BRFSS 2003 - Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC	606	457	77.3	71.9-82.0	149	22.7	18.0-28.1
GENDER
Male	219	162	72.2	62.3-80.3	57	27.8	19.7-37.7
Female	387	295	82.0	76.8-86.2	92	18.0	13.8-23.2
RACE
White	450	348	76.6	69.9-82.2	102	23.4	17.8-30.1
African American	132	88	74.5	63.7-82.9	44	25.5	17.1-36.3
Other Minorities	23	20	95.8	84.4-99.0	3	4.2	1.0-15.6
AGE
18-24	38	27	80.7	62.0-91.5	11	19.3	8.5-38.0
25-34	82	66	77.8	57.2-90.2	16	22.2	9.8-42.8
35-44	130	89	71.0	58.5-81.0	41	29.0	19.0-41.5
45-54	167	138	82.6	73.1-89.2	29	17.4	10.8-26.9
55-64	120	84	73.7	61.5-83.1	36	26.3	16.9-38.5
65-74	39	30	76.8	55.7-89.7	9	23.2	10.3-44.3
75+	28	22	83.2	61.6-93.9	6	16.8	6.1-38.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	107	83	85.2	75.2-91.7	24	14.8	8.3-24.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	206	156	75.1	64.0-83.6	50	24.9	16.4-36.0
Some Post-H.S.	147	116	81.1	71.1-88.2	31	18.9	11.8-28.9
College Graduate	144	100	70.7	58.9-80.2	44	29.3	19.8-41.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	79	60	81.1	69.7-88.9	19	18.9	11.1-30.3
$15,000- 24,999	131	93	78.8	69.0-86.2	38	21.2	13.8-31.0
$25,000- 34,999	63	49	82.1	64.3-92.1	14	17.9	7.9-35.7
$35,000- 49,999	90	74	85.6	72.7-93.0	16	14.4	7.0-27.3
$50,000-74,999	57	44	74.0	56.7-86.0	13	26.0	14.0-43.3
$75,000+	80	62	66.4	47.5-81.1	18	33.6	18.9-52.5
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%)

North Carolina

1,566

1,174

76.1

72.4-79.5

392

23.9

20.5-27.6

-Piedmont NC

606

457

77.3

71.9-82.0

149

22.7

18.0-28.1

GENDER

Male

219

162

72.2

62.3-80.3

27.8

19.7-37.7

Female

387

295

82.0

76.8-86.2

18.0

13.8-23.2

RACE

White

450

348

76.6

69.9-82.2

102

23.4

17.8-30.1

African American

132

74.5

63.7-82.9

25.5

17.1-36.3

Other Minorities

95.8

84.4-99.0

4.2

1.0-15.6

AGE

18-24

80.7

62.0-91.5

19.3

8.5-38.0

25-34

77.8

57.2-90.2

22.2

9.8-42.8

35-44

130

71.0

58.5-81.0

29.0

19.0-41.5

45-54

167

138

82.6

73.1-89.2

17.4

10.8-26.9

55-64

120

73.7

61.5-83.1

26.3

16.9-38.5

65-74

76.8

55.7-89.7

23.2

10.3-44.3

75+

83.2

61.6-93.9

16.8

6.1-38.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

107

85.2

75.2-91.7

14.8

8.3-24.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

206

156

75.1

64.0-83.6

24.9

16.4-36.0

Some Post-H.S.

147

116

81.1

71.1-88.2

18.9

11.8-28.9

College Graduate

144

100

70.7

58.9-80.2

29.3

19.8-41.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

81.1

69.7-88.9

18.9

11.1-30.3

$15,000- 24,999

131

78.8

69.0-86.2

21.2

13.8-31.0

$25,000- 34,999

82.1

64.3-92.1

17.9

7.9-35.7

$35,000- 49,999

85.6

72.7-93.0

14.4

7.0-27.3

$50,000-74,999

74.0

56.7-86.0

26.0

14.0-43.3

$75,000+

66.4

47.5-81.1

33.6

18.9-52.5

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

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