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2009 BRFSS Survey Results: Robeson County

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Snus is a moist, smokeless tobacco, usually sold in small pouches, that is placed under the lip against the gum.
Have you heard of snus before today?*

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  Total
Respond.^
(Yes)Used snus past 6 months (Yes)Not used snus past 6 months (No)Not heard of snus
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 5,519 135 3.7 2.8- 5.0 1,484 30.4 28.3-32.6 3,900 65.9 63.6-68.1
-Robeson County 129 1 1.4 0.2- 9.4 27 24.8 16.3-35.8 101 73.8 62.7-82.5
GENDER
Male 50 1 2.7 0.4-17.1 9 24.6 12.2-43.6 40 72.6 54.0-85.7
Female 79 0 0.0 . - . 18 24.9 15.5-37.5 61 75.1 62.5-84.5
RACE
White 43 0 0.0 . - . 12 29.7 15.6-49.1 31 70.3 50.9-84.4
Other 84 1 2.2 0.3-13.7 15 22.8 12.9-37.1 68 75.1 60.8-85.4
AGE
18-44 42 1 2.9 0.4-17.7 12 29.4 15.6-48.4 29 67.7 48.9-82.1
45+ 86 0 0.0 . - . 15 20.4 12.1-32.3 71 79.6 67.7-87.9
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less 80 1 2.1 0.3-13.3 12 18.7 9.6-33.3 67 79.2 64.6-88.9
Some College + 48 0 0.0 . - . 15 38.3 23.4-55.9 33 61.7 44.1-76.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 98 0 0.0 . - . 18 22.1 12.9-35.1 80 77.9 64.9-87.1
$50,000+ 19 0 0.0 . - . 9 55.8 31.6-77.6 10 44.2 22.4-68.4

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*Asked of all respondents regardless of smoking status.

^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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