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

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	1,637	214	11.6	9.4-14.1	115	7.5	5.6- 9.9	1,308	80.9	77.8-83.7
-Piedmont NC	617	70	12.4	9.2-16.6	43	8.5	5.7-12.6	504	79.1	74.0-83.4
GENDER
Male	464	51	12.3	8.7-17.1	36	9.8	6.4-14.6	377	78.0	72.1-82.9
Female	153	19	13.2	7.3-22.5	7	2.6	1.2- 5.8	127	84.2	75.0-90.5
RACE
White	505	58	13.1	9.4-18.0	35	8.8	5.6-13.6	412	78.1	72.2-82.9
African American	90	8	7.8	3.0-18.8	7	7.0	2.8-16.3	75	85.2	73.3-92.3
Other Minorities	15	3	12.6	2.8-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	12	87.4	58.3-97.2
AGE
18-24	26	3	3.0	0.9-10.1	4	19.5	5.4-50.5	19	77.5	48.4-92.6
25-34	104	15	14.6	7.8-25.6	7	8.6	3.6-19.2	82	76.8	64.3-85.9
35-44	144	18	18.4	10.5-30.3	10	8.4	4.0-16.8	116	73.2	61.4-82.4
45-54	96	6	7.2	2.8-17.6	5	4.1	1.2-13.6	85	88.7	77.4-94.7
55-64	103	10	7.3	2.9-17.6	5	5.3	1.8-14.4	88	87.4	76.3-93.7
65-74	77	8	11.0	5.0-22.7	6	10.1	4.0-22.9	63	78.9	65.1-88.2
75+	67	10	17.5	8.2-33.4	6	8.1	3.0-20.0	51	74.5	58.7-85.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	137	18	15.1	8.3-26.0	13	9.5	4.8-17.9	106	75.4	64.2-84.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	165	25	16.9	10.0-27.0	10	6.3	2.7-14.0	130	76.8	66.1-84.9
Some Post-H.S.	144	13	7.1	3.6-13.5	10	12.6	5.6-25.9	121	80.3	68.0-88.6
College Graduate	170	14	10.3	5.4-18.7	10	6.3	2.9-13.0	146	83.5	74.4-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	59	9	13.7	5.8-28.9	6	19.7	6.4-47.0	44	66.6	44.5-83.2
$15,000- 24,999	112	10	11.2	5.0-22.9	11	7.2	3.4-14.6	91	81.6	70.0-89.4
$25,000- 34,999	68	12	18.2	8.5-34.8	2	3.1	0.5-16.4	54	78.7	62.0-89.3
$35,000- 49,999	83	9	8.5	3.4-19.4	5	5.5	2.0-14.1	69	86.0	74.5-92.8
$50,000-74,999	79	8	13.3	6.0-27.3	5	10.1	3.7-24.9	66	76.6	61.2-87.1
$75,000+	87	7	10.9	4.2-25.4	8	8.7	3.8-18.8	72	80.4	66.2-89.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	83	16	21.2	12.8-32.9	5	4.9	1.8-12.5	62	73.9	62.0-83.2
Guilford	59	3	5.1	1.3-17.2	3	5.9	1.8-17.3	53	89.0	76.2-95.4
Mecklenburg	48	4	6.3	2.1-17.2	1	4.4	0.6-25.2	43	89.4	73.7-96.2
Orange	56	2	4.6	0.9-19.8	2	4.3	0.9-18.3	52	91.1	76.0-97.0
Wake	50	7	14.3	6.5-28.4	5	13.2	4.5-33.2	38	72.5	54.8-85.2
Chatham/Lee	60	7	12.1	4.8-27.4	0	0.0	. - .	53	87.9	72.6-95.2
Nash/Wilson	52	5	11.0	4.4-24.9	3	16.6	3.9-49.5	44	72.4	47.6-88.4
Craven/Pamlico	65	8	14.5	7.1-27.5	1	0.8	0.1- 5.5	56	84.7	71.8-92.3
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	100	20	17.5	10.9-26.7	10	14.8	7.8-26.3	70	67.7	56.3-77.3
Appalachian/Wilkes	97	14	12.0	6.5-20.9	7	5.4	2.3-12.2	76	82.6	72.5-89.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	67	6	9.4	3.5-22.7	5	7.0	2.7-17.1	56	83.6	70.0-91.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	98	17	12.6	6.2-23.9	10	5.7	2.5-12.6	71	81.7	67.9-90.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	118	16	12.7	7.2-21.4	13	12.1	6.4-21.7	89	75.2	64.7-83.4
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	98	17	13.1	7.9-20.9	9	10.5	5.1-20.4	72	76.4	66.2-84.3
Northeast NC I	74	7	9.4	4.1-20.1	5	5.9	2.3-14.4	62	84.6	73.3-91.7
Northeast NC II	77	7	7.1	3.2-15.2	4	4.6	1.6-12.5	66	88.3	78.9-93.9
Northeastern Partnership	151	14	7.9	4.4-13.8	9	5.1	2.4-10.2	128	87.0	80.2-91.7
Mountain AHEC	272	48	17.0	11.2-24.9	21	5.2	2.8- 9.3	203	77.8	69.5-84.4
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	579	67	6.8	4.8- 9.5	41	7.1	4.3-11.6	471	86.1	81.3-89.7
Piedmont	617	70	12.4	9.2-16.6	43	8.5	5.7-12.6	504	79.1	74.0-83.4
Western NC	441	77	16.1	11.5-22.0	31	5.0	3.1- 8.0	333	78.9	72.6-84.0

