Trends in smokeless tobacco use in the us workforce: 1987-2005

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]

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