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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Current User	Former user	Never used
TOTAL	1,828	56	2.6	1.7- 3.9	235	13.0	10.6-15.9	1,537	84.4	81.4-87.0
GENDER
Male	586	17	3.3	1.7- 6.3	90	16.8	12.6-22.2	479	79.9	74.3-84.5
Female	1,242	39	2.1	1.3- 3.3	145	10.0	7.5-13.3	1,058	87.9	84.5-90.6
AGE
18-24	138	0	0.0	. - .	5	7.7	2.3-23.2	133	92.3	76.8-97.7
25-34	280	5	2.3	0.6- 8.7	17	6.7	3.0-14.5	258	91.0	82.8-95.5
35-44	364	5	2.4	0.8- 7.1	34	10.1	6.1-16.3	325	87.5	80.9-92.0
45-54	409	11	2.3	0.9- 5.8	60	14.4	9.8-20.8	338	83.3	76.7-88.2
55-64	282	6	0.8	0.3- 1.9	52	18.9	12.8-27.0	224	80.3	72.3-86.4
65-74	203	19	8.7	4.6-16.0	41	22.6	14.5-33.5	143	68.7	57.8-77.9
75+	140	10	8.1	3.6-17.1	24	28.8	17.8-43.2	106	63.1	49.6-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	35	8.7	5.1-14.3	86	21.6	15.7-29.0	315	69.7	62.0-76.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	634	15	2.2	1.0- 4.7	88	14.1	9.8-19.8	531	83.7	77.9-88.2
Some Post-H.S.	426	4	0.2	0.1- 0.5	35	9.0	5.4-14.6	387	90.8	85.3-94.4
College Graduate	327	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	25	7.4	4.0-13.2	300	92.4	86.6-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	18	3.7	2.0- 6.8	62	20.8	13.6-30.3	265	75.5	66.2-82.9
$15,000- 24,999	426	14	4.1	1.8- 8.9	55	13.3	9.0-19.4	357	82.6	75.9-87.7
$25,000- 34,999	222	6	2.6	0.7- 9.0	31	11.6	7.1-18.3	185	85.9	78.4-91.1
$35,000- 49,999	196	1	0.1	0.0- 1.0	10	7.1	3.4-14.2	185	92.8	85.7-96.5
$50,000-74,999	117	1	3.0	0.4-18.5	13	9.5	4.6-18.8	103	87.4	76.1-93.8
$75,000+	93	1	0.6	0.1- 4.2	6	9.8	3.5-24.8	86	89.6	75.0-96.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	1	6.2	0.9-33.2	1	5.4	0.8-30.0	27	88.3	63.7-97.0
Guilford	115	2	1.7	0.3- 7.6	11	8.6	3.8-18.3	102	89.8	80.0-95.1
Mecklenburg	118	0	0.0	. - .	11	10.2	5.3-18.7	107	89.8	81.3-94.7
Orange	48	0	0.0	. - .	2	3.4	0.7-14.6	46	96.6	85.4-99.3
Wake	84	2	3.2	0.7-13.1	5	6.4	2.4-16.2	77	90.4	79.6-95.7
Chatham/Lee	70	0	0.0	. - .	7	19.5	5.9-48.6	63	80.5	51.4-94.1
Nash/Wilson	119	1	0.6	0.1- 4.5	24	16.2	10.3-24.5	94	83.2	74.8-89.2
Craven/Pamlico	90	4	4.4	1.5-12.6	15	12.0	6.7-20.7	71	83.6	73.7-90.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	1	5.1	0.7-30.4	3	10.3	2.8-31.4	12	84.6	60.1-95.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	0	0.0	. - .	2	25.6	6.2-64.4	7	74.4	35.6-93.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	3	2.0	0.5- 7.3	13	6.2	3.1-11.9	145	91.8	85.0-95.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	8	5.1	2.1-11.7	22	13.1	8.3-20.0	112	81.8	73.8-87.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	12	7.2	3.9-13.0	24	20.6	13.1-30.7	90	72.2	61.4-81.0
Northeast NC I	233	6	2.8	1.2- 6.8	27	11.5	7.7-16.9	200	85.6	79.7-90.0
Northeast NC II	144	5	2.7	1.1- 6.6	22	14.7	8.9-23.3	117	82.6	73.9-88.8
Northeastern Partnership	377	11	2.8	1.4- 5.2	49	13.2	9.5-18.0	317	84.1	79.0-88.1
Mountain AHEC	49	1	3.8	0.5-22.5	4	15.3	4.5-40.7	44	80.9	57.0-93.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	958	40	3.4	1.9- 5.9	152	14.7	11.1-19.4	766	81.9	77.1-85.9
Piedmont	799	15	2.0	1.1- 3.9	75	11.8	8.6-15.9	709	86.2	82.0-89.6
Western NC	71	1	2.2	0.3-14.5	8	12.4	4.6-29.4	62	85.4	68.3-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,828

2.6

1.7- 3.9

235

13.0

10.6-15.9

1,537

84.4

81.4-87.0

GENDER

Male

586

3.3

1.7- 6.3

16.8

12.6-22.2

479

79.9

74.3-84.5

Female

1,242

2.1

1.3- 3.3

145

10.0

7.5-13.3

1,058

87.9

84.5-90.6

AGE

18-24

138

0.0

. - .

