BRFSS 2003 - Western 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 Western 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
-Western NC	379	279	75.9	69.5-81.4	100	24.1	18.6-30.5
GENDER
Male	113	80	79.9	69.4-87.4	33	20.1	12.6-30.6
Female	266	199	73.7	65.5-80.6	67	26.3	19.4-34.5
RACE
White	342	247	74.9	68.0-80.7	95	25.1	19.3-32.0
African American	16	14	95.0	78.5-99.0	2	5.0	1.0-21.5
Other Minorities	19	17	77.8	34.0-96.0	2	22.2	4.0-66.0
AGE
18-24	36	25	70.5	48.2-86.0	11	29.5	14.0-51.8
25-34	58	41	73.6	56.9-85.5	17	26.4	14.5-43.1
35-44	65	48	77.8	63.7-87.5	17	22.2	12.5-36.3
45-54	92	67	78.0	64.1-87.6	25	22.0	12.4-35.9
55-64	68	54	83.3	67.5-92.3	14	16.7	7.7-32.5
65-74	50	40	71.3	49.4-86.4	10	28.7	13.6-50.6
75+	9	3	48.3	16.9-81.1	6	51.7	18.9-83.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	73	58	81.1	65.3-90.8	15	18.9	9.2-34.7
H.S. or G.E.D.	141	103	76.7	65.8-85.0	38	23.3	15.0-34.2
Some Post-H.S.	112	87	83.6	74.2-90.0	25	16.4	10.0-25.8
College Graduate	53	31	43.3	27.8-60.2	22	56.7	39.8-72.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	85	71	85.5	71.8-93.2	14	14.5	6.8-28.2
$15,000- 24,999	85	63	78.7	63.3-88.8	22	21.3	11.2-36.7
$25,000- 34,999	53	40	79.7	65.1-89.2	13	20.3	10.8-34.9
$35,000- 49,999	47	28	68.5	50.2-82.5	19	31.5	17.5-49.8
$50,000-74,999	28	16	57.4	35.0-77.2	12	42.6	22.8-65.0
$75,000+	16	11	67.9	32.7-90.2	5	32.1	9.8-67.3
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

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

-Western NC

379

279

75.9

69.5-81.4

100

24.1

18.6-30.5

GENDER

Male

113

79.9

69.4-87.4

20.1

12.6-30.6

Female

266

199

73.7

65.5-80.6

26.3

19.4-34.5

RACE

White

342

247

74.9

68.0-80.7

25.1

19.3-32.0

African American

95.0

78.5-99.0

5.0

1.0-21.5

Other Minorities

77.8

34.0-96.0

22.2

4.0-66.0

AGE

18-24

70.5

48.2-86.0

29.5

14.0-51.8

25-34

73.6

56.9-85.5

26.4

14.5-43.1

35-44

77.8

63.7-87.5

22.2

12.5-36.3

45-54

78.0

64.1-87.6

22.0

12.4-35.9

55-64

83.3

67.5-92.3

16.7

7.7-32.5

65-74

71.3

49.4-86.4

28.7

13.6-50.6

75+

48.3

16.9-81.1

51.7

18.9-83.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

81.1

65.3-90.8

18.9

9.2-34.7

H.S. or G.E.D.

141

103

76.7

65.8-85.0

23.3

15.0-34.2

Some Post-H.S.

112

83.6

74.2-90.0

16.4

10.0-25.8

College Graduate

43.3

27.8-60.2

56.7

39.8-72.2

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

85.5

71.8-93.2

14.5

6.8-28.2

$15,000- 24,999

78.7

63.3-88.8

21.3

11.2-36.7

$25,000- 34,999

79.7

65.1-89.2

20.3

10.8-34.9

$35,000- 49,999

68.5

50.2-82.5

31.5

17.5-49.8

$50,000-74,999

57.4

35.0-77.2

42.6

22.8-65.0

$75,000+

67.9

32.7-90.2

32.1

9.8-67.3

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

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