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,637

214

11.6

9.4-14.1

115

7.5

5.6- 9.9

1,308

80.9

77.8-83.7

-Piedmont NC

617

12.4

9.2-16.6

8.5

5.7-12.6

504

79.1

74.0-83.4

GENDER

Male

464

12.3

8.7-17.1

9.8

6.4-14.6

377

78.0

72.1-82.9

Female

153

13.2

7.3-22.5

2.6

1.2- 5.8

127

84.2

75.0-90.5

RACE

White

505

13.1

9.4-18.0

8.8

5.6-13.6

412

78.1

72.2-82.9

African American

7.8

3.0-18.8

7.0

2.8-16.3

85.2

73.3-92.3

Other Minorities

12.6

2.8-41.7

0.0

. - .

87.4

58.3-97.2

AGE

18-24

3.0

0.9-10.1

19.5

5.4-50.5

77.5

48.4-92.6

25-34

104

14.6

7.8-25.6

8.6

3.6-19.2

76.8

64.3-85.9

35-44

144

18.4

10.5-30.3

8.4

4.0-16.8

116

73.2

61.4-82.4

45-54

7.2

2.8-17.6

4.1

1.2-13.6

88.7

77.4-94.7

55-64

103

7.3

2.9-17.6

5.3

1.8-14.4

87.4

76.3-93.7

65-74

11.0

5.0-22.7

10.1

4.0-22.9

78.9

65.1-88.2

75+

17.5

8.2-33.4

8.1

3.0-20.0

74.5

58.7-85.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

137

15.1

8.3-26.0

9.5

4.8-17.9

106

75.4

64.2-84.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

165

16.9

10.0-27.0

6.3

2.7-14.0

130

76.8

66.1-84.9

Some Post-H.S.

144

7.1

3.6-13.5

12.6

5.6-25.9

121

80.3

68.0-88.6

College Graduate

170

10.3

5.4-18.7

6.3

2.9-13.0

146

83.5

74.4-89.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

13.7

5.8-28.9

19.7

6.4-47.0

66.6

44.5-83.2

$15,000- 24,999

112

11.2

5.0-22.9

7.2

3.4-14.6

81.6

70.0-89.4

$25,000- 34,999

18.2

8.5-34.8

3.1

0.5-16.4

78.7

62.0-89.3

$35,000- 49,999

8.5

3.4-19.4

5.5

2.0-14.1

86.0

74.5-92.8

$50,000-74,999

13.3

6.0-27.3

10.1

3.7-24.9

76.6

61.2-87.1

$75,000+

10.9

4.2-25.4

8.7

3.8-18.8

80.4

66.2-89.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

21.2

12.8-32.9

4.9

1.8-12.5

73.9

62.0-83.2

Guilford

5.1

1.3-17.2

5.9

1.8-17.3

89.0

76.2-95.4

Mecklenburg

6.3

2.1-17.2

4.4

0.6-25.2

89.4

73.7-96.2

Orange

4.6

0.9-19.8

4.3

0.9-18.3

91.1

76.0-97.0

Wake

14.3

6.5-28.4

13.2

4.5-33.2

72.5

54.8-85.2

Chatham/Lee

12.1

4.8-27.4

0.0

. - .

87.9

72.6-95.2

Nash/Wilson

11.0

4.4-24.9

16.6

3.9-49.5

72.4

47.6-88.4

Craven/Pamlico

14.5

7.1-27.5

0.8

0.1- 5.5

84.7

71.8-92.3

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

100

17.5

10.9-26.7

14.8

7.8-26.3

67.7

56.3-77.3

Appalachian/Wilkes

12.0

6.5-20.9

5.4

2.3-12.2

82.6

72.5-89.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

9.4

3.5-22.7

7.0

2.7-17.1

83.6

70.0-91.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

12.6

6.2-23.9

5.7

2.5-12.6

81.7

67.9-90.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

118

12.7

7.2-21.4

12.1

6.4-21.7

75.2

64.7-83.4

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

13.1

7.9-20.9

10.5

5.1-20.4

76.4

66.2-84.3

Northeast NC I

9.4

4.1-20.1

5.9

2.3-14.4

84.6

73.3-91.7

Northeast NC II

7.1

3.2-15.2

4.6

1.6-12.5

88.3

78.9-93.9

Northeastern Partnership

151

7.9

4.4-13.8

5.1

2.4-10.2

128

87.0

80.2-91.7

Mountain AHEC

272

17.0

11.2-24.9

5.2

2.8- 9.3

203

77.8

69.5-84.4

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

579

6.8

4.8- 9.5

7.1

4.3-11.6

471

86.1

81.3-89.7

Piedmont

617

12.4

9.2-16.6

8.5

5.7-12.6

504

79.1

74.0-83.4

Western NC

441

16.1

11.5-22.0

5.0

3.1- 8.0

333

78.9

72.6-84.0

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Piedmont North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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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