BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (On how many visits did your doctor or health provider recommend or discuss methods and strategies other than medication to assist you with quitting smoking?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation

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	Total Respond.^	1 visit	2 visits	3 visits	4 visits	None
TOTAL	2,832	353	13.1	11.6-14.8	189	6.7	5.7- 7.9	72	2.5	1.9- 3.3	197	6.8	5.7- 8.1	2,021	70.9	68.7-73.0
GENDER
Male	1,067	133	13.1	10.7-15.8	72	6.5	5.0- 8.5	22	2.0	1.3- 3.3	61	5.9	4.3- 8.0	779	72.5	69.1-75.7
Female	1,765	220	13.2	11.4-15.3	117	6.9	5.5- 8.6	50	2.9	2.1- 4.0	136	7.7	6.3- 9.3	1,242	69.3	66.6-72.0
RACE
White	2,179	267	13.0	11.3-14.9	146	7.0	5.8- 8.5	57	2.6	1.9- 3.5	158	7.0	5.8- 8.4	1,551	70.5	68.0-72.8
African American	487	63	13.5	10.1-17.9	32	6.2	4.1- 9.2	11	1.8	0.9- 3.6	26	5.3	3.4- 8.3	355	73.1	68.1-77.7
Asian	9	2	35.2	9.7-73.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.8	1.3-47.3	1	4.7	0.6-28.8	5	50.3	19.2-81.2
Native American	75	11	16.6	7.8-31.8	9	11.4	5.3-22.8	1	1.1	0.2- 7.6	4	3.5	1.3- 9.2	50	67.5	52.9-79.3
Other Minorities	67	10	11.0	4.9-22.8	1	1.4	0.2- 9.3	1	2.5	0.4-16.0	6	11.4	3.5-31.1	49	73.7	56.8-85.6
HISPANIC
Hispanic	73	7	9.5	3.8-21.8	3	3.7	1.1-11.0	1	2.7	0.4-16.6	4	4.0	1.4-10.6	58	80.2	67.2-89.0
-English Speaking	47	4	7.3	2.6-18.9	3	8.0	2.6-22.3	1	5.8	0.8-31.1	4	8.8	3.2-21.6	35	70.1	52.9-83.0
-Spanish Speaking	26	3	11.2	3.0-34.3	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	23	88.8	65.7-97.0
Non-Hispanic	2,759	346	13.3	11.7-15.0	186	6.8	5.7- 8.1	71	2.5	1.9- 3.3	193	6.9	5.8- 8.2	1,963	70.6	68.4-72.7
AGE
18-24	189	22	14.3	8.8-22.6	13	5.2	2.8- 9.5	1	0.9	0.1- 5.9	11	4.8	2.5- 9.0	142	74.7	66.3-81.6
25-34	495	69	13.9	10.6-18.0	27	5.4	3.4- 8.5	14	2.3	1.2- 4.4	29	5.9	3.4- 9.9	356	72.6	67.3-77.3
35-44	632	97	14.9	11.8-18.7	53	9.2	6.7-12.5	11	1.4	0.7- 2.7	31	4.6	3.0- 6.9	440	69.9	65.3-74.2
45-54	606	82	15.1	11.9-19.1	48	7.3	5.3-10.1	18	2.3	1.3- 4.0	40	7.1	4.9-10.1	418	68.2	63.4-72.6
