BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	1,637	214	11.6	9.4-14.1	115	7.5	5.6- 9.9	1,308	80.9	77.8-83.7
-Eastern NC	579	67	6.8	4.8- 9.5	41	7.1	4.3-11.6	471	86.1	81.3-89.7
GENDER
Male	335	34	5.4	3.3- 8.8	25	7.0	3.7-12.7	276	87.6	81.8-91.8
Female	244	33	10.9	7.0-16.7	16	7.7	3.5-16.3	195	81.3	72.6-87.8
RACE
White	326	31	5.2	3.0- 8.9	21	5.9	3.0-11.0	274	88.9	83.4-92.8
African American	192	26	8.7	5.2-14.1	14	10.0	3.8-23.7	152	81.4	69.5-89.3
Other Minorities	60	10	17.3	8.3-32.5	6	10.5	3.9-25.4	44	72.2	55.7-84.3
AGE
18-24	21	0	0.0	. - .	2	7.9	1.4-34.5	19	92.1	65.5-98.6
25-34	84	6	2.6	1.0- 6.6	8	11.0	4.0-26.9	70	86.5	71.6-94.2
35-44	95	9	6.1	2.5-13.9	7	7.1	2.1-21.7	79	86.8	73.7-93.9
45-54	109	14	11.3	4.9-23.9	6	7.4	2.3-21.1	89	81.3	67.0-90.3
55-64	105	10	6.3	3.2-12.1	5	2.7	1.0- 7.0	90	91.0	84.4-95.0
65-74	97	17	9.7	5.2-17.5	12	9.3	3.9-20.4	68	81.0	69.2-89.0
75+	65	11	16.9	8.2-31.6	1	1.0	0.1- 7.0	53	82.1	67.4-91.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	173	35	15.2	10.0-22.4	13	10.6	4.1-24.8	125	74.2	62.6-83.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	186	23	8.1	4.2-15.0	13	4.4	1.8-10.5	150	87.5	79.5-92.7
Some Post-H.S.	127	5	1.3	0.5- 3.7	14	13.5	6.3-26.7	108	85.2	72.3-92.7
College Graduate	93	4	1.6	0.6- 4.5	1	0.3	0.0- 2.5	88	98.0	95.1-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	108	17	11.5	6.3-20.1	12	9.5	4.2-20.0	79	79.0	67.4-87.2
$15,000- 24,999	110	13	6.2	3.1-11.9	7	12.3	4.1-31.9	90	81.5	64.8-91.3
$25,000- 34,999	78	8	4.5	2.0- 9.6	2	5.6	0.9-26.7	68	90.0	74.7-96.5
$35,000- 49,999	63	3	1.8	0.5- 5.9	3	2.1	0.6- 6.7	57	96.1	90.9-98.4
$50,000-74,999	57	4	3.3	1.1- 9.5	3	3.8	1.1-11.9	50	92.9	84.3-97.0
$75,000+	46	5	4.4	1.7-11.1	5	12.2	3.4-35.2	36	83.4	63.0-93.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	83	16	21.2	12.8-32.9	5	4.9	1.8-12.5	62	73.9	62.0-83.2
Guilford	59	3	5.1	1.3-17.2	3	5.9	1.8-17.3	53	89.0	76.2-95.4
Mecklenburg	48	4	6.3	2.1-17.2	1	4.4	0.6-25.2	43	89.4	73.7-96.2
Orange	56	2	4.6	0.9-19.8	2	4.3	0.9-18.3	52	91.1	76.0-97.0
Wake	50	7	14.3	6.5-28.4	5	13.2	4.5-33.2	38	72.5	54.8-85.2
Chatham/Lee	60	7	12.1	4.8-27.4	0	0.0	. - .	53	87.9	72.6-95.2
Nash/Wilson	52	5	11.0	4.4-24.9	3	16.6	3.9-49.5	44	72.4	47.6-88.4
Craven/Pamlico	65	8	14.5	7.1-27.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	56	84.7	71.8-92.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	100	20	17.5	10.9-26.7	10	14.8	7.8-26.3	70	67.7	56.3-77.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	97	14	12.0	6.5-20.9	7	5.4	2.3-12.2	76	82.6	72.5-89.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	67	6	9.4	3.5-22.7	5	7.0	2.7-17.1	56	83.6	70.0-91.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	98	17	12.6	6.2-23.9	10	5.7	2.5-12.6	71	81.7	67.9-90.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	118	16	12.7	7.2-21.4	13	12.1	6.4-21.7	89	75.2	64.7-83.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	98	17	13.1	7.9-20.9	9	10.5	5.1-20.4	72	76.4	66.2-84.3
Northeast NC I	74	7	9.4	4.1-20.1	5	5.9	2.3-14.4	62	84.6	73.3-91.7
Northeast NC II	77	7	7.1	3.2-15.2	4	4.6	1.6-12.5	66	88.3	78.9-93.9
Northeastern Partnership	151	14	7.9	4.4-13.8	9	5.1	2.4-10.2	128	87.0	80.2-91.7
Mountain AHEC	272	48	17.0	11.2-24.9	21	5.2	2.8- 9.3	203	77.8	69.5-84.4
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	617	70	12.4	9.2-16.6	43	8.5	5.7-12.6	504	79.1	74.0-83.4
Western NC	441	77	16.1	11.5-22.0	31	5.0	3.1- 8.0	333	78.9	72.6-84.0

