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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	14,808	2,331	17.5	16.8-18.4	12,477	82.5	81.6-83.2
GENDER
Male	5,431	1,695	29.7	28.3-31.2	3,736	70.3	68.8-71.7
Female	9,377	636	6.3	5.7- 6.9	8,741	93.7	93.1-94.3
RACE
White	11,098	1,803	19.6	18.6-20.5	9,295	80.4	79.5-81.4
African American	2,638	369	13.4	11.9-15.1	2,269	86.6	84.9-88.1
Asian	88	5	6.8	2.6-16.5	83	93.2	83.5-97.4
Native American	287	102	28.8	22.9-35.6	185	71.2	64.4-77.1
Other Minorities	613	40	5.7	3.8- 8.3	573	94.3	91.7-96.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	660	43	5.5	3.9- 7.7	617	94.5	92.3-96.1
-English Speaking	275	30	12.2	8.2-17.8	245	87.8	82.2-91.8
-Spanish Speaking	385	13	2.4	1.3- 4.4	372	97.6	95.6-98.7
Non-Hispanic	14,131	2,286	18.4	17.6-19.3	11,845	81.6	80.7-82.4
AGE
18-24	825	134	17.6	14.5-21.2	691	82.4	78.8-85.5
25-34	2,360	410	18.9	17.0-21.0	1,950	81.1	79.0-83.0
35-44	2,771	499	20.3	18.4-22.2	2,272	79.7	77.8-81.6
45-54	2,758	401	15.6	14.0-17.4	2,357	84.4	82.6-86.0
55-64	2,530	375	17.4	15.5-19.4	2,155	82.6	80.6-84.5
65-74	1,983	283	15.9	13.9-18.1	1,700	84.1	81.9-86.1
75+	1,511	222	15.9	13.6-18.4	1,289	84.1	81.6-86.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,444	546	22.6	20.5-24.9	1,898	77.4	75.1-79.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,333	689	18.1	16.7-19.7	3,644	81.9	80.3-83.3
Some Post-H.S.	3,717	557	17.4	15.8-19.0	3,160	82.6	81.0-84.2
College Graduate	4,288	535	14.2	12.9-15.6	3,753	85.8	84.4-87.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,717	327	19.5	17.1-22.2	1,390	80.5	77.8-82.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,501	413	18.8	16.8-21.0	2,088	81.2	79.0-83.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,713	267	18.7	16.4-21.3	1,446	81.3	78.7-83.6
$35,000- 49,999	1,953	341	19.0	16.9-21.2	1,612	81.0	78.8-83.1
$50,000-74,999	1,779	297	18.9	16.7-21.2	1,482	81.1	78.8-83.3
$75,000+	2,003	293	16.1	14.2-18.2	1,710	83.9	81.8-85.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,781	893	20.7	19.2-22.2	3,888	79.3	77.8-80.8
No	9,786	1,400	16.2	15.3-17.2	8,386	83.8	82.8-84.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,912	500	26.1	23.8-28.6	1,412	73.9	71.4-76.2
Non-Veteran	12,730	1,764	15.6	14.8-16.5	10,966	84.4	83.5-85.2
Currently Serving	164	67	43.3	34.7-52.4	97	56.7	47.6-65.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

14,808

2,331

17.5

16.8-18.4

12,477

82.5

81.6-83.2

GENDER

Male

5,431

1,695

29.7

28.3-31.2

3,736

70.3

68.8-71.7

Female

9,377

636

6.3

5.7- 6.9

8,741

93.7

93.1-94.3

RACE

White

11,098

1,803

19.6

18.6-20.5

9,295

80.4

79.5-81.4

African American

2,638

369

13.4

11.9-15.1

2,269

86.6

84.9-88.1

Asian

6.8

2.6-16.5

93.2

83.5-97.4

Native American

287

102

28.8

22.9-35.6

185

71.2

64.4-77.1

Other Minorities

613

5.7

3.8- 8.3

573

94.3

91.7-96.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

660

5.5

3.9- 7.7

617

94.5

92.3-96.1

-English Speaking

275

12.2

8.2-17.8

245

87.8

82.2-91.8

-Spanish Speaking

385

2.4

1.3- 4.4

372

97.6

95.6-98.7

Non-Hispanic

14,131

2,286

18.4

17.6-19.3

11,845

81.6

80.7-82.4

AGE

18-24

825

134

17.6

14.5-21.2

691

82.4

78.8-85.5

25-34

2,360

410

18.9

17.0-21.0

1,950

81.1

79.0-83.0

35-44

2,771

499

20.3

18.4-22.2

2,272

79.7

77.8-81.6

45-54

2,758

401

15.6

14.0-17.4

2,357

84.4

82.6-86.0

55-64

2,530

375

17.4

15.5-19.4

2,155

82.6

80.6-84.5

65-74

1,983

283

15.9

13.9-18.1

1,700

84.1

81.9-86.1

75+

1,511

222

15.9

13.6-18.4

1,289

84.1

81.6-86.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,444

546

22.6

20.5-24.9

1,898

77.4

75.1-79.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,333

689

18.1

16.7-19.7

3,644

81.9

80.3-83.3

Some Post-H.S.

3,717

557

17.4

15.8-19.0

3,160

82.6

81.0-84.2

College Graduate

4,288

535

14.2

12.9-15.6

3,753

85.8

84.4-87.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,717

327

19.5

17.1-22.2

1,390

80.5

77.8-82.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,501

413

18.8

16.8-21.0

2,088

81.2

79.0-83.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,713

267

18.7

16.4-21.3

1,446

81.3

78.7-83.6

$35,000- 49,999

1,953

341

19.0

16.9-21.2

1,612

81.0

78.8-83.1

$50,000-74,999

1,779

297

18.9

16.7-21.2

1,482

81.1

78.8-83.3

$75,000+

2,003

293

16.1

14.2-18.2

1,710

83.9

81.8-85.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,781

893

20.7

19.2-22.2

3,888

79.3

77.8-80.8

9,786

1,400

16.2

15.3-17.2

8,386

83.8

82.8-84.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,912

500

26.1

23.8-28.6

1,412

73.9

71.4-76.2

Non-Veteran

12,730

1,764

15.6

14.8-16.5

10,966

84.4

83.5-85.2

Currently Serving

164

43.3

34.7-52.4

56.7

47.6-65.3

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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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