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

Other Tobacco Products-WHITE MALES

Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	965	127	12.0	9.3-15.4	68	7.8	5.5-11.1	770	80.1	76.0-83.7
AGE
18-24	52	6	7.8	2.5-21.6	5	18.8	6.7-42.8	41	73.4	51.5-87.8
25-34	187	34	15.1	9.5-23.3	14	7.3	3.6-14.5	139	77.5	68.1-84.8
35-44	219	30	13.6	7.8-22.6	21	10.3	5.9-17.4	168	76.1	66.7-83.5
45-54	151	17	10.6	5.7-18.9	5	1.1	0.4- 3.1	129	88.2	80.0-93.4
55-64	162	18	10.0	5.1-18.9	12	5.8	2.6-12.2	132	84.2	74.8-90.5
65-74	118	17	10.8	5.5-20.0	7	6.1	2.2-16.2	94	83.1	72.1-90.3
75+	74	5	9.7	2.6-29.9	4	6.9	1.8-22.5	65	83.5	64.6-93.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	155	23	15.3	8.4-26.4	11	7.9	3.6-16.4	121	76.8	65.0-85.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	303	57	15.7	10.5-22.7	23	6.1	3.2-11.2	223	78.3	70.6-84.4
Some Post-H.S.	257	27	9.1	5.4-15.0	23	13.9	7.8-23.7	207	77.0	67.5-84.4
College Graduate	249	20	8.4	4.5-15.0	11	3.8	1.6- 8.4	218	87.9	80.8-92.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	76	11	11.3	4.7-24.6	8	18.6	5.8-45.6	57	70.2	48.4-85.5
$15,000- 24,999	148	17	13.1	6.4-25.1	10	5.9	2.8-11.9	121	81.0	69.3-89.0
$25,000- 34,999	129	21	19.7	11.0-32.7	6	4.2	1.4-12.0	102	76.1	63.1-85.6
$35,000- 49,999	164	19	7.3	3.8-13.8	9	4.7	2.1-10.2	136	88.0	80.6-92.8
$50,000-74,999	138	19	13.2	7.3-22.6	9	8.4	3.6-18.4	110	78.4	67.4-86.5
$75,000+	135	14	9.6	4.2-20.3	15	10.2	5.2-19.2	106	80.2	68.8-88.2
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	71	15	21.9	13.0-34.4	5	5.6	2.1-14.1	51	72.6	59.7-82.6
Guilford	33	1	5.0	0.7-28.0	2	5.4	1.3-19.6	30	89.6	71.1-96.8
Mecklenburg	25	2	5.4	1.1-21.6	1	7.4	1.0-38.0	22	87.3	62.3-96.6
Orange	43	2	5.7	1.2-23.6	1	1.2	0.2- 8.2	40	93.1	76.8-98.2
Wake	36	4	10.7	3.9-26.2	4	16.2	5.3-40.0	28	73.2	52.1-87.2
Chatham/Lee	43	7	19.0	7.8-39.2	0	0.0	. - .	36	81.0	60.8-92.2
Nash/Wilson	17	3	14.9	4.3-40.5	3	33.0	8.6-72.0	11	52.1	23.0-79.8
Craven/Pamlico	35	5	15.1	6.1-32.9	0	0.0	. - .	30	84.9	67.1-93.9
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	65	10	12.9	6.6-23.6	8	17.1	8.4-31.8	47	70.0	55.8-81.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	65	9	11.7	5.7-22.6	6	6.0	2.4-14.5	50	82.3	69.9-90.3
Franklin/Gran./Vance	43	3	8.6	2.3-27.4	2	3.4	0.8-13.1	38	87.9	70.6-95.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	59	11	15.8	8.3-28.1	4	5.0	1.7-13.9	44	79.2	66.2-88.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	30	4	11.2	3.6-29.9	3	9.2	2.5-28.5	23	79.6	59.2-91.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	38	4	8.1	2.9-20.6	5	16.7	6.9-35.1	29	75.2	57.5-87.2
Northeast NC I	30	5	12.0	4.6-28.0	0	0.0	. - .	25	88.0	72.0-95.4
Northeast NC II	44	2	3.9	0.9-15.9	4	6.8	2.3-18.4	38	89.3	76.4-95.5
Northeastern Partnership	74	7	5.9	2.5-13.7	4	5.1	1.8-13.9	63	88.9	79.3-94.4
Mountain AHEC	197	39	19.3	12.3-29.0	12	4.4	2.1- 9.1	146	76.2	66.2-84.0
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	254	27	5.5	3.1- 9.6	18	5.8	2.8-11.5	209	88.7	82.5-92.9
Piedmont	404	45	12.7	8.7-18.2	29	9.9	6.2-15.5	330	77.4	70.8-82.8
Western NC	307	55	17.5	12.0-24.8	21	4.9	2.8- 8.4	231	77.6	70.0-83.8