7.7

2.3-23.2

133

92.3

76.8-97.7

25-34

280

2.3

0.6- 8.7

6.7

3.0-14.5

258

91.0

82.8-95.5

35-44

364

2.4

0.8- 7.1

10.1

6.1-16.3

325

87.5

80.9-92.0

45-54

409

2.3

0.9- 5.8

14.4

9.8-20.8

338

83.3

76.7-88.2

55-64

282

0.8

0.3- 1.9

18.9

12.8-27.0

224

80.3

72.3-86.4

65-74

203

8.7

4.6-16.0

22.6

14.5-33.5

143

68.7

57.8-77.9

75+

140

8.1

3.6-17.1

28.8

17.8-43.2

106

63.1

49.6-74.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

8.7

5.1-14.3

21.6

15.7-29.0

315

69.7

62.0-76.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

634

2.2

1.0- 4.7

14.1

9.8-19.8

531

83.7

77.9-88.2

Some Post-H.S.

426

0.2

0.1- 0.5

9.0

5.4-14.6

387

90.8

85.3-94.4

College Graduate

327

0.3

0.1- 1.1

7.4

4.0-13.2

300

92.4

86.6-95.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

3.7

2.0- 6.8

20.8

13.6-30.3

265

75.5

66.2-82.9

$15,000- 24,999

426

4.1

1.8- 8.9

13.3

9.0-19.4

357

82.6

75.9-87.7

$25,000- 34,999

222

2.6

0.7- 9.0

11.6

7.1-18.3

185

85.9

78.4-91.1

$35,000- 49,999

196

0.1

0.0- 1.0

7.1

3.4-14.2

185

92.8

85.7-96.5

$50,000-74,999

117

3.0

0.4-18.5

9.5

4.6-18.8

103

87.4

76.1-93.8

$75,000+

0.6

0.1- 4.2

9.8

3.5-24.8

89.6

75.0-96.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

6.2

0.9-33.2

5.4

0.8-30.0

88.3

63.7-97.0

Guilford

115

1.7

0.3- 7.6

8.6

3.8-18.3

102

89.8

80.0-95.1

Mecklenburg

118

0.0

. - .

10.2

5.3-18.7

107

89.8

81.3-94.7

Orange

0.0

. - .

3.4

0.7-14.6

96.6

85.4-99.3

Wake

3.2

0.7-13.1

6.4

2.4-16.2

90.4

79.6-95.7

Chatham/Lee

0.0

. - .

19.5

5.9-48.6

80.5

51.4-94.1

Nash/Wilson

119

0.6

0.1- 4.5

16.2

10.3-24.5

83.2

74.8-89.2

Craven/Pamlico

4.4

1.5-12.6

12.0

6.7-20.7

83.6

73.7-90.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

5.1

0.7-30.4

10.3

2.8-31.4

84.6

60.1-95.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

25.6

6.2-64.4

74.4

35.6-93.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

2.0

0.5- 7.3

6.2

3.1-11.9

145

91.8

85.0-95.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

5.1

2.1-11.7

13.1

8.3-20.0

112

81.8

73.8-87.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

7.2

3.9-13.0

20.6

13.1-30.7

72.2

61.4-81.0

Northeast NC I

233

2.8

1.2- 6.8

11.5

7.7-16.9

200

85.6

79.7-90.0

Northeast NC II

144

2.7

1.1- 6.6

14.7

8.9-23.3

117

82.6

73.9-88.8

Northeastern Partnership

377

2.8

1.4- 5.2

13.2

9.5-18.0

317

84.1

79.0-88.1

Mountain AHEC

3.8

0.5-22.5

15.3

4.5-40.7

80.9

57.0-93.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

958

3.4

1.9- 5.9

152

14.7

11.1-19.4

766

81.9

77.1-85.9

Piedmont

799

2.0

1.1- 3.9

11.8

8.6-15.9

709

86.2

82.0-89.6

Western NC

2.2

0.3-14.5

12.4

4.6-29.4

85.4

68.3-94.1

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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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