BRFSS 2009 - North Carolina: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?)

2009 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?

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	Total Respond.^	Every day	Some days	Not at all
TOTAL	13,272	312	2.3	1.9- 2.9	229	2.0	1.6- 2.5	12,731	95.7	95.0-96.3
GENDER
Male	4,979	225	4.2	3.3- 5.4	162	3.3	2.6- 4.3	4,592	92.5	91.1-93.7
Female	8,293	87	0.6	0.4- 0.8	67	0.7	0.5- 1.0	8,139	98.7	98.3-99.0
RACE
White	10,496	249	2.8	2.2- 3.6	178	2.3	1.8- 2.9	10,069	94.9	93.9-95.7
African American	1,861	33	1.2	0.7- 1.9	35	1.3	0.8- 2.2	1,793	97.5	96.4-98.3
Asian	105	1	0.6	0.1- 3.9	1	1.3	0.2- 8.8	103	98.1	92.0-99.6
Native American	310	25	6.0	3.1-11.2	9	2.4	1.1- 5.5	276	91.6	86.1-95.0
Other Minorities	410	2	0.1	0.0- 0.5	3	0.7	0.2- 2.2	405	99.2	97.8-99.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	444	1	0.0	0.0- 0.2	4	0.9	0.3- 2.7	439	99.0	97.3-99.7
-English Speaking	233	1	0.1	0.0- 0.6	3	1.9	0.6- 6.5	229	98.0	93.6-99.4
-Spanish Speaking	211	0	0.0	. - .	1	0.4	0.1- 2.9	210	99.6	97.1-99.9
Non-Hispanic	12,791	310	2.5	2.0- 3.1	223	2.1	1.6- 2.6	12,258	95.4	94.7-96.1
AGE
18-24	409	16	3.2	1.4- 7.2	18	3.3	1.9- 5.6	375	93.5	89.6-96.0
25-34	1,226	30	2.8	1.6- 5.0	26	2.6	1.4- 4.8	1,170	94.5	91.8-96.4
35-44	1,996	43	2.3	1.5- 3.5	27	1.6	0.9- 2.7	1,926	96.2	94.7-97.2
45-54	2,568	47	1.7	1.1- 2.5	48	1.7	1.2- 2.5	2,473	96.6	95.6-97.4
55-64	2,775	52	1.4	1.0- 2.0	34	1.2	0.7- 2.1	2,689	97.3	96.4-98.0
65-74	2,354	65	2.4	1.6- 3.7	39	1.3	0.8- 2.0	2,250	96.3	95.0-97.3
75+	1,825	59	3.3	2.1- 5.0	36	2.3	1.4- 3.6	1,730	94.5	92.4-96.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	1,738	119	5.3	3.4- 8.3	56	3.0	1.9- 4.7	1,563	91.7	88.5-94.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	3,941	119	3.0	2.2- 4.0	84	2.3	1.7- 3.2	3,738	94.7	93.4-95.7
Some Post-H.S.	3,354	51	1.9	1.1- 3.1	50	2.2	1.3- 3.6	3,253	95.9	94.2-97.2
College Graduate	4,216	23	0.8	0.4- 1.5	37	1.0	0.7- 1.6	4,156	98.2	97.4-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	1,449	60	2.7	1.8- 3.9	34	2.2	1.1- 4.3	1,355	95.1	92.9-96.6
$15,000- 24,999	2,101	63	2.5	1.7- 3.7	38	3.3	1.9- 5.6	2,000	94.2	91.8-95.9
$25,000- 34,999	1,364	42	3.7	2.2- 6.2	19	1.8	0.9- 3.5	1,303	94.5	91.7-96.4
$35,000- 49,999	1,707	35	2.0	1.3- 3.1	32	1.9	1.2- 3.1	1,640	96.1	94.6-97.2
$50,000-74,999	1,811	32	2.3	1.2- 4.2	31	1.9	1.1- 3.3	1,748	95.8	93.7-97.2
$75,000+	2,799	34	1.5	0.8- 2.7	28	1.2	0.7- 2.1	2,737	97.2	95.9-98.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	4,602	142	2.9	2.1- 3.9	86	1.8	1.3- 2.5	4,374	95.3	94.2-96.3
No	7,868	147	1.9	1.4- 2.5	134	2.2	1.7- 2.9	7,587	95.9	95.0-96.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,731	53	2.8	1.9- 4.2	42	2.0	1.2- 3.3	1,636	95.2	93.5-96.4
Non-Veteran	10,432	238	2.4	1.8- 3.1	171	2.1	1.6- 2.6	10,023	95.6	94.7-96.3

