BRFSS 2004 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,808	2,331	17.5	16.8-18.4	12,477	82.5	81.6-83.2
-Eastern NC	4,958	805	17.7	16.4-19.0	4,153	82.3	81.0-83.6
GENDER
Male	1,776	531	28.3	26.0-30.8	1,245	71.7	69.2-74.0
Female	3,182	274	8.2	7.2- 9.4	2,908	91.8	90.6-92.8
RACE
White	3,278	528	19.2	17.6-20.9	2,750	80.8	79.1-82.4
African American	1,244	186	14.8	12.5-17.5	1,058	85.2	82.5-87.5
Other Minorities	14	0	0.0	. - .	14	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	328	44	13.4	9.4-18.6	284	86.6	81.4-90.6
25-34	805	144	19.8	16.7-23.3	661	80.2	76.7-83.3
35-44	870	145	19.1	16.1-22.4	725	80.9	77.6-83.9
45-54	910	157	18.0	15.2-21.2	753	82.0	78.8-84.8
55-64	862	132	16.9	13.9-20.4	730	83.1	79.6-86.1
65-74	677	107	17.5	14.3-21.3	570	82.5	78.7-85.7
75+	487	74	16.0	12.4-20.3	413	84.0	79.7-87.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	851	198	20.9	17.7-24.4	653	79.1	75.6-82.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,583	242	17.3	15.1-19.7	1,341	82.7	80.3-84.9
Some Post-H.S.	1,301	200	18.1	15.6-20.8	1,101	81.9	79.2-84.4
College Graduate	1,214	165	15.4	13.1-18.1	1,049	84.6	81.9-86.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	663	132	19.4	15.9-23.3	531	80.6	76.7-84.1
$15,000- 24,999	924	145	15.1	12.5-18.1	779	84.9	81.9-87.5
$25,000- 34,999	587	85	17.5	14.1-21.6	502	82.5	78.4-85.9
$35,000- 49,999	658	121	19.8	16.4-23.6	537	80.2	76.4-83.6
$50,000-74,999	531	99	22.8	18.7-27.5	432	77.2	72.5-81.3
$75,000+	549	92	19.6	15.9-23.9	457	80.4	76.1-84.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,744	348	21.0	18.8-23.5	1,396	79.0	76.5-81.2
No	3,123	440	16.0	14.4-17.6	2,683	84.0	82.4-85.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	708	175	25.0	21.5-28.9	533	75.0	71.1-78.5
Non-Veteran	4,117	574	15.0	13.7-16.4	3,543	85.0	83.6-86.3
Currently Serving	133	56	46.9	37.1-56.9	77	53.1	43.1-62.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,808

2,331

17.5

16.8-18.4

12,477

82.5

81.6-83.2

-Eastern NC

4,958

805

17.7

16.4-19.0

4,153

82.3

81.0-83.6

GENDER

Male

1,776

531

28.3

26.0-30.8

1,245

71.7

69.2-74.0

Female

3,182

274

8.2

7.2- 9.4

2,908

91.8

90.6-92.8

RACE

White

3,278

528

19.2

17.6-20.9

2,750

80.8

79.1-82.4

African American

1,244

186

14.8

12.5-17.5

1,058

85.2

82.5-87.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

328

13.4

9.4-18.6

284

86.6

81.4-90.6

25-34

805

144

19.8

16.7-23.3

661

80.2

76.7-83.3

35-44

870

145

19.1

16.1-22.4

725

80.9

77.6-83.9

45-54

910

157

18.0

15.2-21.2

753

82.0

78.8-84.8

55-64

862

132

16.9

13.9-20.4

730

83.1

79.6-86.1

65-74

677

107

17.5

14.3-21.3

570

82.5

78.7-85.7

75+

487

16.0

12.4-20.3

413

84.0

79.7-87.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

851

198

20.9

17.7-24.4

653

79.1

75.6-82.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,583

242

17.3

15.1-19.7

1,341

82.7

80.3-84.9

Some Post-H.S.

1,301

200

18.1

15.6-20.8

1,101

81.9

79.2-84.4

College Graduate

1,214

165

15.4

13.1-18.1

1,049

84.6

81.9-86.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

663

132

19.4

15.9-23.3

531

80.6

76.7-84.1

$15,000- 24,999

924

145

15.1

12.5-18.1

779

84.9

81.9-87.5

$25,000- 34,999

587

17.5

14.1-21.6

502

82.5

78.4-85.9

$35,000- 49,999

658

121

19.8

16.4-23.6

537

80.2

76.4-83.6

$50,000-74,999

531

22.8

18.7-27.5

432

77.2

72.5-81.3

$75,000+

549

19.6

15.9-23.9

457

80.4

76.1-84.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,744

348

21.0

18.8-23.5

1,396

79.0

76.5-81.2

3,123

440

16.0

14.4-17.6

2,683

84.0

82.4-85.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

708

175

25.0

21.5-28.9

533

75.0

71.1-78.5

Non-Veteran

4,117

574

15.0

13.7-16.4

3,543

85.0

83.6-86.3

Currently Serving

133

46.9

37.1-56.9

53.1

43.1-62.9

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^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 (MAHEC): 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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