2001 US National Responses Smokeless Tobacco Use « Survey Intro and Options

Nationwide, 8.2% of students had used smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip) on >1 of the 30 days preceding the survey (i.e., current smokeless tobacco use).

Overall, male students (14.8%) were significantly more likely than female students (1.9%) to report current smokeless tobacco use. This significant sex difference was identified for all the racial/ethnic and grade subpopulations.

Overall, white and Hispanic students (10.3% and 4.1%, respectively) were significantly more likely than black students (1.8%) to report current smokeless tobacco use, and white students (10.3%) were significantly more likely than Hispanic students (4.1%) to do so. These significant racial/ethnic differences were identified for male students. White female students (2.1%) were significantly more likely than black female students (0.7%) to report current smokeless tobacco use. Prevalence of current smokeless tobacco use varied sixfold from 2.9% to 18.1% (median: 8.2%) across state surveys and from 1.1% to 6.4% (median: 3%) across local surveys.

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