SC BRFSS 2002: (Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?)

BRFSS Survey Results 2002 for South Carolina

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	4,092	624	17.2	15.7-18.9	3,468	82.8	81.1-84.3
GENDER
Male	1,587	493	31.4	28.5-34.5	1,094	68.6	65.5-71.5
Female	2,505	131	4.6	3.6- 5.8	2,374	95.4	94.2-96.4
RACE
White	3,121	508	19.9	18.0-22.0	2,613	80.1	78.0-82.0
African American	848	97	9.2	7.0-12.0	751	90.8	88.0-93.0
Other Minorities	86	13	16.4	8.4-29.4	73	83.6	70.6-91.6
HISPANIC
Yes	90	6	7.6	3.2-17.0	84	92.4	83.0-96.8
No	3,944	607	17.5	15.9-19.3	3,337	82.5	80.7-84.1
AGE
18-24	282	52	18.1	13.2-24.4	230	81.9	75.6-86.8
25-34	659	145	23.6	19.7-28.1	514	76.4	71.9-80.3
35-44	805	141	18.1	14.9-21.8	664	81.9	78.2-85.1
45-54	816	107	16.8	13.3-20.9	709	83.2	79.1-86.7
55-64	667	90	14.3	10.9-18.4	577	85.7	81.6-89.1
65+	837	86	11.2	8.7-14.2	751	88.8	85.8-91.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	606	124	20.0	15.6-25.3	482	80.0	74.7-84.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,273	209	18.7	15.9-22.0	1,064	81.3	78.0-84.1
Some Post-H.S.	1,032	130	14.4	11.8-17.6	902	85.6	82.4-88.2
College Graduate	1,177	161	16.9	14.2-19.9	1,016	83.1	80.1-85.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	539	79	15.3	11.1-20.8	460	84.7	79.2-88.9
$15,000- 24,999	713	111	17.8	14.1-22.2	602	82.2	77.8-85.9
$25,000- 34,999	527	72	14.3	10.8-18.8	455	85.7	81.2-89.2
$35,000- 49,999	663	107	17.4	13.9-21.5	556	82.6	78.5-86.1
$50,000+	1,163	194	19.2	16.4-22.4	969	80.8	77.6-83.6
COUNTY/REGION**
Appalachia I	170	17	13.3	8.2-20.9	153	86.7	79.1-91.8
Appalachia II	349	61	19.3	14.9-24.6	288	80.7	75.4-85.1
Appalachia III	251	36	16.9	12.2-22.9	215	83.1	77.1-87.8
Catawba	187	34	23.5	16.4-32.5	153	76.5	67.5-83.6
Edisto	85	11	12.8	6.8-22.6	74	87.2	77.4-93.2
Low Country	174	21	16.7	10.3-25.8	153	83.3	74.2-89.7
Palmetto	447	64	17.1	13.2-21.9	383	82.9	78.1-86.8
Pee Dee	1,217	199	18.4	15.3-22.0	1,018	81.6	78.0-84.7
Savannah	145	18	15.7	9.4-25.0	127	84.3	75.0-90.6
Trident	385	49	13.3	9.8-17.8	336	86.7	82.2-90.2
Upper Savannah	263	40	17.5	11.9-25.0	223	82.5	75.0-88.1
Waccamaw	241	44	19.7	14.3-26.4	197	80.3	73.6-85.7
Wateree	138	27	21.1	13.7-31.0	111	78.9	69.0-86.3

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

4,092

624

17.2

15.7-18.9

3,468

82.8

81.1-84.3

GENDER

Male

1,587

493

31.4

28.5-34.5

1,094

68.6

65.5-71.5

Female

2,505

131

4.6

3.6- 5.8

2,374

95.4

94.2-96.4

RACE

White

3,121

508

19.9

18.0-22.0

2,613

80.1

78.0-82.0

African American

848

9.2

7.0-12.0

751

90.8

88.0-93.0

Other Minorities

16.4

8.4-29.4

83.6

70.6-91.6

HISPANIC

Yes

7.6

3.2-17.0

92.4

83.0-96.8

3,944

607

17.5

15.9-19.3

3,337

82.5

80.7-84.1

AGE

18-24

282

18.1

13.2-24.4

230

81.9

75.6-86.8

25-34

659

145

23.6

19.7-28.1

514

76.4

71.9-80.3

35-44

805

141

18.1

14.9-21.8

664

81.9

78.2-85.1

45-54

816

107

16.8

13.3-20.9

709

83.2

79.1-86.7

55-64

667

14.3

10.9-18.4

577

85.7

81.6-89.1

65+

837

11.2

8.7-14.2

751

88.8

85.8-91.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

606

124

20.0

15.6-25.3

482

80.0

74.7-84.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,273

209

18.7

15.9-22.0

1,064

81.3

78.0-84.1

Some Post-H.S.

1,032

130

14.4

11.8-17.6

902

85.6

82.4-88.2

College Graduate

1,177

161

16.9

14.2-19.9

1,016

83.1

80.1-85.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

539

15.3

11.1-20.8

460

84.7

79.2-88.9

$15,000- 24,999

713

111

17.8

14.1-22.2

602

82.2

77.8-85.9

$25,000- 34,999

527

14.3

10.8-18.8

455

85.7

81.2-89.2

$35,000- 49,999

663

107

17.4

13.9-21.5

556

82.6

78.5-86.1

$50,000+

1,163

194

19.2

16.4-22.4

969

80.8

77.6-83.6

COUNTY/REGION**

Appalachia I

170

13.3

8.2-20.9

153

86.7

79.1-91.8

Appalachia II

349

19.3

14.9-24.6

288

80.7

75.4-85.1

Appalachia III

251

16.9

12.2-22.9

215

83.1

77.1-87.8

Catawba

187

23.5

16.4-32.5

153

76.5

67.5-83.6

Edisto

12.8

6.8-22.6

87.2

77.4-93.2

Low Country

174

16.7

10.3-25.8

153

83.3

74.2-89.7

Palmetto

447

17.1

13.2-21.9

383

82.9

78.1-86.8

Pee Dee

1,217

199

18.4

15.3-22.0

1,018

81.6

78.0-84.7

Savannah

145

15.7

9.4-25.0

127

84.3

75.0-90.6

Trident

385

13.3

9.8-17.8

336

86.7

82.2-90.2

Upper Savannah

263

17.5

11.9-25.0

223

82.5

75.0-88.1

Waccamaw

241

19.7

14.3-26.4

197

80.3

73.6-85.7

Wateree

138

21.1

13.7-31.0

111

78.9

69.0-86.3

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

** Appalachia 1: Anderson,Oconee
Appalachia 2: Greenville,Pickens
Appalachia 3: Cherokee,Spartanburg,Union
Catawba: Chester,Lancaster,York
Edisto: Bamberg,Calhoun,Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort,Colleton,Hampton,Jasper
Savannah: Aiken,Allendale,Barnwell
Palmetto: Fairfield,Lexington,Newberry,Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield,Darlington,Dillon,Florence,Marion,Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley,Charleston,Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville,Edgefield,Greenwood,Laurens,McCormick,Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown,Horry,Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon,Kershaw,Lee,Sumter

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