BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	2,613	323	11.0	9.4-12.9	218	10.0	8.3-12.0	2,072	79.0	76.5-81.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	59	6	8.1	3.5-17.8	6	10.6	4.3-23.7	47	81.3	67.7-90.0
Buncombe	51	8	12.7	5.7-25.9	4	14.9	5.2-36.0	39	72.4	54.1-85.3
Cabarrus	66	5	5.3	1.7-15.0	6	15.2	5.8-34.3	55	79.5	61.8-90.2
Catawba	54	6	9.0	3.4-21.5	2	2.4	0.5-10.4	46	88.7	76.0-95.1
Cumberland	67	8	12.7	5.6-26.3	6	7.1	2.8-17.0	53	80.2	66.2-89.3
Davidson	90	11	13.8	7.1-25.0	8	7.8	3.1-18.1	71	78.5	66.3-87.1
Durham	43	5	6.8	2.5-17.4	4	5.6	1.7-17.0	34	87.6	74.4-94.5
Forsyth	67	7	6.1	2.7-13.4	5	4.5	1.6-12.1	55	89.3	80.4-94.5
Gaston	61	10	13.9	6.9-26.0	7	12.6	4.8-29.3	44	73.6	57.7-85.0
Guilford	61	6	9.4	4.0-20.5	3	5.6	1.5-18.6	52	85.0	72.0-92.6
Iredell	75	14	15.9	8.6-27.5	8	10.7	4.7-22.6	53	73.5	59.8-83.7
Johnston	89	10	11.4	5.6-21.9	6	12.7	4.1-33.5	73	75.9	59.2-87.2
Mecklenburg	103	3	2.5	0.6- 9.8	5	4.8	1.8-12.2	95	92.7	84.5-96.7
New Hanover	39	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	39	100	. - .
Onslow	80	7	14.7	6.3-30.4	4	3.0	1.0- 8.2	69	82.4	67.4-91.3
Orange	45	2	1.1	0.3- 4.8	2	2.5	0.5-11.0	41	96.4	88.7-98.9
Pitt	58	6	10.0	4.2-22.0	3	3.9	1.2-11.8	49	86.0	74.0-93.0
Randolph	74	14	30.8	13.8-55.4	3	8.8	2.3-28.3	57	60.3	39.0-78.4
Robeson	101	12	10.0	5.2-18.2	13	9.2	4.9-16.6	76	80.8	71.1-87.9
Rowan	69	9	7.5	3.2-16.4	2	3.9	1.0-14.5	58	88.6	77.9-94.5
Union	63	9	9.7	4.5-19.9	4	4.5	1.5-12.9	50	85.8	74.6-92.5
Wake	66	2	2.5	0.6-10.2	6	12.0	4.7-27.5	58	85.5	70.5-93.6
Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico	68	6	7.8	3.2-17.8	5	12.1	4.7-27.7	57	80.1	64.8-89.9
Northeast Partnership II***	88	16	11.5	6.3-20.1	5	8.1	2.9-20.6	67	80.5	68.4-88.7
Northeast Partnership I***	70	9	8.4	3.9-17.1	14	23.2	12.9-37.9	47	68.5	54.1-80.0
Franklin/Nash/Wilson	73	5	4.6	1.5-12.7	4	3.5	1.1-10.4	64	91.9	83.2-96.3
Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne	89	9	7.1	3.2-14.7	10	12.8	4.7-30.3	70	80.1	64.9-89.8
Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender	85	10	14.4	7.0-27.4	6	10.9	4.5-23.9	69	74.7	60.8-85.0
Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance	74	9	12.0	5.7-23.6	2	2.8	0.7-10.6	63	85.2	73.4-92.3
Chatham/Lee/Moore	69	10	17.4	8.5-32.2	6	19.8	8.0-41.1	53	62.8	45.5-77.4
Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly	128	23	17.7	11.1-27.0	18	13.0	7.4-22.1	87	69.3	58.5-78.3
Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	97	13	10.6	5.7-18.9	12	11.9	5.9-22.5	72	77.5	66.2-85.8
Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes	86	23	23.5	13.7-37.3	10	25.5	12.2-45.9	53	50.9	36.1-65.6
Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln	90	16	15.7	8.6-26.9	10	14.2	6.3-28.9	64	70.2	56.0-81.3
Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)	115	14	16.7	7.5-32.9	9	9.0	3.6-21.1	92	74.3	58.9-85.3
NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***
Yes	187	27	8.8	5.6-13.8	20	11.4	6.7-18.7	140	79.8	71.9-85.9
No	2,426	296	11.2	9.5-13.1	198	9.9	8.1-12.0	1,932	78.9	76.3-81.3
NC REGIONS**
Eastern NC	927	101	9.7	7.6-12.4	82	10.1	7.3-13.8	744	80.2	76.2-83.6
Piedmont	1,364	164	9.9	8.1-12.2	104	8.5	6.5-11.0	1,096	81.6	78.6-84.3
Western NC	322	58	16.7	11.3-24.1	32	14.7	9.5-22.0	232	68.6	60.4-75.7
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)
Mountain AHEC***	166	22	15.7	8.2-27.9	13	10.5	5.2-20.2	131	73.8	61.8-83.1
Northwest	570	89	12.7	9.8-16.2	54	11.9	8.3-16.8	427	75.4	70.1-80.0
Charlotte	365	44	9.5	6.2-14.2	30	8.4	5.0-14.0	291	82.1	75.8-87.0
Greensboro	319	41	12.9	8.2-19.7	20	7.4	4.2-12.7	258	79.7	72.4-85.5
Southern Regional	323	37	11.3	7.5-16.7	36	10.0	6.6-14.8	250	78.7	72.4-83.9
Coastal	117	11	11.8	5.9-22.2	6	7.9	3.2-18.1	100	80.3	68.8-88.3
Wake	298	29	7.0	4.5-10.8	20	9.8	5.3-17.4	249	83.2	75.9-88.7
Area L	113	13	6.5	3.4-11.8	12	11.1	5.8-20.2	88	82.5	73.2-89.0
Eastern	342	37	9.1	6.1-13.4	27	11.3	6.3-19.7	278	79.5	71.7-85.7

