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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 14,807 | 638 | 5.2 | 4.7- 5.7 | 14,169 | 94.8 | 94.3-95.3 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 5,431 | 486 | 8.9 | 8.0- 9.9 | 4,945 | 91.1 | 90.1-92.0 |
Female | 9,376 | 152 | 1.7 | 1.4- 2.1 | 9,224 | 98.3 | 97.9-98.6 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 11,095 | 481 | 5.2 | 4.7- 5.8 | 10,614 | 94.8 | 94.2-95.3 |
African American | 2,637 | 94 | 4.7 | 3.6- 6.0 | 2,543 | 95.3 | 94.0-96.4 |
Asian | 88 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 2.7 | 87 | 99.6 | 97.3-99.9 |
Native American | 289 | 18 | 6.5 | 3.6-11.5 | 271 | 93.5 | 88.5-96.4 |
Other Minorities | 613 | 40 | 6.7 | 4.5- 9.9 | 573 | 93.3 | 90.1-95.5 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 660 | 36 | 6.4 | 4.2- 9.6 | 624 | 93.6 | 90.4-95.8 |
-English Speaking | 275 | 9 | 3.8 | 1.8- 7.8 | 266 | 96.2 | 92.2-98.2 |
-Spanish Speaking | 385 | 27 | 7.6 | 4.7-12.1 | 358 | 92.4 | 87.9-95.3 |
Non-Hispanic | 14,129 | 599 | 5.1 | 4.6- 5.6 | 13,530 | 94.9 | 94.4-95.4 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 824 | 63 | 10.0 | 7.4-13.3 | 761 | 90.0 | 86.7-92.6 |
25-34 | 2,359 | 130 | 6.6 | 5.4- 8.1 | 2,229 | 93.4 | 91.9-94.6 |
35-44 | 2,771 | 121 | 4.5 | 3.6- 5.6 | 2,650 | 95.5 | 94.4-96.4 |
45-54 | 2,759 | 128 | 5.2 | 4.2- 6.3 | 2,631 | 94.8 | 93.7-95.8 |
55-64 | 2,530 | 98 | 4.2 | 3.3- 5.4 | 2,432 | 95.8 | 94.6-96.7 |
65-74 | 1,982 | 57 | 3.6 | 2.7- 4.9 | 1,925 | 96.4 | 95.1-97.3 |
75+ | 1,511 | 39 | 3.3 | 2.3- 4.8 | 1,472 | 96.7 | 95.2-97.7 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 2,440 | 113 | 5.4 | 4.2- 6.9 | 2,327 | 94.6 | 93.1-95.8 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 4,338 | 178 | 5.0 | 4.2- 6.0 | 4,160 | 95.0 | 94.0-95.8 |
Some Post-H.S. | 3,716 | 155 | 5.3 | 4.4- 6.3 | 3,561 | 94.7 | 93.7-95.6 |
College Graduate | 4,287 | 192 | 5.1 | 4.3- 6.0 | 4,095 | 94.9 | 94.0-95.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 1,713 | 71 | 5.0 | 3.7- 6.7 | 1,642 | 95.0 | 93.3-96.3 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 2,503 | 103 | 5.0 | 3.9- 6.3 | 2,400 | 95.0 | 93.7-96.1 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 1,714 | 51 | 3.4 | 2.5- 4.6 | 1,663 | 96.6 | 95.4-97.5 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,952 | 88 | 5.1 | 4.0- 6.4 | 1,864 | 94.9 | 93.6-96.0 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,780 | 95 | 6.6 | 5.3- 8.3 | 1,685 | 93.4 | 91.7-94.7 |
$75,000+ | 2,003 | 103 | 5.8 | 4.6- 7.2 | 1,900 | 94.2 | 92.8-95.4 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 4,781 | 211 | 5.1 | 4.2- 6.0 | 4,570 | 94.9 | 94.0-95.8 |
No | 9,787 | 418 | 5.2 | 4.7- 5.9 | 9,369 | 94.8 | 94.1-95.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,912 | 161 | 8.6 | 7.2-10.2 | 1,751 | 91.4 | 89.8-92.8 |
Non-Veteran | 12,729 | 457 | 4.4 | 3.9- 4.9 | 12,272 | 95.6 | 95.1-96.1 |
Currently Serving | 164 | 20 | 13.5 | 8.4-21.0 | 144 | 86.5 | 79.0-91.6 |
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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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