55-64	515	47	10.2	7.2-14.2	31	7.0	4.7-10.5	18	4.1	2.4- 7.0	57	11.2	8.1-15.3	362	67.5	62.0-72.5
65-74	278	26	8.7	5.6-13.3	14	3.7	2.0- 6.7	9	4.6	2.2- 9.4	22	7.2	4.3-11.7	207	75.8	69.3-81.4
75+	111	9	6.0	2.9-12.2	3	1.8	0.5- 5.7	0	0.0	. - .	7	6.1	2.7-13.1	92	86.1	78.0-91.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	559	45	8.9	6.2-12.6	25	4.1	2.6- 6.5	18	2.7	1.5- 4.7	42	7.8	5.1-11.5	429	76.5	71.6-80.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	973	133	14.6	11.9-17.7	63	6.8	5.1- 9.0	14	1.8	1.0- 3.3	65	6.6	4.9- 8.9	698	70.2	66.4-73.7
Some Post-H.S.	797	111	14.9	12.0-18.3	54	6.6	4.7- 9.1	23	2.3	1.3- 3.8	54	6.4	4.6- 8.8	555	69.8	65.7-73.7
College Graduate	500	63	12.7	9.6-16.6	46	9.6	6.8-13.4	17	3.9	2.3- 6.5	36	6.6	4.4- 9.8	338	67.2	62.0-72.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	449	32	7.4	4.8-11.2	22	4.2	2.6- 6.7	8	2.2	1.0- 5.0	43	8.7	6.1-12.2	344	77.5	72.4-81.9
$15,000- 24,999	562	73	14.8	11.2-19.4	28	4.6	2.9- 7.3	13	2.2	1.1- 4.3	36	7.0	4.3-11.2	412	71.4	65.9-76.3
$25,000- 34,999	388	50	13.7	10.0-18.5	22	7.3	4.3-12.0	7	1.4	0.6- 3.3	29	6.3	4.2- 9.4	280	71.3	65.3-76.6
$35,000- 49,999	424	69	15.0	11.4-19.3	37	8.6	5.9-12.4	12	3.0	1.5- 5.8	24	6.6	4.1-10.4	282	66.9	61.3-72.1
$50,000-74,999	288	42	14.3	10.2-19.8	31	10.3	6.8-15.3	8	2.5	1.2- 5.1	21	7.0	4.4-11.1	186	65.9	59.1-72.1
$75,000+	257	35	13.7	9.4-19.5	16	6.2	3.7-10.3	8	2.4	1.0- 5.5	19	7.9	4.5-13.4	179	69.8	62.7-76.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,153	102	9.8	7.8-12.3	88	8.6	6.8-10.9	24	1.9	1.2- 3.1	117	10.0	7.9-12.6	822	69.6	66.1-72.9
No	1,626	242	14.8	12.7-17.0	98	5.4	4.3- 6.9	47	2.9	2.0- 4.0	79	4.9	3.8- 6.3	1,160	72.0	69.3-74.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	368	50	13.3	9.6-18.1	26	6.1	4.0- 9.2	13	4.3	2.3- 7.9	33	10.7	7.0-16.1	246	65.6	59.3-71.3
Non-Veteran	2,424	298	13.0	11.4-14.8	159	6.8	5.6- 8.1	55	2.0	1.5- 2.7	159	5.9	4.9- 7.1	1,753	72.3	70.0-74.5
Currently Serving	39	5	18.7	7.7-39.1	4	9.9	3.2-26.9	4	10.4	3.1-29.4	5	15.4	5.5-36.2	21	45.5	28.7-63.4