Total
Respond.^

Every day

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

13,272

312

2.3

1.9- 2.9

229

2.0

1.6- 2.5

12,731

95.7

95.0-96.3

GENDER

Male

4,979

225

4.2

3.3- 5.4

162

3.3

2.6- 4.3

4,592

92.5

91.1-93.7

Female

8,293

0.6

0.4- 0.8

0.7

0.5- 1.0

8,139

98.7

98.3-99.0

RACE

White

10,496

249

2.8

2.2- 3.6

178

2.3

1.8- 2.9

10,069

94.9

93.9-95.7

African American

1,861

1.2

0.7- 1.9

1.3

0.8- 2.2

1,793

97.5

96.4-98.3

Asian

105

0.6

0.1- 3.9

1.3

0.2- 8.8

103

98.1

92.0-99.6

Native American

310

6.0

3.1-11.2

2.4

1.1- 5.5

276

91.6

86.1-95.0

Other Minorities

410

0.1

0.0- 0.5

0.7

0.2- 2.2

405

99.2

97.8-99.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

444

0.0

0.0- 0.2

0.9

0.3- 2.7

439

99.0

97.3-99.7

-English Speaking

233

0.1

0.0- 0.6

1.9

0.6- 6.5

229

98.0

93.6-99.4

-Spanish Speaking

211

0.0

. - .

0.4

0.1- 2.9

210

99.6

97.1-99.9

Non-Hispanic

12,791

310

2.5

2.0- 3.1

223

2.1

1.6- 2.6

12,258

95.4

94.7-96.1

AGE

18-24

409

3.2

1.4- 7.2

3.3

1.9- 5.6

375

93.5

89.6-96.0

25-34

1,226

2.8

1.6- 5.0

2.6

1.4- 4.8

1,170

94.5

91.8-96.4

35-44

1,996

2.3

1.5- 3.5

1.6

0.9- 2.7

1,926

96.2

94.7-97.2

45-54

2,568

1.7

1.1- 2.5

1.7

1.2- 2.5

2,473

96.6

95.6-97.4

55-64

2,775

1.4

1.0- 2.0

1.2

0.7- 2.1

2,689

97.3

96.4-98.0

65-74

2,354

2.4

1.6- 3.7

1.3

0.8- 2.0

2,250

96.3

95.0-97.3

75+

1,825

3.3

2.1- 5.0

2.3

1.4- 3.6

1,730

94.5

92.4-96.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

1,738

119

5.3

3.4- 8.3

3.0

1.9- 4.7

1,563

91.7

88.5-94.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

3,941

119

3.0

2.2- 4.0

2.3

1.7- 3.2

3,738

94.7

93.4-95.7

Some Post-H.S.

3,354

1.9

1.1- 3.1

2.2

1.3- 3.6

3,253

95.9

94.2-97.2

College Graduate

4,216

0.8

0.4- 1.5

1.0

0.7- 1.6

4,156

98.2

97.4-98.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

1,449

2.7

1.8- 3.9

2.2

1.1- 4.3

1,355

95.1

92.9-96.6

$15,000- 24,999

2,101

2.5

1.7- 3.7

3.3

1.9- 5.6

2,000

94.2

91.8-95.9

$25,000- 34,999

1,364

3.7

2.2- 6.2

1.8

0.9- 3.5

1,303

94.5

91.7-96.4

$35,000- 49,999

1,707

2.0

1.3- 3.1

1.9

1.2- 3.1

1,640

96.1

94.6-97.2

$50,000-74,999

1,811

2.3

1.2- 4.2

1.9

1.1- 3.3

1,748

95.8

93.7-97.2

$75,000+

2,799

1.5

0.8- 2.7

1.2

0.7- 2.1

2,737

97.2

95.9-98.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

4,602

142

2.9

2.1- 3.9

1.8

1.3- 2.5

4,374

95.3

94.2-96.3

7,868

147

1.9

1.4- 2.5

134

2.2

1.7- 2.9

7,587

95.9

95.0-96.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,731

2.8

1.9- 4.2

2.0

1.2- 3.3

1,636

95.2

93.5-96.4

Non-Veteran

10,432

238

2.4

1.8- 3.1

171

2.1

1.6- 2.6

10,023

95.6

94.7-96.3

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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.

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