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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Johnston County

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Snus is a moist, smokeless tobacco, usually sold in small pouches, that is placed under the lip against the gum.
Have you heard of snus before today?*

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  Total
Respond.^
(Yes)Used snus past 6 months (Yes)Not used snus past 6 months (No)Not heard of snus
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,519 135 3.7 2.8- 5.0 1,484 30.4 28.3-32.6 3,900 65.9 63.6-68.1
-Johnston County 151 6 4.9 2.0-11.6 47 39.7 29.1-51.4 98 55.3 44.1-66.1
GENDER
Male 61 4 7.9 2.6-21.3 23 42.0 28.8-56.4 34 50.2 36.3-64.1
Female 90 2 2.4 0.6- 9.6 24 37.8 22.4-56.1 64 59.8 42.1-75.3
RACE
White 125 4 3.8 1.2-11.2 42 38.8 28.9-49.6 79 57.4 46.6-67.6
Other 26 2 8.5 1.8-31.9 5 42.8 16.4-74.0 19 48.7 22.5-75.5
AGE
18-44 54 4 7.2 2.5-19.0 23 48.2 31.8-65.0 27 44.6 29.2-61.2
45+ 95 2 2.1 0.5- 8.8 23 27.7 18.3-39.5 70 70.3 58.4-79.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 66 2 5.7 1.3-21.7 15 26.2 15.1-41.4 49 68.1 52.3-80.6
Some College + 85 4 4.5 1.4-13.2 32 47.1 33.0-61.7 49 48.4 34.6-62.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 68 1 3.9 0.6-22.8 19 37.1 23.9-52.6 48 59.0 43.7-72.7
$50,000+ 70 3 4.3 1.2-14.8 27 47.0 31.5-63.0 40 48.7 33.6-64.1

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*Asked of all respondents regardless of smoking status.

^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.

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