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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Indiana Statewide Survey Data, 2003
 
Q79. Have you ever used or tried any smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco or snuff?
Denominator is all respondents to the question.

Categories Yes

No

Unk/Ref

Total
% % % N
Age Group: 23.4 76.6 0.0 405
      18-24
      25-34 24.3 75.7 0.0 859
      35-44 18.4 81.5 0.1 1,014
      45-54 15.1 84.9 0.0 1,080
      55-64 12.3 87.7 0.0 796
      65-74 11.2 88.8 0.0 589
      75 + 7.0 92.8 0.3 487
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 24
Sex: 33.0 67.0 0.0 2,065
      Male
      Female 2.3 97.7 0.1 3,189
Race/Ethnicity: 18.3 81.7 0.0 4,575
      White, Non-Hispanic
      Black, Non-Hispanic 5.4 94.6 0.0 278
      Other/Multiracial, Non-Hispanic       16.4 83.6 0.0 177
      Hispanic 8.6 91.4 0.0 181
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 43
Income Group: 13.3 86.7 0.0 517
      < $15,000
      $15-$24,999 15.5 84.4 0.1 859
      $25-$49,999 18.9 81.1 0.0 1,546
      $50-$74,999 21.3 78.7 0.0 878
      >=$75,000 16.5 83.5 0.0 817
      Unk/Ref 12.5 87.3 0.2 637
Education Level: 16.9 83.0 0.1 555
      < H S Graduate
      H S Graduate/GED 17.4 82.5 0.1 1,966
      Some college/Tech school 19.1 80.9 0.0 1,350
      College graduate 14.6 85.4 0.0 1,374
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 9
Marital Status: 16.6 83.3 0.0 2,949
      Married
      Unmarried 17.8 82.1 0.1 2,299
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 6
Employment Status: 20.1 79.9 0.0 3,110
      Employed
      Not employed 20.3 79.7 0.0 255
      Student/Homemaker 8.7 91.2 0.1 626
      Retired/Unable to work 12.5 87.4 0.1 1,248
      Unk/Ref *** *** *** 15
Grand Totals 17.1 82.9 0.0 5,254

SOURCE: 2003 Indiana BRFSS Statewide Survey Data
 
NOTE:      Percents are based on weighted data; unless otherwise specified, totals are unweighted numbers.
                ***Asterisks indicate too few cases to calculate a reliable percent.

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