2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,925 32 1.8 1.2- 2.7 32 2.1 1.4- 3.1 1,861 96.1 94.9-97.1
GENDER
Male 869 27 3.1 2.0- 4.8 20 3.1 1.8- 5.1 822 93.8 91.5-95.5
Female 1,056 *** *** *** *** *** *** 1,039 98.2 96.9-99.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,258 22 1.9 1.2- 3.1 23 2.2 1.3- 3.5 1,213 95.9 94.3-97.1
Non-Hispanic Black 382 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 285 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 466 *** *** *** *** *** *** 448 95.8 92.9-97.5
35-44 289 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 336 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 354 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 275 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 430 *** *** *** *** *** *** 411 95.7 93.0-97.3
Some Post-H.S. 493 *** *** *** *** *** *** 476 96.5 94.0-97.9
College Graduate 844 *** *** *** *** *** *** 826 98.0 96.7-98.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 244 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 166 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 269 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 573 *** *** *** *** *** *** 554 96.9 94.9-98.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 490 *** *** *** *** *** *** 471 95.8 92.8-97.6
No 1,427 23 1.7 1.1- 2.7 20 2.0 1.2- 3.2 1,384 96.3 94.9-97.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,713 25 1.4 0.9- 2.3 28 2.1 1.4- 3.3 1,660 96.4 95.1-97.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,129 *** *** *** 16 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,101 96.9 95.4-98.0
Regional City or Suburban County 432 *** *** *** *** *** *** 414 95.6 92.5-97.5
Rural 364 *** *** *** *** *** *** 346 94.2 90.0-96.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,111 21 1.8 1.1- 2.9 22 2.3 1.4- 3.8 1,068 95.9 94.2-97.1
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 169 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 121 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 214 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,014 17 1.7 1.0- 2.8 *** *** *** 983 96.8 95.2-97.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 570 14 3.0 1.7- 5.3 *** *** *** 544 94.7 91.8-96.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,263 *** *** *** 17 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,232 97.1 95.7-98.1

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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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