BRFSS 2004 - Western 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: Western 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
North Carolina	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
-Western NC	334	82	25.1	19.8-31.3	40	11.5	7.7-16.6	35	9.9	6.9-14.0	87	25.1	19.7-31.3	90	28.5	22.7-35.0
GENDER
Male	122	32	26.5	18.5-36.5	17	14.4	8.2-24.0	14	10.1	5.8-17.1	32	23.6	15.8-33.8	27	25.3	17.0-36.0
Female	212	50	23.8	17.4-31.7	23	8.6	5.2-13.9	21	9.6	6.0-15.1	55	26.4	19.7-34.6	63	31.5	24.2-39.8
RACE
White	297	73	25.0	19.4-31.5	36	12.1	8.1-17.8	31	9.9	6.7-14.3	72	23.6	18.3-29.8	85	29.5	23.5-36.3
African American	15	5	33.7	13.3-62.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.7	2.0-30.7	6	41.3	18.0-69.3	2	16.2	3.8-48.5
Other Minorities	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
AGE
18-24	26	6	26.3	11.1-50.5	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.6	3.9-37.7	6	19.2	8.1-39.0	11	40.9	22.4-62.3
25-34	48	11	25.7	13.1-44.3	6	15.5	5.1-38.3	5	8.1	2.9-20.2	11	22.8	9.2-46.2	15	27.9	14.3-47.4
35-44	75	15	16.7	9.0-29.0	13	10.4	5.5-18.8	8	9.0	4.4-17.6	18	31.3	19.4-46.2	21	32.5	20.7-47.1
45-54	71	23	32.4	20.7-46.8	6	10.9	4.1-25.6	7	9.8	4.3-20.8	23	26.8	16.8-39.9	12	20.1	9.9-36.7
55-64	56	14	27.4	15.3-44.1	8	12.1	5.2-25.8	6	8.6	3.7-18.8	14	23.5	13.1-38.4	14	28.3	16.2-44.8
65-74	44	11	21.5	10.7-38.6	6	19.4	8.0-39.9	6	15.1	6.1-32.4	11	21.3	10.8-37.8	10	22.7	11.7-39.3
75+	14	2	30.9	7.8-70.3	1	7.9	1.1-40.5	0	0.0	. - .	4	16.0	4.4-44.1	7	45.3	19.1-74.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	74	16	17.8	9.8-30.1	6	5.8	2.1-15.5	10	13.9	6.9-26.0	24	37.7	24.1-53.6	18	24.7	14.4-39.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	108	35	37.5	26.8-49.4	13	11.5	5.8-21.7	7	4.8	2.2-10.1	27	21.7	14.1-31.7	26	24.6	15.9-36.0
Some Post-H.S.	92	15	16.0	8.9-27.1	13	13.6	6.5-26.2	10	10.8	5.5-20.3	20	19.8	11.8-31.5	34	39.7	28.0-52.8
College Graduate	59	15	25.7	14.8-40.8	8	14.8	6.8-29.2	8	13.4	6.4-26.1	16	24.9	14.1-40.3	12	21.1	10.6-37.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	62	11	18.6	9.5-33.2	5	3.5	1.3- 9.0	5	7.9	3.1-18.8	22	35.1	22.0-51.0	19	34.9	21.2-51.6
$15,000- 24,999	77	22	34.3	22.0-49.1	12	10.8	5.4-20.5	8	9.0	3.9-19.4	18	21.9	11.6-37.3	17	24.1	13.6-39.1
$25,000- 34,999	51	21	39.9	24.8-57.2	8	19.1	8.1-38.7	2	2.3	0.6- 9.0	10	17.5	7.8-34.6	10	21.1	10.7-37.5
$35,000- 49,999	51	9	14.3	6.5-28.5	6	16.8	7.0-35.2	7	13.1	6.0-26.3	13	28.9	16.4-45.7	16	26.9	15.5-42.5
$50,000-74,999	27	6	18.0	7.1-38.7	4	14.5	4.9-35.9	2	4.7	1.1-18.6	6	21.2	8.7-43.1	9	41.6	21.6-64.7
$75,000+	15	3	12.3	3.6-34.5	1	4.4	0.6-26.6	2	11.3	2.6-37.7	4	28.8	9.7-60.5	5	43.2	17.6-73.1
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	154	26	19.1	12.3-28.4	17	9.2	5.1-16.0	12	8.1	4.3-14.7	63	41.4	31.9-51.5	36	22.2	15.2-31.2
No	178	56	30.2	22.7-38.9	23	13.4	8.0-21.6	22	10.8	6.8-16.7	23	11.9	7.3-18.8	54	33.8	25.5-43.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	40	12	32.7	17.7-52.4	5	11.6	4.3-28.0	7	15.8	7.0-32.0	10	24.2	10.2-47.4	6	15.6	6.6-32.7
Non-Veteran	292	70	24.1	18.6-30.7	35	11.5	7.5-17.3	28	9.0	6.0-13.3	76	24.7	19.2-31.2	83	30.7	24.3-37.8
Currently Serving	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	84.0	24.8-98.8	1	16.0	1.2-75.2