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4 visits

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,832

353

13.1

11.6-14.8

189

6.7

5.7- 7.9

2.5

1.9- 3.3

197

6.8

5.7- 8.1

2,021

70.9

68.7-73.0

GENDER

Male

1,067

133

13.1

10.7-15.8

6.5

5.0- 8.5

2.0

1.3- 3.3

5.9

4.3- 8.0

779

72.5

69.1-75.7

Female

1,765

220

13.2

11.4-15.3

117

6.9

5.5- 8.6

2.9

2.1- 4.0

136

7.7

6.3- 9.3

1,242

69.3

66.6-72.0

RACE

White

2,179

267

13.0

11.3-14.9

146

7.0

5.8- 8.5

2.6

1.9- 3.5

158

7.0

5.8- 8.4

1,551

70.5

68.0-72.8

African American

487

13.5

10.1-17.9

6.2

4.1- 9.2

1.8

0.9- 3.6

5.3

3.4- 8.3

355

73.1

68.1-77.7

Asian

35.2

9.7-73.3

0.0

. - .

9.8

1.3-47.3

4.7

0.6-28.8

50.3

19.2-81.2

Native American

16.6

7.8-31.8

11.4

5.3-22.8

1.1

0.2- 7.6

3.5

1.3- 9.2

67.5

52.9-79.3

Other Minorities

11.0

4.9-22.8

1.4

0.2- 9.3

2.5

0.4-16.0

11.4

3.5-31.1

73.7

56.8-85.6

HISPANIC

Hispanic

9.5

3.8-21.8

3.7

1.1-11.0

2.7

0.4-16.6

4.0

1.4-10.6

80.2

67.2-89.0

-English Speaking

7.3

2.6-18.9

8.0

2.6-22.3

5.8

0.8-31.1

8.8

3.2-21.6

70.1

52.9-83.0

-Spanish Speaking

11.2

3.0-34.3

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

88.8

65.7-97.0

Non-Hispanic

2,759

346

13.3

11.7-15.0

186

6.8

5.7- 8.1

2.5

1.9- 3.3

193

6.9

5.8- 8.2

1,963

70.6

68.4-72.7

AGE

18-24

189

14.3

8.8-22.6

5.2

2.8- 9.5

0.9

0.1- 5.9

4.8

2.5- 9.0

142

74.7

66.3-81.6

25-34

495

13.9

10.6-18.0

5.4

3.4- 8.5

2.3

1.2- 4.4

5.9

3.4- 9.9

356

72.6

67.3-77.3

35-44

632

14.9

11.8-18.7

9.2

6.7-12.5

1.4

0.7- 2.7

4.6

3.0- 6.9

440

69.9

65.3-74.2

45-54

606

15.1

11.9-19.1

7.3

5.3-10.1

2.3

1.3- 4.0

7.1

4.9-10.1

418

68.2

63.4-72.6

55-64

515

10.2

7.2-14.2

7.0

4.7-10.5

4.1

2.4- 7.0

11.2

8.1-15.3

362

67.5

62.0-72.5

65-74

278

8.7

5.6-13.3

3.7

2.0- 6.7

4.6

2.2- 9.4

7.2

4.3-11.7

207

75.8

69.3-81.4

75+

111

6.0

2.9-12.2

1.8

0.5- 5.7

0.0

. - .

6.1

2.7-13.1

86.1

78.0-91.5

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

559

8.9

6.2-12.6

4.1

2.6- 6.5

2.7

1.5- 4.7

7.8

5.1-11.5

429

76.5

71.6-80.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

973

133

14.6

11.9-17.7

6.8

5.1- 9.0

1.8

1.0- 3.3

6.6

4.9- 8.9

698

70.2

66.4-73.7

Some Post-H.S.

797

111

14.9

12.0-18.3

6.6

4.7- 9.1

2.3

1.3- 3.8

6.4

4.6- 8.8

555

69.8

65.7-73.7

College Graduate

500

12.7

9.6-16.6

9.6

6.8-13.4

3.9

2.3- 6.5

6.6

4.4- 9.8

338

67.2

62.0-72.0

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

449

7.4

4.8-11.2

4.2

2.6- 6.7

2.2

1.0- 5.0

8.7

6.1-12.2

344

77.5

72.4-81.9

$15,000- 24,999

562

14.8

11.2-19.4

4.6

2.9- 7.3

2.2

1.1- 4.3

7.0

4.3-11.2

412

71.4

65.9-76.3

$25,000- 34,999

388

13.7

10.0-18.5

7.3

4.3-12.0

1.4

0.6- 3.3

6.3

4.2- 9.4

280

71.3

65.3-76.6

$35,000- 49,999

424

15.0

11.4-19.3

8.6

5.9-12.4

3.0

1.5- 5.8

6.6

4.1-10.4

282

66.9

61.3-72.1

$50,000-74,999

288

14.3

10.2-19.8

10.3

6.8-15.3

2.5

1.2- 5.1

7.0

4.4-11.1

186

65.9

59.1-72.1

$75,000+

257

13.7

9.4-19.5

6.2

3.7-10.3

2.4

1.0- 5.5

7.9

4.5-13.4

179

69.8

62.7-76.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,153

102

9.8

7.8-12.3

8.6

6.8-10.9

1.9

1.2- 3.1

117

10.0

7.9-12.6

822

69.6

66.1-72.9

1,626

242

14.8

12.7-17.0

5.4

4.3- 6.9

2.9

2.0- 4.0

4.9

3.8- 6.3

1,160

72.0

69.3-74.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

368

13.3

9.6-18.1

6.1

4.0- 9.2

4.3

2.3- 7.9

10.7

7.0-16.1

246

65.6

59.3-71.3

Non-Veteran

2,424

298

13.0

11.4-14.8

159

6.8

5.6- 8.1

2.0

1.5- 2.7

159

5.9

4.9- 7.1

1,753

72.3

70.0-74.5

Currently Serving

18.7

7.7-39.1

9.9

3.2-26.9

10.4

3.1-29.4

15.4

5.5-36.2

45.5

28.7-63.4

Back to Smoking Cessation.

*Asked of respondents who stopped smoking within the past year or now smoke every day or some days AND who saw a doctor, nurse, or other health professional in the past 12 months.

^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 (MAHEC): 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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