BRFSS 2008 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	Total Respond.^	Everyday	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	2,648	354	11.4	9.7-13.4	234	8.6	7.0-10.4	2,060	80.0	77.6-82.2
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	45	8	14.0	6.1-29.0	4	11.6	2.8-37.6	33	74.4	53.8-87.9
Buncombe	62	8	9.1	4.0-19.4	6	11.9	3.6-32.7	48	79.1	61.4-90.0
Cabarrus	58	8	12.3	5.3-26.2	5	7.9	2.8-20.3	45	79.8	64.4-89.6
Catawba	75	9	10.7	5.1-20.9	7	10.0	4.2-21.9	59	79.3	66.4-88.1
Cumberland	78	8	6.8	3.1-14.5	7	18.8	5.4-48.6	63	74.3	49.7-89.4
Davidson	87	15	19.5	10.7-33.0	3	3.6	1.0-12.3	69	76.8	63.4-86.4
Durham	49	3	4.4	1.2-15.2	2	6.0	1.5-21.4	44	89.6	74.9-96.1
Forsyth	56	5	6.7	2.6-16.1	5	8.3	3.1-20.1	46	85.0	72.6-92.4
Gaston	84	9	7.7	3.7-15.1	11	8.7	4.4-16.5	64	83.6	74.0-90.1
Guilford	54	5	6.0	1.7-18.7	5	3.8	1.2-10.8	44	90.3	78.0-96.0
Iredell	61	8	10.3	4.8-20.8	9	16.0	7.8-29.9	44	73.7	59.5-84.3
Johnston	89	5	3.4	1.2- 9.2	3	4.3	1.4-12.8	81	92.3	83.8-96.6
Mecklenburg	84	2	0.8	0.2- 3.1	6	5.0	2.0-12.0	76	94.2	87.4-97.4
New Hanover	44	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.7	0.5-22.1	43	96.3	77.9-99.5
Onslow	65	11	28.2	14.7-47.2	7	11.3	5.1-23.1	47	60.5	43.0-75.6
Orange	43	3	3.6	1.0-12.4	1	1.0	0.1- 6.9	39	95.4	86.7-98.5
Pitt	67	9	8.4	3.6-18.5	10	23.8	9.0-49.6	48	67.8	45.7-84.1
Randolph	69	5	4.1	1.6-10.0	6	13.0	3.5-38.5	58	82.9	60.7-93.8
Robeson	100	18	15.8	9.2-25.7	15	17.7	8.0-34.5	67	66.5	52.3-78.3
Rowan	71	9	6.1	2.9-12.6	5	4.5	1.8-11.0	57	89.4	81.1-94.3
Union	71	12	16.9	9.0-29.7	3	3.0	0.9- 9.9	56	80.1	67.3-88.7
Wake	70	6	11.0	3.5-29.5	4	3.2	1.1- 9.0	60	85.8	69.1-94.2
Wayne	69	12	21.0	9.2-41.0	5	3.6	1.2-10.0	52	75.5	55.9-88.2
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	907	113	12.0	8.9-15.8	87	10.0	6.7-14.7	707	78.0	72.9-82.4
Piedmont	1,149	129	9.2	6.9-12.1	90	6.8	5.2- 8.9	930	84.0	80.8-86.8
Western NC	592	112	17.6	14.1-21.7	57	11.8	8.4-16.3	423	70.6	65.5-75.3
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	382	78	19.2	14.7-24.7	36	11.0	6.8-17.2	268	69.8	63.0-75.8
Northwest	587	84	11.9	9.2-15.4	53	10.2	7.5-13.8	450	77.8	73.4-81.7
Charlotte	344	43	11.0	7.4-16.2	28	6.4	3.9-10.3	273	82.5	76.8-87.1
Greensboro	246	24	7.3	4.0-12.9	22	10.0	5.5-17.6	200	82.6	74.4-88.6
Southern Regional	313	42	12.4	7.0-21.2	33	11.1	5.0-22.9	238	76.4	65.3-84.8
Coastal	117	8	7.3	3.3-15.2	10	8.2	3.9-16.3	99	84.5	75.0-90.9
Wake	247	16	7.2	3.0-16.4	11	4.2	2.1- 8.0	220	88.6	80.2-93.8
Area L	69	3	3.5	0.9-12.6	7	6.7	2.8-15.2	59	89.8	79.8-95.1
Eastern	343	56	15.8	11.3-21.7	34	9.8	5.8-16.0	253	74.4	67.2-80.5

