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

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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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
-Western NC	592	112	17.6	14.1-21.7	57	11.8	8.4-16.3	423	70.6	65.5-75.3
GENDER
Male	462	91	18.5	14.6-23.2	49	13.2	9.2-18.5	322	68.3	62.4-73.6
Female	130	21	12.3	7.3-19.9	8	3.8	1.6- 8.9	101	83.9	75.6-89.7
RACE
White	546	104	17.9	14.2-22.1	52	12.0	8.4-16.8	390	70.2	64.8-75.1
African American	11	1	3.6	0.5-23.6	2	12.1	2.5-42.7	8	84.3	54.6-96.0
Other Minorities	30	6	19.0	6.2-45.4	3	9.2	1.9-34.9	21	71.8	45.0-88.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	11	1	9.8	1.2-49.1	0	0.0	. - .	10	90.2	50.9-98.8
Non-Hispanic	577	110	17.7	14.2-21.9	57	12.1	8.6-16.8	410	70.2	64.9-74.9
AGE
18-24	23	4	12.1	4.4-29.2	4	18.6	6.9-41.3	15	69.3	47.3-85.1
25-34	63	10	15.1	8.0-26.9	8	14.9	6.2-31.8	45	70.0	54.5-81.9
35-44	118	19	17.1	10.2-27.1	15	12.6	7.2-21.1	84	70.3	59.7-79.1
45-54	111	19	19.8	12.3-30.3	5	3.8	1.5- 9.4	87	76.5	65.9-84.5
55-64	120	24	20.3	13.4-29.6	10	7.3	3.8-13.6	86	72.3	62.7-80.3
65-74	89	16	17.3	10.3-27.7	10	13.0	6.0-25.8	63	69.7	57.1-79.9
75+	67	20	27.6	16.4-42.6	4	10.0	2.1-36.1	43	62.4	45.6-76.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	138	44	24.3	16.4-34.4	14	10.1	5.3-18.5	80	65.6	54.5-75.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	194	37	18.9	13.0-26.8	20	10.6	6.2-17.6	137	70.4	61.6-78.0
Some Post-H.S.	143	19	14.7	9.0-23.2	12	15.3	6.9-30.5	112	70.0	57.2-80.3
College Graduate	117	12	12.3	6.6-21.8	11	11.3	5.9-20.8	94	76.3	65.6-84.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	101	22	14.2	8.1-23.8	10	10.0	4.0-22.8	69	75.8	62.8-85.3
$15,000- 24,999	92	22	27.4	16.5-42.0	10	10.2	4.7-20.5	60	62.4	48.4-74.6
$25,000- 34,999	70	15	23.1	12.9-37.7	5	6.9	2.8-16.4	50	70.0	55.5-81.3
$35,000- 49,999	91	6	7.2	3.0-16.0	4	5.2	1.8-14.0	81	87.6	77.5-93.6
$50,000-74,999	90	16	16.9	9.7-27.7	11	15.3	7.8-27.9	63	67.9	54.9-78.6
$75,000+	87	13	15.4	8.5-26.2	8	11.3	5.5-21.8	66	73.3	61.1-82.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	251	59	22.8	16.6-30.4	29	13.3	8.5-20.2	163	63.9	55.6-71.6
No	331	52	14.6	10.8-19.6	26	10.1	5.9-16.7	253	75.2	68.5-81.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	146	21	11.0	6.4-18.3	17	21.9	11.6-37.5	108	67.1	53.6-78.2
Non-Veteran	445	90	19.2	15.1-24.1	40	9.2	6.3-13.1	315	71.6	66.1-76.6

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

-Western NC

592

112

17.6

14.1-21.7

11.8

8.4-16.3

423

70.6

65.5-75.3

GENDER

Male

462

18.5

14.6-23.2

13.2

9.2-18.5

322

68.3

62.4-73.6

Female

130

12.3

7.3-19.9

3.8

1.6- 8.9

101

83.9

75.6-89.7

RACE

White

546

104

17.9

14.2-22.1

12.0

8.4-16.8

390

70.2

64.8-75.1

African American

3.6

0.5-23.6

12.1

2.5-42.7

84.3

54.6-96.0

Other Minorities

19.0

6.2-45.4

9.2

1.9-34.9

71.8

45.0-88.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.8

1.2-49.1

0.0

. - .

90.2

50.9-98.8

Non-Hispanic

577

110

17.7

14.2-21.9

12.1

8.6-16.8

410

70.2

64.9-74.9

AGE

18-24

12.1

4.4-29.2

18.6

6.9-41.3

69.3

47.3-85.1

25-34

15.1

8.0-26.9

14.9

6.2-31.8

70.0

54.5-81.9

35-44

118

17.1

10.2-27.1

12.6

7.2-21.1

70.3

59.7-79.1

45-54

111

19.8

12.3-30.3

3.8

1.5- 9.4

76.5

65.9-84.5

55-64

120

20.3

13.4-29.6

7.3

3.8-13.6

72.3

62.7-80.3

65-74

17.3

10.3-27.7

13.0

6.0-25.8

69.7

57.1-79.9

75+

27.6

16.4-42.6

10.0

2.1-36.1

62.4

45.6-76.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

138

24.3

16.4-34.4

10.1

5.3-18.5

65.6

54.5-75.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

194

18.9

13.0-26.8

10.6

6.2-17.6

137

70.4

61.6-78.0

Some Post-H.S.

143

14.7

9.0-23.2

15.3

6.9-30.5

112

70.0

57.2-80.3

College Graduate

117

12.3

6.6-21.8

11.3

5.9-20.8

76.3

65.6-84.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

101

14.2

8.1-23.8

10.0

4.0-22.8

75.8

62.8-85.3

$15,000- 24,999

27.4

16.5-42.0

10.2

4.7-20.5

62.4

48.4-74.6

$25,000- 34,999

23.1

12.9-37.7

6.9

2.8-16.4

70.0

55.5-81.3

$35,000- 49,999

7.2

3.0-16.0

5.2

1.8-14.0

87.6

77.5-93.6

$50,000-74,999

16.9

9.7-27.7

15.3

7.8-27.9

67.9

54.9-78.6

$75,000+

15.4

8.5-26.2

11.3

5.5-21.8

73.3

61.1-82.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

251

22.8

16.6-30.4

13.3

8.5-20.2

163

63.9

55.6-71.6

331

14.6

10.8-19.6

10.1

5.9-16.7

253

75.2

68.5-81.0

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

146

11.0

6.4-18.3

21.9

11.6-37.5

108

67.1

53.6-78.2

Non-Veteran

445

19.2

15.1-24.1

9.2

6.3-13.1

315

71.6

66.1-76.6

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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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