BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Smokeless Tobacco Use Status*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	3,991	113	4.0	3.1- 5.1	504	15.0	13.3-16.8	3,374	81.0	79.1-82.9
GENDER
Male	1,499	87	7.1	5.4- 9.3	377	25.1	22.0-28.4	1,035	67.8	64.3-71.2
Female	2,492	26	1.0	0.6- 1.7	127	5.4	4.3- 6.9	2,339	93.5	92.0-94.8
RACE
White	2,933	93	4.7	3.6- 6.2	412	16.8	14.8-19.0	2,428	78.5	76.0-80.7
African American	799	15	2.0	1.1- 3.9	75	11.8	8.6-15.9	709	86.2	82.0-89.6
Other Minorities	203	3	1.2	0.3- 4.7	12	8.3	3.9-16.9	188	90.5	82.0-95.2
AGE
18-24	238	7	3.1	1.0- 9.2	19	10.7	5.9-18.6	212	86.2	77.8-91.8
25-34	630	22	4.6	2.8- 7.6	82	15.2	11.3-20.2	526	80.2	75.0-84.5
35-44	832	28	5.5	3.4- 8.7	116	15.0	11.9-18.6	688	79.5	75.3-83.2
45-54	812	11	1.7	0.8- 3.6	85	13.3	10.0-17.5	716	84.9	80.7-88.4
55-64	607	15	2.7	1.3- 5.4	88	18.7	14.3-24.0	504	78.6	73.2-83.2
65-74	462	14	4.3	2.4- 7.7	63	16.1	11.8-21.6	385	79.6	73.8-84.4
75+	380	16	6.6	3.6-11.8	51	19.2	14.0-25.7	313	74.3	67.3-80.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	575	31	6.4	4.1-10.1	106	19.7	15.5-24.8	438	73.8	68.3-78.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,053	35	4.7	3.0- 7.3	130	15.6	12.1-19.8	888	79.7	75.3-83.5
Some Post-H.S.	945	23	3.5	2.0- 6.3	121	14.4	11.3-18.1	801	82.1	78.0-85.6
College Graduate	1,403	24	2.5	1.5- 4.1	146	12.8	10.4-15.6	1,233	84.7	81.7-87.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	360	15	7.1	3.3-14.8	44	14.2	9.4-20.9	301	78.7	70.6-85.1
$15,000- 24,999	657	21	3.8	2.2- 6.6	91	16.9	12.8-21.9	545	79.3	74.0-83.7
$25,000- 34,999	397	14	4.5	2.2- 9.0	54	16.6	11.6-23.3	329	78.8	71.9-84.5
$35,000- 49,999	542	14	2.3	1.2- 4.5	69	14.4	10.6-19.3	459	83.2	78.2-87.2
$50,000-74,999	468	13	4.9	2.6- 9.2	66	16.1	11.9-21.4	389	78.9	73.1-83.8
$75,000+	654	15	3.6	1.9- 6.8	72	14.8	10.9-19.9	567	81.5	76.2-85.9
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
Northeastern Partnership	955	23	2.1	1.4- 3.4	128	14.4	11.7-17.5	804	83.5	80.3-86.3
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

-Piedmont NC

3,991

113

4.0

3.1- 5.1

504

15.0

13.3-16.8

3,374

81.0

79.1-82.9

GENDER

Male

1,499

7.1

5.4- 9.3

377

25.1

22.0-28.4

1,035

67.8

64.3-71.2

Female

2,492

1.0

0.6- 1.7

127

5.4

4.3- 6.9

2,339

93.5

92.0-94.8

RACE

White

2,933

4.7

3.6- 6.2

412

16.8

14.8-19.0

2,428

78.5

76.0-80.7

African American

799

2.0

1.1- 3.9

11.8

8.6-15.9

709

86.2

82.0-89.6

Other Minorities

203

1.2

0.3- 4.7

8.3

3.9-16.9

188

90.5

82.0-95.2

AGE

18-24

238

3.1

1.0- 9.2

10.7

5.9-18.6

212

86.2

77.8-91.8

25-34

630

4.6

2.8- 7.6

15.2

11.3-20.2

526

80.2

75.0-84.5

35-44

832

5.5

3.4- 8.7

116

15.0

11.9-18.6

688

79.5

75.3-83.2

45-54

812

1.7

0.8- 3.6

13.3

10.0-17.5

716

84.9

80.7-88.4

55-64

607

2.7

1.3- 5.4

18.7

14.3-24.0

504

78.6

73.2-83.2

65-74

462

4.3

2.4- 7.7

16.1

11.8-21.6

385

79.6

73.8-84.4

75+

380

6.6

3.6-11.8

19.2

14.0-25.7

313

74.3

67.3-80.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

575

6.4

4.1-10.1

106

19.7

15.5-24.8

438

73.8

68.3-78.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,053

4.7

3.0- 7.3

130

15.6

12.1-19.8

888

79.7

75.3-83.5

Some Post-H.S.

945

3.5

2.0- 6.3

121

14.4

11.3-18.1

801

82.1

78.0-85.6

College Graduate

1,403

2.5

1.5- 4.1

146

12.8

10.4-15.6

1,233

84.7

81.7-87.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

360

7.1

3.3-14.8

14.2

9.4-20.9

301

78.7

70.6-85.1

$15,000- 24,999

657

3.8

2.2- 6.6

16.9

12.8-21.9

545

79.3

74.0-83.7

$25,000- 34,999

397

4.5

2.2- 9.0

16.6

11.6-23.3

329

78.8

71.9-84.5

$35,000- 49,999

542

2.3

1.2- 4.5

14.4

10.6-19.3

459

83.2

78.2-87.2

$50,000-74,999

468

4.9

2.6- 9.2

16.1

11.9-21.4

389

78.9

73.1-83.8

$75,000+

654

3.6

1.9- 6.8

14.8

10.9-19.9

567

81.5

76.2-85.9

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

Northeastern Partnership

955

2.1

1.4- 3.4

128

14.4

11.7-17.5

804

83.5

80.3-86.3

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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