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,637

214

11.6

9.4-14.1

115

7.5

5.6- 9.9

1,308

80.9

77.8-83.7

-Eastern NC

579

6.8

4.8- 9.5

7.1

4.3-11.6

471

86.1

81.3-89.7

GENDER

Male

335

5.4

3.3- 8.8

7.0

3.7-12.7

276

87.6

81.8-91.8

Female

244

10.9

7.0-16.7

7.7

3.5-16.3

195

81.3

72.6-87.8

RACE

White

326

5.2

3.0- 8.9

5.9

3.0-11.0

274

88.9

83.4-92.8

African American

192

8.7

5.2-14.1

10.0

3.8-23.7

152

81.4

69.5-89.3

Other Minorities

17.3

8.3-32.5

10.5

3.9-25.4

72.2

55.7-84.3

AGE

18-24

0.0

. - .

7.9

1.4-34.5

92.1

65.5-98.6

25-34

2.6

1.0- 6.6

11.0

4.0-26.9

86.5

71.6-94.2

35-44

6.1

2.5-13.9

7.1

2.1-21.7

86.8

73.7-93.9

45-54

109

11.3

4.9-23.9

7.4

2.3-21.1

81.3

67.0-90.3

55-64

105

6.3

3.2-12.1

2.7

1.0- 7.0

91.0

84.4-95.0

65-74

9.7

5.2-17.5

9.3

3.9-20.4

81.0

69.2-89.0

75+

16.9

8.2-31.6

1.0

0.1- 7.0

82.1

67.4-91.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

173

15.2

10.0-22.4

10.6

4.1-24.8

125

74.2

62.6-83.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

186

8.1

4.2-15.0

4.4

1.8-10.5

150

87.5

79.5-92.7

Some Post-H.S.

127

1.3

0.5- 3.7

13.5

6.3-26.7

108

85.2

72.3-92.7

College Graduate

1.6

0.6- 4.5

0.3

0.0- 2.5

98.0

95.1-99.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

108

11.5

6.3-20.1

9.5

4.2-20.0

79.0

67.4-87.2

$15,000- 24,999

110

6.2

3.1-11.9

12.3

4.1-31.9

81.5

64.8-91.3

$25,000- 34,999

4.5

2.0- 9.6

5.6

0.9-26.7

90.0

74.7-96.5

$35,000- 49,999

1.8

0.5- 5.9

2.1

0.6- 6.7

96.1

90.9-98.4

$50,000-74,999

3.3

1.1- 9.5

3.8

1.1-11.9

92.9

84.3-97.0

$75,000+

4.4

1.7-11.1

12.2

3.4-35.2

83.4

63.0-93.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

21.2

12.8-32.9

4.9

1.8-12.5

73.9

62.0-83.2

Guilford

5.1

1.3-17.2

5.9

1.8-17.3

89.0

76.2-95.4

Mecklenburg

6.3

2.1-17.2

4.4

0.6-25.2

89.4

73.7-96.2

Orange

4.6

0.9-19.8

4.3

0.9-18.3

91.1

76.0-97.0

Wake

14.3

6.5-28.4

13.2

4.5-33.2

72.5

54.8-85.2

Chatham/Lee

12.1

4.8-27.4

0.0

. - .

87.9

72.6-95.2

Nash/Wilson

11.0

4.4-24.9

16.6

3.9-49.5

72.4

47.6-88.4

Craven/Pamlico

14.5

7.1-27.5

0.8

0.1- 5.5

84.7

71.8-92.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

17.5

10.9-26.7

14.8

7.8-26.3

67.7

56.3-77.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

12.0

6.5-20.9

5.4

2.3-12.2

82.6

72.5-89.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

9.4

3.5-22.7

7.0

2.7-17.1

83.6

70.0-91.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

12.6

6.2-23.9

5.7

2.5-12.6

81.7

67.9-90.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

118

12.7

7.2-21.4

12.1

6.4-21.7

75.2

64.7-83.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

13.1

7.9-20.9

10.5

5.1-20.4

76.4

66.2-84.3

Northeast NC I

9.4

4.1-20.1

5.9

2.3-14.4

84.6

73.3-91.7

Northeast NC II

7.1

3.2-15.2

4.6

1.6-12.5

88.3

78.9-93.9

Northeastern Partnership

151

7.9

4.4-13.8

5.1

2.4-10.2

128

87.0

80.2-91.7

Mountain AHEC

272

17.0

11.2-24.9

5.2

2.8- 9.3

203

77.8

69.5-84.4

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

617

12.4

9.2-16.6

8.5

5.7-12.6

504

79.1

74.0-83.4

Western NC

441

16.1

11.5-22.0

5.0

3.1- 8.0

333

78.9

72.6-84.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever using any smokeless tobacco products.

^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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