BRFSS 2004 - North Carolina: (In the last 12 months, on how many visits were you advised to quit smoking by a doctor or other health provider?*)

2004 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation

In the last 12 months, on how many visits were you advised to quit smoking by a doctor or other health provider?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 visit	2 visits	3 visits	4 visits	None
TOTAL	2,832	664	24.2	22.2-26.2	429	14.8	13.3-16.6	230	8.5	7.3- 9.9	652	22.0	20.1-23.9	857	30.5	28.4-32.7
GENDER
Male	1,079	257	24.3	21.3-27.6	164	15.0	12.6-17.8	96	9.4	7.5-11.7	220	19.5	16.8-22.5	342	31.8	28.5-35.4
Female	1,753	407	24.0	21.6-26.6	265	14.7	12.7-16.9	134	7.7	6.3- 9.3	432	24.4	22.0-26.9	515	29.3	26.7-32.0
RACE
White	2,181	506	24.3	22.0-26.7	330	15.0	13.2-17.1	182	8.9	7.5-10.5	496	21.8	19.7-24.0	667	30.0	27.7-32.5
African American	485	118	23.8	19.4-28.8	69	13.1	9.9-17.1	37	7.4	5.0-10.8	118	24.5	20.1-29.5	143	31.2	26.3-36.7
Asian	9	2	35.2	9.7-73.3	1	6.8	0.9-37.5	1	9.8	1.3-47.3	2	9.4	2.1-33.9	3	38.8	12.4-74.0
Native American	74	14	17.6	8.7-32.3	14	22.4	12.9-36.0	6	13.4	5.2-30.3	24	24.6	14.9-37.8	16	22.1	12.5-36.0
Other Minorities	67	20	25.8	15.0-40.5	12	16.4	8.0-30.6	2	2.9	0.5-14.8	10	14.6	5.7-32.4	23	40.3	25.5-57.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	73	17	24.9	14.4-39.6	10	15.4	7.2-29.8	4	5.1	1.6-15.2	9	8.7	4.3-17.1	33	45.8	31.4-61.0
-English Speaking	47	12	24.6	13.0-41.5	5	13.4	5.3-29.8	4	11.2	3.6-29.8	9	19.1	9.7-34.3	17	31.7	18.6-48.6
-Spanish Speaking	26	5	25.3	10.5-49.4	5	17.0	5.5-42.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	16	57.7	34.3-78.1
Non-Hispanic	2,759	647	24.1	22.1-26.2	419	14.8	13.2-16.6	226	8.7	7.4-10.1	643	22.4	20.6-24.4	824	30.0	27.8-32.2
AGE
18-24	189	41	23.6	16.7-32.4	27	12.3	7.9-18.6	13	8.0	4.4-14.1	32	14.1	9.6-20.3	76	42.0	33.6-50.8
25-34	497	118	25.4	20.9-30.5	71	14.5	10.9-18.9	43	7.7	5.3-10.9	92	16.8	13.0-21.4	173	35.6	30.5-41.1
35-44	634	169	25.4	21.4-29.8	104	17.2	13.8-21.4	47	8.4	5.9-11.8	114	18.1	14.6-22.2	200	30.9	26.6-35.6
45-54	612	166	28.5	24.2-33.2	94	13.4	10.5-17.0	45	7.2	5.1-10.0	149	24.2	20.3-28.7	158	26.6	22.1-31.6
