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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Wayne 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
-Wayne County 155 3 1.5 0.4- 4.7 39 34.7 23.8-47.5 113 63.8 51.2-74.8
GENDER
Male 51 1 0.9 0.1- 6.1 17 43.1 25.8-62.3 33 56.0 37.0-73.4
Female 104 2 2.1 0.5- 8.7 22 25.6 14.9-40.5 80 72.3 57.6-83.3
RACE
White 103 1 0.7 0.1- 4.6 30 42.5 28.1-58.4 72 56.8 41.1-71.3
Other 51 2 3.4 0.8-13.6 8 15.4 7.2-30.1 41 81.2 66.3-90.4
AGE
18-44 51 2 1.9 0.5- 7.8 17 42.4 25.7-61.1 32 55.7 37.4-72.6
45+ 102 1 0.9 0.1- 5.9 21 24.0 15.2-35.8 80 75.2 63.4-84.1
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 82 2 1.8 0.4- 7.7 20 36.7 21.8-54.7 60 61.5 43.8-76.6
Some College + 73 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 19 32.2 18.0-50.6 53 66.8 48.6-81.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 90 2 2.4 0.6- 9.5 20 28.7 16.8-44.5 68 68.9 53.3-81.1
$50,000+ 38 0 0.0 . - . 16 51.7 30.9-72.0 22 48.3 28.0-69.1

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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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