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	2,537	195	7.7	6.3- 9.5	770	31.2	28.4-34.1	1,572	61.1	58.0-64.0
AGE
18-24	135	11	7.7	3.4-16.8	41	21.4	13.5-32.1	83	70.9	59.2-80.3
25-34	353	48	11.6	7.8-16.7	139	39.9	32.2-48.2	166	48.5	40.7-56.4
35-44	502	51	11.1	7.5-16.2	168	35.5	29.7-41.7	283	53.4	47.2-59.5
45-54	484	22	3.8	2.1- 6.6	129	28.3	22.7-34.8	333	67.9	61.4-73.8
55-64	447	30	6.0	3.6- 9.9	132	31.9	25.9-38.6	285	62.1	55.4-68.4
65-74	380	24	5.1	2.9- 8.9	94	25.2	19.4-32.0	262	69.7	62.7-75.9
75+	227	9	5.6	2.2-13.6	65	28.2	20.7-37.2	153	66.2	56.9-74.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	330	34	13.1	8.2-20.4	121	43.3	34.3-52.8	175	43.5	35.0-52.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	711	80	9.6	6.9-13.3	223	34.6	29.1-40.6	408	55.8	49.8-61.5
Some Post-H.S.	627	50	8.3	5.5-12.5	207	27.9	22.9-33.4	370	63.8	57.7-69.5
College Graduate	863	31	3.8	2.3- 6.1	218	27.2	23.1-31.7	614	69.1	64.4-73.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	184	19	14.7	6.6-29.3	57	34.5	24.7-45.7	108	50.9	39.2-62.4
$15,000- 24,999	359	27	7.7	4.4-13.2	121	33.0	25.5-41.6	211	59.2	50.6-67.3
$25,000- 34,999	269	27	11.2	6.6-18.5	102	35.7	27.6-44.7	140	53.1	44.0-62.0
$35,000- 49,999	413	28	4.6	2.8- 7.6	136	33.7	27.5-40.6	249	61.6	54.7-68.1
$50,000-74,999	356	28	8.9	5.5-14.3	110	32.5	25.8-40.1	218	58.5	50.7-65.9
$75,000+	444	29	7.0	4.1-11.6	106	28.3	22.2-35.3	309	64.8	57.7-71.3
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	155	20	12.5	7.8-19.4	51	33.1	25.1-42.2	84	54.4	45.3-63.3
Guilford	112	3	2.9	0.9- 9.0	30	24.7	17.1-34.3	79	72.4	62.5-80.5
Mecklenburg	108	3	3.1	0.9-10.8	22	21.4	12.4-34.3	83	75.5	62.5-85.1
Orange	134	3	2.3	0.6- 8.7	40	31.7	23.3-41.5	91	65.9	56.1-74.6
Wake	126	8	8.0	3.6-16.8	28	21.9	14.7-31.3	90	70.1	60.0-78.6
Chatham/Lee	114	7	6.8	2.8-15.9	36	29.2	19.8-40.8	71	64.0	52.2-74.2
Nash/Wilson	81	6	13.3	4.6-32.9	11	14.5	7.9-25.1	64	72.2	56.7-83.8
Craven/Pamlico	129	5	3.9	1.6- 9.4	30	21.8	14.6-31.4	94	74.3	64.5-82.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	146	18	13.6	8.2-21.7	47	31.6	23.3-41.3	81	54.8	44.5-64.7
Appalachian/Wilkes	157	15	8.4	4.8-14.1	50	38.8	28.0-50.9	92	52.8	41.8-63.5
Franklin/Gran./Vance	103	5	6.0	2.2-15.5	38	43.5	31.4-56.4	60	50.5	38.2-62.8
Graham/Swain/Jackson	138	15	10.3	6.0-17.1	44	39.1	29.2-49.9	79	50.7	40.6-60.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	82	7	7.4	3.2-16.2	23	28.7	18.3-41.9	52	64.0	50.9-75.2
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	83	9	10.8	5.4-20.4	29	32.8	22.9-44.5	45	56.4	44.4-67.7
Northeast NC I	71	5	4.5	1.7-11.2	25	33.1	21.8-46.7	41	62.4	48.9-74.2
Northeast NC II	124	6	3.7	1.5- 8.5	38	30.5	21.8-40.9	80	65.8	55.5-74.8
Northeastern Partnership	195	11	3.9	2.0- 7.5	63	31.1	23.8-39.5	121	65.0	56.6-72.6
Mountain AHEC	427	51	12.3	8.4-17.6	146	39.5	31.5-48.0	230	48.2	40.6-56.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	729	45	4.1	2.6- 6.5	209	32.2	26.8-38.0	475	63.7	57.8-69.3
Piedmont	1,117	74	8.4	6.3-11.2	330	28.7	25.1-32.7	713	62.8	58.6-66.8
Western NC	691	76	10.9	8.0-14.8	231	37.9	31.7-44.5	384	51.2	45.0-57.3

