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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership***

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 15,271 521 4.4 3.9- 5.0 14,750 95.6 95.0-96.1
-Northeastern Partnership 1,056 21 2.0 1.2- 3.3 1,035 98.0 96.7-98.8
GENDER
Male 375 18 3.4 1.9- 5.9 357 96.6 94.1-98.1
Female 681 3 0.7 0.2- 2.8 678 99.3 97.2-99.8
RACE
White 656 14 1.5 0.8- 2.8 642 98.5 97.2-99.2
African American 345 5 2.6 0.9- 6.9 340 97.4 93.1-99.1
Other Minorities 52 2 3.5 0.9-13.1 50 96.5 86.9-99.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic 32 0 0.0 . - . 32 100 . - .
Non-Hispanic 1,021 21 2.1 1.3- 3.6 1,000 97.9 96.4-98.7
AGE
18-24 39 1 1.6 0.2-10.9 38 98.4 89.1-99.8
25-34 89 1 0.8 0.1- 5.2 88 99.2 94.8-99.9
35-44 141 3 3.8 1.2-11.1 138 96.2 88.9-98.8
45-54 230 3 1.8 0.6- 5.7 227 98.2 94.3-99.4
55-64 236 4 0.9 0.3- 2.3 232 99.1 97.7-99.7
65-74 179 5 2.1 0.9- 5.1 174 97.9 94.9-99.1
75+ 134 4 3.2 1.0-10.1 130 96.8 89.9-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 229 7 2.9 1.2- 6.7 222 97.1 93.3-98.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 5 2.0 0.8- 5.2 359 98.0 94.8-99.2
Some Post-H.S. 234 3 1.5 0.3- 6.6 231 98.5 93.4-99.7
College Graduate 228 6 1.4 0.6- 3.4 222 98.6 96.6-99.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 2 2.1 0.5- 8.5 162 97.9 91.5-99.5
$15,000- 24,999 202 2 1.4 0.2- 7.5 200 98.6 92.5-99.8
$25,000- 34,999 137 3 0.9 0.3- 2.7 134 99.1 97.3-99.7
$35,000- 49,999 146 1 0.8 0.1- 5.3 145 99.2 94.7-99.9
$50,000-74,999 123 3 3.4 1.0-11.5 120 96.6 88.5-99.0
$75,000+ 125 2 1.0 0.2- 4.3 123 99.0 95.7-99.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 436 8 2.2 1.0- 5.1 428 97.8 94.9-99.0
No 605 11 1.7 0.8- 3.6 594 98.3 96.4-99.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 8 3.1 1.3- 7.2 140 96.9 92.8-98.7
Non-Veteran 907 13 1.8 0.9- 3.4 894 98.2 96.6-99.1

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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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