BRFSS 2003 - Eastern North Carolina**: (In the past 12 months, has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional advised you to quit smoking?*)

BRFSS Survey Results 2003 for Eastern North Carolina**

Tobacco Indicators

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
North Carolina	1,566	1,174	76.1	72.4-79.5	392	23.9	20.5-27.6
-Eastern NC	581	438	74.1	66.8-80.2	143	25.9	19.8-33.2
GENDER
Male	202	148	72.9	60.1-82.7	54	27.1	17.3-39.9
Female	379	290	75.1	66.7-82.0	89	24.9	18.0-33.3
RACE
White	377	288	75.8	67.3-82.8	89	24.2	17.2-32.7
African American	160	116	75.1	63.5-83.9	44	24.9	16.1-36.5
Other Minorities	44	34	48.0	18.3-79.1	10	52.0	20.9-81.7
AGE
18-24	46	33	63.8	39.0-82.9	13	36.2	17.1-61.0
25-34	100	76	78.5	65.6-87.4	24	21.5	12.6-34.4
35-44	129	91	69.0	54.3-80.6	38	31.0	19.4-45.7
45-54	132	102	72.4	53.6-85.7	30	27.6	14.3-46.4
55-64	105	87	86.1	74.6-92.9	18	13.9	7.1-25.4
65-74	42	32	82.8	65.5-92.5	10	17.2	7.5-34.5
75+	25	16	78.8	57.2-91.2	9	21.2	8.8-42.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	102	80.8	68.3-89.2	21	19.2	10.8-31.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	207	164	76.8	63.3-86.4	43	23.2	13.6-36.7
Some Post-H.S.	158	110	77.3	65.6-85.9	48	22.7	14.1-34.4
College Graduate	92	61	52.4	33.2-70.8	31	47.6	29.2-66.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	106	85	86.8	76.0-93.2	21	13.2	6.8-24.0
$15,000- 24,999	142	116	68.0	50.3-81.6	26	32.0	18.4-49.7
$25,000- 34,999	79	60	80.7	62.0-91.4	19	19.3	8.6-38.0
$35,000- 49,999	74	53	73.9	56.3-86.1	21	26.1	13.9-43.7
$50,000-74,999	48	33	72.6	53.9-85.7	15	27.4	14.3-46.1
$75,000+	30	14	39.4	17.1-67.2	16	60.6	32.8-82.9
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	86	63	73.7	61.2-83.3	23	26.3	16.7-38.8
Guilford	65	47	78.2	65.6-87.1	18	21.8	12.9-34.4
Mecklenburg	65	50	81.3	68.3-89.7	15	18.7	10.3-31.7
Orange	35	23	74.4	49.8-89.5	12	25.6	10.5-50.2
Wake	52	42	74.1	54.7-87.1	10	25.9	12.9-45.3
Chatham/Lee	55	46	86.2	73.5-93.4	9	13.8	6.6-26.5
Nash/Wilson	65	43	68.0	53.2-79.8	22	32.0	20.2-46.8
Craven/Pamlico	88	65	70.7	56.9-81.5	23	29.3	18.5-43.1
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	97	72	75.4	64.9-83.5	25	24.6	16.5-35.1
Appalachian/Wilkes	75	48	61.1	47.9-72.8	27	38.9	27.2-52.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	78	58	68.2	51.3-81.3	20	31.8	18.7-48.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	74	56	77.5	65.5-86.2	18	22.5	13.8-34.5
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	86	68	79.2	67.7-87.4	18	20.8	12.6-32.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	70	53	72.2	57.6-83.2	17	27.8	16.8-42.4
Northeast NC I	78	54	70.8	58.2-80.9	24	29.2	19.1-41.8
Northeast NC II	95	76	81.1	70.3-88.6	19	18.9	11.4-29.7
Northeastern Partnership	173	130	77.8	69.8-84.2	43	22.2	15.8-30.2
Mountain AHEC	234	176	75.7	67.5-82.4	58	24.3	17.6-32.5
NC REGIONS***
Piedmont	606	457	77.3	71.9-82.0	149	22.7	18.0-28.1
Western NC	379	279	75.9	69.5-81.4	100	24.1	18.6-30.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,566

