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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	2,330	335	13.9	12.3-15.8	201	9.1	7.7-10.7	1,794	77.0	74.8-79.1
GENDER
Male	1,694	237	13.7	11.8-15.8	157	9.7	8.0-11.6	1,300	76.7	74.1-79.1
Female	636	98	15.1	11.8-19.0	44	6.6	4.7- 9.2	494	78.3	74.1-82.1
RACE
White	1,802	254	13.9	12.0-15.9	153	9.3	7.7-11.2	1,395	76.8	74.3-79.2
African American	369	53	12.8	9.2-17.6	40	10.1	7.1-14.2	276	77.1	71.5-81.8
Asian	5	1	34.1	5.3-82.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	65.9	17.4-94.7
Native American	102	23	20.3	12.7-31.0	7	5.8	2.7-12.2	72	73.9	62.9-82.5
Other Minorities	40	3	11.4	3.7-30.2	1	2.2	0.3-14.4	36	86.4	68.0-95.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	43	4	10.8	3.7-27.7	4	6.7	1.8-21.3	35	82.6	65.5-92.2
-English Speaking	30	4	15.4	5.3-37.2	4	9.5	2.6-28.9	22	75.2	53.6-88.8
-Spanish Speaking	13	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	13	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	2,285	331	14.0	12.3-15.9	196	9.1	7.7-10.8	1,758	76.9	74.6-79.0
AGE
18-24	134	12	9.0	4.2-18.2	14	11.9	6.6-20.5	108	79.1	68.9-86.6
25-34	410	51	12.4	8.9-16.9	43	12.1	8.5-16.9	316	75.6	69.9-80.5
35-44	498	63	11.9	9.0-15.5	33	6.9	4.5-10.3	402	81.3	76.8-85.0
45-54	401	51	12.8	9.3-17.3	33	8.8	5.8-13.0	317	78.4	73.1-83.0
55-64	375	58	16.7	12.3-22.4	28	7.3	4.6-11.5	289	76.0	69.8-81.2
65-74	283	41	14.4	10.1-20.1	27	9.9	6.2-15.4	215	75.7	69.0-81.4
75+	222	58	26.5	19.9-34.4	23	9.2	5.6-14.9	141	64.2	56.0-71.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	546	126	21.4	17.4-26.1	64	11.7	8.6-15.8	356	66.8	61.6-71.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	689	99	13.1	10.4-16.3	72	11.4	8.6-15.1	518	75.5	71.3-79.3
Some Post-H.S.	557	57	13.0	9.6-17.5	41	7.9	5.6-11.1	459	79.1	74.3-83.2
College Graduate	534	51	8.8	6.4-11.9	24	5.2	3.3- 8.3	459	86.0	82.1-89.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	327	59	17.3	12.4-23.5	31	9.7	6.4-14.5	237	73.0	66.2-78.8
$15,000- 24,999	413	61	14.1	10.4-18.8	44	10.3	7.0-14.8	308	75.6	69.9-80.5
$25,000- 34,999	267	27	10.7	6.9-16.2	25	11.1	6.8-17.6	215	78.2	71.1-84.0
$35,000- 49,999	341	48	14.9	11.0-20.0	20	7.7	4.5-12.9	273	77.4	71.4-82.5
$50,000-74,999	297	28	8.0	5.3-11.9	25	9.6	6.2-14.7	244	82.4	76.8-86.8
$75,000+	292	35	10.6	7.4-15.1	18	5.6	3.2- 9.7	239	83.7	78.4-87.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	893	145	14.9	12.2-18.0	74	8.5	6.5-11.2	674	76.6	72.9-79.9
No	1,399	182	13.2	11.1-15.5	123	9.4	7.6-11.6	1,094	77.4	74.5-80.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	500	56	11.7	8.8-15.4	46	9.7	6.9-13.6	398	78.6	73.9-82.6
Non-Veteran	1,763	272	14.8	12.8-17.0	143	8.4	6.9-10.3	1,348	76.7	74.1-79.2
Currently Serving	67	7	8.3	3.4-18.7	12	21.0	11.6-34.9	48	70.8	56.7-81.7

