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	5,895	512	7.3	6.4- 8.4	5,383	92.7	91.6-93.6
RACE
White	4,307	279	6.2	5.2- 7.4	4,028	93.8	92.6-94.8
African American	1,242	184	12.1	9.4-15.5	1,058	87.9	84.5-90.6
Asian	23	0	0.0	. - .	23	100	. - .
Native American	146	39	14.7	9.7-21.7	107	85.3	78.3-90.3
Other Minorities	160	7	3.4	1.2- 9.0	153	96.6	91.0-98.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	165	5	0.6	0.3- 1.6	160	99.4	98.4-99.7
-English Speaking	81	5	2.1	0.8- 5.4	76	97.9	94.6-99.2
-Spanish Speaking	84	0	0.0	. - .	84	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	5,723	504	7.6	6.6- 8.7	5,219	92.4	91.3-93.4
AGE
18-24	357	18	6.4	3.1-12.7	339	93.6	87.3-96.9
25-34	873	60	6.0	4.1- 8.6	813	94.0	91.4-95.9
35-44	1,087	66	3.9	2.7- 5.5	1,021	96.1	94.5-97.3
45-54	1,149	81	5.4	3.8- 7.6	1,068	94.6	92.4-96.2
55-64	934	84	6.6	4.8- 9.0	850	93.4	91.0-95.2
65-74	801	105	12.8	9.8-16.5	696	87.2	83.5-90.2
75+	650	96	17.5	13.2-22.8	554	82.5	77.2-86.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	975	196	16.9	13.7-20.7	779	83.1	79.3-86.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,773	146	7.2	5.3- 9.6	1,627	92.8	90.4-94.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,524	93	4.9	3.6- 6.7	1,431	95.1	93.3-96.4
College Graduate	1,607	75	3.9	2.7- 5.6	1,532	96.1	94.4-97.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	794	132	12.9	10.3-16.2	662	87.1	83.8-89.7
$15,000- 24,999	1,105	107	9.0	6.8-11.8	998	91.0	88.2-93.2
$25,000- 34,999	662	59	7.8	5.1-11.7	603	92.2	88.3-94.9
$35,000- 49,999	713	27	4.2	2.4- 7.3	686	95.8	92.7-97.6
$50,000-74,999	572	32	3.3	2.1- 5.1	540	96.7	94.9-97.9
$75,000+	650	20	2.1	1.2- 3.8	630	97.9	96.2-98.8
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	271	10	3.8	1.9- 7.4	261	96.2	92.6-98.1
Guilford	279	22	6.9	4.2-11.0	257	93.1	89.0-95.8
Mecklenburg	277	13	4.5	2.5- 8.0	264	95.5	92.0-97.5
Orange	281	11	3.6	1.7- 7.2	270	96.4	92.8-98.3
Wake	276	8	1.8	0.9- 3.7	268	98.2	96.3-99.1
Chatham/Lee	244	13	6.2	3.2-11.9	231	93.8	88.1-96.8
Nash/Wilson	235	29	10.9	7.4-15.8	206	89.1	84.2-92.6
Craven/Pamlico	281	21	6.9	4.2-11.0	260	93.1	89.0-95.8
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	269	31	11.0	7.6-15.8	238	89.0	84.2-92.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	287	29	7.0	4.6-10.4	258	93.0	89.6-95.4
Franklin/Gran./Vance	298	14	4.1	2.3- 7.2	284	95.9	92.8-97.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	262	30	10.0	6.7-14.6	232	90.0	85.4-93.3
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	295	61	17.5	13.5-22.5	234	82.5	77.5-86.5
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	288	48	15.6	11.6-20.6	240	84.4	79.4-88.4
Northeast NC I	312	32	11.6	8.0-16.5	280	88.4	83.5-92.0
Northeast NC II	324	27	6.8	4.5-10.1	297	93.2	89.9-95.5
Northeastern Partnership	636	59	8.6	6.5-11.3	577	91.4	88.7-93.5
Mountain AHEC	804	61	7.0	4.8-10.1	743	93.0	89.9-95.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,118	244	8.7	6.9-10.9	1,874	91.3	89.1-93.1
Piedmont	2,492	153	6.5	5.2- 8.0	2,339	93.5	92.0-94.8
Western NC	1,285	115	7.7	5.9-10.1	1,170	92.3	89.9-94.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,895

