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	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	4,307	54	1.0	0.7- 1.6	225	5.2	4.2- 6.3	4,028	93.8	92.6-94.8
African American	1,242	39	2.1	1.3- 3.3	145	10.0	7.5-13.3	1,058	87.9	84.5-90.6
Asian	23	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	23	100	. - .
Native American	146	9	4.5	2.1- 9.2	30	10.3	6.5-15.9	107	85.3	78.3-90.3
Other Minorities	160	1	0.5	0.1- 3.7	6	2.8	0.9- 8.6	153	96.6	91.0-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	165	2	0.3	0.1- 1.1	3	0.4	0.1- 1.3	160	99.4	98.4-99.7
-English Speaking	81	2	0.8	0.2- 3.5	3	1.3	0.4- 4.2	76	97.9	94.6-99.2
-Spanish Speaking	84	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	84	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	5,723	101	1.3	1.0- 1.8	403	6.2	5.3- 7.3	5,219	92.4	91.3-93.4
AGE
18-24	357	2	0.2	0.1- 0.9	16	6.2	3.0-12.6	339	93.6	87.3-96.9
25-34	873	5	0.4	0.1- 1.4	55	5.6	3.8- 8.2	813	94.0	91.4-95.9
35-44	1,087	6	0.2	0.1- 0.5	60	3.7	2.5- 5.3	1,021	96.1	94.5-97.3
45-54	1,149	15	1.2	0.6- 2.5	66	4.2	2.9- 6.2	1,068	94.6	92.4-96.2
55-64	934	14	1.1	0.5- 2.1	70	5.5	3.9- 7.8	850	93.4	91.0-95.2
65-74	801	30	2.9	1.8- 4.8	75	9.8	7.2-13.3	696	87.2	83.5-90.2
75+	650	31	5.2	3.0- 8.7	65	12.3	8.7-17.3	554	82.5	77.2-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	975	63	4.7	3.2- 6.9	133	12.2	9.5-15.6	779	83.1	79.3-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,773	25	1.0	0.6- 1.9	121	6.1	4.4- 8.5	1,627	92.8	90.4-94.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,524	9	0.3	0.1- 0.6	84	4.6	3.4- 6.4	1,431	95.1	93.3-96.4
College Graduate	1,607	6	0.3	0.1- 0.9	69	3.6	2.4- 5.2	1,532	96.1	94.4-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	794	40	4.0	2.6- 6.1	92	8.9	6.8-11.6	662	87.1	83.8-89.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,105	21	1.1	0.7- 1.9	86	7.9	5.8-10.6	998	91.0	88.2-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	662	8	1.0	0.3- 3.4	51	6.7	4.3-10.5	603	92.2	88.3-94.9
$35,000- 49,999	713	1	0.1	0.0- 0.7	26	4.1	2.3- 7.2	686	95.8	92.7-97.6
$50,000-74,999	572	2	0.2	0.0- 1.0	30	3.1	1.9- 4.9	540	96.7	94.9-97.9
$75,000+	650	1	0.1	0.0- 0.8	19	2.0	1.1- 3.7	630	97.9	96.2-98.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	271	0	0.0	. - .	10	3.8	1.9- 7.4	261	96.2	92.6-98.1
Guilford	279	2	0.5	0.1- 2.0	20	6.4	3.8-10.5	257	93.1	89.0-95.8
Mecklenburg	277	2	0.8	0.2- 3.7	11	3.7	1.9- 6.8	264	95.5	92.0-97.5
Orange	281	1	0.7	0.1- 5.2	10	2.8	1.3- 5.8	270	96.4	92.8-98.3
Wake	276	2	0.4	0.1- 2.0	6	1.4	0.6- 3.1	268	98.2	96.3-99.1
Chatham/Lee	244	0	0.0	. - .	13	6.2	3.2-11.9	231	93.8	88.1-96.8
Nash/Wilson	235	2	1.0	0.3- 4.1	27	9.9	6.5-14.6	206	89.1	84.2-92.6
Craven/Pamlico	281	3	1.4	0.4- 4.6	18	5.5	3.3- 9.2	260	93.1	89.0-95.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	269	11	4.6	2.4- 8.5	20	6.5	4.1-10.2	238	89.0	84.2-92.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	6	1.3	0.6- 3.3	23	5.7	3.6- 8.8	258	93.0	89.6-95.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	298	4	1.4	0.5- 3.6	10	2.7	1.3- 5.4	284	95.9	92.8-97.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	262	9	3.7	1.8- 7.6	21	6.3	3.9- 9.9	232	90.0	85.4-93.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	295	13	3.5	1.9- 6.5	48	14.0	10.4-18.6	234	82.5	77.5-86.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	288	14	4.1	2.4- 7.1	34	11.5	8.1-16.2	240	84.4	79.4-88.4
Northeast NC I	312	7	3.0	1.3- 6.6	25	8.6	5.6-12.9	280	88.4	83.5-92.0
Northeast NC II	324	5	1.5	0.6- 3.6	22	5.3	3.4- 8.4	297	93.2	89.9-95.5
Northeastern Partnership	636	12	2.0	1.1- 3.7	47	6.6	4.8- 8.9	577	91.4	88.7-93.5
Mountain AHEC	804	14	1.3	0.6- 2.7	47	5.7	3.7- 8.8	743	93.0	89.9-95.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,118	49	1.6	1.1- 2.5	195	7.1	5.4- 9.2	1,874	91.3	89.1-93.1
Piedmont	2,492	26	1.0	0.6- 1.7	127	5.4	4.3- 6.9	2,339	93.5	92.0-94.8
Western NC	1,285	28	1.4	0.9- 2.3	87	6.3	4.6- 8.6	1,170	92.3	89.9-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

