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-WHITES

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	1,169	883	76.1	71.7-80.0	286	23.9	20.0-28.3
GENDER
Male	382	285	74.2	66.0-81.0	97	25.8	19.0-34.0
Female	787	598	77.5	72.8-81.6	189	22.5	18.4-27.2
AGE
18-24	78	57	71.5	54.6-84.0	21	28.5	16.0-45.4
25-34	183	140	76.2	62.5-86.0	43	23.8	14.0-37.5
35-44	249	179	72.0	62.6-79.8	70	28.0	20.2-37.4
45-54	282	222	77.6	67.7-85.2	60	22.4	14.8-32.3
55-64	223	172	80.9	72.1-87.4	51	19.1	12.6-27.9
65-74	101	78	72.7	58.1-83.6	23	27.3	16.4-41.9
75+	50	33	82.7	66.4-92.1	17	17.3	7.9-33.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	191	154	85.3	77.3-90.8	37	14.7	9.2-22.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	412	319	76.8	68.6-83.3	93	23.2	16.7-31.4
Some Post-H.S.	324	249	81.0	73.9-86.5	75	19.0	13.5-26.1
College Graduate	241	160	60.9	50.1-70.7	81	39.1	29.3-49.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	182	146	87.1	80.2-91.9	36	12.9	8.1-19.8
$15,000- 24,999	255	196	77.3	69.2-83.8	59	22.7	16.2-30.8
$25,000- 34,999	150	118	84.2	72.6-91.5	32	15.8	8.5-27.4
$35,000- 49,999	170	127	80.8	71.1-87.8	43	19.2	12.2-28.9
$50,000-74,999	114	81	73.2	60.3-83.1	33	26.8	16.9-39.7
$75,000+	110	75	57.6	41.9-71.9	35	42.4	28.1-58.1
COUNTY/REGION**
Buncombe	77	57	75.2	62.1-84.9	20	24.8	15.1-37.9
Guilford	41	35	89.6	74.6-96.2	6	10.4	3.8-25.4
Mecklenburg	41	32	82.6	65.2-92.3	9	17.4	7.7-34.8
Orange	29	19	75.1	47.8-90.9	10	24.9	9.1-52.2
Wake	35	27	64.3	40.7-82.6	8	35.7	17.4-59.3
Chatham/Lee	45	38	87.5	72.9-94.8	7	12.5	5.2-27.1
Nash/Wilson	41	31	79.8	63.1-90.2	10	20.2	9.8-36.9
Craven/Pamlico	70	51	68.3	52.4-80.9	19	31.7	19.1-47.6
Stokes/Surry/Yadkin	91	67	74.4	63.4-83.0	24	25.6	17.0-36.6
Appalachian/Wilkes	72	45	59.8	46.4-71.9	27	40.2	28.1-53.6
Franklin/Gran./Vance	52	43	70.2	47.4-86.0	9	29.8	14.0-52.6
Graham/Swain/Jackson	63	46	75.7	62.6-85.4	17	24.3	14.6-37.4
Hoke/Robeson/Scotland	33	27	85.4	67.7-94.2	6	14.6	5.8-32.3
Bladen/Columbus/Sampson	48	37	74.8	57.5-86.6	11	25.2	13.4-42.5
Northeast NC I	35	28	85.0	69.1-93.5	7	15.0	6.5-30.9
Northeast NC II	65	49	78.8	66.6-87.4	16	21.2	12.6-33.4
Northeastern Partnership	100	77	80.3	70.5-87.4	23	19.7	12.6-29.5
Mountain AHEC	209	155	74.9	66.2-82.1	54	25.1	17.9-33.8
NC REGIONS***
Eastern NC	377	288	75.8	67.3-82.8	89	24.2	17.2-32.7
Piedmont	450	348	76.6	69.9-82.2	102	23.4	17.8-30.1
Western NC	342	247	74.9	68.0-80.7	95	25.1	19.3-32.0

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

1,169

883

76.1

71.7-80.0

286

23.9

20.0-28.3

GENDER

Male

382

285

74.2

66.0-81.0

25.8

19.0-34.0

Female

787

598

77.5

72.8-81.6

189

22.5

18.4-27.2

AGE

18-24

71.5

54.6-84.0

28.5

16.0-45.4

25-34

183

140

76.2

62.5-86.0

23.8

14.0-37.5

35-44

249

179

72.0

62.6-79.8

28.0

20.2-37.4

45-54

282

222

77.6

67.7-85.2

22.4

14.8-32.3

55-64

223

172

80.9

72.1-87.4

19.1

12.6-27.9

65-74

101

72.7

58.1-83.6

27.3

16.4-41.9

75+

82.7

66.4-92.1

17.3

7.9-33.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

191

154

85.3

77.3-90.8

14.7

9.2-22.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

412

319

76.8

68.6-83.3

23.2

16.7-31.4

Some Post-H.S.

324

249

81.0

73.9-86.5

19.0

13.5-26.1

College Graduate

241

160

60.9

50.1-70.7

39.1

29.3-49.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

182

146

87.1

80.2-91.9

12.9

8.1-19.8

$15,000- 24,999

255

196

77.3

69.2-83.8

22.7

16.2-30.8

$25,000- 34,999

150

118

84.2

72.6-91.5

15.8

8.5-27.4

$35,000- 49,999

170

127

80.8

71.1-87.8

19.2

12.2-28.9

$50,000-74,999

114

73.2

60.3-83.1

26.8

16.9-39.7

$75,000+

110

57.6

41.9-71.9

42.4

28.1-58.1

COUNTY/REGION**

Buncombe

75.2

62.1-84.9

24.8

15.1-37.9

Guilford

89.6

74.6-96.2

10.4

3.8-25.4

Mecklenburg

82.6

65.2-92.3

17.4

7.7-34.8

Orange

75.1

47.8-90.9

24.9

9.1-52.2

Wake

64.3

40.7-82.6

35.7

17.4-59.3

Chatham/Lee

87.5

72.9-94.8

12.5

5.2-27.1

Nash/Wilson

79.8

63.1-90.2

20.2

9.8-36.9

Craven/Pamlico

68.3

52.4-80.9

31.7

19.1-47.6

Stokes/Surry/Yadkin

74.4

63.4-83.0

25.6

17.0-36.6

Appalachian/Wilkes

59.8

46.4-71.9

40.2

28.1-53.6

Franklin/Gran./Vance

70.2

47.4-86.0

29.8

14.0-52.6

Graham/Swain/Jackson

75.7

62.6-85.4

24.3

14.6-37.4

Hoke/Robeson/Scotland

85.4

67.7-94.2

14.6

5.8-32.3

Bladen/Columbus/Sampson

74.8

57.5-86.6

25.2

13.4-42.5

Northeast NC I

85.0

69.1-93.5

15.0

6.5-30.9

Northeast NC II

78.8

66.6-87.4

21.2

12.6-33.4

Northeastern Partnership

100

80.3

70.5-87.4

19.7

12.6-29.5

Mountain AHEC

209

155

74.9

66.2-82.1

25.1

17.9-33.8

NC REGIONS***

Eastern NC

377

288

75.8

67.3-82.8

24.2

17.2-32.7

Piedmont

450

348

76.6

69.9-82.2

102

23.4

17.8-30.1

Western NC

342

247

74.9

68.0-80.7

25.1

19.3-32.0

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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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