55-64	512	108	21.3	17.0-26.4	75	15.0	11.5-19.4	55	11.4	8.3-15.3	151	29.7	24.9-35.0	123	22.6	18.5-27.4
65-74	273	46	15.6	11.3-21.3	43	15.6	10.9-22.0	19	9.1	5.5-14.7	86	29.6	23.3-36.7	79	30.1	23.6-37.5
75+	109	14	14.3	7.4-25.8	15	13.5	7.7-22.5	8	8.2	3.7-17.1	28	26.0	17.7-36.7	44	37.9	27.9-49.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	556	93	15.6	12.2-19.6	72	13.8	10.4-18.1	52	9.2	6.6-12.6	175	30.0	25.4-35.0	164	31.5	26.6-36.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	978	244	27.4	23.9-31.2	155	15.2	12.7-18.1	75	9.0	6.9-11.6	210	19.9	17.0-23.0	294	28.6	25.2-32.2
Some Post-H.S.	790	200	25.9	22.2-30.0	132	15.3	12.4-18.8	60	7.9	5.9-10.6	167	20.7	17.4-24.5	231	30.2	26.2-34.5
College Graduate	505	126	25.5	21.1-30.4	69	14.5	11.1-18.8	43	7.9	5.7-11.0	100	18.7	14.9-23.3	167	33.4	28.4-38.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	444	79	16.5	12.6-21.2	54	11.8	8.4-16.2	33	8.2	5.3-12.3	144	31.5	26.4-37.0	134	32.1	26.8-37.9
$15,000- 24,999	566	140	26.5	21.9-31.7	84	13.6	10.5-17.5	45	9.4	6.5-13.3	140	22.9	18.7-27.8	157	27.5	22.8-32.9
$25,000- 34,999	389	110	29.2	23.7-35.3	61	17.5	12.9-23.4	27	7.2	4.7-11.0	96	22.9	18.2-28.3	95	23.3	18.5-28.8
$35,000- 49,999	425	99	23.0	18.5-28.2	72	17.1	13.2-21.9	43	10.0	7.1-13.7	73	18.3	14.0-23.5	138	31.7	26.6-37.2
$50,000-74,999	293	77	25.3	19.8-31.6	54	19.1	14.0-25.4	27	8.6	5.5-13.3	54	19.1	14.1-25.2	81	27.9	21.9-34.9
$75,000+	256	62	23.8	18.1-30.6	31	11.6	7.8-16.9	21	6.8	4.1-11.0	43	16.6	11.7-23.1	99	41.1	33.8-48.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,140	172	15.5	13.0-18.4	162	14.6	12.2-17.3	89	8.6	6.7-11.0	399	34.4	31.0-37.9	318	26.9	23.9-30.2
No	1,638	478	29.5	26.8-32.4	259	15.1	13.0-17.5	137	8.5	7.0-10.3	246	14.3	12.4-16.5	518	32.5	29.7-35.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	373	87	22.4	17.7-28.0	63	18.2	13.8-23.6	47	15.2	11.2-20.3	91	22.7	17.8-28.4	85	21.6	17.1-26.8
Non-Veteran	2,419	571	24.7	22.5-26.9	357	14.0	12.4-15.9	176	7.1	6.0- 8.5	553	21.8	19.8-23.8	762	32.4	30.0-34.9
Currently Serving	39	5	14.2	5.3-32.8	9	23.9	11.9-42.1	7	17.6	7.6-35.8	8	25.8	12.2-46.7	10	18.5	9.0-34.2

