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	11,098	1,803	19.6	18.6-20.5	9,295	80.4	79.5-81.4
GENDER
Male	4,115	1,473	35.8	34.0-37.6	2,642	64.2	62.4-66.0
Female	6,983	330	4.6	4.0- 5.2	6,653	95.4	94.8-96.0
AGE
18-24	511	105	25.0	20.4-30.3	406	75.0	69.7-79.6
25-34	1,563	339	25.2	22.5-28.0	1,224	74.8	72.0-77.5
35-44	2,016	425	24.9	22.5-27.4	1,591	75.1	72.6-77.5
45-54	2,097	288	16.3	14.4-18.5	1,809	83.7	81.5-85.6
55-64	2,011	284	17.4	15.3-19.8	1,727	82.6	80.2-84.7
65-74	1,599	208	14.9	12.8-17.3	1,391	85.1	82.7-87.2
75+	1,260	151	12.9	10.6-15.5	1,109	87.1	84.5-89.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,420	344	29.0	25.9-32.3	1,076	71.0	67.7-74.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,185	521	20.2	18.4-22.2	2,664	79.8	77.8-81.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,870	463	19.7	17.8-21.7	2,407	80.3	78.3-82.2
College Graduate	3,609	473	15.5	14.1-17.1	3,136	84.5	82.9-85.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,034	185	22.1	18.6-26.1	849	77.9	73.9-81.4
$15,000- 24,999	1,571	279	23.7	20.8-26.8	1,292	76.3	73.2-79.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,273	215	21.8	18.9-25.0	1,058	78.2	75.0-81.1
$35,000- 49,999	1,558	291	21.3	18.8-24.0	1,267	78.7	76.0-81.2
$50,000-74,999	1,525	268	20.5	18.0-23.1	1,257	79.5	76.9-82.0
$75,000+	1,795	280	17.4	15.4-19.7	1,515	82.6	80.3-84.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	3,539	623	21.5	19.7-23.4	2,916	78.5	76.6-80.3
No	7,395	1,151	18.7	17.6-19.9	6,244	81.3	80.1-82.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,541	441	29.2	26.6-32.0	1,100	70.8	68.0-73.4
Non-Veteran	9,449	1,309	17.2	16.2-18.3	8,140	82.8	81.7-83.8
Currently Serving	106	53	51.9	40.9-62.6	53	48.1	37.4-59.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

11,098

1,803

19.6

18.6-20.5

9,295

80.4

79.5-81.4

GENDER

Male

4,115

1,473

35.8

34.0-37.6

2,642

64.2

62.4-66.0

Female

6,983

330

4.6

4.0- 5.2

6,653

95.4

94.8-96.0

AGE

18-24

511

105

25.0

20.4-30.3

406

75.0

69.7-79.6

25-34

1,563

339

25.2

22.5-28.0

1,224

74.8

72.0-77.5

35-44

2,016

425

24.9

22.5-27.4

1,591

75.1

72.6-77.5

45-54

2,097

288

16.3

14.4-18.5

1,809

83.7

81.5-85.6

55-64

2,011

284

17.4

15.3-19.8

1,727

82.6

80.2-84.7

65-74

1,599

208

14.9

12.8-17.3

1,391

85.1

82.7-87.2

75+

1,260

151

12.9

10.6-15.5

1,109

87.1

84.5-89.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,420

344

29.0

25.9-32.3

1,076

71.0

67.7-74.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,185

521

20.2

18.4-22.2

2,664

79.8

77.8-81.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,870

463

19.7

17.8-21.7

2,407

80.3

78.3-82.2

College Graduate

3,609

473

15.5

14.1-17.1

3,136

84.5

82.9-85.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,034

185

22.1

18.6-26.1

849

77.9

73.9-81.4

$15,000- 24,999

1,571

279

23.7

20.8-26.8

1,292

76.3

73.2-79.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,273

215

21.8

18.9-25.0

1,058

78.2

75.0-81.1

$35,000- 49,999

1,558

291

21.3

18.8-24.0

1,267

78.7

76.0-81.2

$50,000-74,999

1,525

268

20.5

18.0-23.1

1,257

79.5

76.9-82.0

$75,000+

1,795

280

17.4

15.4-19.7

1,515

82.6

80.3-84.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

3,539

623

21.5

19.7-23.4

2,916

78.5

76.6-80.3

7,395

1,151

18.7

17.6-19.9

6,244

81.3

80.1-82.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,541

441

29.2

26.6-32.0

1,100

70.8

68.0-73.4

Non-Veteran

9,449

1,309

17.2

16.2-18.3

8,140

82.8

81.7-83.8

Currently Serving

106

51.9

40.9-62.6

48.1

37.4-59.1

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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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