1,174

76.1

72.4-79.5

392

23.9

20.5-27.6

-Eastern NC

581

438

74.1

66.8-80.2

143

25.9

19.8-33.2

GENDER

Male

202

148

72.9

60.1-82.7

27.1

17.3-39.9

Female

379

290

75.1

66.7-82.0

24.9

18.0-33.3

RACE

White

377

288

75.8

67.3-82.8

24.2

17.2-32.7

African American

160

116

75.1

63.5-83.9

24.9

16.1-36.5

Other Minorities

48.0

18.3-79.1

52.0

20.9-81.7

AGE

18-24

63.8

39.0-82.9

36.2

17.1-61.0

25-34

100

78.5

65.6-87.4

21.5

12.6-34.4

35-44

129

69.0

54.3-80.6

31.0

19.4-45.7

45-54

132

102

72.4

53.6-85.7

27.6

14.3-46.4

55-64

105

86.1

74.6-92.9

13.9

7.1-25.4

65-74

82.8

65.5-92.5

17.2

7.5-34.5

75+

78.8

57.2-91.2

21.2

8.8-42.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

102

80.8

68.3-89.2

19.2

10.8-31.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

207

164

76.8

63.3-86.4

23.2

13.6-36.7

Some Post-H.S.

158

110

77.3

65.6-85.9

22.7

14.1-34.4

College Graduate

52.4

33.2-70.8

47.6

29.2-66.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

106

86.8

76.0-93.2

13.2

6.8-24.0

$15,000- 24,999

142

116

68.0

50.3-81.6

32.0

18.4-49.7

$25,000- 34,999

80.7

62.0-91.4

19.3

8.6-38.0

$35,000- 49,999

73.9

56.3-86.1

26.1

13.9-43.7

$50,000-74,999

72.6

53.9-85.7

27.4

14.3-46.1

$75,000+

39.4

17.1-67.2

60.6

32.8-82.9

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

73.7

61.2-83.3

26.3

16.7-38.8

Guilford

78.2

65.6-87.1

21.8

12.9-34.4

Mecklenburg

81.3

68.3-89.7

18.7

10.3-31.7

Orange

74.4

49.8-89.5

25.6

10.5-50.2

Wake

74.1

54.7-87.1

25.9

12.9-45.3

Chatham/Lee

86.2

73.5-93.4

13.8

6.6-26.5

Nash/Wilson

68.0

53.2-79.8

32.0

20.2-46.8

Craven/Pamlico

70.7

56.9-81.5

29.3

18.5-43.1

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

75.4

64.9-83.5

24.6

16.5-35.1

Appalachian/Wilkes

61.1

47.9-72.8

38.9

27.2-52.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

68.2

51.3-81.3

31.8

18.7-48.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

77.5

65.5-86.2

22.5

13.8-34.5

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

79.2

67.7-87.4

20.8

12.6-32.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

72.2

57.6-83.2

27.8

16.8-42.4

Northeast NC I

70.8

58.2-80.9

29.2

19.1-41.8

Northeast NC II

81.1

70.3-88.6

18.9

11.4-29.7

Northeastern Partnership

173

130

77.8

69.8-84.2

22.2

15.8-30.2

Mountain AHEC

234

176

75.7

67.5-82.4

24.3

17.6-32.5

NC REGIONS***

Piedmont

606

457

77.3

71.9-82.0

149

22.7

18.0-28.1

Western NC

379

279

75.9

69.5-81.4

100

24.1

18.6-30.5

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available for Eastern North Carolina**. Please refer to the North Carolina table for statewide breakdowns.

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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 percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

** Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington counties.
Northeastern Partnership: Northeast NC I and II regions combined.
Mountain Area Health Education Center (AHEC): Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey counties.

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

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