BRFSS 2004 - Piedmont Western North Carolina**: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
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
-Piedmont NC	1,196	158	13.1	10.9-15.7	96	8.2	6.4-10.5	942	78.7	75.6-81.5
GENDER
Male	923	127	13.2	10.8-16.2	80	8.7	6.7-11.4	716	78.0	74.5-81.2
Female	273	31	12.4	8.2-18.3	16	5.5	3.0- 9.9	226	82.1	75.6-87.1
RACE
White	984	134	13.6	11.1-16.5	80	8.5	6.4-11.1	770	78.0	74.5-81.1
African American	171	19	8.9	5.3-14.6	15	8.2	4.7-14.1	137	82.9	75.7-88.2
Other Minorities	5	1	34.1	5.3-82.6	0	0.0	. - .	4	65.9	17.4-94.7
AGE
18-24	65	7	13.7	4.9-32.9	6	8.3	3.5-18.4	52	78.0	61.0-88.9
25-34	215	20	8.7	5.2-14.2	20	12.3	7.3-20.0	175	79.0	71.0-85.2
35-44	278	36	12.3	8.5-17.4	17	6.5	3.5-11.7	225	81.3	75.0-86.2
45-54	199	19	9.2	5.6-14.9	18	7.9	4.5-13.7	162	82.8	75.9-88.1
55-64	191	28	16.2	10.3-24.7	14	6.8	3.8-11.7	149	77.0	68.4-83.8
65-74	134	25	21.2	13.9-31.1	9	5.7	2.5-12.7	100	73.1	62.9-81.3
75+	109	22	20.1	12.5-30.7	12	10.9	5.1-21.9	75	69.0	57.3-78.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	255	54	20.8	15.0-28.1	32	13.4	8.6-20.3	169	65.8	57.8-73.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	347	50	14.7	10.9-19.5	30	8.6	5.3-13.6	267	76.7	70.8-81.8
Some Post-H.S.	278	22	8.9	5.1-15.0	17	6.9	4.0-11.8	239	84.2	77.5-89.2
College Graduate	314	31	9.9	6.6-14.5	17	5.6	3.2- 9.7	266	84.5	79.1-88.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	145	24	18.6	10.6-30.6	11	7.0	3.6-13.4	110	74.3	62.7-83.3
$15,000- 24,999	196	22	11.0	6.8-17.4	24	11.6	7.4-17.8	150	77.4	69.7-83.6
$25,000- 34,999	131	11	9.2	4.8-16.8	11	9.4	4.0-20.5	109	81.4	70.7-88.8
$35,000- 49,999	174	26	15.2	10.2-22.2	10	8.0	3.5-17.4	138	76.7	67.8-83.8
$50,000-74,999	163	13	6.7	3.6-11.9	14	9.1	4.8-16.6	136	84.3	76.4-89.8
$75,000+	179	23	10.8	6.8-16.6	11	4.8	2.3- 9.9	145	84.4	77.7-89.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	408	60	15.8	11.6-21.1	34	7.9	5.4-11.4	314	76.3	70.6-81.2
No	770	94	11.7	9.3-14.7	62	8.5	6.2-11.6	614	79.7	75.9-83.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	255	32	13.6	9.3-19.5	22	8.3	5.2-13.1	201	78.1	71.5-83.5
Non-Veteran	933	126	13.1	10.6-16.1	74	8.3	6.2-11.0	733	78.7	75.1-81.9
Currently Serving	8	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	8	100	. - .

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

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

-Piedmont NC

1,196

158

13.1

10.9-15.7

8.2

6.4-10.5

942

78.7

75.6-81.5

GENDER

Male

923

127

13.2

10.8-16.2

8.7

6.7-11.4

716

78.0

74.5-81.2

Female

273

12.4

8.2-18.3

5.5

3.0- 9.9

226

82.1

75.6-87.1

RACE

White

984

134

13.6

11.1-16.5

8.5

6.4-11.1

770

78.0

74.5-81.1

African American

171

8.9

5.3-14.6

8.2

4.7-14.1

137

82.9

75.7-88.2

Other Minorities

34.1

5.3-82.6

0.0

. - .

65.9

17.4-94.7

AGE

18-24

13.7

4.9-32.9

8.3

3.5-18.4

78.0

61.0-88.9

25-34

215

8.7

5.2-14.2

12.3

7.3-20.0

175

79.0

71.0-85.2

35-44

278

12.3

8.5-17.4

6.5

3.5-11.7

225

81.3

75.0-86.2

45-54

199

9.2

5.6-14.9

7.9

4.5-13.7

162

82.8

75.9-88.1

55-64

191

16.2

10.3-24.7

6.8

3.8-11.7

149

77.0

68.4-83.8

65-74

134

21.2

13.9-31.1

5.7

2.5-12.7

100

73.1

62.9-81.3

75+

109

20.1

12.5-30.7

10.9

5.1-21.9

69.0

57.3-78.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

255

20.8

15.0-28.1

13.4

8.6-20.3

169

65.8

57.8-73.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

347

14.7

10.9-19.5

8.6

5.3-13.6

267

76.7

70.8-81.8

Some Post-H.S.

278

8.9

5.1-15.0

6.9

4.0-11.8

239

84.2

77.5-89.2

College Graduate

314

9.9

6.6-14.5

5.6

3.2- 9.7

266

84.5

79.1-88.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

145

18.6

10.6-30.6

7.0

3.6-13.4

110

74.3

62.7-83.3

$15,000- 24,999

196

11.0

6.8-17.4

11.6

7.4-17.8

150

77.4

69.7-83.6

$25,000- 34,999

131

9.2

4.8-16.8

9.4

4.0-20.5

109

81.4

70.7-88.8

$35,000- 49,999

174

15.2

10.2-22.2

8.0

3.5-17.4

138

76.7

67.8-83.8

$50,000-74,999

163

6.7

3.6-11.9

9.1

4.8-16.6

136

84.3

76.4-89.8

$75,000+

179

10.8

6.8-16.6

4.8

2.3- 9.9

145

84.4

77.7-89.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

408

15.8

11.6-21.1

7.9

5.4-11.4

314

76.3

70.6-81.2

770

11.7

9.3-14.7

8.5

6.2-11.6

614

79.7

75.9-83.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

255

13.6

9.3-19.5

8.3

5.2-13.1

201

78.1

71.5-83.5

Non-Veteran

933

126

13.1

10.6-16.1

8.3

6.2-11.0

733

78.7

75.1-81.9

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

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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