74.3-85.6
35-44	590	95	21.5	15.9-28.3	495	78.5	71.7-84.1
45-54	637	109	15.9	12.1-20.8	528	84.1	79.2-87.9
55-64	554	105	17.7	13.4-22.9	449	82.3	77.1-86.6
65-74	452	97	20.7	15.4-27.2	355	79.3	72.8-84.6
75+	325	65	19.7	14.1-26.9	260	80.3	73.1-85.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	652	173	21.6	17.2-26.7	479	78.4	73.3-82.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,085	186	19.9	15.8-24.7	899	80.1	75.3-84.2
Some Post-H.S.	835	127	15.9	12.1-20.7	708	84.1	79.3-87.9
College Graduate	679	93	15.9	11.8-21.2	586	84.1	78.8-88.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	462	108	20.3	15.2-26.6	354	79.7	73.4-84.8
$15,000- 24,999	650	110	15.0	10.9-20.2	540	85.0	79.8-89.1
$25,000- 34,999	373	78	20.6	14.7-28.2	295	79.4	71.8-85.3
$35,000- 49,999	418	63	15.8	11.2-21.9	355	84.2	78.1-88.8
$50,000-74,999	331	57	21.7	15.1-30.1	274	78.3	69.9-84.9
$75,000+	289	46	22.1	15.1-31.1	243	77.9	68.9-84.9
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
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	98	24.0	19.5-29.2	313	76.0	70.8-80.5
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***
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

-Eastern NC

3,255

579

18.2

16.0-20.7

2,676

81.8

79.3-84.0

GENDER

Male

1,137

335

28.7

24.7-33.1

802

71.3

66.9-75.3

Female

2,118

244

8.7

6.9-10.9

1,874

91.3

89.1-93.1

RACE

White

2,038

326

19.4

16.6-22.6

1,712

80.6

77.4-83.4

African American

958

192

18.1

14.1-22.9

766

81.9

77.1-85.9

Other Minorities

243

11.8

8.0-17.0

183

88.2

83.0-92.0

AGE

18-24

197

13.9

7.7-23.9

176

86.1

76.1-92.3

25-34

483

19.4

14.4-25.7

399

80.6

74.3-85.6

35-44

590

21.5

15.9-28.3

495

78.5

71.7-84.1

45-54

637

109

15.9

12.1-20.8

528

84.1

79.2-87.9

55-64

554

105

17.7

13.4-22.9

449

82.3

77.1-86.6

65-74

452

20.7

15.4-27.2

355

79.3

72.8-84.6

75+

325

19.7

14.1-26.9

260

80.3

73.1-85.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

652

173

21.6

17.2-26.7

479

78.4

73.3-82.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,085

186

19.9

15.8-24.7

899

80.1

75.3-84.2

Some Post-H.S.

835

127

15.9

12.1-20.7

708

84.1

79.3-87.9

College Graduate

679

15.9

11.8-21.2

586

84.1

78.8-88.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

462

108

20.3

15.2-26.6

354

79.7

73.4-84.8

$15,000- 24,999

650

110

15.0

10.9-20.2

540

85.0

79.8-89.1

$25,000- 34,999

373

20.6

14.7-28.2

295

79.4

71.8-85.3

$35,000- 49,999

418

15.8

11.2-21.9

355

84.2

78.1-88.8

$50,000-74,999

331

21.7

15.1-30.1

274

78.3

69.9-84.9

$75,000+

289

22.1

15.1-31.1

243

77.9

68.9-84.9

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

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

24.0

19.5-29.2

313

76.0

70.8-80.5

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***

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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