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

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Western NC	330	63	17.7	13.3-23.1	30	10.7	7.1-15.8	237	71.6	65.3-77.1
GENDER
Male	241	44	17.8	12.9-24.0	24	11.4	7.3-17.3	173	70.8	63.6-77.1
Female	89	19	17.1	10.2-27.4	6	7.2	2.9-16.8	64	75.7	64.2-84.4
RACE
White	291	55	17.9	13.3-23.6	26	10.2	6.6-15.6	210	71.9	65.3-77.7
African American	12	1	1.9	0.2-13.1	4	35.7	12.7-67.8	7	62.5	30.9-86.1
AGE
18-24	25	2	4.6	1.1-17.4	5	20.5	7.8-44.0	18	74.9	52.4-89.0
25-34	51	14	26.0	13.9-43.4	4	8.5	2.5-25.1	33	65.4	47.9-79.6
35-44	76	10	12.0	6.0-22.6	3	4.5	1.2-15.7	63	83.5	71.7-91.0
45-54	45	9	23.9	11.7-42.7	4	13.6	5.2-31.3	32	62.5	44.0-78.0
55-64	52	14	24.1	13.5-39.1	3	8.0	2.0-27.2	35	68.0	51.6-80.9
65-74	42	3	6.9	1.6-25.4	9	24.8	12.1-44.1	30	68.3	48.8-82.9
75+	39	11	22.6	10.9-41.1	2	2.7	0.6-10.7	26	74.6	56.3-87.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	93	27	23.3	14.9-34.4	9	10.6	5.0-21.1	57	66.1	53.9-76.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	100	17	13.8	7.8-23.5	14	16.7	9.1-28.7	69	69.5	57.4-79.4
Some Post-H.S.	79	16	25.8	15.5-39.7	4	5.6	1.8-15.9	59	68.6	54.6-79.8
College Graduate	56	2	1.5	0.3- 7.1	3	7.8	2.5-21.9	51	90.8	77.3-96.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	50	12	17.0	8.6-30.7	4	9.4	3.0-25.7	34	73.6	57.2-85.3
$15,000- 24,999	72	13	18.5	10.2-31.0	8	12.6	5.5-26.4	51	68.9	54.7-80.3
$25,000- 34,999	51	10	17.2	7.7-33.9	5	15.5	6.3-33.3	36	67.3	49.7-81.1
$35,000- 49,999	46	8	20.3	9.4-38.4	2	5.6	1.1-23.6	36	74.1	55.7-86.7
$50,000-74,999	35	4	10.7	3.8-26.7	2	7.3	1.7-25.8	29	82.0	63.9-92.2
$75,000+	22	1	7.0	1.0-36.0	0	0.0	. - .	21	93.0	64.0-99.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	137	25	13.9	8.8-21.3	14	12.5	6.9-21.8	98	73.5	63.8-81.5
No	190	37	20.1	14.1-28.0	16	9.7	5.5-16.4	137	70.2	61.7-77.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	70	7	7.5	3.3-16.2	12	19.1	10.1-33.0	51	73.4	59.6-83.8
Non-Veteran	257	56	21.0	15.6-27.6	18	8.2	4.8-13.7	183	70.9	63.6-77.2
Currently Serving	3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	3	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

-Western NC

330

17.7

13.3-23.1

10.7

7.1-15.8

237

71.6

65.3-77.1

GENDER

Male

241

17.8

12.9-24.0

11.4

7.3-17.3

173

70.8

63.6-77.1

Female

17.1

10.2-27.4

7.2

2.9-16.8

75.7

64.2-84.4

RACE

White

291

17.9

13.3-23.6

10.2

6.6-15.6

210

71.9

65.3-77.7

African American

1.9

0.2-13.1

35.7

12.7-67.8

62.5

30.9-86.1

AGE

18-24

4.6

1.1-17.4

20.5

7.8-44.0

74.9

52.4-89.0

25-34

26.0

13.9-43.4

8.5

2.5-25.1

65.4

47.9-79.6

35-44

12.0

6.0-22.6

4.5

1.2-15.7

83.5

71.7-91.0

45-54

23.9

11.7-42.7

13.6

5.2-31.3

62.5

44.0-78.0

55-64

24.1

13.5-39.1

8.0

2.0-27.2

68.0

51.6-80.9

65-74

6.9

1.6-25.4

24.8

12.1-44.1

68.3

48.8-82.9

75+

22.6

10.9-41.1

2.7

0.6-10.7

74.6

56.3-87.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

23.3

14.9-34.4

10.6

5.0-21.1

66.1

53.9-76.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

100

13.8

7.8-23.5

16.7

9.1-28.7

69.5

57.4-79.4

Some Post-H.S.

25.8

15.5-39.7

5.6

1.8-15.9

68.6

54.6-79.8

College Graduate

1.5

0.3- 7.1

7.8

2.5-21.9

90.8

77.3-96.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

17.0

8.6-30.7

9.4

3.0-25.7

73.6

57.2-85.3

$15,000- 24,999

18.5

10.2-31.0

12.6

5.5-26.4

68.9

54.7-80.3

$25,000- 34,999

17.2

7.7-33.9

15.5

6.3-33.3

67.3

49.7-81.1

$35,000- 49,999

20.3

9.4-38.4

5.6

1.1-23.6

74.1

55.7-86.7

$50,000-74,999

10.7

3.8-26.7

7.3

1.7-25.8

82.0

63.9-92.2

$75,000+

7.0

1.0-36.0

0.0

. - .

93.0

64.0-99.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

137

13.9

8.8-21.3

12.5

6.9-21.8

73.5

63.8-81.5

190

20.1

14.1-28.0

9.7

5.5-16.4

137

70.2

61.7-77.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

7.5

3.3-16.2

19.1

10.1-33.0

73.4

59.6-83.8

Non-Veteran

257

21.0

15.6-27.6

8.2

4.8-13.7

183

70.9

63.6-77.2

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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