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

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	1,632	320	24.2	21.3-27.5	1,312	75.8	72.5-78.7
GENDER
Male	612	249	44.2	38.9-49.6	363	55.8	50.4-61.1
Female	1,020	71	6.2	4.7- 8.2	949	93.8	91.8-95.3
RACE
White	1,479	295	25.1	22.0-28.6	1,184	74.9	71.4-78.0
African American	43	8	20.9	9.8-39.1	35	79.1	60.9-90.2
Other Minorities	101	16	14.8	7.6-26.7	85	85.2	73.3-92.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	63	5	9.5	3.8-21.9	58	90.5	78.1-96.2
Non-Hispanic	1,563	314	25.2	22.1-28.6	1,249	74.8	71.4-77.9
AGE
18-24	51	7	17.7	7.7-35.4	44	82.3	64.6-92.3
25-34	166	33	30.1	21.4-40.6	133	69.9	59.4-78.6
35-44	241	55	25.0	18.8-32.3	186	75.0	67.7-81.2
45-54	311	70	31.9	25.3-39.3	241	68.1	60.7-74.7
55-64	349	56	16.6	12.4-21.9	293	83.4	78.1-87.6
65-74	287	55	21.7	16.5-28.1	232	78.3	71.9-83.5
75+	220	44	20.9	14.9-28.5	176	79.1	71.5-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	264	79	36.4	27.4-46.5	185	63.6	53.5-72.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	505	90	22.2	17.4-27.7	415	77.8	72.3-82.6
Some Post-H.S.	408	87	27.5	21.7-34.2	321	72.5	65.8-78.3
College Graduate	448	63	15.9	12.0-20.7	385	84.1	79.3-88.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	218	48	24.5	16.6-34.8	170	75.5	65.2-83.4
$15,000- 24,999	303	57	27.8	20.5-36.5	246	72.2	63.5-79.5
$25,000- 34,999	237	46	22.1	15.7-30.2	191	77.9	69.8-84.3
$35,000- 49,999	255	60	25.9	19.3-33.8	195	74.1	66.2-80.7
$50,000-74,999	191	35	25.8	18.4-34.8	156	74.2	65.2-81.6
$75,000+	192	30	18.8	12.6-27.3	162	81.2	72.7-87.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	661	149	29.6	24.3-35.5	512	70.4	64.5-75.7
No	952	169	21.6	18.2-25.6	783	78.4	74.4-81.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	241	82	39.5	31.9-47.6	159	60.5	52.4-68.1
Non-Veteran	1,391	238	21.9	18.7-25.4	1,153	78.1	74.6-81.3

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

-Western NC

1,632

320

24.2

21.3-27.5

1,312

75.8

72.5-78.7

GENDER

Male

612

249

44.2

38.9-49.6

363

55.8

50.4-61.1

Female

1,020

6.2

4.7- 8.2

949

93.8

91.8-95.3

RACE

White

1,479

295

25.1

22.0-28.6

1,184

74.9

71.4-78.0

African American

20.9

9.8-39.1

79.1

60.9-90.2

Other Minorities

101

14.8

7.6-26.7

85.2

73.3-92.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.5

3.8-21.9

90.5

78.1-96.2

Non-Hispanic

1,563

314

25.2

22.1-28.6

1,249

74.8

71.4-77.9

AGE

18-24

17.7

7.7-35.4

82.3

64.6-92.3

25-34

166

30.1

21.4-40.6

133

69.9

59.4-78.6

35-44

241

25.0

18.8-32.3

186

75.0

67.7-81.2

45-54

311

31.9

25.3-39.3

241

68.1

60.7-74.7

55-64

349

16.6

12.4-21.9

293

83.4

78.1-87.6

65-74

287

21.7

16.5-28.1

232

78.3

71.9-83.5

75+

220

20.9

14.9-28.5

176

79.1

71.5-85.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

264

36.4

27.4-46.5

185

63.6

53.5-72.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

505

22.2

17.4-27.7

415

77.8

72.3-82.6

Some Post-H.S.

408

27.5

21.7-34.2

321

72.5

65.8-78.3

College Graduate

448

15.9

12.0-20.7

385

84.1

79.3-88.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

218

24.5

16.6-34.8

170

75.5

65.2-83.4

$15,000- 24,999

303

27.8

20.5-36.5

246

72.2

63.5-79.5

$25,000- 34,999

237

22.1

15.7-30.2

191

77.9

69.8-84.3

$35,000- 49,999

255

25.9

19.3-33.8

195

74.1

66.2-80.7

$50,000-74,999

191

25.8

18.4-34.8

156

74.2

65.2-81.6

$75,000+

192

18.8

12.6-27.3

162

81.2

72.7-87.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

661

149

29.6

24.3-35.5

512

70.4

64.5-75.7

952

169

21.6

18.2-25.6

783

78.4

74.4-81.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

241

39.5

31.9-47.6

159

60.5

52.4-68.1

Non-Veteran

1,391

238

21.9

18.7-25.4

1,153

78.1

74.6-81.3

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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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