BRFSS 2003 - North Carolina: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	1,244	165	12.1	9.6-15.1	84	7.3	5.3-10.1	995	80.6	76.9-83.8
GENDER
Male	965	127	12.0	9.3-15.4	68	7.8	5.5-11.1	770	80.1	76.0-83.7
Female	279	38	12.3	7.5-19.7	16	4.3	2.3- 8.1	225	83.3	75.9-88.8
AGE
18-24	64	6	6.7	2.2-18.6	7	16.9	6.3-38.1	51	76.5	56.8-88.9
25-34	228	36	14.1	9.0-21.4	15	6.5	3.2-12.8	177	79.5	71.0-85.9
35-44	256	32	12.8	7.4-21.1	22	9.7	5.6-16.3	202	77.5	68.7-84.4
45-54	183	20	10.5	5.9-18.1	6	1.2	0.5- 3.1	157	88.3	80.8-93.1
55-64	192	22	10.3	5.5-18.3	15	6.4	3.2-12.4	155	83.4	74.7-89.5
65-74	176	26	10.4	6.1-17.4	12	7.0	3.2-14.8	138	82.6	73.8-88.8
75+	143	23	18.0	9.7-30.9	7	4.9	1.7-13.2	113	77.1	64.2-86.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	262	54	18.1	11.9-26.5	17	7.0	3.7-13.0	191	75.0	65.9-82.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	364	61	14.6	9.8-21.0	28	6.1	3.4-10.7	275	79.3	72.3-85.0
Some Post-H.S.	316	29	8.3	5.0-13.4	25	12.4	7.0-21.0	262	79.3	70.8-85.8
College Graduate	300	21	8.1	4.5-14.1	14	3.8	1.8- 7.8	265	88.2	81.7-92.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	136	26	14.6	8.2-24.6	14	16.8	6.7-36.3	96	68.6	53.0-80.9
$15,000- 24,999	204	23	11.9	6.3-21.4	16	5.5	2.9-10.2	165	82.6	73.2-89.2
$25,000- 34,999	160	23	17.3	9.7-28.9	6	3.7	1.2-10.4	131	79.0	67.3-87.3
$35,000- 49,999	181	19	6.7	3.4-12.6	10	4.6	2.1- 9.6	152	88.7	81.9-93.1
$50,000-74,999	160	20	12.7	7.2-21.6	9	7.9	3.3-17.4	131	79.4	68.9-87.0
$75,000+	152	14	9.1	4.0-19.4	15	9.7	4.9-18.3	123	81.2	70.3-88.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	81	15	20.0	11.8-31.7	5	5.1	1.9-13.0	61	74.9	62.9-84.1
Guilford	46	2	5.3	1.2-21.3	2	4.2	1.0-15.7	42	90.4	75.7-96.6
Mecklenburg	35	4	8.5	2.8-23.0	1	5.9	0.8-32.1	30	85.5	65.6-94.8
Orange	53	2	4.8	1.0-20.4	2	4.4	0.9-18.9	49	90.8	75.3-96.9
Wake	41	4	10.0	3.6-24.7	5	15.8	5.4-38.2	32	74.2	54.1-87.6
Chatham/Lee	51	7	16.1	6.6-34.2	0	0.0	. - .	44	83.9	65.8-93.4
Nash/Wilson	27	4	15.2	5.3-36.3	3	26.5	6.7-64.5	20	58.4	30.5-81.7
Craven/Pamlico	43	5	13.4	5.4-29.4	0	0.0	. - .	38	86.6	70.6-94.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	93	19	17.7	10.9-27.3	10	15.7	8.3-27.6	64	66.6	54.8-76.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	94	14	12.4	6.7-21.7	7	5.6	2.4-12.6	73	82.0	71.5-89.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	49	4	9.2	2.8-26.2	3	4.6	1.4-13.8	42	86.2	70.3-94.3
Graham/Swain/Jackson	82	17	19.3	11.5-30.7	7	5.8	2.5-13.1	58	74.8	62.9-83.9
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	40	4	9.2	3.0-24.9	3	7.5	2.1-23.8	33	83.3	66.0-92.8
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	56	7	9.5	4.3-19.7	6	14.0	6.0-29.3	43	76.5	61.8-86.8
Northeast NC I	40	5	8.8	3.4-21.1	1	3.5	0.5-21.3	34	87.6	73.1-94.8
Northeast NC II	50	2	3.7	0.8-15.1	4	6.5	2.2-17.4	44	89.9	77.6-95.8
Northeastern Partnership	90	7	5.2	2.2-12.1	5	5.6	2.2-13.5	78	89.2	80.4-94.3
Mountain AHEC	249	47	17.8	11.7-26.2	18	5.3	2.8- 9.8	184	76.8	68.0-83.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	326	31	5.2	3.0- 8.9	21	5.9	3.0-11.0	274	88.9	83.4-92.8
Piedmont	505	58	13.1	9.4-18.0	35	8.8	5.6-13.6	412	78.1	72.2-82.9
Western NC	413	76	16.7	11.9-22.9	28	5.1	3.1- 8.3	309	78.1	71.6-83.5

