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	1,242	184	12.1	9.4-15.5	1,058	87.9	84.5-90.6
GENDER
Female	1,242	184	12.1	9.4-15.5	1,058	87.9	84.5-90.6
RACE
African American	1,242	184	12.1	9.4-15.5	1,058	87.9	84.5-90.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	13	3	14.9	3.7-44.4	10	85.1	55.6-96.3
-English Speaking	13	3	14.9	3.7-44.4	10	85.1	55.6-96.3
Non-Hispanic	1,229	181	12.1	9.4-15.5	1,048	87.9	84.5-90.6
AGE
18-24	90	2	8.2	1.3-37.3	88	91.8	62.7-98.7
25-34	197	13	4.8	1.9-12.0	184	95.2	88.0-98.1
35-44	259	22	5.1	2.7- 9.4	237	94.9	90.6-97.3
45-54	256	39	14.0	8.9-21.4	217	86.0	78.6-91.1
55-64	179	39	17.7	11.5-26.1	140	82.3	73.9-88.5
65-74	147	43	27.2	18.5-38.1	104	72.8	61.9-81.5
75+	103	24	30.0	17.7-46.1	79	70.0	53.9-82.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	287	79	24.6	17.9-32.7	208	75.4	67.3-82.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	419	62	13.9	8.6-21.8	357	86.1	78.2-91.4
Some Post-H.S.	298	22	4.5	2.4- 8.0	276	95.5	92.0-97.6
College Graduate	235	20	6.7	3.5-12.5	215	93.3	87.5-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	269	57	14.9	10.7-20.4	212	85.1	79.6-89.3
$15,000- 24,999	281	36	10.9	6.9-16.6	245	89.1	83.4-93.1
$25,000- 34,999	160	25	11.7	6.4-20.3	135	88.3	79.7-93.6
$35,000- 49,999	113	6	7.4	2.6-19.1	107	92.6	80.9-97.4
$50,000-74,999	64	5	3.2	1.3- 8.0	59	96.8	92.0-98.7
$75,000+	53	2	2.3	0.6- 9.1	51	97.7	90.9-99.4
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	16	0	0.0	. - .	16	100	. - .
Guilford	71	9	9.1	4.1-19.1	62	90.9	80.9-95.9
Mecklenburg	81	3	2.0	0.6- 6.4	78	98.0	93.6-99.4
Orange	31	1	1.6	0.2-10.6	30	98.4	89.4-99.8
Wake	55	2	2.6	0.6-10.7	53	97.4	89.3-99.4
Chatham/Lee	53	5	8.8	3.1-22.7	48	91.2	77.3-96.9
Nash/Wilson	77	19	20.3	12.5-31.3	58	79.7	68.7-87.5
Craven/Pamlico	56	12	18.4	9.3-33.2	44	81.6	66.8-90.7
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	9	1	5.2	0.6-34.3	8	94.8	65.7-99.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	6	0	0.0	. - .	6	100	. - .
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	7	6.0	2.6-13.3	96	94.0	86.7-97.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	9	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	94	23	21.7	14.1-31.8	71	78.3	68.2-85.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	101	27	28.3	19.6-39.1	74	71.7	60.9-80.4
Northeast NC I	168	21	13.2	8.3-20.3	147	86.8	79.7-91.7
Northeast NC II	97	21	19.6	12.5-29.5	76	80.4	70.5-87.5
Northeastern Partnership	265	42	16.2	11.7-21.9	223	83.8	78.1-88.3
Mountain AHEC	31	2	6.2	1.4-23.9	29	93.8	76.1-98.6
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	657	137	19.0	13.9-25.3	520	81.0	74.7-86.1
Piedmont	540	45	7.6	5.0-11.4	495	92.4	88.6-95.0
Western NC	45	2	3.5	0.7-15.0	43	96.5	85.0-99.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,242

184

12.1

9.4-15.5

1,058

87.9

84.5-90.6

GENDER

Female

1,242

184

12.1

9.4-15.5

1,058

87.9

84.5-90.6

RACE

African American

1,242

184

12.1

9.4-15.5

1,058

87.9

84.5-90.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.9

3.7-44.4

85.1

55.6-96.3

-English Speaking

14.9

3.7-44.4

85.1

55.6-96.3

Non-Hispanic

1,229

181

12.1

9.4-15.5

1,048

87.9

84.5-90.6

AGE

18-24

8.2

1.3-37.3

91.8

62.7-98.7

25-34

197

4.8

1.9-12.0

184

95.2

88.0-98.1

35-44

259

5.1

2.7- 9.4

237

94.9

90.6-97.3

45-54

256

14.0

8.9-21.4

217

86.0

78.6-91.1

55-64

179

17.7

11.5-26.1

140

82.3

73.9-88.5

65-74

147

27.2

18.5-38.1

104

72.8

61.9-81.5

75+

103

30.0

17.7-46.1

70.0

53.9-82.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

287

24.6

17.9-32.7

208

75.4

67.3-82.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

419

13.9

8.6-21.8

357

86.1

78.2-91.4

Some Post-H.S.

298

4.5

2.4- 8.0

276

95.5

92.0-97.6

College Graduate

235

6.7

3.5-12.5

215

93.3

87.5-96.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

269

14.9

10.7-20.4

212

85.1

79.6-89.3

$15,000- 24,999

281

10.9

6.9-16.6

245

89.1

83.4-93.1

$25,000- 34,999

160

11.7

6.4-20.3

135

88.3

79.7-93.6

$35,000- 49,999

113

7.4

2.6-19.1

107

92.6

80.9-97.4

$50,000-74,999

3.2

1.3- 8.0

96.8

92.0-98.7

$75,000+

2.3

0.6- 9.1

97.7

90.9-99.4

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Guilford

9.1

4.1-19.1

90.9

80.9-95.9

Mecklenburg

2.0

0.6- 6.4

98.0

93.6-99.4

Orange

1.6

0.2-10.6

98.4

89.4-99.8

Wake

2.6

0.6-10.7

97.4

89.3-99.4

Chatham/Lee

8.8

3.1-22.7

91.2

77.3-96.9

Nash/Wilson

20.3

12.5-31.3

79.7

68.7-87.5

Craven/Pamlico

18.4

9.3-33.2

81.6

66.8-90.7

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

5.2

0.6-34.3

94.8

65.7-99.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

6.0

2.6-13.3

94.0

86.7-97.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

21.7

14.1-31.8

78.3

68.2-85.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

101

28.3

19.6-39.1

71.7

60.9-80.4

Northeast NC I

168

13.2

8.3-20.3

147

86.8

79.7-91.7

Northeast NC II

19.6

12.5-29.5

80.4

70.5-87.5

Northeastern Partnership

265

16.2

11.7-21.9

223

83.8

78.1-88.3

Mountain AHEC

6.2

1.4-23.9

93.8

76.1-98.6

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

657

137

19.0

13.9-25.3

520

81.0

74.7-86.1

Piedmont

540

7.6

5.0-11.4

495

92.4

88.6-95.0

Western NC

3.5

0.7-15.0

96.5

85.0-99.3

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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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