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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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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
-Piedmont NC	7,452	1,150	17.8	16.5-19.2	6,302	82.2	80.8-83.5
GENDER
Male	2,855	937	31.7	29.3-34.2	1,918	68.3	65.8-70.7
Female	4,597	213	4.7	3.7- 5.9	4,384	95.3	94.1-96.3
RACE
White	5,932	1,009	21.7	20.1-23.5	4,923	78.3	76.5-79.9
African American	1,046	109	10.4	8.0-13.5	937	89.6	86.5-92.0
Other Minorities	453	29	6.5	4.1-10.3	424	93.5	89.7-95.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	340	8	2.7	1.1- 6.5	332	97.3	93.5-98.9
Non-Hispanic	7,094	1,137	19.3	17.9-20.8	5,957	80.7	79.2-82.1
AGE
18-24	211	33	16.2	10.9-23.4	178	83.8	76.6-89.1
25-34	741	132	22.7	18.9-27.0	609	77.3	73.0-81.1
35-44	1,233	238	20.1	17.5-23.0	995	79.9	77.0-82.5
45-54	1,494	243	18.3	15.8-21.1	1,251	81.7	78.9-84.2
55-64	1,564	215	13.6	11.5-15.9	1,349	86.4	84.1-88.5
65-74	1,217	158	14.6	12.2-17.4	1,059	85.4	82.6-87.8
75+	934	129	13.2	10.7-16.2	805	86.8	83.8-89.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	939	187	15.6	12.3-19.6	752	84.4	80.4-87.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	2,056	351	18.9	16.3-21.9	1,705	81.1	78.1-83.7
Some Post-H.S.	1,913	246	16.9	14.2-20.0	1,667	83.1	80.0-85.8
College Graduate	2,529	364	18.4	16.3-20.6	2,165	81.6	79.4-83.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	688	104	12.4	9.1-16.7	584	87.6	83.3-90.9
$15,000- 24,999	1,140	146	11.6	8.9-15.1	994	88.4	84.9-91.1
$25,000- 34,999	731	114	18.0	13.7-23.2	617	82.0	76.8-86.3
$35,000- 49,999	993	146	18.4	14.8-22.6	847	81.6	77.4-85.2
$50,000-74,999	1,057	160	19.0	15.6-22.9	897	81.0	77.1-84.4
$75,000+	1,847	348	23.4	20.7-26.3	1,499	76.6	73.7-79.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	2,561	450	19.9	17.4-22.7	2,111	80.1	77.3-82.6
No	4,801	687	16.9	15.3-18.6	4,114	83.1	81.4-84.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	998	298	30.0	25.9-34.4	700	70.0	65.6-74.1
Non-Veteran	6,451	850	16.1	14.7-17.6	5,601	83.9	82.4-85.3

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

-Piedmont NC

7,452

1,150

17.8

16.5-19.2

6,302

82.2

80.8-83.5

GENDER

Male

2,855

937

31.7

29.3-34.2

1,918

68.3

65.8-70.7

Female

4,597

213

4.7

3.7- 5.9

4,384

95.3

94.1-96.3

RACE

White

5,932

1,009

21.7

20.1-23.5

4,923

78.3

76.5-79.9

African American

1,046

109

10.4

8.0-13.5

937

89.6

86.5-92.0

Other Minorities

453

6.5

4.1-10.3

424

93.5

89.7-95.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

340

2.7

1.1- 6.5

332

97.3

93.5-98.9

Non-Hispanic

7,094

1,137

19.3

17.9-20.8

5,957

80.7

79.2-82.1

AGE

18-24

211

16.2

10.9-23.4

178

83.8

76.6-89.1

25-34

741

132

22.7

18.9-27.0

609

77.3

73.0-81.1

35-44

1,233

238

20.1

17.5-23.0

995

79.9

77.0-82.5

45-54

1,494

243

18.3

15.8-21.1

1,251

81.7

78.9-84.2

55-64

1,564

215

13.6

11.5-15.9

1,349

86.4

84.1-88.5

65-74

1,217

158

14.6

12.2-17.4

1,059

85.4

82.6-87.8

75+

934

129

13.2

10.7-16.2

805

86.8

83.8-89.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

939

187

15.6

12.3-19.6

752

84.4

80.4-87.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

2,056

351

18.9

16.3-21.9

1,705

81.1

78.1-83.7

Some Post-H.S.

1,913

246

16.9

14.2-20.0

1,667

83.1

80.0-85.8

College Graduate

2,529

364

18.4

16.3-20.6

2,165

81.6

79.4-83.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

688

104

12.4

9.1-16.7

584

87.6

83.3-90.9

$15,000- 24,999

1,140

146

11.6

8.9-15.1

994

88.4

84.9-91.1

$25,000- 34,999

731

114

18.0

13.7-23.2

617

82.0

76.8-86.3

$35,000- 49,999

993

146

18.4

14.8-22.6

847

81.6

77.4-85.2

$50,000-74,999

1,057

160

19.0

15.6-22.9

897

81.0

77.1-84.4

$75,000+

1,847

348

23.4

20.7-26.3

1,499

76.6

73.7-79.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

2,561

450

19.9

17.4-22.7

2,111

80.1

77.3-82.6

4,801

687

16.9

15.3-18.6

4,114

83.1

81.4-84.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

998

298

30.0

25.9-34.4

700

70.0

65.6-74.1

Non-Veteran

6,451

850

16.1

14.7-17.6

5,601

83.9

82.4-85.3

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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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