2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 6 & 7 Demographics

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
Region 6 & 7 979 13 1.2 0.6- 2.3 16 2.0 0.9- 4.3 950 96.8 94.6-98.1
GENDER
Male 464 12 2.2 1.1- 4.3 *** *** *** 442 95.6 92.7-97.4
Female 515 *** *** *** *** *** *** 508 97.9 93.1-99.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 565 *** *** *** *** *** *** 546 97.1 95.0-98.4
Non-Hispanic Black 269 *** *** *** *** *** *** 263 95.2 86.8-98.4
Other 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** 141 98.5 94.9-99.6
AGE
18-44 374 *** *** *** *** *** *** 360 95.9 91.3-98.1
45-64 383 *** *** *** *** *** *** 370 96.5 93.2-98.2
65+ 212 *** *** *** *** *** *** 210 99.4 97.2-99.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 321 *** *** *** *** *** *** 314 98.0 95.4-99.2
Some College + 655 11 1.6 0.8- 3.2 11 2.4 0.9- 6.2 633 96.0 92.6-97.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 436 *** *** *** *** *** *** 426 97.7 92.0-99.4
$50,000+ 374 *** *** *** *** *** *** 360 95.7 92.3-97.7

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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.

^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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