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,330

335

13.9

12.3-15.8

201

9.1

7.7-10.7

1,794

77.0

74.8-79.1

GENDER

Male

1,694

237

13.7

11.8-15.8

157

9.7

8.0-11.6

1,300

76.7

74.1-79.1

Female

636

15.1

11.8-19.0

6.6

4.7- 9.2

494

78.3

74.1-82.1

RACE

White

1,802

254

13.9

12.0-15.9

153

9.3

7.7-11.2

1,395

76.8

74.3-79.2

African American

369

12.8

9.2-17.6

10.1

7.1-14.2

276

77.1

71.5-81.8

Asian

34.1

5.3-82.6

0.0

. - .

65.9

17.4-94.7

Native American

102

20.3

12.7-31.0

5.8

2.7-12.2

73.9

62.9-82.5

Other Minorities

11.4

3.7-30.2

2.2

0.3-14.4

86.4

68.0-95.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

10.8

3.7-27.7

6.7

1.8-21.3

82.6

65.5-92.2

-English Speaking

15.4

5.3-37.2

9.5

2.6-28.9

75.2

53.6-88.8

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

2,285

331

14.0

12.3-15.9

196

9.1

7.7-10.8

1,758

76.9

74.6-79.0

AGE

18-24

134

9.0

4.2-18.2

11.9

6.6-20.5

108

79.1

68.9-86.6

25-34

410

12.4

8.9-16.9

12.1

8.5-16.9

316

75.6

69.9-80.5

35-44

498

11.9

9.0-15.5

6.9

4.5-10.3

402

81.3

76.8-85.0

45-54

401

12.8

9.3-17.3

8.8

5.8-13.0

317

78.4

73.1-83.0

55-64

375

16.7

12.3-22.4

7.3

4.6-11.5

289

76.0

69.8-81.2

65-74

283

14.4

10.1-20.1

9.9

6.2-15.4

215

75.7

69.0-81.4

75+

222

26.5

19.9-34.4

9.2

5.6-14.9

141

64.2

56.0-71.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

546

126

21.4

17.4-26.1

11.7

8.6-15.8

356

66.8

61.6-71.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

689

13.1

10.4-16.3

11.4

8.6-15.1

518

75.5

71.3-79.3

Some Post-H.S.

557

13.0

9.6-17.5

7.9

5.6-11.1

459

79.1

74.3-83.2

College Graduate

534

8.8

6.4-11.9

5.2

3.3- 8.3

459

86.0

82.1-89.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

327

17.3

12.4-23.5

9.7

6.4-14.5

237

73.0

66.2-78.8

$15,000- 24,999

413

14.1

10.4-18.8

10.3

7.0-14.8

308

75.6

69.9-80.5

$25,000- 34,999

267

10.7

6.9-16.2

11.1

6.8-17.6

215

78.2

71.1-84.0

$35,000- 49,999

341

14.9

11.0-20.0

7.7

4.5-12.9

273

77.4

71.4-82.5

$50,000-74,999

297

8.0

5.3-11.9

9.6

6.2-14.7

244

82.4

76.8-86.8

$75,000+

292

10.6

7.4-15.1

5.6

3.2- 9.7

239

83.7

78.4-87.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

893

145

14.9

12.2-18.0

8.5

6.5-11.2

674

76.6

72.9-79.9

1,399

182

13.2

11.1-15.5

123

9.4

7.6-11.6

1,094

77.4

74.5-80.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

500

11.7

8.8-15.4

9.7

6.9-13.6

398

78.6

73.9-82.6

Non-Veteran

1,763

272

14.8

12.8-17.0

143

8.4

6.9-10.3

1,348

76.7

74.1-79.2

Currently Serving

8.3

3.4-18.7

21.0

11.6-34.9

70.8

56.7-81.7

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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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