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	9,300	329	3.8	3.2- 4.5	1,308	16.0	14.8-17.3	7,663	80.2	78.8-81.6
GENDER
Male	3,405	226	6.4	5.3- 7.8	899	26.6	24.3-29.0	2,280	66.9	64.4-69.4
Female	5,895	103	1.3	0.9- 1.7	409	6.1	5.2- 7.1	5,383	92.7	91.6-93.6
RACE
White	6,844	249	4.3	3.5- 5.2	995	17.7	16.2-19.3	5,600	78.0	76.3-79.6
African American	1,828	56	2.6	1.7- 3.9	235	13.0	10.6-15.9	1,537	84.4	81.4-87.0
Asian	46	0	0.0	. - .	1	1.1	0.2- 7.8	45	98.9	92.2-99.8
Native American	226	21	8.5	4.4-15.9	50	18.7	9.8-32.7	155	72.8	59.7-82.9
Other Minorities	322	1	0.2	0.0- 1.5	21	6.6	3.5-12.1	300	93.2	87.7-96.3
HISPANIC
Hispanic	334	3	0.2	0.1- 0.5	22	6.7	3.5-12.3	309	93.1	87.5-96.3
-English Speaking	134	3	0.7	0.2- 2.1	13	12.4	5.7-25.1	118	86.9	74.5-93.8
-Spanish Speaking	200	0	0.0	. - .	9	4.8	1.8-12.2	191	95.2	87.8-98.2
Non-Hispanic	8,956	326	4.0	3.4- 4.7	1,283	16.6	15.3-18.0	7,347	79.4	77.9-80.8
AGE
18-24	570	13	2.7	1.2- 6.0	65	12.7	9.0-17.7	492	84.5	79.2-88.7
25-34	1,395	58	4.5	3.2- 6.5	210	17.2	14.0-21.0	1,127	78.3	74.4-81.7
35-44	1,764	64	4.8	3.3- 6.8	251	16.5	13.9-19.4	1,449	78.8	75.5-81.6
45-54	1,829	41	2.3	1.5- 3.5	229	14.5	12.0-17.4	1,559	83.2	80.2-85.9
55-64	1,510	47	2.9	1.9- 4.5	225	17.5	14.6-20.8	1,238	79.5	76.1-82.6
65-74	1,253	63	4.3	3.0- 6.2	184	16.5	13.6-20.0	1,006	79.1	75.5-82.4
75+	920	43	5.5	3.5- 8.6	140	18.5	14.8-22.8	737	76.0	71.4-80.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,568	117	6.9	5.2- 9.1	300	20.0	16.8-23.7	1,151	73.1	69.2-76.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,778	113	4.2	3.1- 5.5	389	17.2	14.8-20.0	2,276	78.6	75.8-81.2
Some Post-H.S.	2,321	60	3.3	2.2- 4.9	318	14.6	12.4-17.1	1,943	82.0	79.3-84.5
College Graduate	2,608	39	1.9	1.2- 2.9	298	13.6	11.7-15.9	2,271	84.5	82.1-86.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,090	65	6.2	3.9- 9.7	175	17.2	13.7-21.2	850	76.6	72.0-80.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,710	60	3.6	2.4- 5.3	245	16.3	13.5-19.6	1,405	80.1	76.6-83.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,023	37	4.4	2.7- 7.1	174	18.3	14.6-22.6	812	77.3	72.7-81.3
