Table 3

Non-ceremonial smokeless tobacco use by age, sex, and education among rural American Indians of New Mexico, AIBRFS 1995–1997

Ever used smokeless tobacco (n = 223)Currently use smokeless tobacco (n = 56)
%3-15095% CI%3-15095% CI
Age3-151 3-152
 18–2424.918.4–31.57.93.6–12.2
 25–3431.123.9–38.37.93.4–12.3
 35–4425.819.2–32.58.84.2–13.4
 45–5417.57.7–27.37.40.0–15.4
 55–6414.95.5–24.35.60.0–11.8
 ⩾6512.70.9–24.40.60.0–1.7
Sex3-153 3-160
 Male43.938.0–49.913.69.4–17.9
 Female6.34.0–8.61.40.0–2.7
Education3-164
 <9th grade23.513.3–33.77.30.7–13.8
 9th–11th grade24.815.4–34.18.92.7–15.0
 High-school graduate25.020.1–29.88.95.6–12.1
 Some college24.419.6–29.23.81.5–6.0
 College graduate15.59.3–21.72.50.0–5.0
Overall24.120.7–27.57.25.0–9.4

  • ↵3-150 Weighted by age, sex, and education distribution of New Mexican Indians from 1990 United States census.

  • ↵3-151 Significant variation by age for % ever-used, Wald χ2= 12.49, df = 5, p = 0.0292.

  • ↵3-152 Significant variation by age for % currently using, Wald χ2 = 17.23, df = 5, p = 0.0043.

  • ↵3-153 Significant variation by sex for % ever-used, Wald χ2= 118.29, df = 1, p<0.0001.

  • ↵3-160 Significant variation by sex for % currently using, Wald χ2 = 28.42, df = 1, p<0.0001.

  • ↵3-164 Significant variation by education for % currently using, Wald χ2 = 12.04, df = 4, p = 0.0174.

  • AIBRFS = American Indian Behavioral Risk Factor Survey.

  • CI = confidence intervals.