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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	1,828	291	15.6	13.0-18.6	1,537	84.4	81.4-87.0
GENDER
Male	586	107	20.1	15.5-25.7	479	79.9	74.3-84.5
Female	1,242	184	12.1	9.4-15.5	1,058	87.9	84.5-90.6
AGE
18-24	138	5	7.7	2.3-23.2	133	92.3	76.8-97.7
25-34	280	22	9.0	4.5-17.2	258	91.0	82.8-95.5
35-44	364	39	12.5	8.0-19.1	325	87.5	80.9-92.0
45-54	409	71	16.7	11.8-23.3	338	83.3	76.7-88.2
55-64	282	58	19.7	13.6-27.7	224	80.3	72.3-86.4
65-74	203	60	31.3	22.1-42.2	143	68.7	57.8-77.9
75+	140	34	36.9	25.2-50.4	106	63.1	49.6-74.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	436	121	30.3	23.6-38.0	315	69.7	62.0-76.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	634	103	16.3	11.8-22.1	531	83.7	77.9-88.2
Some Post-H.S.	426	39	9.2	5.6-14.7	387	90.8	85.3-94.4
College Graduate	327	27	7.6	4.2-13.4	300	92.4	86.6-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	345	80	24.5	17.1-33.8	265	75.5	66.2-82.9
$15,000- 24,999	426	69	17.4	12.3-24.1	357	82.6	75.9-87.7
$25,000- 34,999	222	37	14.1	8.9-21.6	185	85.9	78.4-91.1
$35,000- 49,999	196	11	7.2	3.5-14.3	185	92.8	85.7-96.5
$50,000-74,999	117	14	12.6	6.2-23.9	103	87.4	76.1-93.8
$75,000+	93	7	10.4	3.9-25.0	86	89.6	75.0-96.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	29	2	11.7	3.0-36.3	27	88.3	63.7-97.0
Guilford	115	13	10.2	4.9-20.0	102	89.8	80.0-95.1
Mecklenburg	118	11	10.2	5.3-18.7	107	89.8	81.3-94.7
Orange	48	2	3.4	0.7-14.6	46	96.6	85.4-99.3
Wake	84	7	9.6	4.3-20.4	77	90.4	79.6-95.7
Chatham/Lee	70	7	19.5	5.9-48.6	63	80.5	51.4-94.1
Nash/Wilson	119	25	16.8	10.8-25.2	94	83.2	74.8-89.2
Craven/Pamlico	90	19	16.4	9.8-26.3	71	83.6	73.7-90.2
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	16	4	15.4	4.8-39.9	12	84.6	60.1-95.2
Appalachian/Wilkes	9	2	25.6	6.2-64.4	7	74.4	35.6-93.8
Franklin/Gran./Vance	161	16	8.2	4.3-15.0	145	91.8	85.0-95.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	10	0	0.0	. - .	10	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	142	30	18.2	12.2-26.2	112	81.8	73.8-87.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	126	36	27.8	19.0-38.6	90	72.2	61.4-81.0
Northeast NC I	233	33	14.4	10.0-20.3	200	85.6	79.7-90.0
Northeast NC II	144	27	17.4	11.2-26.1	117	82.6	73.9-88.8
Northeastern Partnership	377	60	15.9	11.9-21.0	317	84.1	79.0-88.1
Mountain AHEC	49	5	19.1	6.9-43.0	44	80.9	57.0-93.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	958	192	18.1	14.1-22.9	766	81.9	77.1-85.9
Piedmont	799	90	13.8	10.4-18.0	709	86.2	82.0-89.6
Western NC	71	9	14.6	5.9-31.7	62	85.4	68.3-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,828

291

15.6

13.0-18.6

1,537

84.4

81.4-87.0

GENDER

Male

586

107

20.1

15.5-25.7

479

79.9

74.3-84.5

Female

1,242

184

12.1

9.4-15.5

1,058

87.9

84.5-90.6

AGE

18-24

138

7.7

2.3-23.2

133

92.3

76.8-97.7

25-34

280

9.0

4.5-17.2

258

91.0

82.8-95.5

35-44

364

12.5

8.0-19.1

325

87.5

80.9-92.0

45-54

409

16.7

11.8-23.3

338

83.3

76.7-88.2

55-64

282

19.7

13.6-27.7

224

80.3

72.3-86.4

65-74

203

31.3

22.1-42.2

143

68.7

57.8-77.9

75+

140

36.9

25.2-50.4

106

63.1

49.6-74.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

436

121

30.3

23.6-38.0

315

69.7

62.0-76.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

634

103

16.3

11.8-22.1

531

83.7

77.9-88.2

Some Post-H.S.

426

9.2

5.6-14.7

387

90.8

85.3-94.4

College Graduate

327

7.6

4.2-13.4

300

92.4

86.6-95.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

345

24.5

17.1-33.8

265

75.5

66.2-82.9

$15,000- 24,999

426

17.4

12.3-24.1

357

82.6

75.9-87.7

$25,000- 34,999

222

14.1

8.9-21.6

185

85.9

78.4-91.1

$35,000- 49,999

196

7.2

3.5-14.3

185

92.8

85.7-96.5

$50,000-74,999

117

12.6

6.2-23.9

103

87.4

76.1-93.8

$75,000+

10.4

3.9-25.0

89.6

75.0-96.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

11.7

3.0-36.3

88.3

63.7-97.0

Guilford

115

10.2

4.9-20.0

102

89.8

80.0-95.1

Mecklenburg

118

10.2

5.3-18.7

107

89.8

81.3-94.7

Orange

3.4

0.7-14.6

96.6

85.4-99.3

Wake

9.6

4.3-20.4

90.4

79.6-95.7

Chatham/Lee

19.5

5.9-48.6

80.5

51.4-94.1

Nash/Wilson

119

16.8

10.8-25.2

83.2

74.8-89.2

Craven/Pamlico

16.4

9.8-26.3

83.6

73.7-90.2

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

15.4

4.8-39.9

84.6

60.1-95.2

Appalachian/Wilkes

25.6

6.2-64.4

74.4

35.6-93.8

Franklin/Gran./Vance

161

8.2

4.3-15.0

145

91.8

85.0-95.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

142

18.2

12.2-26.2

112

81.8

73.8-87.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

126

27.8

19.0-38.6

72.2

61.4-81.0

Northeast NC I

233

14.4

10.0-20.3

200

85.6

79.7-90.0

Northeast NC II

144

17.4

11.2-26.1

117

82.6

73.9-88.8

Northeastern Partnership

377

15.9

11.9-21.0

317

84.1

79.0-88.1

Mountain AHEC

19.1

6.9-43.0

80.9

57.0-93.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

958

192

18.1

14.1-22.9

766

81.9

77.1-85.9

Piedmont

799

13.8

10.4-18.0

709

86.2

82.0-89.6

Western NC

14.6

5.9-31.7

85.4

68.3-94.1

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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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