Prevalence of Smokeless Tobacco Use in Pitt County, North Carolina
- 1 January 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of the Addictions
- Vol. 22 (6) , 557-565
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10826088709064074
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in the largest tobacco-producing county in the United States. A 1-in 100 systematic random telephone sample was taken from the county telephone directory. A total of 280 complete questionnaires were obtained. Results indicate that .40 .+-. .042 [.cxa.p .+-. SE(.cxa.p)] males and .09 .+-. .024 of females use smokeless tobacco. The point prevalence for the total population was estimated to be .15.Keywords
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