2017 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,746 111 2.2 1.7- 2.8 84 2.2 1.6- 2.9 4,551 95.6 94.7-96.4
-Eastern NC 1,898 46 2.3 1.6- 3.4 *** *** *** 1,821 95.7 93.8-97.0
GENDER
Male 827 30 4.0 2.6- 6.1 17 2.3 1.3- 3.9 780 93.7 91.2-95.5
Female 1,071 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,098 25 2.7 1.7- 4.4 15 1.7 0.9- 3.0 1,058 95.6 93.7-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 503 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 297 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 361 *** *** *** *** *** *** 337 91.6 86.0-95.1
35-44 242 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 306 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 386 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 356 *** *** *** *** *** *** 339 97.7 95.9-98.7
75+ 231 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 241 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 541 *** *** *** *** *** *** 519 95.8 93.0-97.5
Some Post-H.S. 560 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 550 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 200 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 323 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 202 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 236 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 225 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 364 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 673 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,210 28 2.5 1.6- 4.0 *** *** *** 1,169 96.5 94.9-97.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 16 4.9 2.7- 8.6 *** *** *** 321 91.6 87.2-94.6
Non-Veteran 1,550 30 1.7 1.1- 2.8 *** *** *** 1,498 96.6 94.4-97.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 302 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,470 39 2.6 1.7- 3.9 *** *** *** 1,406 95.3 92.9-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 937 27 3.3 2.1- 5.2 *** *** *** 892 93.8 90.5-95.9
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 541 *** *** *** *** *** *** 523 98.3 97.1-99.0
Unable to Work 213 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 172 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 326 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 121 87.3 78.2-92.9
More than 200% 810 19 2.9 1.7- 5.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 643 21 2.4 1.3- 4.2 *** *** *** 609 96.3 94.3-97.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 917 21 3.0 1.8- 4.8 *** *** *** 882 95.4 93.3-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 338 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^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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