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

Other Tobacco Products--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	9,300	1,637	19.8	18.4-21.2	7,663	80.2	78.8-81.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	7,943	1,359	19.7	18.2-21.2	6,584	80.3	78.8-81.8
No	1,349	275	20.3	17.0-24.1	1,074	79.7	75.9-83.0
Body Mass Index
Underweight	180	23	19.5	9.7-35.3	157	80.5	64.7-90.3
Recommended Range	3,225	469	17.0	14.9-19.4	2,756	83.0	80.6-85.1
Overweight	3,086	626	22.7	20.4-25.2	2,460	77.3	74.8-79.6
Obese	2,275	461	22.4	19.5-25.5	1,814	77.6	74.5-80.5
Current Smoker
No	7,131	1,168	17.4	16.0-18.9	5,963	82.6	81.1-84.0
Yes	2,129	463	26.9	23.7-30.4	1,666	73.1	69.6-76.3
Binge Drinker
No	8,592	1,422	18.0	16.7-19.3	7,170	82.0	80.7-83.3
Yes	620	191	36.6	30.1-43.7	429	63.4	56.3-69.9
Heavy Drinker
No	8,964	1,555	19.2	17.9-20.6	7,409	80.8	79.4-82.1
Yes	245	61	34.8	23.8-47.7	184	65.2	52.3-76.2
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	3,217	579	20.7	18.3-23.2	2,638	79.3	76.8-81.7
Some Physical Activity	3,634	596	18.5	16.5-20.6	3,038	81.5	79.4-83.5
Physically Inactive	2,170	392	19.3	16.7-22.3	1,778	80.7	77.7-83.3
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	2,019	457	24.1	21.1-27.4	1,562	75.9	72.6-78.9
No	7,256	1,173	18.7	17.2-20.3	6,083	81.3	79.7-82.8
Disability Status
Yes	3,008	621	22.5	20.0-25.1	2,387	77.5	74.9-80.0
No	6,233	1,005	18.6	17.1-20.3	5,228	81.4	79.7-82.9
Current Asthma
Yes	722	132	21.2	16.6-26.7	590	78.8	73.3-83.4
No	8,557	1,501	19.6	18.2-21.1	7,056	80.4	78.9-81.8
Diabetes
Yes	938	205	22.2	18.3-26.7	733	77.8	73.3-81.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	76	5	9.6	2.1-34.4	71	90.4	65.6-97.9
No	8,272	1,423	19.6	18.2-21.1	6,849	80.4	78.9-81.8
Arthritis
Yes	3,262	611	21.0	18.8-23.3	2,651	79.0	76.7-81.2
No	5,996	1,016	19.3	17.6-21.0	4,980	80.7	79.0-82.4
High Blood Pressure
Yes	3,131	630	22.0	19.7-24.5	2,501	78.0	75.5-80.3
Yes, During Pregnancy	104	8	5.5	2.2-12.8	96	94.5	87.2-97.8
No	6,056	998	19.1	17.4-20.8	5,058	80.9	79.2-82.6
High Cholesterol
Yes	2,717	510	20.9	18.6-23.4	2,207	79.1	76.6-81.4
No	4,777	781	18.6	16.8-20.5	3,996	81.4	79.5-83.2
History of Cardiovascular Disease
Yes	964	231	26.7	22.4-31.3	733	73.3	68.7-77.6
No	8,293	1,393	19.0	17.6-20.5	6,900	81.0	79.5-82.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

9,300

1,637

19.8

18.4-21.2

7,663

80.2

78.8-81.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

7,943

1,359

19.7

18.2-21.2

6,584

80.3

78.8-81.8

1,349

275

20.3

17.0-24.1

1,074

79.7

75.9-83.0

Body Mass Index

Underweight

180

19.5

9.7-35.3

157

80.5

64.7-90.3

Recommended Range

3,225

469

17.0

14.9-19.4

2,756

83.0

80.6-85.1

Overweight

3,086

626

22.7

20.4-25.2

2,460

77.3

74.8-79.6

Obese

2,275

461

22.4

19.5-25.5

1,814

77.6

74.5-80.5

Current Smoker

7,131

1,168

17.4

16.0-18.9

5,963

82.6

81.1-84.0

Yes

2,129

463

26.9

23.7-30.4

1,666

73.1

69.6-76.3

Binge Drinker

8,592

1,422

18.0

16.7-19.3

7,170

82.0

80.7-83.3

Yes

620

191

36.6

30.1-43.7

429

63.4

56.3-69.9

Heavy Drinker

8,964

1,555

19.2

17.9-20.6

7,409

80.8

79.4-82.1

Yes

245

34.8

23.8-47.7

184

65.2

52.3-76.2

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

3,217

579

20.7

18.3-23.2

2,638

79.3

76.8-81.7

Some Physical Activity

3,634

596

18.5

16.5-20.6

3,038

81.5

79.4-83.5

Physically Inactive

2,170

392

19.3

16.7-22.3

1,778

80.7

77.7-83.3

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

2,019

457

24.1

21.1-27.4

1,562

75.9

72.6-78.9

7,256

1,173

18.7

17.2-20.3

6,083

81.3

79.7-82.8

Disability Status

Yes

3,008

621

22.5

20.0-25.1

2,387

77.5

74.9-80.0

6,233

1,005

18.6

17.1-20.3

5,228

81.4

79.7-82.9

Current Asthma

Yes

722

132

21.2

16.6-26.7

590

78.8

73.3-83.4

8,557

1,501

19.6

18.2-21.1

7,056

80.4

78.9-81.8

Diabetes

Yes

938

205

22.2

18.3-26.7

733

77.8

73.3-81.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

9.6

2.1-34.4

90.4

65.6-97.9

8,272

1,423

19.6

18.2-21.1

6,849

80.4

78.9-81.8

Arthritis

Yes

3,262

611

21.0

18.8-23.3

2,651

79.0

76.7-81.2

5,996

1,016

19.3

17.6-21.0

4,980

80.7

79.0-82.4

High Blood Pressure

Yes

3,131

630

22.0

19.7-24.5

2,501

78.0

75.5-80.3

Yes, During Pregnancy

104

5.5

2.2-12.8

94.5

87.2-97.8

6,056

998

19.1

17.4-20.8

5,058

80.9

79.2-82.6

High Cholesterol

Yes

2,717

510

20.9

18.6-23.4

2,207

79.1

76.6-81.4

4,777

781

18.6

16.8-20.5

3,996

81.4

79.5-83.2

History of Cardiovascular Disease

Yes

964

231

26.7

22.4-31.3

733

73.3

68.7-77.6

8,293

1,393

19.0

17.6-20.5

6,900

81.0

79.5-82.4

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.