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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	1,614	330	23.6	21.0-26.3	1,284	76.4	73.7-79.0
GENDER
Male	599	241	41.4	36.8-46.2	358	58.6	53.8-63.2
Female	1,015	89	7.0	5.5- 8.9	926	93.0	91.1-94.5
RACE
White	1,435	291	24.4	21.7-27.3	1,144	75.6	72.7-78.3
African American	72	12	18.8	10.2-32.0	60	81.2	68.0-89.8
Other Minorities	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
AGE
18-24	88	25	34.1	23.5-46.6	63	65.9	53.4-76.5
25-34	205	51	29.8	22.1-38.8	154	70.2	61.2-77.9
35-44	291	76	27.5	21.8-34.1	215	72.5	65.9-78.2
45-54	306	45	16.1	11.5-22.2	261	83.9	77.8-88.5
55-64	275	52	23.3	17.6-30.2	223	76.7	69.8-82.4
65-74	250	42	18.9	13.3-26.1	208	81.1	73.9-86.7
75+	193	39	22.5	15.7-31.2	154	77.5	68.8-84.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	295	93	35.1	28.4-42.5	202	64.9	57.5-71.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	479	100	24.4	19.8-29.6	379	75.6	70.4-80.2
Some Post-H.S.	422	79	20.9	16.4-26.3	343	79.1	73.7-83.6
College Graduate	414	56	15.8	11.9-20.7	358	84.2	79.3-88.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	209	50	23.8	17.0-32.4	159	76.2	67.6-83.0
$15,000- 24,999	302	72	32.5	25.9-40.0	230	67.5	60.0-74.1
$25,000- 34,999	224	51	25.5	19.0-33.3	173	74.5	66.7-81.0
$35,000- 49,999	220	46	23.4	17.2-31.0	174	76.6	69.0-82.8
$50,000-74,999	182	35	22.7	16.1-31.0	147	77.3	69.0-83.9
$75,000+	145	22	14.9	9.6-22.4	123	85.1	77.6-90.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	579	137	27.4	22.9-32.5	442	72.6	67.5-77.1
No	1,018	190	21.7	18.6-25.0	828	78.3	75.0-81.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	223	70	34.4	27.0-42.5	153	65.6	57.5-73.0
Non-Veteran	1,386	257	21.4	18.8-24.3	1,129	78.6	75.7-81.2
Currently Serving	5	3	41.3	7.4-86.0	2	58.7	14.0-92.6

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

-Western NC

1,614

330

23.6

21.0-26.3

1,284

76.4

73.7-79.0

GENDER

Male

599

241

41.4

36.8-46.2

358

58.6

53.8-63.2

Female

1,015

7.0

5.5- 8.9

926

93.0

91.1-94.5

RACE

White

1,435

291

24.4

21.7-27.3

1,144

75.6

72.7-78.3

African American

18.8

10.2-32.0

81.2

68.0-89.8

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

AGE

18-24

34.1

23.5-46.6

65.9

53.4-76.5

25-34

205

29.8

22.1-38.8

154

70.2

61.2-77.9

35-44

291

27.5

21.8-34.1

215

72.5

65.9-78.2

45-54

306

16.1

11.5-22.2

261

83.9

77.8-88.5

55-64

275

23.3

17.6-30.2

223

76.7

69.8-82.4

65-74

250

18.9

13.3-26.1

208

81.1

73.9-86.7

75+

193

22.5

15.7-31.2

154

77.5

68.8-84.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

295

35.1

28.4-42.5

202

64.9

57.5-71.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

479

100

24.4

19.8-29.6

379

75.6

70.4-80.2

Some Post-H.S.

422

20.9

16.4-26.3

343

79.1

73.7-83.6

College Graduate

414

15.8

11.9-20.7

358

84.2

79.3-88.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

209

23.8

17.0-32.4

159

76.2

67.6-83.0

$15,000- 24,999

302

32.5

25.9-40.0

230

67.5

60.0-74.1

$25,000- 34,999

224

25.5

19.0-33.3

173

74.5

66.7-81.0

$35,000- 49,999

220

23.4

17.2-31.0

174

76.6

69.0-82.8

$50,000-74,999

182

22.7

16.1-31.0

147

77.3

69.0-83.9

$75,000+

145

14.9

9.6-22.4

123

85.1

77.6-90.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

579

137

27.4

22.9-32.5

442

72.6

67.5-77.1

1,018

190

21.7

18.6-25.0

828

78.3

75.0-81.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

223

34.4

27.0-42.5

153

65.6

57.5-73.0

Non-Veteran

1,386

257

21.4

18.8-24.3

1,129

78.6

75.7-81.2

Currently Serving

41.3

7.4-86.0

58.7

14.0-92.6

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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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