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	6,844	249	4.3	3.5- 5.2	995	17.7	16.2-19.3	5,600	78.0	76.3-79.6
GENDER
Male	2,537	195	7.7	6.3- 9.5	770	31.2	28.4-34.1	1,572	61.1	58.0-64.0
Female	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	363	13	4.3	1.9- 9.3	51	14.0	9.4-20.3	299	81.7	74.8-87.0
25-34	938	51	6.1	4.2- 8.8	177	23.6	19.1-28.7	710	70.3	65.2-75.0
35-44	1,259	54	5.7	3.8- 8.3	202	19.5	16.3-23.2	1,003	74.9	70.9-78.4
45-54	1,320	26	2.0	1.2- 3.5	157	15.4	12.4-19.0	1,137	82.6	78.9-85.7
55-64	1,165	37	3.3	2.1- 5.3	155	16.7	13.5-20.4	973	80.0	76.1-83.4
65-74	1,009	38	3.4	2.1- 5.3	138	15.9	12.7-19.7	833	80.7	76.8-84.2
75+	752	30	5.0	2.9- 8.5	113	16.8	13.1-21.3	609	78.2	73.3-82.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	899	71	8.9	6.2-12.5	191	26.6	21.7-32.1	637	64.6	59.0-69.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,983	89	4.9	3.5- 6.7	275	18.7	15.7-22.1	1,619	76.4	72.9-79.6
Some Post-H.S.	1,779	54	4.1	2.7- 6.2	262	15.9	13.3-18.8	1,463	80.0	76.8-82.9
College Graduate	2,168	35	2.0	1.3- 3.2	265	15.1	12.9-17.7	1,868	82.8	80.2-85.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	639	40	8.5	4.8-14.6	96	18.5	14.2-23.6	503	73.1	66.7-78.6
$15,000- 24,999	1,090	39	4.1	2.5- 6.6	165	19.3	15.4-23.9	886	76.6	71.9-80.8
$25,000- 34,999	739	29	5.5	3.2- 9.2	131	20.8	16.4-26.1	579	73.7	68.1-78.6
$35,000- 49,999	985	29	2.3	1.4- 3.8	152	18.4	15.0-22.4	804	79.3	75.2-82.8
$50,000-74,999	841	29	4.8	2.9- 7.7	131	18.4	14.7-22.8	681	76.8	72.1-80.9
$75,000+	1,021	29	3.8	2.2- 6.4	123	16.3	12.8-20.6	869	79.9	75.4-83.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	397	20	6.3	3.9- 9.9	61	18.7	14.3-24.1	316	75.0	69.4-80.0
Guilford	311	4	1.5	0.5- 4.3	42	14.6	10.6-19.7	265	83.9	78.6-88.1
Mecklenburg	289	5	2.2	0.8- 6.0	30	13.3	8.3-20.5	254	84.5	77.1-89.8
Orange	370	4	1.4	0.5- 4.3	49	14.1	10.2-19.2	317	84.4	79.2-88.6
Wake	322	9	3.9	1.8- 8.3	32	11.2	7.6-16.2	281	84.9	79.2-89.2
Chatham/Lee	286	7	3.5	1.4- 8.3	44	18.1	12.6-25.1	235	78.5	71.1-84.4
Nash/Wilson	231	7	6.8	2.4-17.4	20	9.5	5.9-14.9	204	83.7	74.9-89.9
Craven/Pamlico	347	5	1.9	0.8- 4.6	38	12.2	8.5-17.3	304	85.9	80.6-89.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	397	29	8.9	6.0-13.1	64	17.7	13.6-22.8	304	73.4	67.7-78.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	431	21	4.4	2.8- 7.0	73	20.2	14.5-27.4	337	75.4	68.3-81.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	287	7	3.4	1.4- 7.9	42	21.2	14.7-29.6	238	75.4	67.0-82.2
Graham/Swain/Jackson	365	24	7.1	4.6-10.9	58	21.2	15.7-28.0	283	71.7	65.0-77.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	199	7	3.7	1.6- 8.3	33	18.4	12.5-26.3	159	77.9	69.9-84.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	257	13	5.6	3.0-10.0	43	18.2	13.4-24.3	201	76.2	69.6-81.7
Northeast NC I	207	6	2.7	1.1- 6.3	34	19.0	13.3-26.5	167	78.3	70.7-84.3
Northeast NC II	344	6	1.7	0.7- 4.1	44	15.4	11.0-21.1	294	82.9	77.1-87.4
Northeastern Partnership	551	12	2.0	1.0- 3.7	78	16.3	12.7-20.8	461	81.7	77.1-85.5
Mountain AHEC	1,155	65	6.6	4.6- 9.2	184	21.7	17.2-27.0	906	71.7	66.6-76.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	2,038	52	2.2	1.4- 3.3	274	17.3	14.5-20.4	1,712	80.6	77.4-83.4
Piedmont	2,933	93	4.7	3.6- 6.2	412	16.8	14.8-19.0	2,428	78.5	76.0-80.7
Western NC	1,873	104	6.0	4.5- 7.8	309	21.3	17.9-25.2	1,460	72.8	68.9-76.3

