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	4,307	54	1.0	0.7- 1.6	225	5.2	4.2- 6.3	4,028	93.8	92.6-94.8
AGE
18-24	228	2	0.3	0.1- 1.4	10	5.5	2.4-11.9	216	94.2	87.8-97.3
25-34	585	3	0.5	0.1- 2.3	38	6.7	4.3-10.4	544	92.8	89.1-95.3
35-44	757	3	0.2	0.1- 0.6	34	3.5	2.2- 5.6	720	96.3	94.2-97.6
45-54	836	4	0.3	0.1- 0.9	28	2.6	1.4- 4.8	804	97.1	94.9-98.4
55-64	718	7	0.9	0.3- 2.3	23	2.6	1.3- 5.0	688	96.5	94.0-98.0
65-74	629	14	1.9	0.9- 3.9	44	8.2	5.4-12.2	571	90.0	85.8-93.0
75+	525	21	4.7	2.3- 9.1	48	10.6	7.0-15.6	456	84.8	79.0-89.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	569	37	5.6	3.4- 9.2	70	13.6	9.8-18.5	462	80.8	75.4-85.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,272	9	0.4	0.2- 1.0	52	3.7	2.4- 5.6	1,211	95.9	94.0-97.3
Some Post-H.S.	1,152	4	0.2	0.1- 0.7	55	4.7	3.2- 6.9	1,093	95.0	92.8-96.6
College Graduate	1,305	4	0.3	0.1- 1.2	47	3.2	2.0- 5.0	1,254	96.5	94.6-97.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	455	21	4.6	2.5- 8.2	39	8.5	5.7-12.6	395	86.9	82.0-90.6
$15,000- 24,999	731	12	1.0	0.5- 2.0	44	7.9	5.2-11.8	675	91.1	87.2-93.9
$25,000- 34,999	470	2	0.2	0.0- 0.8	29	6.8	3.7-12.3	439	93.0	87.6-96.2
$35,000- 49,999	572	1	0.1	0.0- 0.9	16	3.4	1.6- 7.0	555	96.5	92.9-98.3
$50,000-74,999	485	1	0.2	0.0- 1.3	21	2.8	1.6- 4.9	463	97.0	94.9-98.3
$75,000+	577	0	0.0	. - .	17	2.1	1.1- 4.0	560	97.9	96.0-98.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	242	0	0.0	. - .	10	4.3	2.2- 8.3	232	95.7	91.7-97.8
Guilford	199	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	12	6.0	3.1-11.1	186	93.6	88.5-96.6
Mecklenburg	181	2	1.3	0.3- 5.8	8	4.9	2.4- 9.8	171	93.8	88.5-96.7
Orange	236	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	9	3.1	1.4- 6.6	226	96.0	91.8-98.1
Wake	196	1	0.2	0.0- 1.1	4	1.6	0.6- 4.2	191	98.3	95.7-99.3
Chatham/Lee	172	0	0.0	. - .	8	6.6	2.8-14.8	164	93.4	85.2-97.2
Nash/Wilson	150	1	1.0	0.1- 6.6	9	5.1	2.5- 9.9	140	93.9	88.6-96.9
Craven/Pamlico	218	0	0.0	. - .	8	3.2	1.5- 6.7	210	96.8	93.3-98.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	251	11	4.9	2.6- 9.2	17	6.1	3.7- 9.9	223	89.0	84.0-92.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	274	6	1.4	0.6- 3.4	23	5.8	3.7- 9.1	245	92.8	89.2-95.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	184	2	1.1	0.3- 4.4	4	1.6	0.5- 4.7	178	97.3	93.6-98.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	227	9	4.2	2.0- 8.6	14	4.6	2.6- 8.2	204	91.1	86.2-94.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	117	0	0.0	. - .	10	8.1	4.1-15.4	107	91.9	84.6-95.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	174	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3	14	6.8	3.9-11.6	156	91.6	86.6-94.9
Northeast NC I	136	1	1.3	0.2- 8.9	9	8.6	4.3-16.7	126	90.0	81.6-94.8
Northeast NC II	220	0	0.0	. - .	6	1.8	0.7- 4.1	214	98.2	95.9-99.3
Northeastern Partnership	356	1	0.4	0.1- 2.6	15	3.6	2.1- 6.3	340	96.0	93.2-97.6
Mountain AHEC	728	14	1.4	0.6- 2.9	38	5.7	3.6- 9.0	676	92.9	89.5-95.3
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	1,309	7	0.4	0.1- 1.2	65	3.9	2.6- 5.8	1,237	95.7	93.8-97.0
Piedmont	1,816	19	1.2	0.6- 2.1	82	5.3	4.0- 7.1	1,715	93.5	91.6-95.0
Western NC	1,182	28	1.5	0.9- 2.5	78	6.5	4.7- 8.9	1,076	92.0	89.5-93.9

