BRFSS 2010 - Western North Carolina**: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco, snuff, or snus every day, some days, or not at all?*)

2010 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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

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	Total Respond.^	Every day	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	12,129	247	2.0	1.7- 2.4	201	2.0	1.6- 2.5	11,681	96.0	95.4-96.6
-Western NC	1,969	70	4.1	2.9- 5.8	35	2.8	1.8- 4.5	1,864	93.0	90.9-94.7
GENDER
Male	768	55	7.7	5.3-11.1	25	5.0	3.0- 8.3	688	87.3	83.1-90.5
Female	1,201	15	0.8	0.4- 1.4	10	0.8	0.4- 1.7	1,176	98.4	97.4-99.0
RACE
White	1,808	68	3.9	2.9- 5.2	28	2.0	1.2- 3.3	1,712	94.1	92.4-95.4
African American	49	1	15.9	2.5-58.1	1	2.1	0.3-14.0	47	82.0	43.3-96.4
Other Minorities	99	0	0.0	. - .	4	7.6	2.1-24.1	95	92.4	75.9-97.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	42	1	1.0	0.1- 6.8	3	10.7	2.7-34.2	38	88.4	65.9-96.8
Non-Hispanic	1,924	69	4.3	3.0- 6.0	31	2.5	1.6- 4.1	1,824	93.2	91.1-94.9
AGE
18-24	45	3	9.3	1.9-35.1	3	6.6	1.7-22.9	39	84.1	61.9-94.5
25-34	127	5	2.3	0.7- 6.7	3	4.0	1.1-13.5	119	93.7	85.3-97.5
35-44	243	15	5.9	3.4-10.0	8	3.4	1.4- 7.7	220	90.7	85.6-94.1
45-54	318	12	3.3	1.7- 6.4	7	3.5	1.3- 9.4	299	93.1	87.8-96.3
55-64	462	5	1.0	0.4- 2.5	7	2.1	0.9- 4.7	450	96.9	94.3-98.4
65+	755	29	4.3	2.7- 6.6	7	0.7	0.3- 1.6	719	95.1	92.7-96.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	291	29	9.4	6.0-14.5	11	3.9	1.7- 8.8	251	86.7	80.7-91.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	606	25	5.7	3.1-10.1	12	2.4	1.3- 4.7	569	91.9	87.4-94.9
Some Post-H.S.	514	13	3.1	1.5- 6.4	8	3.9	1.6- 9.5	493	93.0	87.6-96.1
College Graduate	554	3	0.5	0.1- 1.6	4	1.8	0.5- 6.3	547	97.7	93.7-99.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	273	14	3.2	1.7- 5.8	6	2.2	0.8- 6.0	253	94.6	90.8-96.9
$15,000- 24,999	366	18	6.3	3.8-10.3	8	3.9	1.5- 9.8	340	89.8	84.1-93.6
$25,000- 34,999	245	8	7.5	2.5-20.3	8	4.3	1.8-10.3	229	88.1	76.8-94.3
$35,000- 49,999	259	7	3.9	1.8- 8.6	3	0.8	0.2- 2.8	249	95.3	90.7-97.7
$50,000-74,999	253	6	4.4	1.7-10.8	4	5.2	1.8-14.1	243	90.4	81.7-95.2
$75,000+	247	4	0.8	0.2- 2.6	2	0.8	0.2- 3.7	241	98.4	95.9-99.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	848	33	4.0	2.6- 6.1	18	2.4	1.4- 4.1	797	93.6	91.1-95.5
No	1,054	33	3.9	2.3- 6.5	15	3.2	1.6- 6.0	1,006	93.0	89.6-95.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	279	11	5.5	2.5-11.6	5	3.8	1.3-10.2	263	90.7	83.5-94.9
Non-Veteran	1,690	59	3.9	2.7- 5.7	30	2.7	1.6- 4.5	1,601	93.4	91.1-95.1

Total
Respond.^

Every day

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

12,129

247

2.0

1.7- 2.4

201

2.0

1.6- 2.5

11,681

96.0

95.4-96.6

-Western NC

1,969

4.1

2.9- 5.8

2.8

1.8- 4.5

1,864

93.0

90.9-94.7

GENDER

Male

768

7.7

5.3-11.1

5.0

3.0- 8.3

688

87.3

83.1-90.5

Female

1,201

0.8

0.4- 1.4

0.8

0.4- 1.7

1,176

98.4

97.4-99.0

RACE

White

1,808

3.9

2.9- 5.2

2.0

1.2- 3.3

1,712

94.1

92.4-95.4

African American

15.9

2.5-58.1

2.1

0.3-14.0

82.0

43.3-96.4

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

7.6

2.1-24.1

92.4

75.9-97.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

1.0

0.1- 6.8

10.7

2.7-34.2

88.4

65.9-96.8

Non-Hispanic

1,924

4.3

3.0- 6.0

2.5

1.6- 4.1

1,824

93.2

91.1-94.9

AGE

18-24

9.3

1.9-35.1

6.6

1.7-22.9

84.1

61.9-94.5

25-34

127

2.3

0.7- 6.7

4.0

1.1-13.5

119

93.7

85.3-97.5

35-44

243

5.9

3.4-10.0

3.4

1.4- 7.7

220

90.7

85.6-94.1

45-54

318

3.3

1.7- 6.4

3.5

1.3- 9.4

299

93.1

87.8-96.3

55-64

462

1.0

0.4- 2.5

2.1

0.9- 4.7

450

96.9

94.3-98.4

65+

755

4.3

2.7- 6.6

0.7

0.3- 1.6

719

95.1

92.7-96.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

291

9.4

6.0-14.5

3.9

1.7- 8.8

251

86.7

80.7-91.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

606

5.7

3.1-10.1

2.4

1.3- 4.7

569

91.9

87.4-94.9

Some Post-H.S.

514

3.1

1.5- 6.4

3.9

1.6- 9.5

493

93.0

87.6-96.1

College Graduate

554

0.5

0.1- 1.6

1.8

0.5- 6.3

547

97.7

93.7-99.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

273

3.2

1.7- 5.8

2.2

0.8- 6.0

253

94.6

90.8-96.9

$15,000- 24,999

366

6.3

3.8-10.3

3.9

1.5- 9.8

340

89.8

84.1-93.6

$25,000- 34,999

245

7.5

2.5-20.3

4.3

1.8-10.3

229

88.1

76.8-94.3

$35,000- 49,999

259

3.9

1.8- 8.6

0.8

0.2- 2.8

249

95.3

90.7-97.7

$50,000-74,999

253

4.4

1.7-10.8

5.2

1.8-14.1

243

90.4

81.7-95.2

$75,000+

247

0.8

0.2- 2.6

0.8

0.2- 3.7

241

98.4

95.9-99.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

848

4.0

2.6- 6.1

2.4

1.4- 4.1

797

93.6

91.1-95.5

1,054

3.9

2.3- 6.5

3.2

1.6- 6.0

1,006

93.0

89.6-95.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

279

5.5

2.5-11.6

3.8

1.3-10.2

263

90.7

83.5-94.9

Non-Veteran

1,690

3.9

2.7- 5.7

2.7

1.6- 4.5

1,601

93.4

91.1-95.1

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*Asked of ALL respondents.

^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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
**Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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