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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,276	2,615	20.0	19.1-21.0	12,661	80.0	79.0-80.9
-Northeastern Partnership	1,057	187	20.5	17.1-24.4	870	79.5	75.6-82.9
GENDER
Male	375	116	31.9	25.7-38.9	259	68.1	61.1-74.3
Female	682	71	10.2	7.7-13.2	611	89.8	86.8-92.3
RACE
White	657	118	24.4	19.6-30.0	539	75.6	70.0-80.4
African American	345	66	18.0	13.7-23.2	279	82.0	76.8-86.3
Other Minorities	52	3	3.3	0.9-10.8	49	96.7	89.2-99.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	2	2.8	0.6-12.8	30	97.2	87.2-99.4
Non-Hispanic	1,022	184	21.8	18.2-25.9	838	78.2	74.1-81.8
AGE
18-24	39	7	24.3	11.2-44.8	32	75.7	55.2-88.8
25-34	89	13	20.8	12.3-33.0	76	79.2	67.0-87.7
35-44	141	25	21.3	14.5-30.2	116	78.7	69.8-85.5
45-54	230	37	16.7	11.9-22.9	193	83.3	77.1-88.1
55-64	237	40	17.9	13.0-24.2	197	82.1	75.8-87.0
65-74	179	34	18.9	13.3-26.1	145	81.1	73.9-86.7
75+	134	30	27.7	19.3-38.2	104	72.3	61.8-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	229	64	21.4	15.9-28.2	165	78.6	71.8-84.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	365	55	21.5	15.2-29.4	310	78.5	70.6-84.8
Some Post-H.S.	234	33	18.9	12.0-28.5	201	81.1	71.5-88.0
College Graduate	228	34	19.1	13.6-26.1	194	80.9	73.9-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	165	36	20.3	14.0-28.4	129	79.7	71.6-86.0
$15,000- 24,999	202	36	17.6	12.0-25.1	166	82.4	74.9-88.0
$25,000- 34,999	137	20	12.1	7.2-19.6	117	87.9	80.4-92.8
$35,000- 49,999	146	25	24.4	15.2-36.8	121	75.6	63.2-84.8
$50,000-74,999	123	16	17.6	10.6-27.7	107	82.4	72.3-89.4
$75,000+	125	27	31.7	21.3-44.4	98	68.3	55.6-78.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	437	94	25.9	20.2-32.6	343	74.1	67.4-79.8
No	605	91	17.4	13.4-22.3	514	82.6	77.7-86.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	148	46	32.6	24.1-42.4	102	67.4	57.6-75.9
Non-Veteran	908	141	18.5	14.8-22.8	767	81.5	77.2-85.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,276

2,615

20.0

19.1-21.0

12,661

80.0

79.0-80.9

-Northeastern Partnership

1,057

187

20.5

17.1-24.4

870

79.5

75.6-82.9

GENDER

Male

375

116

31.9

25.7-38.9

259

68.1

61.1-74.3

Female

682

10.2

7.7-13.2

611

89.8

86.8-92.3

RACE

White

657

118

24.4

19.6-30.0

539

75.6

70.0-80.4

African American

345

18.0

13.7-23.2

279

82.0

76.8-86.3

Other Minorities

3.3

0.9-10.8

96.7

89.2-99.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.8

0.6-12.8

97.2

87.2-99.4

Non-Hispanic

1,022

184

21.8

18.2-25.9

838

78.2

74.1-81.8

AGE

18-24

24.3

11.2-44.8

75.7

55.2-88.8

25-34

20.8

12.3-33.0

79.2

67.0-87.7

35-44

141

21.3

14.5-30.2

116

78.7

69.8-85.5

45-54

230

16.7

11.9-22.9

193

83.3

77.1-88.1

55-64

237

17.9

13.0-24.2

197

82.1

75.8-87.0

65-74

179

18.9

13.3-26.1

145

81.1

73.9-86.7

75+

134

27.7

19.3-38.2

104

72.3

61.8-80.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

229

21.4

15.9-28.2

165

78.6

71.8-84.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

365

21.5

15.2-29.4

310

78.5

70.6-84.8

Some Post-H.S.

234

18.9

12.0-28.5

201

81.1

71.5-88.0

College Graduate

228

19.1

13.6-26.1

194

80.9

73.9-86.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

165

20.3

14.0-28.4

129

79.7

71.6-86.0

$15,000- 24,999

202

17.6

12.0-25.1

166

82.4

74.9-88.0

$25,000- 34,999

137

12.1

7.2-19.6

117

87.9

80.4-92.8

$35,000- 49,999

146

24.4

15.2-36.8

121

75.6

63.2-84.8

$50,000-74,999

123

17.6

10.6-27.7

107

82.4

72.3-89.4

$75,000+

125

31.7

21.3-44.4

68.3

55.6-78.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

437

25.9

20.2-32.6

343

74.1

67.4-79.8

605

17.4

13.4-22.3

514

82.6

77.7-86.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

148

32.6

24.1-42.4

102

67.4

57.6-75.9

Non-Veteran

908

141

18.5

14.8-22.8

767

81.5

77.2-85.2

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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.

**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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