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,613

323

11.0

9.4-12.9

218

10.0

8.3-12.0

2,072

79.0

76.5-81.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

8.1

3.5-17.8

10.6

4.3-23.7

81.3

67.7-90.0

Buncombe

12.7

5.7-25.9

14.9

5.2-36.0

72.4

54.1-85.3

Cabarrus

5.3

1.7-15.0

15.2

5.8-34.3

79.5

61.8-90.2

Catawba

9.0

3.4-21.5

2.4

0.5-10.4

88.7

76.0-95.1

Cumberland

12.7

5.6-26.3

7.1

2.8-17.0

80.2

66.2-89.3

Davidson

13.8

7.1-25.0

7.8

3.1-18.1

78.5

66.3-87.1

Durham

6.8

2.5-17.4

5.6

1.7-17.0

87.6

74.4-94.5

Forsyth

6.1

2.7-13.4

4.5

1.6-12.1

89.3

80.4-94.5

Gaston

13.9

6.9-26.0

12.6

4.8-29.3

73.6

57.7-85.0

Guilford

9.4

4.0-20.5

5.6

1.5-18.6

85.0

72.0-92.6

Iredell

15.9

8.6-27.5

10.7

4.7-22.6

73.5

59.8-83.7

Johnston

11.4

5.6-21.9

12.7

4.1-33.5

75.9

59.2-87.2

Mecklenburg

103

2.5

0.6- 9.8

4.8

1.8-12.2

92.7

84.5-96.7

New Hanover

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Onslow

14.7

6.3-30.4

3.0

1.0- 8.2

82.4

67.4-91.3

Orange

1.1

0.3- 4.8

2.5

0.5-11.0

96.4

88.7-98.9

Pitt

10.0

4.2-22.0

3.9

1.2-11.8

86.0

74.0-93.0

Randolph

30.8

13.8-55.4

8.8

2.3-28.3

60.3

39.0-78.4

Robeson

101

10.0

5.2-18.2

9.2

4.9-16.6

80.8

71.1-87.9

Rowan

7.5

3.2-16.4

3.9

1.0-14.5

88.6

77.9-94.5

Union

9.7

4.5-19.9

4.5

1.5-12.9

85.8

74.6-92.5

Wake

2.5

0.6-10.2

12.0

4.7-27.5

85.5

70.5-93.6

Carteret/Currituck/Craven/Dare/Hyde/Pamlico

7.8

3.2-17.8

12.1

4.7-27.7

80.1

64.8-89.9

Northeast Partnership II***

11.5

6.3-20.1

8.1

2.9-20.6

80.5

68.4-88.7

Northeast Partnership I***

8.4

3.9-17.1

23.2

12.9-37.9

68.5

54.1-80.0

Franklin/Nash/Wilson

4.6

1.5-12.7

3.5

1.1-10.4

91.9

83.2-96.3

Duplin/Greene/Harn./Jones/Lenoir/Samp./Wayne

7.1

3.2-14.7

12.8

4.7-30.3

80.1

64.9-89.8

Bladen/Brunswick/Columbus/Pender

14.4

7.0-27.4

10.9

4.5-23.9

74.7

60.8-85.0

Caswell/Granville/Person/Vance

12.0

5.7-23.6

2.8

0.7-10.6

85.2

73.4-92.3

Chatham/Lee/Moore

17.4

8.5-32.2

19.8

8.0-41.1

62.8

45.5-77.4

Anson/Hoke/Montgo./Richmond/Scotland/Stanly

128

17.7

11.1-27.0

13.0

7.4-22.1

69.3

58.5-78.3

Davie/Rockingham/Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

10.6

5.7-18.9

11.9

5.9-22.5

77.5

66.2-85.8

Alleghany/Ashe/Avery/Watauga/Wilkes

23.5

13.7-37.3

25.5

12.2-45.9

50.9

36.1-65.6

Alexander/Burke/Caldwell/Cleve./Lincoln

15.7

8.6-26.9

14.2

6.3-28.9

70.2

56.0-81.3

Mountain AHEC (Excludes Buncombe)

115

16.7

7.5-32.9

9.0

3.6-21.1

74.3

58.9-85.3

NORTHEASTERN PARTNERSHIP***

Yes

187

8.8

5.6-13.8

11.4

6.7-18.7

140

79.8

71.9-85.9

2,426

296

11.2

9.5-13.1

198

9.9

8.1-12.0

1,932

78.9

76.3-81.3

NC REGIONS**

Eastern NC

927

101

9.7

7.6-12.4

10.1

7.3-13.8

744

80.2

76.2-83.6

Piedmont

1,364

164

9.9

8.1-12.2

104

8.5

6.5-11.0

1,096

81.6

78.6-84.3

Western NC

322

16.7

11.3-24.1

14.7

9.5-22.0

232

68.6

60.4-75.7

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS(AHEC)

Mountain AHEC***

166

15.7

8.2-27.9

10.5

5.2-20.2

131

73.8

61.8-83.1

Northwest

570

12.7

9.8-16.2

11.9

8.3-16.8

427

75.4

70.1-80.0

Charlotte

365

9.5

6.2-14.2

8.4

5.0-14.0

291

82.1

75.8-87.0

Greensboro

319

12.9

8.2-19.7

7.4

4.2-12.7

258

79.7

72.4-85.5

Southern Regional

323

11.3

7.5-16.7

10.0

6.6-14.8

250

78.7

72.4-83.9

Coastal

117

11.8

5.9-22.2

7.9

3.2-18.1

100

80.3

68.8-88.3

Wake

298

7.0

4.5-10.8

9.8

5.3-17.4

249

83.2

75.9-88.7

Area L

113

6.5

3.4-11.8

11.1

5.8-20.2

82.5

73.2-89.0

Eastern

342

9.1

6.1-13.4

11.3

6.3-19.7

278

79.5

71.7-85.7

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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