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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 5,431 | 486 | 8.9 | 8.0- 9.9 | 4,945 | 91.1 | 90.1-92.0 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 4,114 | 373 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.1 | 3,741 | 91.0 | 89.9-92.0 |
African American | 863 | 69 | 8.9 | 6.7-11.7 | 794 | 91.1 | 88.3-93.3 |
Asian | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 39 | 100 | . - . |
Native American | 90 | 11 | 12.7 | 6.3-23.7 | 79 | 87.3 | 76.3-93.7 |
Other Minorities | 296 | 30 | 9.0 | 5.7-13.9 | 266 | 91.0 | 86.1-94.3 |
HISPANIC | |||||||
Hispanic | 299 | 28 | 8.9 | 5.6-13.8 | 271 | 91.1 | 86.2-94.4 |
-English Speaking | 100 | 5 | 5.1 | 1.9-12.7 | 95 | 94.9 | 87.3-98.1 |
-Spanish Speaking | 199 | 23 | 10.2 | 6.0-16.6 | 176 | 89.8 | 83.4-94.0 |
Non-Hispanic | 5,125 | 456 | 8.9 | 8.0- 9.9 | 4,669 | 91.1 | 90.1-92.0 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 327 | 48 | 15.7 | 11.2-21.5 | 279 | 84.3 | 78.5-88.8 |
25-34 | 881 | 95 | 11.2 | 8.8-14.1 | 786 | 88.8 | 85.9-91.2 |
35-44 | 1,068 | 81 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.2 | 987 | 92.8 | 90.8-94.4 |
45-54 | 1,026 | 97 | 8.7 | 6.9-10.8 | 929 | 91.3 | 89.2-93.1 |
55-64 | 990 | 80 | 7.2 | 5.6- 9.4 | 910 | 92.8 | 90.6-94.4 |
65-74 | 685 | 50 | 7.2 | 5.3- 9.7 | 635 | 92.8 | 90.3-94.7 |
75+ | 436 | 33 | 7.5 | 5.0-11.0 | 403 | 92.5 | 89.0-95.0 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 934 | 91 | 8.7 | 6.7-11.3 | 843 | 91.3 | 88.7-93.3 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 1,540 | 127 | 8.4 | 6.8-10.2 | 1,413 | 91.6 | 89.8-93.2 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,277 | 112 | 9.6 | 7.8-11.9 | 1,165 | 90.4 | 88.1-92.2 |
College Graduate | 1,667 | 156 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.7 | 1,511 | 91.0 | 89.3-92.5 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 497 | 50 | 9.3 | 6.6-13.0 | 447 | 90.7 | 87.0-93.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 810 | 70 | 8.3 | 6.3-10.9 | 740 | 91.7 | 89.1-93.7 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 657 | 35 | 5.0 | 3.4- 7.3 | 622 | 95.0 | 92.7-96.6 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 812 | 67 | 8.1 | 6.2-10.6 | 745 | 91.9 | 89.4-93.8 |
$50,000-74,999 | 776 | 80 | 11.0 | 8.7-13.9 | 696 | 89.0 | 86.1-91.3 |
$75,000+ | 889 | 90 | 9.7 | 7.7-12.3 | 799 | 90.3 | 87.7-92.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 1,645 | 157 | 8.9 | 7.3-10.8 | 1,488 | 91.1 | 89.2-92.7 |
No | 3,690 | 324 | 9.0 | 8.0-10.2 | 3,366 | 91.0 | 89.8-92.0 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 1,746 | 157 | 9.0 | 7.5-10.7 | 1,589 | 91.0 | 89.3-92.5 |
Non-Veteran | 3,553 | 309 | 8.6 | 7.5- 9.9 | 3,244 | 91.4 | 90.1-92.5 |
Currently Serving | 130 | 20 | 15.4 | 9.6-23.8 | 110 | 84.6 | 76.2-90.4 |
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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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