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

6,844

249

4.3

3.5- 5.2

995

17.7

16.2-19.3

5,600

78.0

76.3-79.6

GENDER

Male

2,537

195

7.7

6.3- 9.5

770

31.2

28.4-34.1

1,572

61.1

58.0-64.0

Female

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

363

4.3

1.9- 9.3

14.0

9.4-20.3

299

81.7

74.8-87.0

25-34

938

6.1

4.2- 8.8

177

23.6

19.1-28.7

710

70.3

65.2-75.0

35-44

1,259

5.7

3.8- 8.3

202

19.5

16.3-23.2

1,003

74.9

70.9-78.4

45-54

1,320

2.0

1.2- 3.5

157

15.4

12.4-19.0

1,137

82.6

78.9-85.7

55-64

1,165

3.3

2.1- 5.3

155

16.7

13.5-20.4

973

80.0

76.1-83.4

65-74

1,009

3.4

2.1- 5.3

138

15.9

12.7-19.7

833

80.7

76.8-84.2

75+

752

5.0

2.9- 8.5

113

16.8

13.1-21.3

609

78.2

73.3-82.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

899

8.9

6.2-12.5

191

26.6

21.7-32.1

637

64.6

59.0-69.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,983

4.9

3.5- 6.7

275

18.7

15.7-22.1

1,619

76.4

72.9-79.6

Some Post-H.S.

1,779

4.1

2.7- 6.2

262

15.9

13.3-18.8

1,463

80.0

76.8-82.9

College Graduate

2,168

2.0

1.3- 3.2

265

15.1

12.9-17.7

1,868

82.8

80.2-85.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

639

8.5

4.8-14.6

18.5

14.2-23.6

503

73.1

66.7-78.6

$15,000- 24,999

1,090

4.1

2.5- 6.6

165

19.3

15.4-23.9

886

76.6

71.9-80.8

$25,000- 34,999

739

5.5

3.2- 9.2

131

20.8

16.4-26.1

579

73.7

68.1-78.6

$35,000- 49,999

985

2.3

1.4- 3.8

152

18.4

15.0-22.4

804

79.3

75.2-82.8

$50,000-74,999

841

4.8

2.9- 7.7

131

18.4

14.7-22.8

681

76.8

72.1-80.9

$75,000+

1,021

3.8

2.2- 6.4

123

16.3

12.8-20.6

869

79.9

75.4-83.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

397

6.3

3.9- 9.9

18.7

14.3-24.1

316

75.0

69.4-80.0

Guilford

311

1.5

0.5- 4.3

14.6

10.6-19.7

265

83.9

78.6-88.1

Mecklenburg

289

2.2

0.8- 6.0

13.3

8.3-20.5

254

84.5

77.1-89.8

Orange

370

1.4

0.5- 4.3

14.1

10.2-19.2

317

84.4

79.2-88.6

Wake

322

3.9

1.8- 8.3

11.2

7.6-16.2

281

84.9

79.2-89.2

Chatham/Lee

286

3.5

1.4- 8.3

18.1

12.6-25.1

235

78.5

71.1-84.4

Nash/Wilson

231

6.8

2.4-17.4

9.5

5.9-14.9

204

83.7

74.9-89.9

Craven/Pamlico

347

1.9

0.8- 4.6

12.2

8.5-17.3

304

85.9

80.6-89.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

397

8.9

6.0-13.1

17.7

13.6-22.8

304

73.4

67.7-78.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

431

4.4

2.8- 7.0

20.2

14.5-27.4

337

75.4

68.3-81.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

287

3.4

1.4- 7.9

21.2

14.7-29.6

238

75.4

67.0-82.2

Graham/Swain/Jackson

365

7.1

4.6-10.9

21.2

15.7-28.0

283

71.7

65.0-77.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

199

3.7

1.6- 8.3

18.4

12.5-26.3

159

77.9

69.9-84.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

257

5.6

3.0-10.0

18.2

13.4-24.3

201

76.2

69.6-81.7

Northeast NC I

207

2.7

1.1- 6.3

19.0

13.3-26.5

167

78.3

70.7-84.3

Northeast NC II

344

1.7

0.7- 4.1

15.4

11.0-21.1

294

82.9

77.1-87.4

Northeastern Partnership

551

2.0

1.0- 3.7

16.3

12.7-20.8

461

81.7

77.1-85.5

Mountain AHEC

1,155

6.6

4.6- 9.2

184

21.7

17.2-27.0

906

71.7

66.6-76.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

2,038

2.2

1.4- 3.3

274

17.3

14.5-20.4

1,712

80.6

77.4-83.4

Piedmont

2,933

4.7

3.6- 6.2

412

16.8

14.8-19.0

2,428

78.5

76.0-80.7

Western NC

1,873

104

6.0

4.5- 7.8

309

21.3

17.9-25.2

1,460

72.8

68.9-76.3

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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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