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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Orange 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
-Orange County 152 5 3.1 1.2- 8.0 34 22.4 15.7-31.1 113 74.4 65.6-81.6
GENDER
Male 62 3 5.0 1.5-15.2 16 26.5 15.5-41.6 43 68.5 53.4-80.5
Female 90 2 1.7 0.3- 8.6 18 19.4 11.9-29.9 70 78.9 68.1-86.7
RACE
White 126 5 4.2 1.6-10.4 31 24.9 17.5-34.2 90 70.9 61.4-79.0
Other 25 0 0.0 . - . 3 15.1 4.2-42.4 22 84.9 57.6-95.8
AGE
18-44 30 0 0.0 . - . 8 25.1 11.2-47.0 22 74.9 53.0-88.8
45+ 119 5 4.6 1.8-11.5 26 21.8 14.9-30.7 88 73.6 64.2-81.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 34 2 5.9 1.4-21.4 6 16.7 7.4-33.5 26 77.4 59.8-88.8
Some College + 118 3 2.5 0.7- 8.6 28 23.8 16.0-34.0 87 73.7 63.4-81.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 37 0 0.0 . - . 8 22.7 10.7-42.1 29 77.3 57.9-89.3
$50,000+ 98 4 4.5 1.6-11.7 23 23.3 15.0-34.4 71 72.2 60.9-81.2

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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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