2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 8 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 8 707 24 3.2 1.8- 5.6 12 1.6 0.8- 3.3 671 95.1 92.5-96.9
GENDER
Male 309 14 5.4 2.8-10.2 *** *** *** 291 92.5 87.4-95.6
Female 398 *** *** *** *** *** *** 380 97.7 95.6-98.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 398 11 3.6 1.8- 7.2 *** *** *** 382 94.5 90.6-96.8
Non-Hispanic Black 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** 135 99.5 98.5-99.9
Other 171 12 5.2 2.2-11.8 *** *** *** 154 92.7 86.0-96.3
AGE
18-44 226 *** *** *** *** *** *** 214 93.8 88.5-96.7
45-64 248 *** *** *** *** *** *** 235 94.8 90.0-97.4
65+ 230 *** *** *** *** *** *** 219 98.4 96.9-99.2
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 305 14 4.4 2.1- 8.9 *** *** *** 283 93.2 88.3-96.1
Some College + 401 *** *** *** *** *** *** 387 96.8 93.5-98.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 372 16 4.9 2.5- 9.5 *** *** *** 346 92.0 87.2-95.1
$50,000+ 203 *** *** *** *** *** *** 198 98.3 95.0-99.4

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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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