BRFSS 2008 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you use smokeless tobacco in situations where you can't smoke or where you would prefer not to smoke?*)

2008 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Often/Sometimes	Rarely/Never
North Carolina	587	73	14.8	10.2-21.0	514	85.2	79.0-89.8
-Western NC	159	23	16.7	10.5-25.7	136	83.3	74.3-89.5
GENDER
Male	134	21	17.6	10.8-27.3	113	82.4	72.7-89.2
Female	25	2	8.4	1.6-34.8	23	91.6	65.2-98.4
RACE
White	140	19	15.3	9.1-24.6	121	84.7	75.4-90.9
African American	3	1	32.8	3.8-85.6	2	67.2	14.4-96.2
Other Minorities	14	3	29.2	7.0-69.4	11	70.8	30.6-93.0
HISPANIC
Hispanic	5	0	0.0	. - .	5	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	154	23	17.6	11.1-26.9	131	82.4	73.1-88.9
AGE
18-24	12	4	34.5	12.9-65.2	8	65.5	34.8-87.1
25-34	27	5	16.5	6.4-36.1	22	83.5	63.9-93.6
35-44	29	4	14.3	4.0-40.3	25	85.7	59.7-96.0
45-54	39	2	5.7	1.3-21.2	37	94.3	78.8-98.7
55-64	34	7	21.5	9.9-40.5	27	78.5	59.5-90.1
65-74	15	1	6.1	0.8-33.8	14	93.9	66.2-99.2
75+	3	0	0.0	. - .	3	100	. - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	39	8	16.1	6.7-33.9	31	83.9	66.1-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	62	9	22.1	11.1-39.1	53	77.9	60.9-88.9
Some Post-H.S.	39	3	5.4	1.5-17.7	36	94.6	82.3-98.5
College Graduate	19	3	24.6	7.2-57.8	16	75.4	42.2-92.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	41	7	15.9	5.8-36.9	34	84.1	63.1-94.2
$15,000- 24,999	32	4	14.9	4.7-38.2	28	85.1	61.8-95.3
$25,000- 34,999	14	4	36.0	12.5-68.9	10	64.0	31.1-87.5
$35,000- 49,999	19	1	11.5	1.7-50.0	18	88.5	50.0-98.3
$50,000-74,999	22	3	25.2	8.4-55.2	19	74.8	44.8-91.6
$75,000+	16	1	5.6	0.7-32.0	15	94.4	68.0-99.3
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	79	12	19.8	10.4-34.4	67	80.2	65.6-89.6
No	78	9	11.4	5.1-23.3	69	88.6	76.7-94.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	37	5	19.2	6.9-43.2	32	80.8	56.8-93.1
Non-Veteran	122	18	16.1	9.4-26.1	104	83.9	73.9-90.6

Total
Respond.^

Often/Sometimes

Rarely/Never

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

587

14.8

10.2-21.0

514

85.2

79.0-89.8

-Western NC

159

16.7

10.5-25.7

136

83.3

74.3-89.5

GENDER

Male

134

17.6

10.8-27.3

113

82.4

72.7-89.2

Female

8.4

1.6-34.8

91.6

65.2-98.4

RACE

White

140

15.3

9.1-24.6

121

84.7

75.4-90.9

African American

32.8

3.8-85.6

67.2

14.4-96.2

Other Minorities

29.2

7.0-69.4

70.8

30.6-93.0

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

154

17.6

11.1-26.9

131

82.4

73.1-88.9

AGE

18-24

34.5

12.9-65.2

65.5

34.8-87.1

25-34

16.5

6.4-36.1

83.5

63.9-93.6

35-44

14.3

4.0-40.3

85.7

59.7-96.0

45-54

5.7

1.3-21.2

94.3

78.8-98.7

55-64

21.5

9.9-40.5

78.5

59.5-90.1

65-74

6.1

0.8-33.8

93.9

66.2-99.2

75+

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.1

6.7-33.9

83.9

66.1-93.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

22.1

11.1-39.1

77.9

60.9-88.9

Some Post-H.S.

5.4

1.5-17.7

94.6

82.3-98.5

College Graduate

24.6

7.2-57.8

75.4

42.2-92.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.9

5.8-36.9

84.1

63.1-94.2

$15,000- 24,999

14.9

4.7-38.2

85.1

61.8-95.3

$25,000- 34,999

36.0

12.5-68.9

64.0

31.1-87.5

$35,000- 49,999

11.5

1.7-50.0

88.5

50.0-98.3

$50,000-74,999

25.2

8.4-55.2

74.8

44.8-91.6

$75,000+

5.6

0.7-32.0

94.4

68.0-99.3

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

19.8

10.4-34.4

80.2

65.6-89.6

11.4

5.1-23.3

88.6

76.7-94.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

19.2

6.9-43.2

80.8

56.8-93.1

Non-Veteran

122

16.1

9.4-26.1

104

83.9

73.9-90.6

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*Asked only of current smokers who reported ever trying smokeless tobacco.

^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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