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-WHITE 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	787	598	77.5	72.8-81.6	189	22.5	18.4-27.2
AGE
18-24	56	43	71.7	51.4-85.9	13	28.3	14.1-48.6
25-34	135	107	80.6	69.8-88.2	28	19.4	11.8-30.2
35-44	170	126	78.3	67.5-86.2	44	21.7	13.8-32.5
45-54	195	152	78.0	68.9-85.0	43	22.0	15.0-31.1
55-64	134	100	79.4	67.8-87.6	34	20.6	12.4-32.2
65-74	62	49	72.1	53.7-85.2	13	27.9	14.8-46.3
75+	33	19	71.3	46.7-87.5	14	28.7	12.5-53.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	123	100	85.5	74.7-92.2	23	14.5	7.8-25.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	278	219	76.3	67.7-83.3	59	23.7	16.7-32.3
Some Post-H.S.	231	172	80.0	71.8-86.2	59	20.0	13.8-28.2
College Graduate	155	107	67.5	55.4-77.7	48	32.5	22.3-44.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	135	106	85.4	76.4-91.4	29	14.6	8.6-23.6
$15,000- 24,999	190	144	69.9	59.2-78.8	46	30.1	21.2-40.8
$25,000- 34,999	103	82	81.3	63.8-91.5	21	18.7	8.5-36.2
$35,000- 49,999	105	78	79.7	66.7-88.6	27	20.3	11.4-33.3
$50,000-74,999	75	59	82.1	67.3-91.1	16	17.9	8.9-32.7
$75,000+	58	39	68.3	49.5-82.5	19	31.7	17.5-50.5
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	49	37	74.8	58.7-86.1	12	25.2	13.9-41.3
Guilford	26	20	79.3	55.8-92.1	6	20.7	7.9-44.2
Mecklenburg	30	24	83.8	65.8-93.3	6	16.2	6.7-34.2
Orange	19	12	75.8	39.8-93.7	7	24.2	6.3-60.2
Wake	27	21	74.5	52.2-88.7	6	25.5	11.3-47.8
Chatham/Lee	33	28	91.3	79.9-96.5	5	8.7	3.5-20.1
Nash/Wilson	30	23	78.6	59.2-90.3	7	21.4	9.7-40.8
Craven/Pamlico	51	38	77.9	63.6-87.7	13	22.1	12.3-36.4
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	62	48	79.3	66.6-88.0	14	20.7	12.0-33.4
Appalachian/Wilkes	50	30	59.0	42.9-73.3	20	41.0	26.7-57.1
Franklin/Gran./Vance	29	26	90.3	71.3-97.2	3	9.7	2.8-28.7
Graham/Swain/Jackson	40	31	80.4	64.9-90.1	9	19.6	9.9-35.1
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	22	18	87.0	68.1-95.4	4	13.0	4.6-31.9
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	35	28	77.6	55.4-90.6	7	22.4	9.4-44.6
Northeast NC I	26	20	78.0	56.4-90.6	6	22.0	9.4-43.6
Northeast NC II	37	29	85.3	71.8-92.9	8	14.7	7.1-28.2
Northeastern Partnership	63	49	83.2	72.2-90.4	14	16.8	9.6-27.8
Mountain AHEC	145	110	73.1	61.8-82.0	35	26.9	18.0-38.2
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	255	195	74.6	64.1-82.8	60	25.4	17.2-35.9
Piedmont	290	225	81.4	75.0-86.5	65	18.6	13.5-25.0
Western NC	242	178	72.6	64.1-79.8	64	27.4	20.2-35.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

787

598

77.5

72.8-81.6

189

22.5

18.4-27.2

AGE

18-24

71.7

51.4-85.9

28.3

14.1-48.6

25-34

135

107

80.6

69.8-88.2

19.4

11.8-30.2

35-44

170

126

78.3

67.5-86.2

21.7

13.8-32.5

45-54

195

152

78.0

68.9-85.0

22.0

15.0-31.1

55-64

134

100

79.4

67.8-87.6

20.6

12.4-32.2

65-74

72.1

53.7-85.2

27.9

14.8-46.3

75+

71.3

46.7-87.5

28.7

12.5-53.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

123

100

85.5

74.7-92.2

14.5

7.8-25.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

278

219

76.3

67.7-83.3

23.7

16.7-32.3

Some Post-H.S.

231

172

80.0

71.8-86.2

20.0

13.8-28.2

College Graduate

155

107

67.5

55.4-77.7

32.5

22.3-44.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

135

106

85.4

76.4-91.4

14.6

8.6-23.6

$15,000- 24,999

190

144

69.9

59.2-78.8

30.1

21.2-40.8

$25,000- 34,999

103

81.3

63.8-91.5

18.7

8.5-36.2

$35,000- 49,999

105

79.7

66.7-88.6

20.3

11.4-33.3

$50,000-74,999

82.1

67.3-91.1

17.9

8.9-32.7

$75,000+

68.3

49.5-82.5

31.7

17.5-50.5

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

74.8

58.7-86.1

25.2

13.9-41.3

Guilford

79.3

55.8-92.1

20.7

7.9-44.2

Mecklenburg

83.8

65.8-93.3

16.2

6.7-34.2

Orange

75.8

39.8-93.7

24.2

6.3-60.2

Wake

74.5

52.2-88.7

25.5

11.3-47.8

Chatham/Lee

91.3

79.9-96.5

8.7

3.5-20.1

Nash/Wilson

78.6

59.2-90.3

21.4

9.7-40.8

Craven/Pamlico

77.9

63.6-87.7

22.1

12.3-36.4

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

79.3

66.6-88.0

20.7

12.0-33.4

Appalachian/Wilkes

59.0

42.9-73.3

41.0

26.7-57.1

Franklin/Gran./Vance

90.3

71.3-97.2

9.7

2.8-28.7

Graham/Swain/Jackson

80.4

64.9-90.1

19.6

9.9-35.1

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

87.0

68.1-95.4

13.0

4.6-31.9

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

77.6

55.4-90.6

22.4

9.4-44.6

Northeast NC I

78.0

56.4-90.6

22.0

9.4-43.6

Northeast NC II

85.3

71.8-92.9

14.7

7.1-28.2

Northeastern Partnership

83.2

72.2-90.4

16.8

9.6-27.8

Mountain AHEC

145

110

73.1

61.8-82.0

26.9

18.0-38.2

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

255

195

74.6

64.1-82.8

25.4

17.2-35.9

Piedmont

290

225

81.4

75.0-86.5

18.6

13.5-25.0

Western NC

242

178

72.6

64.1-79.8

27.4

20.2-35.9

Due to the small number of respondents to this question, no further breakdowns are available.

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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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