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,537

195

7.7

6.3- 9.5

770

31.2

28.4-34.1

1,572

61.1

58.0-64.0

AGE

18-24

135

7.7

3.4-16.8

21.4

13.5-32.1

70.9

59.2-80.3

25-34

353

11.6

7.8-16.7

139

39.9

32.2-48.2

166

48.5

40.7-56.4

35-44

502

11.1

7.5-16.2

168

35.5

29.7-41.7

283

53.4

47.2-59.5

45-54

484

3.8

2.1- 6.6

129

28.3

22.7-34.8

333

67.9

61.4-73.8

55-64

447

6.0

3.6- 9.9

132

31.9

25.9-38.6

285

62.1

55.4-68.4

65-74

380

5.1

2.9- 8.9

25.2

19.4-32.0

262

69.7

62.7-75.9

75+

227

5.6

2.2-13.6

28.2

20.7-37.2

153

66.2

56.9-74.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

330

13.1

8.2-20.4

121

43.3

34.3-52.8

175

43.5

35.0-52.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

711

9.6

6.9-13.3

223

34.6

29.1-40.6

408

55.8

49.8-61.5

Some Post-H.S.

627

8.3

5.5-12.5

207

27.9

22.9-33.4

370

63.8

57.7-69.5

College Graduate

863

3.8

2.3- 6.1

218

27.2

23.1-31.7

614

69.1

64.4-73.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

184

14.7

6.6-29.3

34.5

24.7-45.7

108

50.9

39.2-62.4

$15,000- 24,999

359

7.7

4.4-13.2

121

33.0

25.5-41.6

211

59.2

50.6-67.3

$25,000- 34,999

269

11.2

6.6-18.5

102

35.7

27.6-44.7

140

53.1

44.0-62.0

$35,000- 49,999

413

4.6

2.8- 7.6

136

33.7

27.5-40.6

249

61.6

54.7-68.1

$50,000-74,999

356

8.9

5.5-14.3

110

32.5

25.8-40.1

218

58.5

50.7-65.9

$75,000+

444

7.0

4.1-11.6

106

28.3

22.2-35.3

309

64.8

57.7-71.3

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

155

12.5

7.8-19.4

33.1

25.1-42.2

54.4

45.3-63.3

Guilford

112

2.9

0.9- 9.0

24.7

17.1-34.3

72.4

62.5-80.5

Mecklenburg

108

3.1

0.9-10.8

21.4

12.4-34.3

75.5

62.5-85.1

Orange

134

2.3

0.6- 8.7

31.7

23.3-41.5

65.9

56.1-74.6

Wake

126

8.0

3.6-16.8

21.9

14.7-31.3

70.1

60.0-78.6

Chatham/Lee

114

6.8

2.8-15.9

29.2

19.8-40.8

64.0

52.2-74.2

Nash/Wilson

13.3

4.6-32.9

14.5

7.9-25.1

72.2

56.7-83.8

Craven/Pamlico

129

3.9

1.6- 9.4

21.8

14.6-31.4

74.3

64.5-82.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

146

13.6

8.2-21.7

31.6

23.3-41.3

54.8

44.5-64.7

Appalachian/Wilkes

157

8.4

4.8-14.1

38.8

28.0-50.9

52.8

41.8-63.5

Franklin/Gran./Vance

103

6.0

2.2-15.5

43.5

31.4-56.4

50.5

38.2-62.8

Graham/Swain/Jackson

138

10.3

6.0-17.1

39.1

29.2-49.9

50.7

40.6-60.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

7.4

3.2-16.2

28.7

18.3-41.9

64.0

50.9-75.2

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

10.8

5.4-20.4

32.8

22.9-44.5

56.4

44.4-67.7

Northeast NC I

4.5

1.7-11.2

33.1

21.8-46.7

62.4

48.9-74.2

Northeast NC II

124

3.7

1.5- 8.5

30.5

21.8-40.9

65.8

55.5-74.8

Northeastern Partnership

195

3.9

2.0- 7.5

31.1

23.8-39.5

121

65.0

56.6-72.6

Mountain AHEC

427

12.3

8.4-17.6

146

39.5

31.5-48.0

230

48.2

40.6-56.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

729

4.1

2.6- 6.5

209

32.2

26.8-38.0

475

63.7

57.8-69.3

Piedmont

1,117

8.4

6.3-11.2

330

28.7

25.1-32.7

713

62.8

58.6-66.8

Western NC

691

10.9

8.0-14.8

231

37.9

31.7-44.5

384

51.2

45.0-57.3

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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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