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

965

127

12.0

9.3-15.4

7.8

5.5-11.1

770

80.1

76.0-83.7

AGE

18-24

7.8

2.5-21.6

18.8

6.7-42.8

73.4

51.5-87.8

25-34

187

15.1

9.5-23.3

7.3

3.6-14.5

139

77.5

68.1-84.8

35-44

219

13.6

7.8-22.6

10.3

5.9-17.4

168

76.1

66.7-83.5

45-54

151

10.6

5.7-18.9

1.1

0.4- 3.1

129

88.2

80.0-93.4

55-64

162

10.0

5.1-18.9

5.8

2.6-12.2

132

84.2

74.8-90.5

65-74

118

10.8

5.5-20.0

6.1

2.2-16.2

83.1

72.1-90.3

75+

9.7

2.6-29.9

6.9

1.8-22.5

83.5

64.6-93.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

155

15.3

8.4-26.4

7.9

3.6-16.4

121

76.8

65.0-85.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

303

15.7

10.5-22.7

6.1

3.2-11.2

223

78.3

70.6-84.4

Some Post-H.S.

257

9.1

5.4-15.0

13.9

7.8-23.7

207

77.0

67.5-84.4

College Graduate

249

8.4

4.5-15.0

3.8

1.6- 8.4

218

87.9

80.8-92.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

11.3

4.7-24.6

18.6

5.8-45.6

70.2

48.4-85.5

$15,000- 24,999

148

13.1

6.4-25.1

5.9

2.8-11.9

121

81.0

69.3-89.0

$25,000- 34,999

129

19.7

11.0-32.7

4.2

1.4-12.0

102

76.1

63.1-85.6

$35,000- 49,999

164

7.3

3.8-13.8

4.7

2.1-10.2

136

88.0

80.6-92.8

$50,000-74,999

138

13.2

7.3-22.6

8.4

3.6-18.4

110

78.4

67.4-86.5

$75,000+

135

9.6

4.2-20.3

10.2

5.2-19.2

106

80.2

68.8-88.2

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

21.9

13.0-34.4

5.6

2.1-14.1

72.6

59.7-82.6

Guilford

5.0

0.7-28.0

5.4

1.3-19.6

89.6

71.1-96.8

Mecklenburg

5.4

1.1-21.6

7.4

1.0-38.0

87.3

62.3-96.6

Orange

5.7

1.2-23.6

1.2

0.2- 8.2

93.1

76.8-98.2

Wake

10.7

3.9-26.2

16.2

5.3-40.0

73.2

52.1-87.2

Chatham/Lee

19.0

7.8-39.2

0.0

. - .

81.0

60.8-92.2

Nash/Wilson

14.9

4.3-40.5

33.0

8.6-72.0

52.1

23.0-79.8

Craven/Pamlico

15.1

6.1-32.9

0.0

. - .

84.9

67.1-93.9

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

12.9

6.6-23.6

17.1

8.4-31.8

70.0

55.8-81.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

11.7

5.7-22.6

6.0

2.4-14.5

82.3

69.9-90.3

Franklin/Gran./Vance

8.6

2.3-27.4

3.4

0.8-13.1

87.9

70.6-95.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

15.8

8.3-28.1

5.0

1.7-13.9

79.2

66.2-88.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

11.2

3.6-29.9

9.2

2.5-28.5

79.6

59.2-91.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

8.1

2.9-20.6

16.7

6.9-35.1

75.2

57.5-87.2

Northeast NC I

12.0

4.6-28.0

0.0

. - .

88.0

72.0-95.4

Northeast NC II

3.9

0.9-15.9

6.8

2.3-18.4

89.3

76.4-95.5

Northeastern Partnership

5.9

2.5-13.7

5.1

1.8-13.9

88.9

79.3-94.4

Mountain AHEC

197

19.3

12.3-29.0

4.4

2.1- 9.1

146

76.2

66.2-84.0

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

254

5.5

3.1- 9.6

5.8

2.8-11.5

209

88.7

82.5-92.9

Piedmont

404

12.7

8.7-18.2

9.9

6.2-15.5

330

77.4

70.8-82.8

Western NC

307

17.5

12.0-24.8

4.9

2.8- 8.4

231

77.6

70.0-83.8

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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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