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Total Respond.^ |
Yes | No | |||||
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N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
North Carolina | 14,807 | 638 | 5.2 | 4.7- 5.7 | 14,169 | 94.8 | 94.3-95.3 |
-Piedmont NC | 8,237 | 361 | 5.3 | 4.7- 6.1 | 7,876 | 94.7 | 93.9-95.3 |
GENDER | |||||||
Male | 3,056 | 273 | 9.1 | 7.9-10.4 | 2,783 | 90.9 | 89.6-92.1 |
Female | 5,181 | 88 | 1.8 | 1.4- 2.4 | 5,093 | 98.2 | 97.6-98.6 |
RACE | |||||||
White | 6,385 | 284 | 5.4 | 4.7- 6.2 | 6,101 | 94.6 | 93.8-95.3 |
African American | 1,323 | 43 | 4.3 | 3.1- 6.1 | 1,280 | 95.7 | 93.9-96.9 |
Other Minorities | 71 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.1- 3.1 | 70 | 99.6 | 96.9-99.9 |
AGE | |||||||
18-24 | 409 | 34 | 10.2 | 6.9-14.8 | 375 | 89.8 | 85.2-93.1 |
25-34 | 1,351 | 79 | 6.6 | 5.0- 8.8 | 1,272 | 93.4 | 91.2-95.0 |
35-44 | 1,610 | 70 | 4.9 | 3.7- 6.5 | 1,540 | 95.1 | 93.5-96.3 |
45-54 | 1,542 | 79 | 6.1 | 4.7- 7.8 | 1,463 | 93.9 | 92.2-95.3 |
55-64 | 1,393 | 47 | 4.1 | 2.8- 5.8 | 1,346 | 95.9 | 94.2-97.2 |
65-74 | 1,055 | 27 | 3.0 | 1.9- 4.6 | 1,028 | 97.0 | 95.4-98.1 |
75+ | 832 | 24 | 3.5 | 2.2- 5.5 | 808 | 96.5 | 94.5-97.8 |
EDUCATION | |||||||
Less Than H.S. | 1,296 | 55 | 4.8 | 3.3- 7.0 | 1,241 | 95.2 | 93.0-96.7 |
H.S. or G.E.D. | 2,275 | 92 | 4.9 | 3.9- 6.2 | 2,183 | 95.1 | 93.8-96.1 |
Some Post-H.S. | 1,992 | 88 | 6.2 | 4.8- 7.9 | 1,904 | 93.8 | 92.1-95.2 |
College Graduate | 2,661 | 126 | 5.4 | 4.3- 6.6 | 2,535 | 94.6 | 93.4-95.7 |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | |||||||
Less than $15,000 | 843 | 32 | 4.9 | 3.1- 7.7 | 811 | 95.1 | 92.3-96.9 |
$15,000- 24,999 | 1,276 | 53 | 5.0 | 3.6- 6.9 | 1,223 | 95.0 | 93.1-96.4 |
$25,000- 34,999 | 903 | 20 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.4 | 883 | 97.3 | 95.6-98.4 |
$35,000- 49,999 | 1,075 | 52 | 5.2 | 3.8- 7.1 | 1,023 | 94.8 | 92.9-96.2 |
$50,000-74,999 | 1,066 | 56 | 6.4 | 4.8- 8.6 | 1,010 | 93.6 | 91.4-95.2 |
$75,000+ | 1,309 | 71 | 6.2 | 4.7- 8.1 | 1,238 | 93.8 | 91.9-95.3 |
DISABILITY STATUS | |||||||
Yes | 2,457 | 108 | 5.1 | 3.9- 6.5 | 2,349 | 94.9 | 93.5-96.1 |
No | 5,649 | 248 | 5.5 | 4.7- 6.4 | 5,401 | 94.5 | 93.6-95.3 |
VETERAN STATUS | |||||||
Veteran | 981 | 89 | 9.6 | 7.5-12.1 | 892 | 90.4 | 87.9-92.5 |
Non-Veteran | 7,228 | 269 | 4.6 | 4.0- 5.4 | 6,959 | 95.4 | 94.6-96.0 |
Currently Serving | 26 | 3 | 12.4 | 3.4-36.5 | 23 | 87.6 | 63.5-96.6 |
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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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