BRFSS 2003 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Smokeless Tobacco Use Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Current User	Former user	Never used
North Carolina	9,300	329	3.8	3.2- 4.5	1,308	16.0	14.8-17.3	7,663	80.2	78.8-81.6
-Northeastern Partnership	955	23	2.1	1.4- 3.4	128	14.4	11.7-17.5	804	83.5	80.3-86.3
GENDER
Male	319	11	2.3	1.1- 4.4	81	23.4	18.2-29.5	227	74.4	68.1-79.8
Female	636	12	2.0	1.1- 3.7	47	6.6	4.8- 8.9	577	91.4	88.7-93.5
RACE
White	551	12	2.0	1.0- 3.7	78	16.3	12.7-20.8	461	81.7	77.1-85.5
Other	401	11	2.4	1.3- 4.5	50	11.6	8.3-16.0	340	86.0	81.4-89.6
AGE
18-44	345	5	1.4	0.5- 3.4	38	12.1	8.2-17.5	302	86.5	81.1-90.6
45+	606	18	2.8	1.7- 4.7	90	16.4	13.0-20.4	498	80.8	76.7-84.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	524	14	2.3	1.2- 4.1	71	14.1	10.4-18.7	439	83.7	78.9-87.5
Some College +	428	9	2.0	1.0- 4.0	56	14.7	11.2-19.1	363	83.3	78.8-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	574	14	2.3	1.3- 4.1	86	17.0	13.2-21.7	474	80.7	76.0-84.7
$50,000+	163	2	1.5	0.4- 6.0	19	12.9	8.0-20.0	142	85.6	78.2-90.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	448	21	5.9	3.7- 9.2	62	16.6	12.7-21.5	365	77.5	72.3-82.0
Guilford	443	6	1.5	0.6- 3.6	53	12.3	9.1-16.5	384	86.2	81.9-89.6
Mecklenburg	443	5	1.4	0.5- 3.8	43	11.9	8.1-17.2	395	86.7	81.3-90.7
Orange	450	4	1.1	0.4- 3.5	52	11.6	8.4-15.7	394	87.3	83.0-90.6
Wake	446	12	3.3	1.7- 6.4	38	8.7	6.1-12.4	396	88.0	83.7-91.2
Chatham/Lee	392	7	2.3	0.9- 5.5	53	16.4	11.2-23.5	332	81.3	74.2-86.7
Nash/Wilson	369	8	4.2	1.6-10.8	44	11.1	8.0-15.2	317	84.7	78.9-89.1
Craven/Pamlico	448	9	2.3	1.1- 4.6	56	12.7	9.3-16.9	383	85.0	80.6-88.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	427	30	8.4	5.6-12.2	70	17.5	13.6-22.3	327	74.1	68.7-78.9
Appalachian/Wilkes	452	21	4.3	2.7- 6.8	76	20.3	14.7-27.3	355	75.4	68.6-81.2
Franklin/Gran./Vance	471	11	2.8	1.4- 5.6	56	14.4	10.1-20.0	404	82.8	76.9-87.4
Graham/Swain/Jackson	423	27	5.9	3.7- 9.1	71	26.3	15.7-40.8	325	67.8	54.6-78.6
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	468	29	6.2	4.0- 9.4	89	18.8	14.9-23.5	350	75.0	70.0-79.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	411	26	5.7	3.7- 8.6	72	18.3	14.3-23.1	313	76.0	70.8-80.5
Northeast NC I	451	12	2.6	1.4- 4.8	62	14.1	10.7-18.4	377	83.3	78.8-87.0
Northeast NC II	504	11	1.9	1.0- 3.6	66	14.5	11.0-18.9	427	83.6	79.1-87.3
Mountain AHEC	1,292	69	6.1	4.3- 8.4	203	21.3	17.0-26.2	1,020	72.7	67.8-77.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	3,255	108	2.5	1.9- 3.5	471	15.7	13.6-18.0	2,676	81.8	79.3-84.0
Piedmont	3,991	113	4.0	3.1- 5.1	504	15.0	13.3-16.8	3,374	81.0	79.1-82.9
Western NC	2,054	108	5.5	4.2- 7.2	333	20.6	17.4-24.3	1,613	73.9	70.2-77.3

