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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wake 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
-Wake County 268 4 2.1 0.7- 6.4 91 37.1 29.4-45.5 173 60.8 52.3-68.6
GENDER
Male 101 3 4.0 1.1-13.5 45 46.5 32.8-60.7 53 49.5 35.3-63.8
Female 167 1 0.6 0.1- 3.9 46 29.4 21.0-39.5 120 70.0 59.9-78.5
RACE
White 220 4 2.8 0.9- 8.4 80 41.4 33.1-50.2 136 55.8 47.1-64.2
Other 47 0 0.0 . - . 11 24.3 11.4-44.5 36 75.7 55.5-88.6
AGE
18-44 103 3 3.1 0.9-10.2 39 40.8 29.2-53.5 61 56.2 43.5-68.1
45+ 161 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6 51 31.6 24.4-39.9 109 67.7 59.4-75.0
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 51 0 0.0 . - . 13 34.3 16.5-57.9 38 65.7 42.1-83.5
Some College + 217 4 2.8 0.9- 8.4 78 38.0 30.4-46.3 135 59.1 50.9-66.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 61 1 1.3 0.2- 8.9 18 29.7 17.1-46.5 42 69.0 52.3-81.8
$50,000+ 165 3 3.0 0.8- 9.8 64 42.5 33.4-52.2 98 54.6 45.0-63.8

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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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