BRFSS 2004 - Mountain AHEC**: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	2,330	335	13.9	12.3-15.8	201	9.1	7.7-10.7	1,794	77.0	74.8-79.1
-Mountain AHEC	169	32	18.4	12.1-26.9	11	7.8	3.9-15.0	126	73.8	64.6-81.4
GENDER
Male	118	21	18.4	11.4-28.4	9	8.2	3.9-16.7	88	73.3	62.7-81.8
Female	51	11	18.0	8.8-33.3	2	5.6	1.1-23.4	38	76.4	59.6-87.7
RACE
White	139	25	18.4	11.8-27.4	10	8.4	4.1-16.2	104	73.3	63.5-81.2
African American	6	1	4.3	0.5-29.2	1	6.4	0.7-38.9	4	89.3	58.0-98.0
AGE
18-24	11	1	5.8	0.8-33.1	2	16.1	3.1-53.7	8	78.1	43.7-94.2
25-34	33	10	28.8	13.1-52.1	1	7.1	1.0-36.4	22	64.1	41.0-82.1
35-44	35	4	11.0	3.4-29.9	0	0.0	. - .	31	89.0	70.1-96.6
45-54	23	3	20.5	5.2-54.6	1	8.9	1.3-42.8	19	70.6	39.5-89.9
55-64	24	7	23.1	9.7-45.7	0	0.0	. - .	17	76.9	54.3-90.3
65-74	21	2	9.6	1.8-38.5	5	25.7	9.6-53.1	14	64.7	37.8-84.6
75+	22	5	21.5	7.4-48.5	2	4.4	1.0-17.2	15	74.1	48.1-89.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	41	11	19.3	9.1-36.3	5	12.0	4.4-28.8	25	68.7	50.2-82.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	46	8	16.1	6.4-35.0	5	13.6	4.6-34.0	33	70.3	50.5-84.5
Some Post-H.S.	45	11	31.6	16.7-51.5	0	0.0	. - .	34	68.4	48.5-83.3
College Graduate	35	1	0.5	0.1- 3.3	1	5.2	0.7-28.7	33	94.4	72.5-99.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	27	8	18.6	7.5-39.3	2	10.2	2.0-38.2	17	71.2	47.3-87.2
$15,000- 24,999	36	9	25.0	12.4-44.1	3	9.3	2.6-27.8	24	65.7	46.1-81.1
$25,000- 34,999	26	5	15.5	3.9-45.6	2	15.4	3.6-46.9	19	69.1	40.9-87.8
$35,000- 49,999	22	3	22.2	5.6-57.8	0	0.0	. - .	19	77.8	42.2-94.4
$50,000-74,999	24	1	5.0	0.7-28.3	1	6.5	0.9-34.5	22	88.5	63.5-97.1
$75,000+	11	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	11	100	. - .
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	63	10	9.5	4.3-20.0	5	9.6	3.5-23.4	48	80.9	66.9-89.9
No	104	21	22.6	14.1-34.3	6	7.0	2.7-17.0	77	70.4	58.3-80.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	42	2	1.3	0.3- 5.2	5	12.0	4.5-28.3	35	86.7	70.9-94.6
Non-Veteran	125	30	26.0	17.3-37.1	6	6.0	2.2-15.2	89	68.0	56.6-77.6
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,330

335

13.9

12.3-15.8

201

9.1

7.7-10.7

1,794

77.0

74.8-79.1

-Mountain AHEC

169

18.4

12.1-26.9

7.8

3.9-15.0

126

73.8

64.6-81.4

GENDER

Male

118

18.4

11.4-28.4

8.2

3.9-16.7

73.3

62.7-81.8

Female

18.0

8.8-33.3

5.6

1.1-23.4

76.4

59.6-87.7

RACE

White

139

18.4

11.8-27.4

8.4

4.1-16.2

104

73.3

63.5-81.2

African American

4.3

0.5-29.2

6.4

0.7-38.9

89.3

58.0-98.0

AGE

18-24

5.8

0.8-33.1

16.1

3.1-53.7

78.1

43.7-94.2

25-34

28.8

13.1-52.1

7.1

1.0-36.4

64.1

41.0-82.1

35-44

11.0

3.4-29.9

0.0

. - .

89.0

70.1-96.6

45-54

20.5

5.2-54.6

8.9

1.3-42.8

70.6

39.5-89.9

55-64

23.1

9.7-45.7

0.0

. - .

76.9

54.3-90.3

65-74

9.6

1.8-38.5

25.7

9.6-53.1

64.7

37.8-84.6

75+

21.5

7.4-48.5

4.4

1.0-17.2

74.1

48.1-89.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

19.3

9.1-36.3

12.0

4.4-28.8

68.7

50.2-82.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

16.1

6.4-35.0

13.6

4.6-34.0

70.3

50.5-84.5

Some Post-H.S.

31.6

16.7-51.5

0.0

. - .

68.4

48.5-83.3

College Graduate

0.5

0.1- 3.3

5.2

0.7-28.7

94.4

72.5-99.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.6

7.5-39.3

10.2

2.0-38.2

71.2

47.3-87.2

$15,000- 24,999

25.0

12.4-44.1

9.3

2.6-27.8

65.7

46.1-81.1

$25,000- 34,999

15.5

3.9-45.6

15.4

3.6-46.9

69.1

40.9-87.8

$35,000- 49,999

22.2

5.6-57.8

0.0

. - .

77.8

42.2-94.4

$50,000-74,999

5.0

0.7-28.3

6.5

0.9-34.5

88.5

63.5-97.1

$75,000+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

9.5

4.3-20.0

9.6

3.5-23.4

80.9

66.9-89.9

104

22.6

14.1-34.3

7.0

2.7-17.0

70.4

58.3-80.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1.3

0.3- 5.2

12.0

4.5-28.3

86.7

70.9-94.6

Non-Veteran

125

26.0

17.3-37.1

6.0

2.2-15.2

68.0

56.6-77.6

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

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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 (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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