BRFSS 2004 - Northeastern Partnership**: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	14,808	2,331	17.5	16.8-18.4	12,477	82.5	81.6-83.2
-Northeastern Partnership	980	146	17.6	14.9-20.8	834	82.4	79.2-85.1
GENDER
Male	337	89	28.7	23.5-34.5	248	71.3	65.5-76.5
Female	643	57	8.1	6.1-10.6	586	91.9	89.4-93.9
RACE
White	570	87	21.6	17.6-26.2	483	78.4	73.8-82.4
African American	367	57	14.6	11.0-19.2	310	85.4	80.8-89.0
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	37	3	7.7	2.2-23.6	34	92.3	76.4-97.8
25-34	121	19	21.8	14.0-32.3	102	78.2	67.7-86.0
35-44	155	23	17.8	11.7-26.2	132	82.2	73.8-88.3
45-54	192	27	16.3	10.8-23.8	165	83.7	76.2-89.2
55-64	195	22	13.9	9.1-20.7	173	86.1	79.3-90.9
65-74	164	27	18.9	12.7-27.0	137	81.1	73.0-87.3
75+	115	25	25.4	17.2-35.8	90	74.6	64.2-82.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	218	52	22.9	17.1-30.0	166	77.1	70.0-82.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	340	41	15.3	11.0-20.8	299	84.7	79.2-89.0
Some Post-H.S.	228	28	16.8	11.6-23.9	200	83.2	76.1-88.4
College Graduate	194	25	16.7	11.3-24.1	169	83.3	75.9-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	172	29	19.1	13.0-27.2	143	80.9	72.8-87.0
$15,000- 24,999	192	26	13.3	8.7-19.7	166	86.7	80.3-91.3
$25,000- 34,999	100	12	15.5	8.6-26.4	88	84.5	73.6-91.4
$35,000- 49,999	127	10	7.6	4.0-14.0	117	92.4	86.0-96.0
$50,000-74,999	88	24	33.9	23.7-45.8	64	66.1	54.2-76.3
$75,000+	82	15	27.8	17.5-41.1	67	72.2	58.9-82.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	381	71	21.3	16.6-26.8	310	78.7	73.2-83.4
No	579	69	15.0	11.8-19.0	510	85.0	81.0-88.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	116	30	30.9	22.2-41.2	86	69.1	58.8-77.8
Non-Veteran	857	115	15.3	12.6-18.4	742	84.7	81.6-87.4
Currently Serving	7	1	31.2	5.1-79.2	6	68.8	20.8-94.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

14,808

2,331

17.5

16.8-18.4

12,477

82.5

81.6-83.2

-Northeastern Partnership

980

146

17.6

14.9-20.8

834

82.4

79.2-85.1

GENDER

Male

337

28.7

23.5-34.5

248

71.3

65.5-76.5

Female

643

8.1

6.1-10.6

586

91.9

89.4-93.9

RACE

White

570

21.6

17.6-26.2

483

78.4

73.8-82.4

African American

367

14.6

11.0-19.2

310

85.4

80.8-89.0

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

7.7

2.2-23.6

92.3

76.4-97.8

25-34

121

21.8

14.0-32.3

102

78.2

67.7-86.0

35-44

155

17.8

11.7-26.2

132

82.2

73.8-88.3

45-54

192

16.3

10.8-23.8

165

83.7

76.2-89.2

55-64

195

13.9

9.1-20.7

173

86.1

79.3-90.9

65-74

164

18.9

12.7-27.0

137

81.1

73.0-87.3

75+

115

25.4

17.2-35.8

74.6

64.2-82.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

218

22.9

17.1-30.0

166

77.1

70.0-82.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

340

15.3

11.0-20.8

299

84.7

79.2-89.0

Some Post-H.S.

228

16.8

11.6-23.9

200

83.2

76.1-88.4

College Graduate

194

16.7

11.3-24.1

169

83.3

75.9-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

172

19.1

13.0-27.2

143

80.9

72.8-87.0

$15,000- 24,999

192

13.3

8.7-19.7

166

86.7

80.3-91.3

$25,000- 34,999

100

15.5

8.6-26.4

84.5

73.6-91.4

$35,000- 49,999

127

7.6

4.0-14.0

117

92.4

86.0-96.0

$50,000-74,999

33.9

23.7-45.8

66.1

54.2-76.3

$75,000+

27.8

17.5-41.1

72.2

58.9-82.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

381

21.3

16.6-26.8

310

78.7

73.2-83.4

579

15.0

11.8-19.0

510

85.0

81.0-88.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

116

30.9

22.2-41.2

69.1

58.8-77.8

Non-Veteran

857

115

15.3

12.6-18.4

742

84.7

81.6-87.4

Currently Serving

31.2

5.1-79.2

68.8

20.8-94.9

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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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