Total
Respond.^

Everyday

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,648

354

11.4

9.7-13.4

234

8.6

7.0-10.4

2,060

80.0

77.6-82.2

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

14.0

6.1-29.0

11.6

2.8-37.6

74.4

53.8-87.9

Buncombe

9.1

4.0-19.4

11.9

3.6-32.7

79.1

61.4-90.0

Cabarrus

12.3

5.3-26.2

7.9

2.8-20.3

79.8

64.4-89.6

Catawba

10.7

5.1-20.9

10.0

4.2-21.9

79.3

66.4-88.1

Cumberland

6.8

3.1-14.5

18.8

5.4-48.6

74.3

49.7-89.4

Davidson

19.5

10.7-33.0

3.6

1.0-12.3

76.8

63.4-86.4

Durham

4.4

1.2-15.2

6.0

1.5-21.4

89.6

74.9-96.1

Forsyth

6.7

2.6-16.1

8.3

3.1-20.1

85.0

72.6-92.4

Gaston

7.7

3.7-15.1

8.7

4.4-16.5

83.6

74.0-90.1

Guilford

6.0

1.7-18.7

3.8

1.2-10.8

90.3

78.0-96.0

Iredell

10.3

4.8-20.8

16.0

7.8-29.9

73.7

59.5-84.3

Johnston

3.4

1.2- 9.2

4.3

1.4-12.8

92.3

83.8-96.6

Mecklenburg

0.8

0.2- 3.1

5.0

2.0-12.0

94.2

87.4-97.4

New Hanover

0.0

. - .

3.7

0.5-22.1

96.3

77.9-99.5

Onslow

28.2

14.7-47.2

11.3

5.1-23.1

60.5

43.0-75.6

Orange

3.6

1.0-12.4

1.0

0.1- 6.9

95.4

86.7-98.5

Pitt

8.4

3.6-18.5

23.8

9.0-49.6

67.8

45.7-84.1

Randolph

4.1

1.6-10.0

13.0

3.5-38.5

82.9

60.7-93.8

Robeson

100

15.8

9.2-25.7

17.7

8.0-34.5

66.5

52.3-78.3

Rowan

6.1

2.9-12.6

4.5

1.8-11.0

89.4

81.1-94.3

Union

16.9

9.0-29.7

3.0

0.9- 9.9

80.1

67.3-88.7

Wake

11.0

3.5-29.5

3.2

1.1- 9.0

85.8

69.1-94.2

Wayne

21.0

9.2-41.0

3.6

1.2-10.0

75.5

55.9-88.2

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

907

113

12.0

8.9-15.8

10.0

6.7-14.7

707

78.0

72.9-82.4

Piedmont

1,149

129

9.2

6.9-12.1

6.8

5.2- 8.9

930

84.0

80.8-86.8

Western NC

592

112

17.6

14.1-21.7

11.8

8.4-16.3

423

70.6

65.5-75.3

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

382

19.2

14.7-24.7

11.0

6.8-17.2

268

69.8

63.0-75.8

Northwest

587

11.9

9.2-15.4

10.2

7.5-13.8

450

77.8

73.4-81.7

Charlotte

344

11.0

7.4-16.2

6.4

3.9-10.3

273

82.5

76.8-87.1

Greensboro

246

7.3

4.0-12.9

10.0

5.5-17.6

200

82.6

74.4-88.6

Southern Regional

313

12.4

7.0-21.2

11.1

5.0-22.9

238

76.4

65.3-84.8

Coastal

117

7.3

3.3-15.2

8.2

3.9-16.3

84.5

75.0-90.9

Wake

247

7.2

3.0-16.4

4.2

2.1- 8.0

220

88.6

80.2-93.8

Area L

3.5

0.9-12.6

6.7

2.8-15.2

89.8

79.8-95.1

Eastern

343

15.8

11.3-21.7

9.8

5.8-16.0

253

74.4

67.2-80.5

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*This question was asked only of respondents who reported ever using any smokeless tobacco products.

^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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