$35,000- 49,999	1,229	31	1.9	1.2- 3.1	169	15.8	12.9-19.1	1,029	82.3	78.9-85.3
$50,000-74,999	1,004	32	4.5	2.8- 7.1	150	17.3	13.9-21.2	822	78.2	74.0-81.9
$75,000+	1,148	30	3.4	2.0- 5.6	132	15.2	12.0-19.1	986	81.4	77.3-84.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	21	5.9	3.7- 9.2	62	16.6	12.7-21.5	365	77.5	72.3-82.0
Guilford	443	6	1.5	0.6- 3.6	53	12.3	9.1-16.5	384	86.2	81.9-89.6
Mecklenburg	443	5	1.4	0.5- 3.8	43	11.9	8.1-17.2	395	86.7	81.3-90.7
Orange	450	4	1.1	0.4- 3.5	52	11.6	8.4-15.7	394	87.3	83.0-90.6
Wake	446	12	3.3	1.7- 6.4	38	8.7	6.1-12.4	396	88.0	83.7-91.2
Chatham/Lee	392	7	2.3	0.9- 5.5	53	16.4	11.2-23.5	332	81.3	74.2-86.7
Nash/Wilson	369	8	4.2	1.6-10.8	44	11.1	8.0-15.2	317	84.7	78.9-89.1
Craven/Pamlico	448	9	2.3	1.1- 4.6	56	12.7	9.3-16.9	383	85.0	80.6-88.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	30	8.4	5.6-12.2	70	17.5	13.6-22.3	327	74.1	68.7-78.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	21	4.3	2.7- 6.8	76	20.3	14.7-27.3	355	75.4	68.6-81.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	11	2.8	1.4- 5.6	56	14.4	10.1-20.0	404	82.8	76.9-87.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	27	5.9	3.7- 9.1	71	26.3	15.7-40.8	325	67.8	54.6-78.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	29	6.2	4.0- 9.4	89	18.8	14.9-23.5	350	75.0	70.0-79.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	26	5.7	3.7- 8.6	72	18.3	14.3-23.1	313	76.0	70.8-80.5
Northeast NC I	451	12	2.6	1.4- 4.8	62	14.1	10.7-18.4	377	83.3	78.8-87.0
Northeast NC II	504	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	66	14.5	11.0-18.9	427	83.6	79.1-87.3
Northeastern Partnership	955	23	2.1	1.4- 3.4	128	14.4	11.7-17.5	804	83.5	80.3-86.3
Mountain AHEC	1,292	69	6.1	4.3- 8.4	203	21.3	17.0-26.2	1,020	72.7	67.8-77.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,255	108	2.5	1.9- 3.5	471	15.7	13.6-18.0	2,676	81.8	79.3-84.0
Piedmont	3,991	113	4.0	3.1- 5.1	504	15.0	13.3-16.8	3,374	81.0	79.1-82.9
Western NC	2,054	108	5.5	4.2- 7.2	333	20.6	17.4-24.3	1,613	73.9	70.2-77.3

