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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western NC	2,858	592	25.1	22.8-27.4	2,266	74.9	72.6-77.2
GENDER
Male	1,134	462	44.2	40.2-48.4	672	55.8	51.6-59.8
Female	1,724	130	7.3	5.8- 9.2	1,594	92.7	90.8-94.2
RACE
White	2,640	546	25.7	23.3-28.2	2,094	74.3	71.8-76.7
African American	80	11	18.6	9.1-34.4	69	81.4	65.6-90.9
Other Minorities	128	30	18.5	10.6-30.4	98	81.5	69.6-89.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	60	11	14.1	5.8-30.5	49	85.9	69.5-94.2
Non-Hispanic	2,790	577	25.5	23.3-28.0	2,213	74.5	72.0-76.7
AGE
18-24	75	23	28.9	18.4-42.2	52	71.1	57.8-81.6
25-34	223	63	29.1	22.3-36.9	160	70.9	63.1-77.7
35-44	365	118	36.8	31.0-43.0	247	63.2	57.0-69.0
45-54	515	111	22.3	18.4-26.8	404	77.7	73.2-81.6
55-64	681	120	19.5	16.2-23.3	561	80.5	76.7-83.8
65-74	553	89	18.1	14.4-22.6	464	81.9	77.4-85.6
75+	434	67	16.2	12.2-21.2	367	83.8	78.8-87.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	440	138	31.1	25.0-37.9	302	68.9	62.1-75.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	875	194	28.7	24.4-33.5	681	71.3	66.5-75.6
Some Post-H.S.	736	143	23.6	19.3-28.4	593	76.4	71.6-80.7
College Graduate	802	117	19.0	15.6-22.9	685	81.0	77.1-84.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	380	101	32.2	25.1-40.2	279	67.8	59.8-74.9
$15,000- 24,999	505	92	20.9	16.2-26.5	413	79.1	73.5-83.8
$25,000- 34,999	340	70	22.8	17.7-28.9	270	77.2	71.1-82.3
$35,000- 49,999	432	91	25.5	20.3-31.5	341	74.5	68.5-79.7
$50,000-74,999	398	90	29.2	23.4-35.8	308	70.8	64.2-76.6
$75,000+	413	87	25.0	19.8-31.0	326	75.0	69.0-80.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,180	251	26.3	22.8-30.2	929	73.7	69.8-77.2
No	1,642	331	24.2	21.3-27.3	1,311	75.8	72.7-78.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	417	146	39.6	33.3-46.3	271	60.4	53.7-66.7
Non-Veteran	2,440	445	22.9	20.5-25.4	1,995	77.1	74.6-79.5

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

-Western NC

2,858

592

25.1

22.8-27.4

2,266

74.9

72.6-77.2

GENDER

Male

1,134

462

44.2

40.2-48.4

672

55.8

51.6-59.8

Female

1,724

130

7.3

5.8- 9.2

1,594

92.7

90.8-94.2

RACE

White

2,640

546

25.7

23.3-28.2

2,094

74.3

71.8-76.7

African American

18.6

9.1-34.4

81.4

65.6-90.9

Other Minorities

128

18.5

10.6-30.4

81.5

69.6-89.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

14.1

5.8-30.5

85.9

69.5-94.2

Non-Hispanic

2,790

577

25.5

23.3-28.0

2,213

74.5

72.0-76.7

AGE

18-24

28.9

18.4-42.2

71.1

57.8-81.6

25-34

223

29.1

22.3-36.9

160

70.9

63.1-77.7

35-44

365

118

36.8

31.0-43.0

247

63.2

57.0-69.0

45-54

515

111

22.3

18.4-26.8

404

77.7

73.2-81.6

55-64

681

120

19.5

16.2-23.3

561

80.5

76.7-83.8

65-74

553

18.1

14.4-22.6

464

81.9

77.4-85.6

75+

434

16.2

12.2-21.2

367

83.8

78.8-87.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

440

138

31.1

25.0-37.9

302

68.9

62.1-75.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

875

194

28.7

24.4-33.5

681

71.3

66.5-75.6

Some Post-H.S.

736

143

23.6

19.3-28.4

593

76.4

71.6-80.7

College Graduate

802

117

19.0

15.6-22.9

685

81.0

77.1-84.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

380

101

32.2

25.1-40.2

279

67.8

59.8-74.9

$15,000- 24,999

505

20.9

16.2-26.5

413

79.1

73.5-83.8

$25,000- 34,999

340

22.8

17.7-28.9

270

77.2

71.1-82.3

$35,000- 49,999

432

25.5

20.3-31.5

341

74.5

68.5-79.7

$50,000-74,999

398

29.2

23.4-35.8

308

70.8

64.2-76.6

$75,000+

413

25.0

19.8-31.0

326

75.0

69.0-80.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,180

251

26.3

22.8-30.2

929

73.7

69.8-77.2

1,642

331

24.2

21.3-27.3

1,311

75.8

72.7-78.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

417

146

39.6

33.3-46.3

271

60.4

53.7-66.7

Non-Veteran

2,440

445

22.9

20.5-25.4

1,995

77.1

74.6-79.5

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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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