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-FEMALES

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	1,032	784	78.4	74.5-81.9	248	21.6	18.1-25.5
RACE
White	787	598	77.5	72.8-81.6	189	22.5	18.4-27.2
African American	182	133	78.4	69.6-85.1	49	21.6	14.9-30.4
Native American	38	33	84.8	61.1-95.2	5	15.2	4.8-38.9
Other Minorities	24	19	92.1	77.4-97.6	5	7.9	2.4-22.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	18	13	86.8	61.3-96.5	5	13.2	3.5-38.7
-English Speaking	16	13	94.4	78.0-98.8	3	5.6	1.2-22.0
-Spanish Speaking	2	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	1,013	770	78.1	74.2-81.6	243	21.9	18.4-25.8
AGE
18-24	82	62	75.0	59.6-86.0	20	25.0	14.0-40.4
25-34	171	135	82.3	73.2-88.7	36	17.7	11.3-26.8
35-44	223	163	77.2	67.9-84.4	60	22.8	15.6-32.1
45-54	264	208	81.4	74.3-86.8	56	18.6	13.2-25.7
55-64	172	129	77.2	66.9-84.9	43	22.8	15.1-33.1
65-74	80	62	73.3	57.5-84.8	18	26.7	15.2-42.5
75+	37	22	71.8	49.2-87.0	15	28.2	13.0-50.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	185	148	83.3	74.5-89.5	37	16.7	10.5-25.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	364	284	78.0	70.8-83.8	80	22.0	16.2-29.2
Some Post-H.S.	290	217	79.8	72.6-85.5	73	20.2	14.5-27.4
College Graduate	192	134	72.0	61.8-80.4	58	28.0	19.6-38.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	200	158	83.0	74.9-88.8	42	17.0	11.2-25.1
$15,000- 24,999	245	185	73.1	63.9-80.7	60	26.9	19.3-36.1
$25,000- 34,999	127	101	83.7	69.3-92.1	26	16.3	7.9-30.7
$35,000- 49,999	133	98	78.0	66.7-86.2	35	22.0	13.8-33.3
$50,000-74,999	82	65	81.9	67.8-90.6	17	18.1	9.4-32.2
$75,000+	69	48	72.2	55.5-84.3	21	27.8	15.7-44.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	53	40	75.1	59.9-85.9	13	24.9	14.1-40.1
Guilford	39	26	69.9	51.7-83.4	13	30.1	16.6-48.3
Mecklenburg	45	35	79.8	64.6-89.5	10	20.2	10.5-35.4
Orange	22	15	77.8	44.7-93.8	7	22.2	6.2-55.3
Wake	40	33	83.5	67.1-92.6	7	16.5	7.4-32.9
Chatham/Lee	42	35	88.2	75.9-94.6	7	11.8	5.4-24.1
Nash/Wilson	42	31	75.9	60.0-86.9	11	24.1	13.1-40.0
Craven/Pamlico	61	47	80.8	68.5-89.1	14	19.2	10.9-31.5
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	65	51	79.9	67.5-88.3	14	20.1	11.7-32.5
Appalachian/Wilkes	51	31	59.3	43.4-73.6	20	40.7	26.4-56.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	43	32	76.9	61.1-87.7	11	23.1	12.3-38.9
Graham/Swain/Jackson	50	40	82.2	68.8-90.6	10	17.8	9.4-31.2
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	55	43	81.6	68.9-89.9	12	18.4	10.1-31.1
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	50	39	72.5	53.6-85.7	11	27.5	14.3-46.4
Northeast NC I	55	38	69.0	53.7-81.0	17	31.0	19.0-46.3
Northeast NC II	55	45	87.2	76.8-93.3	10	12.8	6.7-23.2
Northeastern Partnership	110	83	80.0	71.3-86.6	27	20.0	13.4-28.7
Mountain AHEC	161	124	73.8	62.9-82.4	37	26.2	17.6-37.1
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	379	290	75.1	66.7-82.0	89	24.9	18.0-33.3
Piedmont	387	295	82.0	76.8-86.2	92	18.0	13.8-23.2
Western NC	266	199	73.7	65.5-80.6	67	26.3	19.4-34.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,032

