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| Total Respond.^ |
Everyday | Some days | Not at all | |||||||
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| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | 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 |
| -Piedmont NC | 1,364 | 164 | 9.9 | 8.1-12.2 | 104 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.0 | 1,096 | 81.6 | 78.6-84.3 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||
| Male | 1,028 | 120 | 10.0 | 7.9-12.6 | 84 | 9.3 | 7.0-12.2 | 824 | 80.7 | 77.2-83.8 |
| Female | 336 | 44 | 9.4 | 6.5-13.4 | 20 | 4.3 | 2.5- 7.3 | 272 | 86.3 | 81.7-89.8 |
| RACE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,135 | 134 | 10.7 | 8.5-13.4 | 87 | 8.3 | 6.2-11.1 | 914 | 81.0 | 77.6-84.0 |
| African American | 180 | 30 | 10.5 | 6.8-15.9 | 8 | 3.8 | 1.7- 8.2 | 142 | 85.7 | 79.5-90.3 |
| Other Minorities | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 9 | 19.1 | 8.9-36.6 | 36 | 80.9 | 63.4-91.1 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 2 | 7.2 | 1.5-28.6 | 29 | 92.8 | 71.4-98.5 |
| Non-Hispanic | 1,332 | 164 | 10.4 | 8.5-12.8 | 102 | 8.5 | 6.5-11.1 | 1,066 | 81.0 | 77.9-83.8 |
| AGE | ||||||||||
| 18-24 | 51 | 4 | 9.3 | 3.2-24.3 | 9 | 13.6 | 6.5-26.4 | 38 | 77.1 | 61.9-87.4 |
| 25-34 | 161 | 15 | 6.7 | 3.9-11.3 | 13 | 10.9 | 5.9-19.1 | 133 | 82.4 | 74.2-88.4 |
| 35-44 | 281 | 29 | 10.1 | 6.8-14.7 | 12 | 4.7 | 2.4- 9.1 | 240 | 85.2 | 79.7-89.4 |
| 45-54 | 277 | 32 | 10.8 | 7.3-15.9 | 18 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.9 | 227 | 83.9 | 78.3-88.2 |
| 55-64 | 235 | 30 | 13.2 | 8.7-19.6 | 17 | 8.2 | 4.8-13.7 | 188 | 78.6 | 71.4-84.4 |
| 65-74 | 202 | 29 | 12.3 | 8.2-18.1 | 13 | 6.1 | 3.4-10.9 | 160 | 81.5 | 75.0-86.7 |
| 75+ | 151 | 25 | 11.4 | 7.3-17.3 | 22 | 14.9 | 9.3-22.9 | 104 | 73.7 | 65.1-80.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 279 | 64 | 15.7 | 11.3-21.5 | 32 | 10.4 | 6.4-16.4 | 183 | 73.9 | 66.3-80.3 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 434 | 53 | 12.5 | 8.4-18.0 | 29 | 7.7 | 4.9-11.7 | 352 | 79.9 | 73.9-84.8 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 300 | 24 | 7.2 | 4.5-11.3 | 25 | 8.6 | 4.7-15.0 | 251 | 84.2 | 77.6-89.2 |
| College Graduate | 349 | 23 | 5.7 | 3.5- 9.1 | 18 | 8.1 | 4.4-14.4 | 308 | 86.2 | 80.0-90.7 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 151 | 28 | 10.6 | 5.9-18.2 | 18 | 9.7 | 5.4-17.0 | 105 | 79.7 | 69.7-87.0 |
| $15,000- 24,999 | 206 | 26 | 11.9 | 6.0-22.0 | 18 | 11.6 | 6.3-20.4 | 162 | 76.5 | 65.8-84.7 |
| $25,000- 34,999 | 138 | 17 | 9.4 | 5.4-15.6 | 12 | 8.2 | 4.1-15.6 | 109 | 82.5 | 73.9-88.6 |
| $35,000- 49,999 | 197 | 21 | 12.7 | 7.4-20.9 | 11 | 7.3 | 3.4-14.9 | 165 | 80.0 | 70.8-86.8 |
| $50,000-74,999 | 180 | 22 | 11.3 | 6.9-17.8 | 10 | 5.3 | 2.3-11.5 | 148 | 83.5 | 75.7-89.1 |
| $75,000+ | 304 | 19 | 5.4 | 3.3- 8.8 | 15 | 8.1 | 4.0-15.4 | 270 | 86.5 | 79.6-91.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS | ||||||||||
| Yes | 524 | 79 | 12.5 | 8.9-17.2 | 41 | 7.5 | 4.9-11.3 | 404 | 80.1 | 74.6-84.6 |
| No | 819 | 84 | 8.9 | 6.8-11.6 | 61 | 8.9 | 6.3-12.3 | 674 | 82.2 | 78.3-85.5 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||||||||||
| Veteran | 337 | 35 | 8.7 | 5.9-12.5 | 24 | 7.5 | 4.5-12.1 | 278 | 83.9 | 78.6-88.1 |
| Non-Veteran | 1,027 | 129 | 10.2 | 8.1-12.9 | 80 | 8.7 | 6.4-11.7 | 818 | 81.1 | 77.5-84.2 |
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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, 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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