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4 visits

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,832

664

24.2

22.2-26.2

429

14.8

13.3-16.6

230

8.5

7.3- 9.9

652

22.0

20.1-23.9

857

30.5

28.4-32.7

GENDER

Male

1,079

257

24.3

21.3-27.6

164

15.0

12.6-17.8

9.4

7.5-11.7

220

19.5

16.8-22.5

342

31.8

28.5-35.4

Female

1,753

407

24.0

21.6-26.6

265

14.7

12.7-16.9

134

7.7

6.3- 9.3

432

24.4

22.0-26.9

515

29.3

26.7-32.0

RACE

White

2,181

506

24.3

22.0-26.7

330

15.0

13.2-17.1

182

8.9

7.5-10.5

496

21.8

19.7-24.0

667

30.0

27.7-32.5

African American

485

118

23.8

19.4-28.8

13.1

9.9-17.1

7.4

5.0-10.8

118

24.5

20.1-29.5

143

31.2

26.3-36.7

Asian

35.2

9.7-73.3

6.8

0.9-37.5

9.8

1.3-47.3

9.4

2.1-33.9

38.8

12.4-74.0

Native American

17.6

8.7-32.3

22.4

12.9-36.0

13.4

5.2-30.3

24.6

14.9-37.8

22.1

12.5-36.0

Other Minorities

25.8

15.0-40.5

16.4

8.0-30.6

2.9

0.5-14.8

14.6

5.7-32.4

40.3

25.5-57.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

24.9

14.4-39.6

15.4

7.2-29.8

5.1

1.6-15.2

8.7

4.3-17.1

45.8

31.4-61.0

-English Speaking

24.6

13.0-41.5

13.4

5.3-29.8

11.2

3.6-29.8

19.1

9.7-34.3

31.7

18.6-48.6

-Spanish Speaking

25.3

10.5-49.4

17.0

5.5-42.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

57.7

34.3-78.1

Non-Hispanic

2,759

647

24.1

22.1-26.2

419

14.8

13.2-16.6

226

8.7

7.4-10.1

643

22.4

20.6-24.4

824

30.0

27.8-32.2

AGE

18-24

189

23.6

16.7-32.4

12.3

7.9-18.6

8.0

4.4-14.1

14.1

9.6-20.3

42.0

33.6-50.8

25-34

497

118

25.4

20.9-30.5

14.5

10.9-18.9

7.7

5.3-10.9

16.8

13.0-21.4

173

35.6

30.5-41.1

35-44

634

169

25.4

21.4-29.8

104

17.2

13.8-21.4

8.4

5.9-11.8

114

18.1

14.6-22.2

200

30.9

26.6-35.6

45-54

612

166

28.5

24.2-33.2

13.4

10.5-17.0

7.2

5.1-10.0

149

24.2

20.3-28.7

158

26.6

22.1-31.6

55-64

512

108

21.3

17.0-26.4

15.0

11.5-19.4

11.4

8.3-15.3

151

29.7

24.9-35.0

123

22.6

18.5-27.4

65-74

273

15.6

11.3-21.3

15.6

10.9-22.0

9.1

5.5-14.7

29.6

23.3-36.7

30.1

23.6-37.5

75+

109

14.3

7.4-25.8

13.5

7.7-22.5

8.2

3.7-17.1

26.0

17.7-36.7

37.9

27.9-49.1

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

556

15.6

12.2-19.6

13.8

10.4-18.1

9.2

6.6-12.6

175

30.0

25.4-35.0

164

31.5

26.6-36.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

978

244

27.4

23.9-31.2

155

15.2

12.7-18.1

9.0

6.9-11.6

210

19.9

17.0-23.0

294

28.6

25.2-32.2

Some Post-H.S.

790

200

25.9

22.2-30.0

132

15.3

12.4-18.8

7.9

5.9-10.6

167

20.7

17.4-24.5

231

30.2

26.2-34.5

College Graduate

505

126

25.5

21.1-30.4

14.5

11.1-18.8

7.9

5.7-11.0

100

18.7

14.9-23.3

167

33.4

28.4-38.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

444

16.5

12.6-21.2

11.8

8.4-16.2

8.2

5.3-12.3

144

31.5

26.4-37.0

134

32.1

26.8-37.9

$15,000- 24,999

566

140

26.5

21.9-31.7

13.6

10.5-17.5

9.4

6.5-13.3

140

22.9

18.7-27.8

157

27.5

22.8-32.9

$25,000- 34,999

389

110

29.2

23.7-35.3

17.5

12.9-23.4

7.2

4.7-11.0

22.9

18.2-28.3

23.3

18.5-28.8

$35,000- 49,999

425

23.0

18.5-28.2

17.1

13.2-21.9

10.0

7.1-13.7

18.3

14.0-23.5

138

31.7

26.6-37.2

$50,000-74,999

293

25.3

19.8-31.6

19.1

14.0-25.4

8.6

5.5-13.3

19.1

14.1-25.2

27.9

21.9-34.9

$75,000+

256

23.8

18.1-30.6

11.6

7.8-16.9

6.8

4.1-11.0

16.6

11.7-23.1

41.1

33.8-48.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,140

172

15.5

13.0-18.4

162

14.6

12.2-17.3

8.6

6.7-11.0

399

34.4

31.0-37.9

318

26.9

23.9-30.2

1,638

478

29.5

26.8-32.4

259

15.1

13.0-17.5

137

8.5

7.0-10.3

246

14.3

12.4-16.5

518

32.5

29.7-35.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

373

22.4

17.7-28.0

18.2

13.8-23.6

15.2

11.2-20.3

22.7

17.8-28.4

21.6

17.1-26.8

Non-Veteran

2,419

571

24.7

22.5-26.9

357

14.0

12.4-15.9

176

7.1

6.0- 8.5

553

21.8

19.8-23.8

762

32.4

30.0-34.9

Currently Serving

14.2

5.3-32.8

23.9

11.9-42.1

17.6

7.6-35.8

25.8

12.2-46.7

18.5

9.0-34.2

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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