784

78.4

74.5-81.9

248

21.6

18.1-25.5

RACE

White

787

598

77.5

72.8-81.6

189

22.5

18.4-27.2

African American

182

133

78.4

69.6-85.1

21.6

14.9-30.4

Native American

84.8

61.1-95.2

15.2

4.8-38.9

Other Minorities

92.1

77.4-97.6

7.9

2.4-22.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

86.8

61.3-96.5

13.2

3.5-38.7

-English Speaking

94.4

78.0-98.8

5.6

1.2-22.0

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

1,013

770

78.1

74.2-81.6

243

21.9

18.4-25.8

AGE

18-24

75.0

59.6-86.0

25.0

14.0-40.4

25-34

171

135

82.3

73.2-88.7

17.7

11.3-26.8

35-44

223

163

77.2

67.9-84.4

22.8

15.6-32.1

45-54

264

208

81.4

74.3-86.8

18.6

13.2-25.7

55-64

172

129

77.2

66.9-84.9

22.8

15.1-33.1

65-74

73.3

57.5-84.8

26.7

15.2-42.5

75+

71.8

49.2-87.0

28.2

13.0-50.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

185

148

83.3

74.5-89.5

16.7

10.5-25.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

364

284

78.0

70.8-83.8

22.0

16.2-29.2

Some Post-H.S.

290

217

79.8

72.6-85.5

20.2

14.5-27.4

College Graduate

192

134

72.0

61.8-80.4

28.0

19.6-38.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

200

158

83.0

74.9-88.8

17.0

11.2-25.1

$15,000- 24,999

245

185

73.1

63.9-80.7

26.9

19.3-36.1

$25,000- 34,999

127

101

83.7

69.3-92.1

16.3

7.9-30.7

$35,000- 49,999

133

78.0

66.7-86.2

22.0

13.8-33.3

$50,000-74,999

81.9

67.8-90.6

18.1

9.4-32.2

$75,000+

72.2

55.5-84.3

27.8

15.7-44.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

75.1

59.9-85.9

24.9

14.1-40.1

Guilford

69.9

51.7-83.4

30.1

16.6-48.3

Mecklenburg

79.8

64.6-89.5

20.2

10.5-35.4

Orange

77.8

44.7-93.8

22.2

6.2-55.3

Wake

83.5

67.1-92.6

16.5

7.4-32.9

Chatham/Lee

88.2

75.9-94.6

11.8

5.4-24.1

Nash/Wilson

75.9

60.0-86.9

24.1

13.1-40.0

Craven/Pamlico

80.8

68.5-89.1

19.2

10.9-31.5

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

79.9

67.5-88.3

20.1

11.7-32.5

Appalachian/Wilkes

59.3

43.4-73.6

40.7

26.4-56.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

76.9

61.1-87.7

23.1

12.3-38.9

Graham/Swain/Jackson

82.2

68.8-90.6

17.8

9.4-31.2

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

81.6

68.9-89.9

18.4

10.1-31.1

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

72.5

53.6-85.7

27.5

14.3-46.4

Northeast NC I

69.0

53.7-81.0

31.0

19.0-46.3

Northeast NC II

87.2

76.8-93.3

12.8

6.7-23.2

Northeastern Partnership

110

80.0

71.3-86.6

20.0

13.4-28.7

Mountain AHEC

161

124

73.8

62.9-82.4

26.2

17.6-37.1

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

379

290

75.1

66.7-82.0

24.9

18.0-33.3

Piedmont

387

295

82.0

76.8-86.2

18.0

13.8-23.2

Western NC

266

199

73.7

65.5-80.6

26.3

19.4-34.5

Back to Tobacco Indicators.

* 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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