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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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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
COUNTY/REGIONS***
Alamance	60	4	6.6	2.5-16.7	6	9.8	4.3-20.9	50	83.6	71.2-91.3
Buncombe	66	7	8.7	4.0-18.1	4	3.5	1.3- 9.1	55	87.8	78.3-93.5
Cabarrus	69	13	18.9	10.8-30.9	4	4.5	1.4-13.2	52	76.7	64.3-85.7
Catawba	62	5	8.1	2.7-21.5	7	10.0	4.5-21.0	50	81.9	68.1-90.5
Cumberland	59	5	6.4	2.5-15.2	9	16.9	8.5-30.8	45	76.7	62.7-86.6
Davidson	63	8	9.9	4.6-20.0	8	17.8	6.8-39.1	47	72.3	54.0-85.3
Durham	48	5	9.9	3.8-23.2	3	6.4	2.0-18.8	40	83.7	69.4-92.1
Forsyth	63	12	22.8	13.1-36.7	2	1.8	0.5- 7.1	49	75.4	61.6-85.4
Gaston	61	9	12.1	5.8-23.4	6	12.5	5.4-26.3	46	75.4	61.4-85.5
Guilford	50	6	9.6	4.0-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	44	90.4	78.6-96.0
Iredell	64	10	16.0	8.1-29.3	4	6.2	2.2-16.6	50	77.7	63.7-87.4
Johnston	75	9	13.2	6.2-26.2	5	6.1	2.5-13.9	61	80.7	68.1-89.1
Mecklenburg	86	11	11.2	5.9-20.4	9	9.3	4.5-18.0	66	79.5	69.0-87.1
New Hanover	39	3	6.0	1.8-18.2	0	0.0	. - .	36	94.0	81.8-98.2
Onslow	74	9	11.1	5.4-21.6	9	15.1	7.1-29.2	56	73.8	59.9-84.1
Orange	47	4	12.5	3.8-33.9	2	5.5	1.3-20.2	41	82.0	62.1-92.7
Pitt	54	5	8.1	3.0-20.1	4	4.6	1.7-12.0	45	87.3	75.5-93.8
Randolph	58	7	13.7	6.1-27.8	4	8.0	2.6-22.2	47	78.4	63.2-88.4
Robeson	101	24	19.8	12.8-29.2	9	7.3	3.3-15.5	68	72.9	62.6-81.3
Rowan	83	11	14.7	7.9-25.7	8	7.3	3.5-14.5	64	78.0	66.7-86.2
Union	51	9	14.5	7.1-27.5	4	9.6	2.8-28.2	38	75.9	59.7-87.0
Wake	65	5	8.2	2.8-21.9	4	8.7	3.0-22.6	56	83.1	68.3-91.8
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	54	6	10.1	4.2-22.4	6	13.1	5.8-26.9	42	76.9	62.3-87.0
Northeast Partnership II	65	10	16.3	8.5-29.2	7	9.7	4.1-20.9	48	74.0	60.5-84.1
Northeast Partnership I	58	8	14.3	6.6-28.4	4	5.8	2.1-14.9	46	79.9	65.9-89.1
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	55	9	12.3	6.1-23.1	5	10.5	4.3-23.7	41	77.2	63.5-86.8
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	75	11	16.1	8.2-29.0	9	8.5	4.0-17.1	55	75.4	62.6-84.9
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	62	5	8.2	3.2-19.5	6	10.7	4.3-24.0	51	81.2	67.4-90.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	62	7	9.9	4.5-20.5	8	11.5	5.5-22.4	47	78.6	66.2-87.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	59	8	12.9	6.2-24.9	5	10.0	4.0-23.0	46	77.0	63.1-86.8
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	106	22	20.0	12.7-29.9	8	9.1	4.1-18.9	76	71.0	59.9-80.0
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	61	10	18.3	8.8-34.0	5	6.8	2.7-16.2	46	74.9	59.8-85.7
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes	82	14	18.0	10.0-30.3	12	17.8	9.4-31.1	56	64.2	50.7-75.7
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	81	17	17.9	10.9-27.9	8	14.4	7.1-26.8	56	67.7	55.4-78.0
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	112	27	22.3	14.2-33.1	7	8.8	4.0-18.2	78	69.0	57.4-78.5
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**
Yes	146	22	16.0	10.2-24.1	13	8.8	4.7-15.8	111	75.2	66.3-82.4
No	2,184	313	13.8	12.1-15.7	188	9.1	7.7-10.8	1,683	77.1	74.8-79.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	804	114	12.8	10.3-15.7	75	9.5	7.3-12.2	615	77.7	74.2-80.9
Piedmont	1,196	158	13.1	10.9-15.7	96	8.2	6.4-10.5	942	78.7	75.6-81.5
Western NC	330	63	17.7	13.3-23.1	30	10.7	7.1-15.8	237	71.6	65.3-77.1
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****
Mountain AHEC	169	32	18.4	12.1-26.9	11	7.8	3.9-15.0	126	73.8	64.6-81.4
Northwest	513	84	17.3	13.6-21.8	50	10.9	7.7-15.3	379	71.8	66.5-76.5
Charlotte	328	53	14.5	10.6-19.5	27	9.0	5.8-13.7	248	76.5	70.5-81.5
Greensboro	264	28	10.7	7.1-15.9	16	5.8	3.4- 9.8	220	83.5	77.6-88.0
Southern Regional	288	52	15.6	11.1-21.3	33	12.5	8.5-18.1	203	71.9	65.2-77.8
Coastal	97	7	6.1	2.8-12.9	4	4.3	1.3-13.8	86	89.6	80.5-94.7
Wake	271	25	8.5	5.0-14.2	21	8.4	4.8-14.2	225	83.1	76.2-88.3
Area L	81	16	17.0	9.9-27.6	8	9.2	4.2-18.9	57	73.8	62.0-83.0
Eastern	306	37	11.8	8.2-16.7	30	9.4	6.2-13.9	239	78.9	73.0-83.7

