BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	15,276	2,615	20.0	19.1-21.0	12,661	80.0	79.0-80.9
GENDER
Male	5,574	1,879	33.9	32.1-35.6	3,695	66.1	64.4-67.9
Female	9,702	736	6.9	6.3- 7.6	8,966	93.1	92.4-93.7
RACE
White	11,578	2,038	22.6	21.4-23.8	9,540	77.4	76.2-78.6
African American	2,481	425	15.5	13.8-17.4	2,056	84.5	82.6-86.2
Asian	105	4	7.0	2.3-19.8	101	93.0	80.2-97.7
Native American	291	86	28.5	21.8-36.3	205	71.5	63.7-78.2
Other Minorities	762	55	8.5	5.9-11.9	707	91.5	88.1-94.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	794	54	8.2	5.7-11.6	740	91.8	88.4-94.3
-English Speaking	302	33	14.8	9.8-21.7	269	85.2	78.3-90.2
-Spanish Speaking	491	21	5.8	3.3-10.1	470	94.2	89.9-96.7
Non-Hispanic	14,452	2,558	21.3	20.3-22.3	11,894	78.7	77.7-79.7
AGE
18-24	608	87	18.2	14.4-22.6	521	81.8	77.4-85.6
25-34	1,801	284	22.1	19.5-24.9	1,517	77.9	75.1-80.5
35-44	2,610	505	21.7	19.8-23.7	2,105	78.3	76.3-80.2
45-54	3,013	524	20.9	19.1-23.0	2,489	79.1	77.0-80.9
55-64	3,051	487	17.2	15.6-19.0	2,564	82.8	81.0-84.4
65-74	2,327	395	18.3	16.4-20.3	1,932	81.7	79.7-83.6
75+	1,760	324	19.4	17.2-21.8	1,436	80.6	78.2-82.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	2,329	585	23.7	21.0-26.6	1,744	76.3	73.4-79.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	4,601	815	21.7	19.9-23.6	3,786	78.3	76.4-80.1
Some Post-H.S.	3,788	591	20.2	18.2-22.3	3,197	79.8	77.7-81.8
College Graduate	4,523	620	16.3	14.9-17.8	3,903	83.7	82.2-85.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,735	348	21.2	18.1-24.7	1,387	78.8	75.3-81.9
$15,000- 24,999	2,520	419	19.2	16.8-21.8	2,101	80.8	78.2-83.2
$25,000- 34,999	1,840	295	18.7	16.2-21.4	1,545	81.3	78.6-83.8
$35,000- 49,999	2,161	380	21.0	18.7-23.6	1,781	79.0	76.4-81.3
$50,000-74,999	1,993	332	22.6	19.9-25.5	1,661	77.4	74.5-80.1
$75,000+	2,794	485	20.2	18.2-22.3	2,309	79.8	77.7-81.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	5,553	1,104	23.5	21.7-25.3	4,449	76.5	74.7-78.3
No	9,515	1,475	18.4	17.3-19.6	8,040	81.6	80.4-82.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	2,234	699	33.9	31.3-36.5	1,535	66.1	63.5-68.7
Non-Veteran	13,030	1,915	17.8	16.8-18.8	11,115	82.2	81.2-83.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

15,276

2,615

20.0

19.1-21.0

12,661

80.0

79.0-80.9

GENDER

Male

5,574

1,879

33.9

32.1-35.6

3,695

66.1

64.4-67.9

Female

9,702

736

6.9

6.3- 7.6

8,966

93.1

92.4-93.7

RACE

White

11,578

2,038

22.6

21.4-23.8

9,540

77.4

76.2-78.6

African American

2,481

425

15.5

13.8-17.4

2,056

84.5

82.6-86.2

Asian

105

7.0

2.3-19.8

101

93.0

80.2-97.7

Native American

291

28.5

21.8-36.3

205

71.5

63.7-78.2

Other Minorities

762

8.5

5.9-11.9

707

91.5

88.1-94.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

794

8.2

5.7-11.6

740

91.8

88.4-94.3

-English Speaking

302

14.8

9.8-21.7

269

85.2

78.3-90.2

-Spanish Speaking

491

5.8

3.3-10.1

470

94.2

89.9-96.7

Non-Hispanic

14,452

2,558

21.3

20.3-22.3

11,894

78.7

77.7-79.7

AGE

18-24

608

18.2

14.4-22.6

521

81.8

77.4-85.6

25-34

1,801

284

22.1

19.5-24.9

1,517

77.9

75.1-80.5

35-44

2,610

505

21.7

19.8-23.7

2,105

78.3

76.3-80.2

45-54

3,013

524

20.9

19.1-23.0

2,489

79.1

77.0-80.9

55-64

3,051

487

17.2

15.6-19.0

2,564

82.8

81.0-84.4

65-74

2,327

395

18.3

16.4-20.3

1,932

81.7

79.7-83.6

75+

1,760

324

19.4

17.2-21.8

1,436

80.6

78.2-82.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2,329

585

23.7

21.0-26.6

1,744

76.3

73.4-79.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

4,601

815

21.7

19.9-23.6

3,786

78.3

76.4-80.1

Some Post-H.S.

3,788

591

20.2

18.2-22.3

3,197

79.8

77.7-81.8

College Graduate

4,523

620

16.3

14.9-17.8

3,903

83.7

82.2-85.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,735

348

21.2

18.1-24.7

1,387

78.8

75.3-81.9

$15,000- 24,999

2,520

419

19.2

16.8-21.8

2,101

80.8

78.2-83.2

$25,000- 34,999

1,840

295

18.7

16.2-21.4

1,545

81.3

78.6-83.8

$35,000- 49,999

2,161

380

21.0

18.7-23.6

1,781

79.0

76.4-81.3

$50,000-74,999

1,993

332

22.6

19.9-25.5

1,661

77.4

74.5-80.1

$75,000+

2,794

485

20.2

18.2-22.3

2,309

79.8

77.7-81.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

5,553

1,104

23.5

21.7-25.3

4,449

76.5

74.7-78.3

9,515

1,475

18.4

17.3-19.6

8,040

81.6

80.4-82.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

2,234

699

33.9

31.3-36.5

1,535

66.1

63.5-68.7

Non-Veteran

13,030

1,915

17.8

16.8-18.8

11,115

82.2

81.2-83.2

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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.

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