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,244

165

12.1

9.6-15.1

7.3

5.3-10.1

995

80.6

76.9-83.8

GENDER

Male

965

127

12.0

9.3-15.4

7.8

5.5-11.1

770

80.1

76.0-83.7

Female

279

12.3

7.5-19.7

4.3

2.3- 8.1

225

83.3

75.9-88.8

AGE

18-24

6.7

2.2-18.6

16.9

6.3-38.1

76.5

56.8-88.9

25-34

228

14.1

9.0-21.4

6.5

3.2-12.8

177

79.5

71.0-85.9

35-44

256

12.8

7.4-21.1

9.7

5.6-16.3

202

77.5

68.7-84.4

45-54

183

10.5

5.9-18.1

1.2

0.5- 3.1

157

88.3

80.8-93.1

55-64

192

10.3

5.5-18.3

6.4

3.2-12.4

155

83.4

74.7-89.5

65-74

176

10.4

6.1-17.4

7.0

3.2-14.8

138

82.6

73.8-88.8

75+

143

18.0

9.7-30.9

4.9

1.7-13.2

113

77.1

64.2-86.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

262

18.1

11.9-26.5

7.0

3.7-13.0

191

75.0

65.9-82.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

364

14.6

9.8-21.0

6.1

3.4-10.7

275

79.3

72.3-85.0

Some Post-H.S.

316

8.3

5.0-13.4

12.4

7.0-21.0

262

79.3

70.8-85.8

College Graduate

300

8.1

4.5-14.1

3.8

1.8- 7.8

265

88.2

81.7-92.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

136

14.6

8.2-24.6

16.8

6.7-36.3

68.6

53.0-80.9

$15,000- 24,999

204

11.9

6.3-21.4

5.5

2.9-10.2

165

82.6

73.2-89.2

$25,000- 34,999

160

17.3

9.7-28.9

3.7

1.2-10.4

131

79.0

67.3-87.3

$35,000- 49,999

181

6.7

3.4-12.6

4.6

2.1- 9.6

152

88.7

81.9-93.1

$50,000-74,999

160

12.7

7.2-21.6

7.9

3.3-17.4

131

79.4

68.9-87.0

$75,000+

152

9.1

4.0-19.4

9.7

4.9-18.3

123

81.2

70.3-88.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

20.0

11.8-31.7

5.1

1.9-13.0

74.9

62.9-84.1

Guilford

5.3

1.2-21.3

4.2

1.0-15.7

90.4

75.7-96.6

Mecklenburg

8.5

2.8-23.0

5.9

0.8-32.1

85.5

65.6-94.8

Orange

4.8

1.0-20.4

4.4

0.9-18.9

90.8

75.3-96.9

Wake

10.0

3.6-24.7

15.8

5.4-38.2

74.2

54.1-87.6

Chatham/Lee

16.1

6.6-34.2

0.0

. - .

83.9

65.8-93.4

Nash/Wilson

15.2

5.3-36.3

26.5

6.7-64.5

58.4

30.5-81.7

Craven/Pamlico

13.4

5.4-29.4

0.0

. - .

86.6

70.6-94.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

17.7

10.9-27.3

15.7

8.3-27.6

66.6

54.8-76.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

12.4

6.7-21.7

5.6

2.4-12.6

82.0

71.5-89.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

9.2

2.8-26.2

4.6

1.4-13.8

86.2

70.3-94.3

Graham/Swain/Jackson

19.3

11.5-30.7

5.8

2.5-13.1

74.8

62.9-83.9

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

9.2

3.0-24.9

7.5

2.1-23.8

83.3

66.0-92.8

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

9.5

4.3-19.7

14.0

6.0-29.3

76.5

61.8-86.8

Northeast NC I

8.8

3.4-21.1

3.5

0.5-21.3

87.6

73.1-94.8

Northeast NC II

3.7

0.8-15.1

6.5

2.2-17.4

89.9

77.6-95.8

Northeastern Partnership

5.2

2.2-12.1

5.6

2.2-13.5

89.2

80.4-94.3

Mountain AHEC

249

17.8

11.7-26.2

5.3

2.8- 9.8

184

76.8

68.0-83.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

326

5.2

3.0- 8.9

5.9

3.0-11.0

274

88.9

83.4-92.8

Piedmont

505

13.1

9.4-18.0

8.8

5.6-13.6

412

78.1

72.2-82.9

Western NC

413

16.7

11.9-22.9

5.1

3.1- 8.3

309

78.1

71.6-83.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever using any smokeless tobacco products.

^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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