BRFSS 2002 - North Carolina: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advised you to quit smoking?*)

2002 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Indicators--By Risks, Conditions, and Quality of Life Measures*

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	1,023	734	74.5	70.5-78.2	289	25.5	21.8-29.5
Have Health Insurance
Yes	842	606	73.6	69.1-77.7	236	26.4	22.3-30.9
No	178	126	78.4	68.4-85.9	52	21.6	14.1-31.6
Body Mass Index
Underweight	39	30	86.4	71.1-94.3	9	13.6	5.7-28.9
Recommended Range	401	278	76.3	70.0-81.6	123	23.7	18.4-30.0
Overweight	327	229	69.8	62.2-76.5	98	30.2	23.5-37.8
Obese	217	170	78.8	70.2-85.5	47	21.2	14.5-29.8
Current Smoker
No	107	50	53.8	40.4-66.7	57	46.2	33.3-59.6
Yes	916	684	76.9	72.7-80.7	232	23.1	19.3-27.3
Binge Drinker
No	867	624	73.5	69.0-77.6	243	26.5	22.4-31.0
Yes	141	100	79.1	68.7-86.8	41	20.9	13.2-31.3
Heavy Drinker
No	955	688	73.9	69.7-77.7	267	26.1	22.3-30.3
Yes	57	40	84.4	68.0-93.2	17	15.6	6.8-32.0
Physical Activity
Meets Recommendation	363	260	73.4	66.4-79.4	103	26.6	20.6-33.6
Some Physical Activity	398	291	78.3	72.3-83.3	107	21.7	16.7-27.7
Physically Inactive	222	160	70.5	60.4-78.9	62	29.5	21.1-39.6
Fair/Poor Health Status
Yes	320	254	77.9	70.2-84.1	66	22.1	15.9-29.8
No	699	479	73.1	68.2-77.5	220	26.9	22.5-31.8
Disability Status
Yes	373	277	75.5	68.3-81.5	96	24.5	18.5-31.7
No	637	448	74.1	69.1-78.7	189	25.9	21.3-30.9
Current Asthma
Yes	100	85	83.6	68.9-92.1	15	16.4	7.9-31.1
No	922	648	73.2	68.9-77.1	274	26.8	22.9-31.1
Diabetes
Yes	70	58	78.4	62.3-88.9	12	21.6	11.1-37.7
Yes, During Pregnancy	10	6	67.3	32.5-89.8	4	32.7	10.2-67.5
No	942	669	74.3	70.0-78.2	273	25.7	21.8-30.0
Arthritis
Yes	382	295	78.0	71.0-83.6	87	22.0	16.4-29.0
No	637	436	72.5	67.3-77.1	201	27.5	22.9-32.7

Total
Respond.#

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,023

734

74.5

70.5-78.2

289

25.5

21.8-29.5

Have Health Insurance

Yes

842

606

73.6

69.1-77.7

236

26.4

22.3-30.9

178

126

78.4

68.4-85.9

21.6

14.1-31.6

Body Mass Index

Underweight

86.4

71.1-94.3

13.6

5.7-28.9

Recommended Range

401

278

76.3

70.0-81.6

123

23.7

18.4-30.0

Overweight

327

229

69.8

62.2-76.5

30.2

23.5-37.8

Obese

217

170

78.8

70.2-85.5

21.2

14.5-29.8

Current Smoker

107

53.8

40.4-66.7

46.2

33.3-59.6

Yes

916

684

76.9

72.7-80.7

232

23.1

19.3-27.3

Binge Drinker

867

624

73.5

69.0-77.6

243

26.5

22.4-31.0

Yes

141

100

79.1

68.7-86.8

20.9

13.2-31.3

Heavy Drinker

955

688

73.9

69.7-77.7

267

26.1

22.3-30.3

Yes

84.4

68.0-93.2

15.6

6.8-32.0

Physical Activity

Meets Recommendation

363

260

73.4

66.4-79.4

103

26.6

20.6-33.6

Some Physical Activity

398

291

78.3

72.3-83.3

107

21.7

16.7-27.7

Physically Inactive

222

160

70.5

60.4-78.9

29.5

21.1-39.6

Fair/Poor Health Status

Yes

320

254

77.9

70.2-84.1

22.1

15.9-29.8

699

479

73.1

68.2-77.5

220

26.9

22.5-31.8

Disability Status

Yes

373

277

75.5

68.3-81.5

24.5

18.5-31.7

637

448

74.1

69.1-78.7

189

25.9

21.3-30.9

Current Asthma

Yes

100

83.6

68.9-92.1

16.4

7.9-31.1

922

648

73.2

68.9-77.1

274

26.8

22.9-31.1

Diabetes

Yes

78.4

62.3-88.9

21.6

11.1-37.7

Yes, During Pregnancy

67.3

32.5-89.8

32.7

10.2-67.5

942

669

74.3

70.0-78.2

273

25.7

21.8-30.0

Arthritis

Yes

382

295

78.0

71.0-83.6

22.0

16.4-29.0

637

436

72.5

67.3-77.1

201

27.5

22.9-32.7

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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.

* See Technical Notes for definitions of risk factors/conditions.