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Total Respond.^ |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
TOTAL | 1,472 | 215 | 14.1 | 12.1-16.4 | 138 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.2 | 1,119 | 75.9 | 73.1-78.5 |
AGE | ||||||||||
18-24 | 92 | 12 | 12.1 | 5.7-23.9 | 14 | 16.1 | 9.0-27.1 | 66 | 71.8 | 59.2-81.8 |
25-34 | 298 | 42 | 13.6 | 9.5-19.1 | 36 | 14.4 | 9.9-20.5 | 220 | 72.0 | 65.2-77.9 |
35-44 | 369 | 58 | 13.8 | 10.3-18.1 | 24 | 6.9 | 4.2-11.2 | 287 | 79.3 | 74.0-83.8 |
45-54 | 249 | 33 | 13.5 | 9.3-19.3 | 26 | 9.7 | 6.2-15.1 | 190 | 76.7 | 70.0-82.4 |
55-64 | 229 | 33 | 15.1 | 10.0-22.1 | 15 | 7.1 | 3.7-13.1 | 181 | 77.8 | 70.0-84.0 |
65-74 | 146 | 20 | 15.6 | 9.7-24.0 | 13 | 8.8 | 4.5-16.6 | 113 | 75.6 | 66.2-83.1 |
75+ | 86 | 16 | 17.2 | 9.8-28.5 | 10 | 11.4 | 5.3-22.8 | 60 | 71.3 | 58.6-81.4 |
EDUCATION | ||||||||||
Less Than H.S. | 226 | 43 | 19.3 | 13.6-26.7 | 31 | 14.3 | 9.4-21.3 | 152 | 66.3 | 58.2-73.6 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 441 | 72 | 14.6 | 11.2-18.7 | 51 | 12.6 | 8.9-17.4 | 318 | 72.8 | 67.5-77.6 |
Some Post-H.S. | 395 | 51 | 14.7 | 10.6-19.9 | 33 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.7 | 311 | 76.6 | 70.9-81.5 |
College Graduate | 408 | 48 | 9.9 | 7.2-13.5 | 23 | 6.2 | 3.9- 9.9 | 337 | 83.9 | 79.4-87.6 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
Less than $15,000 | 113 | 20 | 17.2 | 9.6-29.0 | 13 | 9.9 | 5.0-18.6 | 80 | 72.9 | 60.7-82.4 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 197 | 30 | 14.9 | 9.9-21.9 | 21 | 11.4 | 6.8-18.6 | 146 | 73.7 | 65.3-80.6 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 184 | 19 | 10.8 | 6.4-17.7 | 19 | 10.9 | 6.0-19.0 | 146 | 78.3 | 69.6-85.1 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 263 | 41 | 16.1 | 11.5-22.0 | 19 | 9.2 | 5.3-15.5 | 203 | 74.7 | 67.6-80.7 |
$50,000-74,999 | 242 | 28 | 9.5 | 6.3-14.0 | 25 | 11.4 | 7.4-17.3 | 189 | 79.1 | 72.6-84.4 |
$75,000+ | 259 | 34 | 11.2 | 7.8-16.0 | 18 | 6.3 | 3.6-10.9 | 207 | 82.5 | 76.7-87.0 |
DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
Yes | 461 | 67 | 13.6 | 10.3-17.9 | 39 | 8.9 | 6.1-12.7 | 355 | 77.5 | 72.4-81.8 |
No | 987 | 143 | 14.1 | 11.7-16.9 | 96 | 10.6 | 8.3-13.4 | 748 | 75.3 | 71.8-78.5 |
VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
Veteran | 438 | 54 | 12.6 | 9.5-16.6 | 38 | 9.5 | 6.5-13.7 | 346 | 77.9 | 72.8-82.2 |
Non-Veteran | 985 | 155 | 15.0 | 12.4-17.9 | 88 | 9.5 | 7.3-12.1 | 742 | 75.6 | 72.1-78.7 |
Currently Serving | 49 | 6 | 7.3 | 3.0-16.9 | 12 | 28.4 | 16.0-45.3 | 31 | 64.2 | 47.9-77.8 |
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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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