BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina: (Do you use smokeless tobacco in situations where you can't smoke or where you would prefer not to smoke?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Do you use smokeless tobacco in situations where you can't smoke or where you would prefer not to smoke?*

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	Total Respond.^	Often/Sometimes	Rarely/Never
TOTAL	587	73	14.8	10.2-21.0	514	85.2	79.0-89.8
GENDER
Male	463	60	14.0	9.8-19.6	403	86.0	80.4-90.2
Female	124	13	18.9	5.9-46.6	111	81.1	53.4-94.1
RACE
White	477	61	16.1	10.8-23.5	416	83.9	76.5-89.2
African American	61	8	11.0	4.4-25.1	53	89.0	74.9-95.6
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	28	3	9.7	1.8-38.0	25	90.3	62.0-98.2
Other Minorities	17	1	4.7	0.6-28.2	16	95.3	71.8-99.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	10	1	3.2	0.4-22.2	9	96.8	77.8-99.6
-English Speaking	6	1	8.2	0.9-46.3	5	91.8	53.7-99.1
-Spanish Speaking	4	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	575	72	15.1	10.4-21.4	503	84.9	78.6-89.6
AGE
18-24	38	10	33.4	16.2-56.4	28	66.6	43.6-83.8
25-34	101	16	11.8	6.8-19.8	85	88.2	80.2-93.2
35-44	118	18	13.5	7.6-22.9	100	86.5	77.1-92.4
45-54	142	7	5.5	2.1-13.4	135	94.5	86.6-97.9
55-64	112	14	8.5	4.8-14.5	98	91.5	85.5-95.2
65-74	62	6	11.1	4.7-24.1	56	88.9	75.9-95.3
75+	12	2	23.4	4.7-65.1	10	76.6	34.9-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	128	17	13.4	6.4-26.0	111	86.6	74.0-93.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	235	30	15.9	8.6-27.5	205	84.1	72.5-91.4
Some Post-H.S.	135	17	16.9	7.9-32.6	118	83.1	67.4-92.1
College Graduate	88	9	10.3	4.8-20.6	79	89.7	79.4-95.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	104	15	14.9	7.0-29.0	89	85.1	71.0-93.0
$15,000- 24,999	123	15	9.5	4.7-18.3	108	90.5	81.7-95.3
$25,000- 34,999	69	11	23.2	9.3-47.1	58	76.8	52.9-90.7
$35,000- 49,999	79	6	6.7	2.8-15.5	73	93.3	84.5-97.2
$50,000-74,999	65	11	18.6	9.8-32.5	54	81.4	67.5-90.2
$75,000+	85	9	21.6	8.5-44.7	76	78.4	55.3-91.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	295	35	15.4	8.5-26.2	260	84.6	73.8-91.5
No	285	35	13.1	7.9-21.0	250	86.9	79.0-92.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	132	18	14.1	8.1-23.4	114	85.9	76.6-91.9
Non-Veteran	455	55	15.0	9.8-22.3	400	85.0	77.7-90.2

Total
Respond.^

Often/Sometimes

Rarely/Never

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

587

14.8

10.2-21.0

514

85.2

79.0-89.8

GENDER

Male

463

14.0

9.8-19.6

403

86.0

80.4-90.2

Female

124

18.9

5.9-46.6

111

81.1

53.4-94.1

RACE

White

477

16.1

10.8-23.5

416

83.9

76.5-89.2

African American

11.0

4.4-25.1

89.0

74.9-95.6

Asian

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

9.7

1.8-38.0

90.3

62.0-98.2

Other Minorities

4.7

0.6-28.2

95.3

71.8-99.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

3.2

0.4-22.2

96.8

77.8-99.6

-English Speaking

8.2

0.9-46.3

91.8

53.7-99.1

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

575

15.1

10.4-21.4

503

84.9

78.6-89.6

AGE

18-24

33.4

16.2-56.4

66.6

43.6-83.8

25-34

101

11.8

6.8-19.8

88.2

80.2-93.2

35-44

118

13.5

7.6-22.9

100

86.5

77.1-92.4

45-54

142

5.5

2.1-13.4

135

94.5

86.6-97.9

55-64

112

8.5

4.8-14.5

91.5

85.5-95.2

65-74

11.1

4.7-24.1

88.9

75.9-95.3

75+

23.4

4.7-65.1

76.6

34.9-95.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

128

13.4

6.4-26.0

111

86.6

74.0-93.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

235

15.9

8.6-27.5

205

84.1

72.5-91.4

Some Post-H.S.

135

16.9

7.9-32.6

118

83.1

67.4-92.1

College Graduate

10.3

4.8-20.6

89.7

79.4-95.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

104

14.9

7.0-29.0

85.1

71.0-93.0

$15,000- 24,999

123

9.5

4.7-18.3

108

90.5

81.7-95.3

$25,000- 34,999

23.2

9.3-47.1

76.8

52.9-90.7

$35,000- 49,999

6.7

2.8-15.5

93.3

84.5-97.2

$50,000-74,999

18.6

9.8-32.5

81.4

67.5-90.2

$75,000+

21.6

8.5-44.7

78.4

55.3-91.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

295

15.4

8.5-26.2

260

84.6

73.8-91.5

285

13.1

7.9-21.0

250

86.9

79.0-92.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

132

14.1

8.1-23.4

114

85.9

76.6-91.9

Non-Veteran

455

15.0

9.8-22.3

400

85.0

77.7-90.2

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*Asked only of current smokers who reported ever trying smokeless tobacco.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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.

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