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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: New Hanover 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
-New Hanover County 168 4 2.4 0.7- 7.6 48 45.5 32.7-58.9 116 52.2 39.2-64.8
GENDER
Male 62 1 2.4 0.3-15.6 25 53.6 34.2-72.0 36 44.0 26.3-63.3
Female 106 3 2.3 0.7- 7.3 23 36.3 21.7-53.9 80 61.4 44.5-75.9
RACE
White 152 3 1.2 0.4- 3.9 48 50.2 36.8-63.6 101 48.6 35.4-61.9
Other 16 1 13.6 2.0-55.4 0 0.0 . - . 15 86.4 44.6-98.0
AGE
18-44 30 2 3.6 0.7-15.7 13 64.4 42.1-81.9 15 32.0 15.8-54.3
45+ 134 2 1.3 0.3- 5.2 35 28.3 20.6-37.5 97 70.4 61.2-78.3
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 46 0 0.0 . - . 12 55.0 29.3-78.3 34 45.0 21.7-70.7
Some College + 122 4 3.3 1.0-10.3 36 41.8 28.4-56.6 82 54.9 40.7-68.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 75 1 1.1 0.1- 7.5 18 40.5 21.7-62.5 56 58.4 36.9-77.2
$50,000+ 71 3 5.1 1.3-18.2 22 28.5 18.0-42.0 46 66.4 52.0-78.2

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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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