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

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
TOTAL	1,566	1,174	76.1	72.4-79.5	392	23.9	20.5-27.6
GENDER
Male	534	390	73.3	66.4-79.2	144	26.7	20.8-33.6
Female	1,032	784	78.4	74.5-81.9	248	21.6	18.1-25.5
RACE
White	1,169	883	76.1	71.7-80.0	286	23.9	20.0-28.3
African American	308	218	75.7	68.2-81.8	90	24.3	18.2-31.8
Asian	2	1	41.5	4.2-91.9	1	58.5	8.1-95.8
Native American	54	48	89.6	73.1-96.5	6	10.4	3.5-26.9
Other Minorities	32	23	69.6	33.2-91.3	9	30.4	8.7-66.8
HISPANIC
Hispanic	24	17	62.8	22.9-90.6	7	37.2	9.4-77.1
-English Speaking	19	16	95.5	82.9-98.9	3	4.5	1.1-17.1
-Spanish Speaking	5	1	6.8	0.6-48.6	4	93.2	51.4-99.4
Non-Hispanic	1,541	1,156	76.3	72.7-79.7	385	23.7	20.3-27.3
AGE
18-24	120	85	72.8	59.2-83.2	35	27.2	16.8-40.8
25-34	240	183	77.5	66.3-85.8	57	22.5	14.2-33.7
35-44	324	228	71.3	63.0-78.4	96	28.7	21.6-37.0
45-54	391	307	78.6	70.7-84.9	84	21.4	15.1-29.3
55-64	293	225	78.7	70.9-84.9	68	21.3	15.1-29.1
65-74	131	102	76.9	65.0-85.7	29	23.1	14.3-35.0
75+	62	41	79.6	65.1-89.1	21	20.4	10.9-34.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	303	243	83.1	76.5-88.1	60	16.9	11.9-23.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	554	423	75.9	68.8-81.8	131	24.1	18.2-31.2
Some Post-H.S.	417	313	80.1	73.9-85.2	104	19.9	14.8-26.1
College Graduate	289	192	63.7	54.1-72.4	97	36.3	27.6-45.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	270	216	84.4	78.2-89.1	54	15.6	10.9-21.8
$15,000- 24,999	358	272	75.3	67.0-82.0	86	24.7	18.0-33.0
$25,000- 34,999	195	149	81.2	70.8-88.5	46	18.8	11.5-29.2
$35,000- 49,999	211	155	79.2	70.8-85.7	56	20.8	14.3-29.2
$50,000-74,999	133	93	71.8	60.0-81.2	40	28.2	18.8-40.0
$75,000+	126	87	60.3	45.4-73.5	39	39.7	26.5-54.6
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***
Eastern NC	581	438	74.1	66.8-80.2	143	25.9	19.8-33.2
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%)

TOTAL

1,566

1,174

76.1

72.4-79.5

392

23.9

20.5-27.6

GENDER

Male

534

390

73.3

66.4-79.2

144

26.7

20.8-33.6

Female

1,032

784

78.4

74.5-81.9

248

21.6

18.1-25.5

RACE

White

1,169

883

76.1

71.7-80.0

286

23.9

20.0-28.3

African American

308

218

75.7

68.2-81.8

24.3

18.2-31.8

Asian

41.5

4.2-91.9

58.5

8.1-95.8

Native American

89.6

73.1-96.5

10.4

3.5-26.9

Other Minorities

69.6

33.2-91.3

30.4

8.7-66.8

HISPANIC

Hispanic

62.8

22.9-90.6

37.2

9.4-77.1

-English Speaking

95.5

82.9-98.9

4.5

1.1-17.1

-Spanish Speaking

6.8

0.6-48.6

93.2

51.4-99.4

Non-Hispanic

1,541

1,156

76.3

72.7-79.7

385

23.7

20.3-27.3

AGE

18-24

120

72.8

59.2-83.2

27.2

16.8-40.8

25-34

240

183

77.5

66.3-85.8

22.5

14.2-33.7

35-44

324

228

71.3

63.0-78.4

28.7

21.6-37.0

45-54

391

307

78.6

70.7-84.9

21.4

15.1-29.3

55-64

293

225

78.7

70.9-84.9

21.3

15.1-29.1

65-74

131

102

76.9

65.0-85.7

23.1

14.3-35.0

75+

79.6

65.1-89.1

20.4

10.9-34.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

303

243

83.1

76.5-88.1

16.9

11.9-23.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

554

423

75.9

68.8-81.8

131

24.1

18.2-31.2

Some Post-H.S.

417

313

80.1

73.9-85.2

104

19.9

14.8-26.1

College Graduate

289

192

63.7

54.1-72.4

36.3

27.6-45.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

270

216

84.4

78.2-89.1

15.6

10.9-21.8

$15,000- 24,999

358

272

75.3

67.0-82.0

24.7

18.0-33.0

$25,000- 34,999

195

149

81.2

70.8-88.5

18.8

11.5-29.2

$35,000- 49,999

211

155

79.2

70.8-85.7

20.8

14.3-29.2

$50,000-74,999

133

71.8

60.0-81.2

28.2

18.8-40.0

$75,000+

126

60.3

45.4-73.5

39.7

26.5-54.6

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***

Eastern NC

581

438

74.1

66.8-80.2

143

25.9

19.8-33.2

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

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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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