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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	8,540	1,364	18.7	17.5-20.0	7,176	81.3	80.0-82.5
GENDER
Male	3,161	1,028	31.8	29.5-34.1	2,133	68.2	65.9-70.5
Female	5,379	336	6.1	5.3- 7.0	5,043	93.9	93.0-94.7
RACE
White	6,639	1,135	21.5	20.0-23.0	5,504	78.5	77.0-80.0
African American	1,285	180	13.6	11.4-16.3	1,105	86.4	83.7-88.6
Other Minorities	581	45	10.1	6.8-14.6	536	89.9	85.4-93.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	477	31	9.0	5.6-14.3	446	91.0	85.7-94.4
Non-Hispanic	8,048	1,332	19.9	18.6-21.2	6,716	80.1	78.8-81.4
AGE
18-24	329	51	19.3	14.3-25.4	278	80.7	74.6-85.7
25-34	1,024	161	21.5	18.2-25.3	863	78.5	74.7-81.8
35-44	1,546	281	19.9	17.6-22.4	1,265	80.1	77.6-82.4
45-54	1,685	277	18.1	15.9-20.6	1,408	81.9	79.4-84.1
55-64	1,668	235	15.8	13.7-18.1	1,433	84.2	81.9-86.3
65-74	1,264	202	17.1	14.7-19.7	1,062	82.9	80.3-85.3
75+	961	151	16.2	13.5-19.2	810	83.8	80.8-86.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,237	279	22.3	18.7-26.3	958	77.7	73.7-81.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,456	434	21.8	19.4-24.4	2,022	78.2	75.6-80.6
Some Post-H.S.	2,073	300	17.9	15.4-20.7	1,773	82.1	79.3-84.6
College Graduate	2,752	349	15.4	13.6-17.4	2,403	84.6	82.6-86.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	866	151	18.0	13.7-23.4	715	82.0	76.6-86.3
$15,000- 24,999	1,335	206	17.4	14.5-20.9	1,129	82.6	79.1-85.5
$25,000- 34,999	950	138	17.3	13.8-21.4	812	82.7	78.6-86.2
$35,000- 49,999	1,174	197	19.6	16.5-23.0	977	80.4	77.0-83.5
$50,000-74,999	1,108	180	21.9	18.2-26.0	928	78.1	74.0-81.8
$75,000+	1,856	304	19.0	16.7-21.6	1,552	81.0	78.4-83.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,945	524	21.0	18.7-23.5	2,421	79.0	76.5-81.3
No	5,480	819	17.6	16.2-19.1	4,661	82.4	80.9-83.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,123	337	31.3	27.8-35.0	786	68.7	65.0-72.2
Non-Veteran	7,409	1,027	17.1	15.8-18.5	6,382	82.9	81.5-84.2

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

-Piedmont NC

8,540

1,364

18.7

17.5-20.0

7,176

81.3

80.0-82.5

GENDER

Male

3,161

1,028

31.8

29.5-34.1

2,133

68.2

65.9-70.5

Female

5,379

336

6.1

5.3- 7.0

5,043

93.9

93.0-94.7

RACE

White

6,639

1,135

21.5

20.0-23.0

5,504

78.5

77.0-80.0

African American

1,285

180

13.6

11.4-16.3

1,105

86.4

83.7-88.6

Other Minorities

581

10.1

6.8-14.6

536

89.9

85.4-93.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

477

9.0

5.6-14.3

446

91.0

85.7-94.4

Non-Hispanic

8,048

1,332

19.9

18.6-21.2

6,716

80.1

78.8-81.4

AGE

18-24

329

19.3

14.3-25.4

278

80.7

74.6-85.7

25-34

1,024

161

21.5

18.2-25.3

863

78.5

74.7-81.8

35-44

1,546

281

19.9

17.6-22.4

1,265

80.1

77.6-82.4

45-54

1,685

277

18.1

15.9-20.6

1,408

81.9

79.4-84.1

55-64

1,668

235

15.8

13.7-18.1

1,433

84.2

81.9-86.3

65-74

1,264

202

17.1

14.7-19.7

1,062

82.9

80.3-85.3

75+

961

151

16.2

13.5-19.2

810

83.8

80.8-86.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,237

279

22.3

18.7-26.3

958

77.7

73.7-81.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,456

434

21.8

19.4-24.4

2,022

78.2

75.6-80.6

Some Post-H.S.

2,073

300

17.9

15.4-20.7

1,773

82.1

79.3-84.6

College Graduate

2,752

349

15.4

13.6-17.4

2,403

84.6

82.6-86.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

866

151

18.0

13.7-23.4

715

82.0

76.6-86.3

$15,000- 24,999

1,335

206

17.4

14.5-20.9

1,129

82.6

79.1-85.5

$25,000- 34,999

950

138

17.3

13.8-21.4

812

82.7

78.6-86.2

$35,000- 49,999

1,174

197

19.6

16.5-23.0

977

80.4

77.0-83.5

$50,000-74,999

1,108

180

21.9

18.2-26.0

928

78.1

74.0-81.8

$75,000+

1,856

304

19.0

16.7-21.6

1,552

81.0

78.4-83.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,945

524

21.0

18.7-23.5

2,421

79.0

76.5-81.3

5,480

819

17.6

16.2-19.1

4,661

82.4

80.9-83.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,123

337

31.3

27.8-35.0

786

68.7

65.0-72.2

Non-Veteran

7,409

1,027

17.1

15.8-18.5

6,382

82.9

81.5-84.2

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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, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, 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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