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2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

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Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Everyday Some days Not at all
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-Northeastern Partnership 146 22 16.0 10.2-24.1 13 8.8 4.7-15.8 111 75.2 66.3-82.4
GENDER
Male 89 13 15.5 8.8-25.8 8 8.2 3.7-17.1 68 76.3 65.2-84.7
Female 57 9 17.4 8.7-31.6 5 10.7 4.0-25.4 43 71.9 56.7-83.4
RACE
White 87 10 12.8 6.7-23.1 6 7.6 3.1-17.5 71 79.6 68.2-87.7
African American 57 12 23.5 12.8-39.3 6 10.2 4.2-22.9 39 66.3 50.7-79.0
AGE
18-24 3 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 3 100 . - .
25-34 19 2 7.5 1.8-26.2 1 5.9 0.8-32.3 16 86.6 64.3-95.9
35-44 23 2 12.6 2.9-40.8 3 13.5 4.0-36.6 18 73.9 48.9-89.3
45-54 27 4 14.6 4.7-37.0 2 10.8 2.2-40.2 21 74.6 49.9-89.6
55-64 22 3 13.9 3.9-39.0 2 5.7 1.3-21.7 17 80.4 57.1-92.7
65-74 27 3 15.6 4.7-41.1 1 1.8 0.2-12.0 23 82.6 58.2-94.2
75+ 25 8 42.5 22.6-65.1 4 16.9 6.2-38.4 13 40.7 22.6-61.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 12 26.6 14.7-43.2 7 12.7 5.6-26.3 33 60.7 44.8-74.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 41 5 13.9 5.2-32.5 4 10.0 3.0-28.5 32 76.0 56.9-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 28 2 7.7 1.9-26.9 2 9.3 2.4-30.5 24 82.9 62.1-93.5
College Graduate 25 3 13.3 4.2-35.1 0 0.0 . - . 22 86.7 64.9-95.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 3 13.7 4.0-37.6 3 13.0 3.8-36.2 23 73.3 50.1-88.2
$15,000- 24,999 26 6 28.2 11.8-53.4 3 9.7 3.0-27.0 17 62.1 39.3-80.6
$25,000- 34,999 12 1 4.8 0.6-28.3 0 0.0 . - . 11 95.2 71.7-99.4
$35,000- 49,999 10 1 10.8 1.5-49.1 0 0.0 . - . 9 89.2 50.9-98.5
$50,000-74,999 24 3 12.9 4.1-34.0 3 13.1 3.9-36.0 18 74.0 51.8-88.3
$75,000+ 15 2 11.3 2.7-37.0 1 10.3 1.5-46.9 12 78.4 48.7-93.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 71 13 16.9 9.2-29.0 4 5.3 1.7-14.9 54 77.8 65.2-86.8
No 69 8 14.6 7.2-27.3 7 10.0 4.2-21.9 54 75.4 61.8-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 30 5 22.0 9.3-43.5 3 5.5 1.6-16.9 22 72.5 52.0-86.5
Non-Veteran 115 17 14.3 8.5-23.1 10 10.1 5.0-19.3 88 75.5 65.3-83.5
Currently Serving 1 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 1 100 . - .

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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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