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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	1,637	214	11.6	9.4-14.1	115	7.5	5.6- 9.9	1,308	80.9	77.8-83.7
GENDER
Male	1,125	141	11.4	9.0-14.4	85	8.1	5.9-11.0	899	80.5	76.7-83.8
Female	512	73	12.2	8.6-17.1	30	5.0	2.9- 8.4	409	82.8	77.4-87.1
RACE
White	1,244	165	12.1	9.6-15.1	84	7.3	5.3-10.1	995	80.6	76.9-83.8
African American	291	35	8.4	5.1-13.7	21	8.2	4.2-15.5	235	83.3	75.6-89.0
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	71	12	22.2	9.0-45.3	9	9.0	3.4-21.9	50	68.8	45.7-85.3
Other Minorities	22	1	3.2	0.4-20.6	0	0.0	. - .	21	96.8	79.4-99.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	25	2	1.6	0.3- 7.2	1	0.8	0.1- 6.2	22	97.6	91.5-99.3
-English Speaking	16	2	3.3	0.7-15.0	1	1.7	0.2-12.6	13	95.0	82.2-98.7
-Spanish Speaking	9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,609	212	11.8	9.7-14.4	114	7.7	5.7-10.1	1,283	80.5	77.3-83.4
AGE
18-24	78	6	5.0	1.6-14.3	7	12.7	4.6-30.3	65	82.3	65.8-91.9
25-34	268	39	13.0	8.4-19.6	19	7.9	4.2-14.4	210	79.1	71.1-85.4
35-44	315	39	14.0	8.9-21.5	25	8.4	4.9-14.0	251	77.5	69.6-83.9
45-54	270	29	9.3	5.6-15.2	12	4.2	1.8- 9.5	229	86.5	79.6-91.2
55-64	272	29	9.1	5.2-15.5	18	5.3	2.7-10.0	225	85.6	78.7-90.5
65-74	247	39	11.8	7.6-17.8	24	9.0	5.0-15.7	184	79.2	71.5-85.3
75+	183	33	17.0	10.2-27.1	10	6.0	2.5-13.4	140	77.0	66.5-85.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	417	82	16.7	11.8-23.0	35	8.9	5.5-14.3	300	74.4	67.2-80.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	502	76	13.5	9.5-18.8	37	6.0	3.6- 9.8	389	80.6	74.7-85.3
Some Post-H.S.	378	33	7.6	4.7-12.2	27	10.9	6.1-18.5	318	81.5	73.9-87.3
College Graduate	337	23	7.8	4.4-13.3	16	4.4	2.2- 8.7	298	87.8	81.7-92.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	240	40	12.5	7.9-19.4	25	14.1	6.7-27.3	175	73.4	61.8-82.5
$15,000- 24,999	305	34	10.1	5.8-16.9	26	7.9	4.5-13.6	245	82.0	74.3-87.7
$25,000- 34,999	211	29	15.0	8.6-24.7	8	4.5	1.8-11.2	174	80.5	70.4-87.7
$35,000- 49,999	200	20	6.6	3.5-12.1	11	4.4	2.1- 8.9	169	89.1	82.8-93.2
$50,000-74,999	182	23	13.5	8.0-22.0	9	7.2	3.1-16.0	150	79.3	69.4-86.6
$75,000+	162	15	8.9	4.0-18.7	15	9.2	4.7-17.4	132	81.9	71.4-89.1
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***
Eastern NC	579	67	6.8	4.8- 9.5	41	7.1	4.3-11.6	471	86.1	81.3-89.7
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%)

TOTAL

1,637

214

11.6

9.4-14.1

115

7.5

5.6- 9.9

1,308

80.9

77.8-83.7

GENDER

Male

1,125

141

11.4

9.0-14.4

8.1

5.9-11.0

899

80.5

76.7-83.8

Female

512

12.2

8.6-17.1

5.0

2.9- 8.4

409

82.8

77.4-87.1

RACE

White

1,244

165

12.1

9.6-15.1

7.3

5.3-10.1

995

80.6

76.9-83.8

African American

291

8.4

5.1-13.7

8.2

4.2-15.5

235

83.3

75.6-89.0

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

22.2

9.0-45.3

9.0

3.4-21.9

68.8

45.7-85.3

Other Minorities

3.2

0.4-20.6

0.0

. - .

96.8

79.4-99.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.6

0.3- 7.2

0.8

0.1- 6.2

97.6

91.5-99.3

-English Speaking

3.3

0.7-15.0

1.7

0.2-12.6

95.0

82.2-98.7

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,609

212

11.8

9.7-14.4

114

7.7

5.7-10.1

1,283

80.5

77.3-83.4

AGE

18-24

5.0

1.6-14.3

12.7

4.6-30.3

82.3

65.8-91.9

25-34

268

13.0

8.4-19.6

7.9

4.2-14.4

210

79.1

71.1-85.4

35-44

315

14.0

8.9-21.5

8.4

4.9-14.0

251

77.5

69.6-83.9

45-54

270

9.3

5.6-15.2

4.2

1.8- 9.5

229

86.5

79.6-91.2

55-64

272

9.1

5.2-15.5

5.3

2.7-10.0

225

85.6

78.7-90.5

65-74

247

11.8

7.6-17.8

9.0

5.0-15.7

184

79.2

71.5-85.3

75+

183

17.0

10.2-27.1

6.0

2.5-13.4

140

77.0

66.5-85.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

417

16.7

11.8-23.0

8.9

5.5-14.3

300

74.4

67.2-80.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

502

13.5

9.5-18.8

6.0

3.6- 9.8

389

80.6

74.7-85.3

Some Post-H.S.

378

7.6

4.7-12.2

10.9

6.1-18.5

318

81.5

73.9-87.3

College Graduate

337

7.8

4.4-13.3

4.4

2.2- 8.7

298

87.8

81.7-92.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

240

12.5

7.9-19.4

14.1

6.7-27.3

175

73.4

61.8-82.5

$15,000- 24,999

305

10.1

5.8-16.9

7.9

4.5-13.6

245

82.0

74.3-87.7

$25,000- 34,999

211

15.0

8.6-24.7

4.5

1.8-11.2

174

80.5

70.4-87.7

$35,000- 49,999

200

6.6

3.5-12.1

4.4

2.1- 8.9

169

89.1

82.8-93.2

$50,000-74,999

182

13.5

8.0-22.0

7.2

3.1-16.0

150

79.3

69.4-86.6

$75,000+

162

8.9

4.0-18.7

9.2

4.7-17.4

132

81.9

71.4-89.1

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***

Eastern NC

579

6.8

4.8- 9.5

7.1

4.3-11.6

471

86.1

81.3-89.7

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

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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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