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

COUNTY/REGIONS***

Alamance

6.6

2.5-16.7

9.8

4.3-20.9

83.6

71.2-91.3

Buncombe

8.7

4.0-18.1

3.5

1.3- 9.1

87.8

78.3-93.5

Cabarrus

18.9

10.8-30.9

4.5

1.4-13.2

76.7

64.3-85.7

Catawba

8.1

2.7-21.5

10.0

4.5-21.0

81.9

68.1-90.5

Cumberland

6.4

2.5-15.2

16.9

8.5-30.8

76.7

62.7-86.6

Davidson

9.9

4.6-20.0

17.8

6.8-39.1

72.3

54.0-85.3

Durham

9.9

3.8-23.2

6.4

2.0-18.8

83.7

69.4-92.1

Forsyth

22.8

13.1-36.7

1.8

0.5- 7.1

75.4

61.6-85.4

Gaston

12.1

5.8-23.4

12.5

5.4-26.3

75.4

61.4-85.5

Guilford

9.6

4.0-21.4

0.0

. - .

90.4

78.6-96.0

Iredell

16.0

8.1-29.3

6.2

2.2-16.6

77.7

63.7-87.4

Johnston

13.2

6.2-26.2

6.1

2.5-13.9

80.7

68.1-89.1

Mecklenburg

11.2

5.9-20.4

9.3

4.5-18.0

79.5

69.0-87.1

New Hanover

6.0

1.8-18.2

0.0

. - .

94.0

81.8-98.2

Onslow

11.1

5.4-21.6

15.1

7.1-29.2

73.8

59.9-84.1

Orange

12.5

3.8-33.9

5.5

1.3-20.2

82.0

62.1-92.7

Pitt

8.1

3.0-20.1

4.6

1.7-12.0

87.3

75.5-93.8

Randolph

13.7

6.1-27.8

8.0

2.6-22.2

78.4

63.2-88.4

Robeson

101

19.8

12.8-29.2

7.3

3.3-15.5

72.9

62.6-81.3

Rowan

14.7

7.9-25.7

7.3

3.5-14.5

78.0

66.7-86.2

Union

14.5

7.1-27.5

9.6

2.8-28.2

75.9

59.7-87.0

Wake

8.2

2.8-21.9

8.7

3.0-22.6

83.1

68.3-91.8

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

10.1

4.2-22.4

13.1

5.8-26.9

76.9

62.3-87.0

Northeast Partnership II

16.3

8.5-29.2

9.7

4.1-20.9

74.0

60.5-84.1

Northeast Partnership I

14.3

6.6-28.4

5.8

2.1-14.9

79.9

65.9-89.1

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

12.3

6.1-23.1

10.5

4.3-23.7

77.2

63.5-86.8

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

16.1

8.2-29.0

8.5

4.0-17.1

75.4

62.6-84.9

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

8.2

3.2-19.5

10.7

4.3-24.0

81.2

67.4-90.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

9.9

4.5-20.5

11.5

5.5-22.4

78.6

66.2-87.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

12.9

6.2-24.9

10.0

4.0-23.0

77.0

63.1-86.8

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

106

20.0

12.7-29.9

9.1

4.1-18.9

71.0

59.9-80.0

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

18.3

8.8-34.0

6.8

2.7-16.2

74.9

59.8-85.7

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watagua/Wilkes

18.0

10.0-30.3

17.8

9.4-31.1

64.2

50.7-75.7

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

17.9

10.9-27.9

14.4

7.1-26.8

67.7

55.4-78.0

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

112

22.3

14.2-33.1

8.8

4.0-18.2

69.0

57.4-78.5

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP**

Yes

146

16.0

10.2-24.1

8.8

4.7-15.8

111

75.2

66.3-82.4

2,184

313

13.8

12.1-15.7

188

9.1

7.7-10.8

1,683

77.1

74.8-79.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

804

114

12.8

10.3-15.7

9.5

7.3-12.2

615

77.7

74.2-80.9

Piedmont

1,196

158

13.1

10.9-15.7

8.2

6.4-10.5

942

78.7

75.6-81.5

Western NC

330

17.7

13.3-23.1

10.7

7.1-15.8

237

71.6

65.3-77.1

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)****

Mountain AHEC

169

18.4

12.1-26.9

7.8

3.9-15.0

126

73.8

64.6-81.4

Northwest

513

17.3

13.6-21.8

10.9

7.7-15.3

379

71.8

66.5-76.5

Charlotte

328

14.5

10.6-19.5

9.0

5.8-13.7

248

76.5

70.5-81.5

Greensboro

264

10.7

7.1-15.9

5.8

3.4- 9.8

220

83.5

77.6-88.0

Southern Regional

288

15.6

11.1-21.3

12.5

8.5-18.1

203

71.9

65.2-77.8

Coastal

6.1

2.8-12.9

4.3

1.3-13.8

89.6

80.5-94.7

Wake

271

8.5

5.0-14.2

8.4

4.8-14.2

225

83.1

76.2-88.3

Area L

17.0

9.9-27.6

9.2

4.2-18.9

73.8

62.0-83.0

Eastern

306

11.8

8.2-16.7

9.4

6.2-13.9

239

78.9

73.0-83.7

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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, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.

*** 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.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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