BRFSS 2001 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advised you to quit smoking?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2001 for North Carolina

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In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advised you to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.#	Yes	No
TOTAL	594	433	73.1	67.5-78.1	161	26.9	21.9-32.5
GENDER
Male	212	155	74.3	65.0-81.8	57	25.7	18.2-35.0
Female	382	278	72.2	64.9-78.4	104	27.8	21.6-35.1
RACE
White	469	348	75.5	69.3-80.8	121	24.5	19.2-30.7
African American	93	60	58.4	42.9-72.4	33	41.6	27.6-57.1
Other Minorities	23	17	81.3	58.3-93.1	6	18.7	6.9-41.7
HISPANIC
Yes	14	7	61.1	30.0-85.2	7	38.9	14.8-70.0
No	579	425	73.3	67.6-78.4	154	26.7	21.6-32.4
AGE
18-24	64	44	74.1	56.5-86.3	20	25.9	13.7-43.5
25-34	103	71	62.9	48.1-75.6	32	37.1	24.4-51.9
35-44	139	99	69.9	58.3-79.4	40	30.1	20.6-41.7
45-54	133	97	78.9	67.5-87.0	36	21.1	13.0-32.5
55-64	77	61	78.9	61.3-89.8	16	21.1	10.2-38.7
65+	75	58	74.0	55.7-86.5	17	26.0	13.5-44.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	101	76	68.4	53.7-80.1	25	31.6	19.9-46.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	200	152	76.7	67.0-84.3	48	23.3	15.7-33.0
Some Post-H.S.	172	122	73.2	63.2-81.3	50	26.8	18.7-36.8
College Graduate	120	82	69.9	57.0-80.2	38	30.1	19.8-43.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	76	59	78.1	62.4-88.4	17	21.9	11.6-37.6
$15,000- 24,999	129	96	73.6	60.9-83.4	33	26.4	16.6-39.1
$25,000- 34,999	101	72	67.9	54.1-79.1	29	32.1	20.9-45.9
$35,000- 49,999	97	72	73.7	57.8-85.2	25	26.3	14.8-42.2
$50,000+	122	86	73.3	60.3-83.3	36	26.7	16.7-39.7
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	43	30	68.0	50.2-81.7	13	32.0	18.3-49.8
Cumberland	41	31	68.0	44.4-85.0	10	32.0	15.0-55.6
Durham	28	21	73.2	49.0-88.6	7	26.8	11.4-51.0
Forsyth	51	37	73.0	57.3-84.5	14	27.0	15.5-42.7
Gaston	57	44	76.3	61.8-86.5	13	23.7	13.5-38.2
Guilford	27	18	69.2	48.8-84.1	9	30.8	15.9-51.2
Mecklenburg	33	27	85.5	69.4-93.9	6	14.5	6.1-30.6
New Hanover	45	33	75.6	60.3-86.3	12	24.4	13.7-39.7
Onslow	53	39	79.9	65.7-89.2	14	20.1	10.8-34.3
Wake	31	17	58.8	39.3-75.9	14	41.2	24.1-60.7
Western NC	66	52	76.1	60.9-86.7	14	23.9	13.3-39.1
Piedmont NC	57	38	68.2	52.9-80.4	19	31.8	19.6-47.1
Eastern NC	62	46	78.6	65.6-87.5	16	21.4	12.5-34.4

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

594

433

73.1

67.5-78.1

161

26.9

21.9-32.5

GENDER

Male

212

155

74.3

65.0-81.8

25.7

18.2-35.0

Female

382

278

72.2

64.9-78.4

104

27.8

21.6-35.1

RACE

White

469

348

75.5

69.3-80.8

121

24.5

19.2-30.7

African American

58.4

42.9-72.4

41.6

27.6-57.1

Other Minorities

81.3

58.3-93.1

18.7

6.9-41.7

HISPANIC

Yes

61.1

30.0-85.2

38.9

14.8-70.0

579

425

73.3

67.6-78.4

154

26.7

21.6-32.4

AGE

18-24

74.1

56.5-86.3

25.9

13.7-43.5

25-34

103

62.9

48.1-75.6

37.1

24.4-51.9

35-44

139

69.9

58.3-79.4

30.1

20.6-41.7

45-54

133

78.9

67.5-87.0

21.1

13.0-32.5

55-64

78.9

61.3-89.8

21.1

10.2-38.7

65+

74.0

55.7-86.5

26.0

13.5-44.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

101

68.4

53.7-80.1

31.6

19.9-46.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

200

152

76.7

67.0-84.3

23.3

15.7-33.0

Some Post-H.S.

172

122

73.2

63.2-81.3

26.8

18.7-36.8

College Graduate

120

69.9

57.0-80.2

30.1

19.8-43.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

78.1

62.4-88.4

21.9

11.6-37.6

$15,000- 24,999

129

73.6

60.9-83.4

26.4

16.6-39.1

$25,000- 34,999

101

67.9

54.1-79.1

32.1

20.9-45.9

$35,000- 49,999

73.7

57.8-85.2

26.3

14.8-42.2

$50,000+

122

73.3

60.3-83.3

26.7

16.7-39.7

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

68.0

50.2-81.7

32.0

18.3-49.8

Cumberland

68.0

44.4-85.0

32.0

15.0-55.6

Durham

73.2

49.0-88.6

26.8

11.4-51.0

Forsyth

73.0

57.3-84.5

27.0

15.5-42.7

Gaston

76.3

61.8-86.5

23.7

13.5-38.2

Guilford

69.2

48.8-84.1

30.8

15.9-51.2

Mecklenburg

85.5

69.4-93.9

14.5

6.1-30.6

New Hanover

75.6

60.3-86.3

24.4

13.7-39.7

Onslow

79.9

65.7-89.2

20.1

10.8-34.3

Wake

58.8

39.3-75.9

41.2

24.1-60.7

Western NC

76.1

60.9-86.7

23.9

13.3-39.1

Piedmont NC

68.2

52.9-80.4

31.8

19.6-47.1

Eastern NC

78.6

65.6-87.5

21.4

12.5-34.4

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking regularly within the past year and had received health care of some kind.

#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.

** Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, Wilson
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Franklin, Granville, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Warren, Yadkin
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

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