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,300

329

3.8

3.2- 4.5

1,308

16.0

14.8-17.3

7,663

80.2

78.8-81.6

GENDER

Male

3,405

226

6.4

5.3- 7.8

899

26.6

24.3-29.0

2,280

66.9

64.4-69.4

Female

5,895

103

1.3

0.9- 1.7

409

6.1

5.2- 7.1

5,383

92.7

91.6-93.6

RACE

White

6,844

249

4.3

3.5- 5.2

995

17.7

16.2-19.3

5,600

78.0

76.3-79.6

African American

1,828

2.6

1.7- 3.9

235

13.0

10.6-15.9

1,537

84.4

81.4-87.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

1.1

0.2- 7.8

98.9

92.2-99.8

Native American

226

8.5

4.4-15.9

18.7

9.8-32.7

155

72.8

59.7-82.9

Other Minorities

322

0.2

0.0- 1.5

6.6

3.5-12.1

300

93.2

87.7-96.3

HISPANIC

Hispanic

334

0.2

0.1- 0.5

6.7

3.5-12.3

309

93.1

87.5-96.3

-English Speaking

134

0.7

0.2- 2.1

12.4

5.7-25.1

118

86.9

74.5-93.8

-Spanish Speaking

200

0.0

. - .

4.8

1.8-12.2

191

95.2

87.8-98.2

Non-Hispanic

8,956

326

4.0

3.4- 4.7

1,283

16.6

15.3-18.0

7,347

79.4

77.9-80.8

AGE

18-24

570

2.7

1.2- 6.0

12.7

9.0-17.7

492

84.5

79.2-88.7

25-34

1,395

4.5

3.2- 6.5

210

17.2

14.0-21.0

1,127

78.3

74.4-81.7

35-44

1,764

4.8

3.3- 6.8

251

16.5

13.9-19.4

1,449

78.8

75.5-81.6

45-54

1,829

2.3

1.5- 3.5

229

14.5

12.0-17.4

1,559

83.2

80.2-85.9

55-64

1,510

2.9

1.9- 4.5

225

17.5

14.6-20.8

1,238

79.5

76.1-82.6

65-74

1,253

4.3

3.0- 6.2

184

16.5

13.6-20.0

1,006

79.1

75.5-82.4

75+

920

5.5

3.5- 8.6

140

18.5

14.8-22.8

737

76.0

71.4-80.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,568

117

6.9

5.2- 9.1

300

20.0

16.8-23.7

1,151

73.1

69.2-76.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,778

113

4.2

3.1- 5.5

389

17.2

14.8-20.0

2,276

78.6

75.8-81.2

Some Post-H.S.

2,321

3.3

2.2- 4.9

318

14.6

12.4-17.1

1,943

82.0

79.3-84.5

College Graduate

2,608

1.9

1.2- 2.9

298

13.6

11.7-15.9

2,271

84.5

82.1-86.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,090

6.2

3.9- 9.7

175

17.2

13.7-21.2

850

76.6

72.0-80.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,710

3.6

2.4- 5.3

245

16.3

13.5-19.6

1,405

80.1

76.6-83.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,023

4.4

2.7- 7.1

174

18.3

14.6-22.6

812

77.3

72.7-81.3

$35,000- 49,999

1,229

1.9

1.2- 3.1

169

15.8

12.9-19.1

1,029

82.3

78.9-85.3

$50,000-74,999

1,004

4.5

2.8- 7.1

150

17.3

13.9-21.2

822

78.2

74.0-81.9

$75,000+

1,148

3.4

2.0- 5.6

132

15.2

12.0-19.1

986

81.4

77.3-84.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

5.9

3.7- 9.2

16.6

12.7-21.5

365

77.5

72.3-82.0

Guilford

443

1.5

0.6- 3.6

12.3

9.1-16.5

384

86.2

81.9-89.6

Mecklenburg

443

1.4

0.5- 3.8

11.9

8.1-17.2

395

86.7

81.3-90.7

Orange

450

1.1

0.4- 3.5

11.6

8.4-15.7

394

87.3

83.0-90.6

Wake

446

3.3

1.7- 6.4

8.7

6.1-12.4

396

88.0

83.7-91.2

Chatham/Lee

392

2.3

0.9- 5.5

16.4

11.2-23.5

332

81.3

74.2-86.7

Nash/Wilson

369

4.2

1.6-10.8

11.1

8.0-15.2

317

84.7

78.9-89.1

Craven/Pamlico

448

2.3

1.1- 4.6

12.7

9.3-16.9

383

85.0

80.6-88.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

8.4

5.6-12.2

17.5

13.6-22.3

327

74.1

68.7-78.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

4.3

2.7- 6.8

20.3

14.7-27.3

355

75.4

68.6-81.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

2.8

1.4- 5.6

14.4

10.1-20.0

404

82.8

76.9-87.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

5.9

3.7- 9.1

26.3

15.7-40.8

325

67.8

54.6-78.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

6.2

4.0- 9.4

18.8

14.9-23.5

350

75.0

70.0-79.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

5.7

3.7- 8.6

18.3

14.3-23.1

313

76.0

70.8-80.5

Northeast NC I

451

2.6

1.4- 4.8

14.1

10.7-18.4

377

83.3

78.8-87.0

Northeast NC II

504

1.9

1.0- 3.6

14.5

11.0-18.9

427

83.6

79.1-87.3

Northeastern Partnership

955

2.1

1.4- 3.4

128

14.4

11.7-17.5

804

83.5

80.3-86.3

Mountain AHEC

1,292

6.1

4.3- 8.4

203

21.3

17.0-26.2

1,020

72.7

67.8-77.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,255

108

2.5

1.9- 3.5

471

15.7

13.6-18.0

2,676

81.8

79.3-84.0

Piedmont

3,991

113

4.0

3.1- 5.1

504

15.0

13.3-16.8

3,374

81.0

79.1-82.9

Western NC

2,054

108

5.5

4.2- 7.2

333

20.6

17.4-24.3

1,613

73.9

70.2-77.3

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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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