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Has a doctor or other health professional ever advised you to quit smoking?*

Demographic Groups	Total Respond.#	Yes, 1 year ago   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Yes, 1-3 yrs ago   N       %   C.I.(95%)	Yes, 3+ yrs ago   N       %   C.I.(95%)	No   N       %   C.I.(95%)
TOTAL	734	348  46.4  (42.1-50.8)	92  12.1  ( 9.6-15.2)	69   8.5  ( 6.6-11.1)	225  32.9  (28.8-37.3)
GENDER
Male	312	114  35.6  (29.4-42.4)	45  14.2  (10.3-19.4)	35   9.0  ( 6.3-12.7)	118  41.1  (34.6-48.0)
Female	422	234  58.1  (52.6-63.4)	47   9.8  ( 7.2-13.3)	34   8.0  ( 5.4-11.9)	107  24.1  (19.8-29.0)
RACE
White	578	271  45.4  (40.5-50.4)	85  14.4  (11.3-18.2)	56   8.8  ( 6.5-11.7)	166  31.4  (26.7-36.4)
African American	133	65  50.7  (40.5-60.9)	4   2.4  ( 0.8- 6.7)	11   7.1  ( 3.8-12.7)	53  39.8  (30.4-50.1)
AGE
18-24	86	44  44.1  (31.9-57.1)	11  12.6  ( 6.1-24.1)	3   4.5  ( 1.2-15.3)	28  38.8  (26.6-52.7)
25-34	141	55  41.0  (31.1-51.8)	22  13.4  ( 8.3-20.8)	17  10.8  ( 6.5-17.4)	47  34.8  (26.1-44.6)
35-44	178	79  45.1  (37.1-53.4)	19  11.3  ( 7.0-17.6)	20   9.4  ( 5.9-14.6)	60  34.2  (26.6-42.6)
45-54	150	77  51.3  (42.6-60.0)	20  12.0  ( 7.6-18.4)	15  10.2  ( 5.9-17.0)	38  26.5  (19.3-35.2)
55-64	99	55  53.6  (42.8-64.1)	12  12.8  ( 7.0-22.2)	7   7.1  ( 3.3-14.8)	25  26.4  (18.0-37.1)
65+	78	38  48.8  (37.2-60.6)	7   7.7  ( 3.5-16.1)	7   9.0  ( 4.1-18.4)	26  34.5  (23.9-46.9)
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	146	72  45.0  (35.4-55.0)	12   9.8  ( 4.8-19.2)	19  11.3  ( 6.9-17.9)	43  33.9  (24.4-44.9)
H.S. or G.E.D.	279	138  47.4  (40.9-53.9)	39  13.8  ( 9.8-19.2)	23   9.3  ( 5.9-14.5)	79  29.5  (23.8-35.9)
Some Post-H.S.	197	86  43.9  (35.5-52.6)	27  12.1  ( 8.0-17.9)	18   6.3  ( 3.8-10.3)	66  37.7  (29.5-46.8)
College Graduate	112	52  50.9  (39.0-62.8)	14  11.0  ( 6.2-18.8)	9   6.9  ( 3.3-13.6)	37  31.2  (21.8-42.4)
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	92	47  52.3  (40.6-63.7)	6   5.3  ( 2.3-11.8)	11   9.7  ( 4.9-18.3)	28  32.7  (22.7-44.6)
$15,000- 24,999	159	73  40.6  (31.7-50.1)	20   9.5  ( 5.6-15.6)	20  12.0  ( 7.1-19.6)	46  38.0  (28.3-48.6)
$25,000- 34,999	136	63  46.2  (36.2-56.4)	27  21.4  (13.7-31.8)	13   8.2  ( 4.5-14.5)	33  24.2  (16.8-33.5)
$35,000- 49,999	110	53  49.1  (37.9-60.4)	14  12.6  ( 7.3-20.8)	12   9.1  ( 5.0-16.1)	31  29.2  (20.1-40.3)
$50,000+	148	69  45.1  (35.9-54.7)	17  10.9  ( 6.5-17.9)	5   3.4  ( 1.4- 8.3)	57  40.6  (31.2-50.7)

*This question was asked only to those respondents who reported ever smoking 100 more cigarettes and now smoking everyday or some days.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.