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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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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
-Mountain AHEC	934	169	20.3	17.1-23.8	765	79.7	76.2-82.9
GENDER
Male	336	118	36.8	30.8-43.2	218	63.2	56.8-69.2
Female	598	51	6.1	4.3- 8.5	547	93.9	91.5-95.7
RACE
White	800	139	20.9	17.6-24.7	661	79.1	75.3-82.4
African American	50	6	11.0	4.1-26.3	44	89.0	73.7-95.9
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	48	11	27.6	15.1-45.1	37	72.4	54.9-84.9
25-34	123	33	30.9	20.9-43.1	90	69.1	56.9-79.1
35-44	152	35	22.2	15.4-31.0	117	77.8	69.0-84.6
45-54	180	23	12.6	7.5-20.4	157	87.4	79.6-92.5
55-64	159	24	18.0	11.7-26.8	135	82.0	73.2-88.3
65-74	142	21	18.4	11.2-28.8	121	81.6	71.2-88.8
75+	125	22	19.3	11.7-30.2	103	80.7	69.8-88.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	137	41	35.7	25.6-47.2	96	64.3	52.8-74.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	263	46	18.7	13.4-25.6	217	81.3	74.4-86.6
Some Post-H.S.	253	45	18.2	13.0-25.1	208	81.8	74.9-87.0
College Graduate	277	35	14.3	9.9-20.2	242	85.7	79.8-90.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	118	27	23.0	14.4-34.7	91	77.0	65.3-85.6
$15,000- 24,999	164	36	32.2	23.1-42.7	128	67.8	57.3-76.9
$25,000- 34,999	125	26	22.3	14.1-33.3	99	77.7	66.7-85.9
$35,000- 49,999	128	22	14.6	8.7-23.7	106	85.4	76.3-91.3
$50,000-74,999	114	24	23.5	15.3-34.2	90	76.5	65.8-84.7
$75,000+	93	11	10.7	5.7-19.1	82	89.3	80.9-94.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	322	63	21.7	16.1-28.6	259	78.3	71.4-83.9
No	596	104	19.8	16.1-24.2	492	80.2	75.8-83.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	140	42	34.8	25.7-45.2	98	65.2	54.8-74.3
Non-Veteran	790	125	17.1	13.9-20.8	665	82.9	79.2-86.1
Currently Serving	4	2	34.5	4.9-84.3	2	65.5	15.7-95.1

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

-Mountain AHEC

934

169

20.3

17.1-23.8

765

79.7

76.2-82.9

GENDER

Male

336

118

36.8

30.8-43.2

218

63.2

56.8-69.2

Female

598

6.1

4.3- 8.5

547

93.9

91.5-95.7

RACE

White

800

139

20.9

17.6-24.7

661

79.1

75.3-82.4

African American

11.0

4.1-26.3

89.0

73.7-95.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

27.6

15.1-45.1

72.4

54.9-84.9

25-34

123

30.9

20.9-43.1

69.1

56.9-79.1

35-44

152

22.2

15.4-31.0

117

77.8

69.0-84.6

45-54

180

12.6

7.5-20.4

157

87.4

79.6-92.5

55-64

159

18.0

11.7-26.8

135

82.0

73.2-88.3

65-74

142

18.4

11.2-28.8

121

81.6

71.2-88.8

75+

125

19.3

11.7-30.2

103

80.7

69.8-88.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

137

35.7

25.6-47.2

64.3

52.8-74.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

263

18.7

13.4-25.6

217

81.3

74.4-86.6

Some Post-H.S.

253

18.2

13.0-25.1

208

81.8

74.9-87.0

College Graduate

277

14.3

9.9-20.2

242

85.7

79.8-90.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

118

23.0

14.4-34.7

77.0

65.3-85.6

$15,000- 24,999

164

32.2

23.1-42.7

128

67.8

57.3-76.9

$25,000- 34,999

125

22.3

14.1-33.3

77.7

66.7-85.9

$35,000- 49,999

128

14.6

8.7-23.7

106

85.4

76.3-91.3

$50,000-74,999

114

23.5

15.3-34.2

76.5

65.8-84.7

$75,000+

10.7

5.7-19.1

89.3

80.9-94.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

322

21.7

16.1-28.6

259

78.3

71.4-83.9

596

104

19.8

16.1-24.2

492

80.2

75.8-83.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

140

34.8

25.7-45.2

65.2

54.8-74.3

Non-Veteran

790

125

17.1

13.9-20.8

665

82.9

79.2-86.1

Currently Serving

34.5

4.9-84.3

65.5

15.7-95.1

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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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