512

7.3

6.4- 8.4

5,383

92.7

91.6-93.6

RACE

White

4,307

279

6.2

5.2- 7.4

4,028

93.8

92.6-94.8

African American

1,242

184

12.1

9.4-15.5

1,058

87.9

84.5-90.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

146

14.7

9.7-21.7

107

85.3

78.3-90.3

Other Minorities

160

3.4

1.2- 9.0

153

96.6

91.0-98.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

165

0.6

0.3- 1.6

160

99.4

98.4-99.7

-English Speaking

2.1

0.8- 5.4

97.9

94.6-99.2

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

5,723

504

7.6

6.6- 8.7

5,219

92.4

91.3-93.4

AGE

18-24

357

6.4

3.1-12.7

339

93.6

87.3-96.9

25-34

873

6.0

4.1- 8.6

813

94.0

91.4-95.9

35-44

1,087

3.9

2.7- 5.5

1,021

96.1

94.5-97.3

45-54

1,149

5.4

3.8- 7.6

1,068

94.6

92.4-96.2

55-64

934

6.6

4.8- 9.0

850

93.4

91.0-95.2

65-74

801

105

12.8

9.8-16.5

696

87.2

83.5-90.2

75+

650

17.5

13.2-22.8

554

82.5

77.2-86.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

975

196

16.9

13.7-20.7

779

83.1

79.3-86.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,773

146

7.2

5.3- 9.6

1,627

92.8

90.4-94.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,524

4.9

3.6- 6.7

1,431

95.1

93.3-96.4

College Graduate

1,607

3.9

2.7- 5.6

1,532

96.1

94.4-97.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

794

132

12.9

10.3-16.2

662

87.1

83.8-89.7

$15,000- 24,999

1,105

107

9.0

6.8-11.8

998

91.0

88.2-93.2

$25,000- 34,999

662

7.8

5.1-11.7

603

92.2

88.3-94.9

$35,000- 49,999

713

4.2

2.4- 7.3

686

95.8

92.7-97.6

$50,000-74,999

572

3.3

2.1- 5.1

540

96.7

94.9-97.9

$75,000+

650

2.1

1.2- 3.8

630

97.9

96.2-98.8

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

271

3.8

1.9- 7.4

261

96.2

92.6-98.1

Guilford

279

6.9

4.2-11.0

257

93.1

89.0-95.8

Mecklenburg

277

4.5

2.5- 8.0

264

95.5

92.0-97.5

Orange

281

3.6

1.7- 7.2

270

96.4

92.8-98.3

Wake

276

1.8

0.9- 3.7

268

98.2

96.3-99.1

Chatham/Lee

244

6.2

3.2-11.9

231

93.8

88.1-96.8

Nash/Wilson

235

10.9

7.4-15.8

206

89.1

84.2-92.6

Craven/Pamlico

281

6.9

4.2-11.0

260

93.1

89.0-95.8

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

269

11.0

7.6-15.8

238

89.0

84.2-92.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

287

7.0

4.6-10.4

258

93.0

89.6-95.4

Franklin/Gran./Vance

298

4.1

2.3- 7.2

284

95.9

92.8-97.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

262

10.0

6.7-14.6

232

90.0

85.4-93.3

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

295

17.5

13.5-22.5

234

82.5

77.5-86.5

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

288

15.6

11.6-20.6

240

84.4

79.4-88.4

Northeast NC I

312

11.6

8.0-16.5

280

88.4

83.5-92.0

Northeast NC II

324

6.8

4.5-10.1

297

93.2

89.9-95.5

Northeastern Partnership

636

8.6

6.5-11.3

577

91.4

88.7-93.5

Mountain AHEC

804

7.0

4.8-10.1

743

93.0

89.9-95.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,118

244

8.7

6.9-10.9

1,874

91.3

89.1-93.1

Piedmont

2,492

153

6.5

5.2- 8.0

2,339

93.5

92.0-94.8

Western NC

1,285

115

7.7

5.9-10.1

1,170

92.3

89.9-94.1

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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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