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

4,307

1.0

0.7- 1.6

225

5.2

4.2- 6.3

4,028

93.8

92.6-94.8

African American

1,242

2.1

1.3- 3.3

145

10.0

7.5-13.3

1,058

87.9

84.5-90.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

146

4.5

2.1- 9.2

10.3

6.5-15.9

107

85.3

78.3-90.3

Other Minorities

160

0.5

0.1- 3.7

2.8

0.9- 8.6

153

96.6

91.0-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

165

0.3

0.1- 1.1

0.4

0.1- 1.3

160

99.4

98.4-99.7

-English Speaking

0.8

0.2- 3.5

1.3

0.4- 4.2

97.9

94.6-99.2

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

5,723

101

1.3

1.0- 1.8

403

6.2

5.3- 7.3

5,219

92.4

91.3-93.4

AGE

18-24

357

0.2

0.1- 0.9

6.2

3.0-12.6

339

93.6

87.3-96.9

25-34

873

0.4

0.1- 1.4

5.6

3.8- 8.2

813

94.0

91.4-95.9

35-44

1,087

0.2

0.1- 0.5

3.7

2.5- 5.3

1,021

96.1

94.5-97.3

45-54

1,149

1.2

0.6- 2.5

4.2

2.9- 6.2

1,068

94.6

92.4-96.2

55-64

934

1.1

0.5- 2.1

5.5

3.9- 7.8

850

93.4

91.0-95.2

65-74

801

2.9

1.8- 4.8

9.8

7.2-13.3

696

87.2

83.5-90.2

75+

650

5.2

3.0- 8.7

12.3

8.7-17.3

554

82.5

77.2-86.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

975

4.7

3.2- 6.9

133

12.2

9.5-15.6

779

83.1

79.3-86.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,773

1.0

0.6- 1.9

121

6.1

4.4- 8.5

1,627

92.8

90.4-94.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,524

0.3

0.1- 0.6

4.6

3.4- 6.4

1,431

95.1

93.3-96.4

College Graduate

1,607

0.3

0.1- 0.9

3.6

2.4- 5.2

1,532

96.1

94.4-97.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

794

4.0

2.6- 6.1

8.9

6.8-11.6

662

87.1

83.8-89.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,105

1.1

0.7- 1.9

7.9

5.8-10.6

998

91.0

88.2-93.2

$25,000- 34,999

662

1.0

0.3- 3.4

6.7

4.3-10.5

603

92.2

88.3-94.9

$35,000- 49,999

713

0.1

0.0- 0.7

4.1

2.3- 7.2

686

95.8

92.7-97.6

$50,000-74,999

572

0.2

0.0- 1.0

3.1

1.9- 4.9

540

96.7

94.9-97.9

$75,000+

650

0.1

0.0- 0.8

2.0

1.1- 3.7

630

97.9

96.2-98.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

271

0.0

. - .

3.8

1.9- 7.4

261

96.2

92.6-98.1

Guilford

279

0.5

0.1- 2.0

6.4

3.8-10.5

257

93.1

89.0-95.8

Mecklenburg

277

0.8

0.2- 3.7

3.7

1.9- 6.8

264

95.5

92.0-97.5

Orange

281

0.7

0.1- 5.2

2.8

1.3- 5.8

270

96.4

92.8-98.3

Wake

276

0.4

0.1- 2.0

1.4

0.6- 3.1

268

98.2

96.3-99.1

Chatham/Lee

244

0.0

. - .

6.2

3.2-11.9

231

93.8

88.1-96.8

Nash/Wilson

235

1.0

0.3- 4.1

9.9

6.5-14.6

206

89.1

84.2-92.6

Craven/Pamlico

281

1.4

0.4- 4.6

5.5

3.3- 9.2

260

93.1

89.0-95.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

269

4.6

2.4- 8.5

6.5

4.1-10.2

238

89.0

84.2-92.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

1.3

0.6- 3.3

5.7

3.6- 8.8

258

93.0

89.6-95.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

298

1.4

0.5- 3.6

2.7

1.3- 5.4

284

95.9

92.8-97.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

262

3.7

1.8- 7.6

6.3

3.9- 9.9

232

90.0

85.4-93.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

295

3.5

1.9- 6.5

14.0

10.4-18.6

234

82.5

77.5-86.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

288

4.1

2.4- 7.1

11.5

8.1-16.2

240

84.4

79.4-88.4

Northeast NC I

312

3.0

1.3- 6.6

8.6

5.6-12.9

280

88.4

83.5-92.0

Northeast NC II

324

1.5

0.6- 3.6

5.3

3.4- 8.4

297

93.2

89.9-95.5

Northeastern Partnership

636

2.0

1.1- 3.7

6.6

4.8- 8.9

577

91.4

88.7-93.5

Mountain AHEC

804

1.3

0.6- 2.7

5.7

3.7- 8.8

743

93.0

89.9-95.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,118

1.6

1.1- 2.5

195

7.1

5.4- 9.2

1,874

91.3

89.1-93.1

Piedmont

2,492

1.0

0.6- 1.7

127

5.4

4.3- 6.9

2,339

93.5

92.0-94.8

Western NC

1,285

1.4

0.9- 2.3

6.3

4.6- 8.6

1,170

92.3

89.9-94.1

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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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