BRFSS 2011 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Do you currently use chewing tobacco or snuff every day, some days, or not at all?)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Use

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

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	Total Respond.^	Every day	Some days	Not at all
North Carolina	11,545	268	2.8	2.3- 3.4	184	2.4	1.9- 3.0	11,093	94.8	94.1-95.5
-Eastern NC	3,140	79	3.0	2.1- 4.3	57	2.9	2.0- 4.2	3,004	94.1	92.4-95.4
GENDER
Male	1,100	44	4.6	3.0- 7.1	38	4.8	3.1- 7.3	1,018	90.6	87.4-93.0
Female	2,040	35	1.5	0.9- 2.6	19	1.1	0.5- 2.4	1,986	97.4	95.9-98.3
RACE
White	2,096	42	2.7	1.7- 4.2	34	3.3	2.1- 5.2	2,020	94.0	91.8-95.6
African American	698	19	2.8	1.4- 5.7	14	2.4	1.1- 5.1	665	94.8	91.4-96.9
Other minorities	324	18	6.1	2.5-14.0	***	***	***	297	92.5	85.0-96.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	164	***	***	***	***	***	***	157	94.6	86.6-97.9
Non-Hispanic	2,965	74	2.9	2.0- 4.2	54	2.9	2.0- 4.3	2,837	94.1	92.4-95.5
AGE
18-34	471	***	***	***	14	3.8	1.9- 7.2	448	93.6	89.7-96.0
35-54	944	24	2.7	1.5- 5.1	15	2.2	1.0- 4.4	905	95.1	92.2-97.0
55-64	694	***	***	***	***	***	***	677	97.1	94.1-98.6
65-74	543	17	5.6	2.5-12.1	14	3.5	1.7- 7.2	512	90.9	84.6-94.8
75+	452	19	5.3	2.5-10.9	***	***	***	426	89.6	81.4-94.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	443	31	6.1	3.5-10.5	***	***	***	402	91.5	86.5-94.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	980	26	3.0	1.6- 5.3	22	3.3	1.7- 6.2	932	93.7	90.4-95.9
Some Post-H.S.	847	11	1.9	0.8- 4.0	14	3.1	1.6- 6.0	822	95.0	91.8-97.0
College Graduate	865	***	***	***	***	***	***	846	96.0	91.5-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	435	27	4.3	2.4- 7.5	16	4.3	1.7-10.2	392	91.5	85.9-95.0
$15,000- 24,999	524	11	0.7	0.3- 1.4	***	***	***	506	97.0	93.7-98.6
$25,000- 34,999	303	***	***	***	***	***	***	291	91.1	82.2-95.8
$35,000- 49,999	428	***	***	***	***	***	***	412	94.6	90.0-97.2
$50,000+	884	13	2.7	1.2- 5.8	16	3.2	1.6- 6.2	855	94.1	90.4-96.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	976	36	5.2	3.1- 8.5	***	***	***	930	92.9	89.2-95.4
No	2,011	39	2.3	1.4- 3.7	47	3.4	2.2- 5.2	1,925	94.3	92.2-95.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	508	20	6.2	3.4-11.1	20	6.9	3.6-13.0	468	86.9	80.3-91.5
Non-Veteran	2,630	59	2.4	1.6- 3.7	37	2.1	1.3- 3.3	2,534	95.5	93.9-96.7

Total
Respond.^

Every day

Some days

Not at all

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

11,545

268

2.8

2.3- 3.4

184

2.4

1.9- 3.0

11,093

94.8

94.1-95.5

-Eastern NC

3,140

3.0

2.1- 4.3

2.9

2.0- 4.2

3,004

94.1

92.4-95.4

GENDER

Male

1,100

4.6

3.0- 7.1

4.8

3.1- 7.3

1,018

90.6

87.4-93.0

Female

2,040

1.5

0.9- 2.6

1.1

0.5- 2.4

1,986

97.4

95.9-98.3

RACE

White

2,096

2.7

1.7- 4.2

3.3

2.1- 5.2

2,020

94.0

91.8-95.6

African American

698

2.8

1.4- 5.7

2.4

1.1- 5.1

665

94.8

91.4-96.9

Other minorities

324

6.1

2.5-14.0

***

297

92.5

85.0-96.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

164

***

157

94.6

86.6-97.9

Non-Hispanic

2,965

2.9

2.0- 4.2

2.9

2.0- 4.3

2,837

94.1

92.4-95.5

AGE

18-34

471

***

3.8

1.9- 7.2

448

93.6

89.7-96.0

35-54

944

2.7

1.5- 5.1

2.2

1.0- 4.4

905

95.1

92.2-97.0

55-64

694

***

677

97.1

94.1-98.6

65-74

543

5.6

2.5-12.1

3.5

1.7- 7.2

512

90.9

84.6-94.8

75+

452

5.3

2.5-10.9

***

426

89.6

81.4-94.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

443

6.1

3.5-10.5

***

402

91.5

86.5-94.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

980

3.0

1.6- 5.3

3.3

1.7- 6.2

932

93.7

90.4-95.9

Some Post-H.S.

847

1.9

0.8- 4.0

3.1

1.6- 6.0

822

95.0

91.8-97.0

College Graduate

865

***

846

96.0

91.5-98.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

435

4.3

2.4- 7.5

4.3

1.7-10.2

392

91.5

85.9-95.0

$15,000- 24,999

524

0.7

0.3- 1.4

***

506

97.0

93.7-98.6

$25,000- 34,999

303

***

291

91.1

82.2-95.8

$35,000- 49,999

428

***

412

94.6

90.0-97.2

$50,000+

884

2.7

1.2- 5.8

3.2

1.6- 6.2

855

94.1

90.4-96.4

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

976

5.2

3.1- 8.5

***

930

92.9

89.2-95.4

2,011

2.3

1.4- 3.7

3.4

2.2- 5.2

1,925

94.3

92.2-95.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

508

6.2

3.4-11.1

6.9

3.6-13.0

468

86.9

80.3-91.5

Non-Veteran

2,630

2.4

1.6- 3.7

2.1

1.3- 3.3

2,534

95.5

93.9-96.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

**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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