BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,236	1,196	15.9	14.9-16.9	7,040	84.1	83.1-85.1
GENDER
Male	3,056	923	27.4	25.5-29.3	2,133	72.6	70.7-74.5
Female	5,180	273	5.0	4.3- 5.8	4,907	95.0	94.2-95.7
RACE
White	6,385	984	18.1	16.9-19.4	5,401	81.9	80.6-83.1
African American	1,322	171	12.0	10.1-14.3	1,151	88.0	85.7-89.9
Other Minorities	71	5	7.6	2.9-18.4	66	92.4	81.6-97.1
AGE
18-24	409	65	15.7	11.7-20.8	344	84.3	79.2-88.3
25-34	1,350	215	16.4	14.1-19.0	1,135	83.6	81.0-85.9
35-44	1,610	278	19.0	16.7-21.6	1,332	81.0	78.4-83.3
45-54	1,542	199	14.1	12.1-16.5	1,343	85.9	83.5-87.9
55-64	1,393	191	16.0	13.5-18.7	1,202	84.0	81.3-86.5
65-74	1,056	134	13.9	11.4-16.8	922	86.1	83.2-88.6
75+	831	109	13.5	10.8-16.6	722	86.5	83.4-89.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,298	255	19.7	17.0-22.6	1,043	80.3	77.4-83.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,271	347	16.8	14.9-18.9	1,924	83.2	81.1-85.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,994	278	15.9	13.9-18.2	1,716	84.1	81.8-86.1
College Graduate	2,660	314	13.5	11.9-15.2	2,346	86.5	84.8-88.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	845	145	17.9	14.5-21.9	700	82.1	78.1-85.5
$15,000- 24,999	1,275	196	16.7	14.2-19.6	1,079	83.3	80.4-85.8
$25,000- 34,999	902	131	17.0	14.0-20.5	771	83.0	79.5-86.0
$35,000- 49,999	1,075	174	17.2	14.6-20.2	901	82.8	79.8-85.4
$50,000-74,999	1,066	163	16.2	13.7-19.1	903	83.8	80.9-86.3
$75,000+	1,309	179	15.1	12.9-17.7	1,130	84.9	82.3-87.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,458	408	18.1	16.2-20.2	2,050	81.9	79.8-83.8
No	5,645	770	15.0	13.9-16.3	4,875	85.0	83.7-86.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	981	255	24.3	21.3-27.5	726	75.7	72.5-78.7
Non-Veteran	7,227	933	14.4	13.4-15.5	6,294	85.6	84.5-86.6
Currently Serving	26	8	28.0	13.7-48.8	18	72.0	51.2-86.3

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

-Piedmont NC

8,236

1,196

15.9

14.9-16.9

7,040

84.1

83.1-85.1

GENDER

Male

3,056

923

27.4

25.5-29.3

2,133

72.6

70.7-74.5

Female

5,180

273

5.0

4.3- 5.8

4,907

95.0

94.2-95.7

RACE

White

6,385

984

18.1

16.9-19.4

5,401

81.9

80.6-83.1

African American

1,322

171

12.0

10.1-14.3

1,151

88.0

85.7-89.9

Other Minorities

7.6

2.9-18.4

92.4

81.6-97.1

AGE

18-24

409

15.7

11.7-20.8

344

84.3

79.2-88.3

25-34

1,350

215

16.4

14.1-19.0

1,135

83.6

81.0-85.9

35-44

1,610

278

19.0

16.7-21.6

1,332

81.0

78.4-83.3

45-54

1,542

199

14.1

12.1-16.5

1,343

85.9

83.5-87.9

55-64

1,393

191

16.0

13.5-18.7

1,202

84.0

81.3-86.5

65-74

1,056

134

13.9

11.4-16.8

922

86.1

83.2-88.6

75+

831

109

13.5

10.8-16.6

722

86.5

83.4-89.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,298

255

19.7

17.0-22.6

1,043

80.3

77.4-83.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,271

347

16.8

14.9-18.9

1,924

83.2

81.1-85.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,994

278

15.9

13.9-18.2

1,716

84.1

81.8-86.1

College Graduate

2,660

314

13.5

11.9-15.2

2,346

86.5

84.8-88.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

845

145

17.9

14.5-21.9

700

82.1

78.1-85.5

$15,000- 24,999

1,275

196

16.7

14.2-19.6

1,079

83.3

80.4-85.8

$25,000- 34,999

902

131

17.0

14.0-20.5

771

83.0

79.5-86.0

$35,000- 49,999

1,075

174

17.2

14.6-20.2

901

82.8

79.8-85.4

$50,000-74,999

1,066

163

16.2

13.7-19.1

903

83.8

80.9-86.3

$75,000+

1,309

179

15.1

12.9-17.7

1,130

84.9

82.3-87.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,458

408

18.1

16.2-20.2

2,050

81.9

79.8-83.8

5,645

770

15.0

13.9-16.3

4,875

85.0

83.7-86.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

981

255

24.3

21.3-27.5

726

75.7

72.5-78.7

Non-Veteran

7,227

933

14.4

13.4-15.5

6,294

85.6

84.5-86.6

Currently Serving

28.0

13.7-48.8

72.0

51.2-86.3

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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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