Total
Respond.^

Current User

Former user

Never used

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

9,300

329

3.8

3.2- 4.5

1,308

16.0

14.8-17.3

7,663

80.2

78.8-81.6

-Northeastern Partnership

955

2.1

1.4- 3.4

128

14.4

11.7-17.5

804

83.5

80.3-86.3

GENDER

Male

319

2.3

1.1- 4.4

23.4

18.2-29.5

227

74.4

68.1-79.8

Female

636

2.0

1.1- 3.7

6.6

4.8- 8.9

577

91.4

88.7-93.5

RACE

White

551

2.0

1.0- 3.7

16.3

12.7-20.8

461

81.7

77.1-85.5

Other

401

2.4

1.3- 4.5

11.6

8.3-16.0

340

86.0

81.4-89.6

AGE

18-44

345

1.4

0.5- 3.4

12.1

8.2-17.5

302

86.5

81.1-90.6

45+

606

2.8

1.7- 4.7

16.4

13.0-20.4

498

80.8

76.7-84.3

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

524

2.3

1.2- 4.1

14.1

10.4-18.7

439

83.7

78.9-87.5

Some College +

428

2.0

1.0- 4.0

14.7

11.2-19.1

363

83.3

78.8-87.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

574

2.3

1.3- 4.1

17.0

13.2-21.7

474

80.7

76.0-84.7

$50,000+

163

1.5

0.4- 6.0

12.9

8.0-20.0

142

85.6

78.2-90.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

448

5.9

3.7- 9.2

16.6

12.7-21.5

365

77.5

72.3-82.0

Guilford

443

1.5

0.6- 3.6

12.3

9.1-16.5

384

86.2

81.9-89.6

Mecklenburg

443

1.4

0.5- 3.8

11.9

8.1-17.2

395

86.7

81.3-90.7

Orange

450

1.1

0.4- 3.5

11.6

8.4-15.7

394

87.3

83.0-90.6

Wake

446

3.3

1.7- 6.4

8.7

6.1-12.4

396

88.0

83.7-91.2

Chatham/Lee

392

2.3

0.9- 5.5

16.4

11.2-23.5

332

81.3

74.2-86.7

Nash/Wilson

369

4.2

1.6-10.8

11.1

8.0-15.2

317

84.7

78.9-89.1

Craven/Pamlico

448

2.3

1.1- 4.6

12.7

9.3-16.9

383

85.0

80.6-88.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

427

8.4

5.6-12.2

17.5

13.6-22.3

327

74.1

68.7-78.9

Appalachian/Wilkes

452

4.3

2.7- 6.8

20.3

14.7-27.3

355

75.4

68.6-81.2

Franklin/Gran./Vance

471

2.8

1.4- 5.6

14.4

10.1-20.0

404

82.8

76.9-87.4

Graham/Swain/Jackson

423

5.9

3.7- 9.1

26.3

15.7-40.8

325

67.8

54.6-78.6

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

468

6.2

4.0- 9.4

18.8

14.9-23.5

350

75.0

70.0-79.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

411

5.7

3.7- 8.6

18.3

14.3-23.1

313

76.0

70.8-80.5

Northeast NC I

451

2.6

1.4- 4.8

14.1

10.7-18.4

377

83.3

78.8-87.0

Northeast NC II

504

1.9

1.0- 3.6

14.5

11.0-18.9

427

83.6

79.1-87.3

Mountain AHEC

1,292

6.1

4.3- 8.4

203

21.3

17.0-26.2

1,020

72.7

67.8-77.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

3,255

108

2.5

1.9- 3.5

471

15.7

13.6-18.0

2,676

81.8

79.3-84.0

Piedmont

3,991

113

4.0

3.1- 5.1

504

15.0

13.3-16.8

3,374

81.0

79.1-82.9

Western NC

2,054

108

5.5

4.2- 7.2

333

20.6

17.4-24.3

1,613

73.9

70.2-77.3

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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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