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,307

1.0

0.7- 1.6

225

5.2

4.2- 6.3

4,028

93.8

92.6-94.8

AGE

18-24

228

0.3

0.1- 1.4

5.5

2.4-11.9

216

94.2

87.8-97.3

25-34

585

0.5

0.1- 2.3

6.7

4.3-10.4

544

92.8

89.1-95.3

35-44

757

0.2

0.1- 0.6

3.5

2.2- 5.6

720

96.3

94.2-97.6

45-54

836

0.3

0.1- 0.9

2.6

1.4- 4.8

804

97.1

94.9-98.4

55-64

718

0.9

0.3- 2.3

2.6

1.3- 5.0

688

96.5

94.0-98.0

65-74

629

1.9

0.9- 3.9

8.2

5.4-12.2

571

90.0

85.8-93.0

75+

525

4.7

2.3- 9.1

10.6

7.0-15.6

456

84.8

79.0-89.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

569

5.6

3.4- 9.2

13.6

9.8-18.5

462

80.8

75.4-85.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,272

0.4

0.2- 1.0

3.7

2.4- 5.6

1,211

95.9

94.0-97.3

Some Post-H.S.

1,152

0.2

0.1- 0.7

4.7

3.2- 6.9

1,093

95.0

92.8-96.6

College Graduate

1,305

0.3

0.1- 1.2

3.2

2.0- 5.0

1,254

96.5

94.6-97.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

455

4.6

2.5- 8.2

8.5

5.7-12.6

395

86.9

82.0-90.6

$15,000- 24,999

731

1.0

0.5- 2.0

7.9

5.2-11.8

675

91.1

87.2-93.9

$25,000- 34,999

470

0.2

0.0- 0.8

6.8

3.7-12.3

439

93.0

87.6-96.2

$35,000- 49,999

572

0.1

0.0- 0.9

3.4

1.6- 7.0

555

96.5

92.9-98.3

$50,000-74,999

485

0.2

0.0- 1.3

2.8

1.6- 4.9

463

97.0

94.9-98.3

$75,000+

577

0.0

. - .

2.1

1.1- 4.0

560

97.9

96.0-98.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

242

0.0

. - .

4.3

2.2- 8.3

232

95.7

91.7-97.8

Guilford

199

0.4

0.1- 2.9

6.0

3.1-11.1

186

93.6

88.5-96.6

Mecklenburg

181

1.3

0.3- 5.8

4.9

2.4- 9.8

171

93.8

88.5-96.7

Orange

236

0.9

0.1- 5.9

3.1

1.4- 6.6

226

96.0

91.8-98.1

Wake

196

0.2

0.0- 1.1

1.6

0.6- 4.2

191

98.3

95.7-99.3

Chatham/Lee

172

0.0

. - .

6.6

2.8-14.8

164

93.4

85.2-97.2

Nash/Wilson

150

1.0

0.1- 6.6

5.1

2.5- 9.9

140

93.9

88.6-96.9

Craven/Pamlico

218

0.0

. - .

3.2

1.5- 6.7

210

96.8

93.3-98.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

251

4.9

2.6- 9.2

6.1

3.7- 9.9

223

89.0

84.0-92.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

274

1.4

0.6- 3.4

5.8

3.7- 9.1

245

92.8

89.2-95.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

184

1.1

0.3- 4.4

1.6

0.5- 4.7

178

97.3

93.6-98.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

227

4.2

2.0- 8.6

4.6

2.6- 8.2

204

91.1

86.2-94.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

117

0.0

. - .

8.1

4.1-15.4

107

91.9

84.6-95.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

174

1.5

0.5- 4.3

6.8

3.9-11.6

156

91.6

86.6-94.9

Northeast NC I

136

1.3

0.2- 8.9

8.6

4.3-16.7

126

90.0

81.6-94.8

Northeast NC II

220

0.0

. - .

1.8

0.7- 4.1

214

98.2

95.9-99.3

Northeastern Partnership

356

0.4

0.1- 2.6

3.6

2.1- 6.3

340

96.0

93.2-97.6

Mountain AHEC

728

1.4

0.6- 2.9

5.7

3.6- 9.0

676

92.9

89.5-95.3

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

1,309

0.4

0.1- 1.2

3.9

2.6- 5.8

1,237

95.7

93.8-97.0

Piedmont

1,816

1.2

0.6- 2.1

5.3

4.0- 7.1

1,715

93.5

91.6-95.0

Western NC

1,182

1.5

0.9- 2.5

6.5

4.7- 8.9

1,076

92.0

89.5-93.9

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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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