Table 2.
Average Annual Pooled Prevalence of Smokeless Tobacco Use in the United States by Occupation and by Gender and Ethnicity/Race: The 1987, 1991-1994, 1998, 2000, and 2005 National Health Interview Surveys
| Occupation by Gender and Ethnicity/Race |
NHIS Pooled Sample Size |
US Worker Population Estimate of Smokeless Tobacco Use |
Percent and [95% CI†] Using Smokeless Tobacco |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Collar | |||
| White Men | 26,563 | 1,124,494 | 4.68 [4.35- 5.04] |
| Black Men | 2,309 | 22,078 | 1.12 [0.59- 2.12] |
| Other Men | 1,499 | 20,729 | 1.47 [0.90- 2.39] |
| White Women | 37,546 | 27,496 | 0.09 [0.06- 0.14] |
| Black Women | 5,679 | 2,228 | 0.06 [0.02- 0.18] |
| Other Women | 1,796 | 1,144 | 0.08 [0.02- 0.40] |
| Service | |||
| White Men | 4,760 | 259,559 | 6.07 [5.21- 7.05] |
| Black Men | 1,188 | 22,689 | 2.28 [1.28- 4.02] |
| Other Men | 376 | 8,463 | 2.45 [1.26- 4.62] |
| White Women | 8,446 | 13,026 | 0.21 [0.12- 0.36] |
| Black Women | 2,721 | 22,882 | 1.52 [0.96- 2.39] |
| Other Women | 569 | 2,289 | 0.54 [0.12- 2.36] |
| Farm | |||
| White Men | 2,169 | 236,256 | 12.70 [11.01- 14.61] |
| Black Men | 149 | 14,655 | 14.65 [8.55- 23.97] |
| Other Men | 109 | 4,503 | 5.66 [2.10- 14.37] |
| White Women | 534 | 2,339 | 0.59 [0.12- 2.75] |
| Black Women | 23 | 1,192 | 9.01 [1.28- 43.08] |
| Other Women | 18 | 0 | 0.00 [0.03- 1.52] |
| Blue Collar | |||
| White Men | 19,385 | 1,716,170 | 9.59 [8.95- 10.26] |
| Black Men | 2,761 | 67,867 | 2.97 [2.20- 4.01] |
| Other Men | 990 | 31,144 | 3.50 [2.18- 5.56] |
| White Women | 4,668 | 12,241 | 0.35 [0.23- 0.54] |
| Black Women | 1,233 | 21,394 | 3.07 [1.81- 5.17] |
| Other Women | 345 | 566 | 0.21 [1.03- 1.52] |
†95% Confidence Interval