BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	15,510	2,649	19.5	18.5-20.5	12,861	80.5	79.5-81.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	380	45	12.3	8.4-17.5	335	87.7	82.5-91.6
Buncombe	342	62	24.1	18.2-31.3	280	75.9	68.7-81.8
Cabarrus	361	59	20.2	14.4-27.5	302	79.8	72.5-85.6
Catawba	441	75	23.0	17.8-29.3	366	77.0	70.7-82.2
Cumberland	469	78	23.5	17.4-30.9	391	76.5	69.1-82.6
Davidson	399	87	22.0	17.3-27.5	312	78.0	72.5-82.7
Durham	390	49	14.9	10.4-20.9	341	85.1	79.1-89.6
Forsyth	401	56	18.8	14.0-24.7	345	81.2	75.3-86.0
Gaston	403	84	21.6	16.5-27.7	319	78.4	72.3-83.5
Guilford	417	54	14.9	10.0-21.6	363	85.1	78.4-90.0
Iredell	420	61	16.4	12.3-21.4	359	83.6	78.6-87.7
Johnston	459	89	25.6	19.8-32.4	370	74.4	67.6-80.2
Mecklenburg	661	84	15.2	12.0-19.1	577	84.8	80.9-88.0
New Hanover	367	44	17.1	12.2-23.6	323	82.9	76.4-87.8
Onslow	403	65	23.1	17.3-30.2	338	76.9	69.8-82.7
Orange	370	43	13.5	9.2-19.3	327	86.5	80.7-90.8
Pitt	388	67	21.4	15.5-28.9	321	78.6	71.1-84.5
Randolph	391	69	21.1	15.3-28.4	322	78.9	71.6-84.7
Robeson	385	100	21.7	16.6-27.8	285	78.3	72.2-83.4
Rowan	436	71	17.7	12.8-24.0	365	82.3	76.0-87.2
Union	404	71	18.5	14.2-23.6	333	81.5	76.4-85.8
Wake	574	70	16.4	12.6-21.2	504	83.6	78.8-87.4
Wayne	443	69	22.8	15.7-31.9	374	77.2	68.1-84.3
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	5,200	907	20.4	18.7-22.2	4,293	79.6	77.8-81.3
Piedmont	7,452	1,150	17.8	16.5-19.2	6,302	82.2	80.8-83.5
Western NC	2,858	592	25.1	22.8-27.4	2,266	74.9	72.6-77.2
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	1,876	382	26.0	23.2-29.1	1,494	74.0	70.9-76.8
Northwest	3,244	587	20.3	18.4-22.4	2,657	79.7	77.6-81.6
Charlotte	2,060	345	18.5	16.2-21.0	1,715	81.5	79.0-83.8
Greensboro	1,772	246	16.0	13.2-19.2	1,526	84.0	80.8-86.8
Southern Regional	1,514	313	22.5	19.2-26.3	1,201	77.5	73.7-80.8
Coastal	763	117	18.4	14.8-22.5	646	81.6	77.5-85.2
Wake	1,682	247	17.7	14.9-20.8	1,435	82.3	79.2-85.1
Area L	461	69	17.6	13.2-23.0	392	82.4	77.0-86.8
Eastern	2,138	343	19.7	17.1-22.6	1,795	80.3	77.4-82.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

15,510

2,649

19.5

18.5-20.5

12,861

80.5

79.5-81.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

380

12.3

8.4-17.5

335

87.7

82.5-91.6

Buncombe

342

24.1

18.2-31.3

280

75.9

68.7-81.8

Cabarrus

361

20.2

14.4-27.5

302

79.8

72.5-85.6

Catawba

441

23.0

17.8-29.3

366

77.0

70.7-82.2

Cumberland

469

23.5

17.4-30.9

391

76.5

69.1-82.6

Davidson

399

22.0

17.3-27.5

312

78.0

72.5-82.7

Durham

390

14.9

10.4-20.9

341

85.1

79.1-89.6

Forsyth

401

18.8

14.0-24.7

345

81.2

75.3-86.0

Gaston

403

21.6

16.5-27.7

319

78.4

72.3-83.5

Guilford

417

14.9

10.0-21.6

363

85.1

78.4-90.0

Iredell

420

16.4

12.3-21.4

359

83.6

78.6-87.7

Johnston

459

25.6

19.8-32.4

370

74.4

67.6-80.2

Mecklenburg

661

15.2

12.0-19.1

577

84.8

80.9-88.0

New Hanover

367

17.1

12.2-23.6

323

82.9

76.4-87.8

Onslow

403

23.1

17.3-30.2

338

76.9

69.8-82.7

Orange

370

13.5

9.2-19.3

327

86.5

80.7-90.8

Pitt

388

21.4

15.5-28.9

321

78.6

71.1-84.5

Randolph

391

21.1

15.3-28.4

322

78.9

71.6-84.7

Robeson

385

100

21.7

16.6-27.8

285

78.3

72.2-83.4

Rowan

436

17.7

12.8-24.0

365

82.3

76.0-87.2

Union

404

18.5

14.2-23.6

333

81.5

76.4-85.8

Wake

574

16.4

12.6-21.2

504

83.6

78.8-87.4

Wayne

443

22.8

15.7-31.9

374

77.2

68.1-84.3

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

5,200

907

20.4

18.7-22.2

4,293

79.6

77.8-81.3

Piedmont

7,452

1,150

17.8

16.5-19.2

6,302

82.2

80.8-83.5

Western NC

2,858

592

25.1

22.8-27.4

2,266

74.9

72.6-77.2

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

1,876

382

26.0

23.2-29.1

1,494

74.0

70.9-76.8

Northwest

3,244

587

20.3

18.4-22.4

2,657

79.7

77.6-81.6

Charlotte

2,060

345

18.5

16.2-21.0

1,715

81.5

79.0-83.8

Greensboro

1,772

246

16.0

13.2-19.2

1,526

84.0

80.8-86.8

Southern Regional

1,514

313

22.5

19.2-26.3

1,201

77.5

73.7-80.8

Coastal

763

117

18.4

14.8-22.5

646

81.6

77.5-85.2

Wake

1,682

247

17.7

14.9-20.8

1,435

82.3

79.2-85.1

Area L

461

17.6

13.2-23.0

392

82.4

77.0-86.8

Eastern

2,138

343

19.7

17.1-22.6

1,795

80.3

77.4-82.9

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^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.

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.

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