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4 visits

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-Western NC

334

25.1

19.8-31.3

11.5

7.7-16.6

9.9

6.9-14.0

25.1

19.7-31.3

28.5

22.7-35.0

GENDER

Male

122

26.5

18.5-36.5

14.4

8.2-24.0

10.1

5.8-17.1

23.6

15.8-33.8

25.3

17.0-36.0

Female

212

23.8

17.4-31.7

8.6

5.2-13.9

9.6

6.0-15.1

26.4

19.7-34.6

31.5

24.2-39.8

RACE

White

297

25.0

19.4-31.5

12.1

8.1-17.8

9.9

6.7-14.3

23.6

18.3-29.8

29.5

23.5-36.3

African American

33.7

13.3-62.9

0.0

. - .

8.7

2.0-30.7

41.3

18.0-69.3

16.2

3.8-48.5

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

AGE

18-24

26.3

11.1-50.5

0.0

. - .

13.6

3.9-37.7

19.2

8.1-39.0

40.9

22.4-62.3

25-34

25.7

13.1-44.3

15.5

5.1-38.3

8.1

2.9-20.2

22.8

9.2-46.2

27.9

14.3-47.4

35-44

16.7

9.0-29.0

10.4

5.5-18.8

9.0

4.4-17.6

31.3

19.4-46.2

32.5

20.7-47.1

45-54

32.4

20.7-46.8

10.9

4.1-25.6

9.8

4.3-20.8

26.8

16.8-39.9

20.1

9.9-36.7

55-64

27.4

15.3-44.1

12.1

5.2-25.8

8.6

3.7-18.8

23.5

13.1-38.4

28.3

16.2-44.8

65-74

21.5

10.7-38.6

19.4

8.0-39.9

15.1

6.1-32.4

21.3

10.8-37.8

22.7

11.7-39.3

75+

30.9

7.8-70.3

7.9

1.1-40.5

0.0

. - .

16.0

4.4-44.1

45.3

19.1-74.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

17.8

9.8-30.1

5.8

2.1-15.5

13.9

6.9-26.0

37.7

24.1-53.6

24.7

14.4-39.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

108

37.5

26.8-49.4

11.5

5.8-21.7

4.8

2.2-10.1

21.7

14.1-31.7

24.6

15.9-36.0

Some Post-H.S.

16.0

8.9-27.1

13.6

6.5-26.2

10.8

5.5-20.3

19.8

11.8-31.5

39.7

28.0-52.8

College Graduate

25.7

14.8-40.8

14.8

6.8-29.2

13.4

6.4-26.1

24.9

14.1-40.3

21.1

10.6-37.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

18.6

9.5-33.2

3.5

1.3- 9.0

7.9

3.1-18.8

35.1

22.0-51.0

34.9

21.2-51.6

$15,000- 24,999

34.3

22.0-49.1

10.8

5.4-20.5

9.0

3.9-19.4

21.9

11.6-37.3

24.1

13.6-39.1

$25,000- 34,999

39.9

24.8-57.2

19.1

8.1-38.7

2.3

0.6- 9.0

17.5

7.8-34.6

21.1

10.7-37.5

$35,000- 49,999

14.3

6.5-28.5

16.8

7.0-35.2

13.1

6.0-26.3

28.9

16.4-45.7

26.9

15.5-42.5

$50,000-74,999

18.0

7.1-38.7

14.5

4.9-35.9

4.7

1.1-18.6

21.2

8.7-43.1

41.6

21.6-64.7

$75,000+

12.3

3.6-34.5

4.4

0.6-26.6

11.3

2.6-37.7

28.8

9.7-60.5

43.2

17.6-73.1

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

154

19.1

12.3-28.4

9.2

5.1-16.0

8.1

4.3-14.7

41.4

31.9-51.5

22.2

15.2-31.2

178

30.2

22.7-38.9

13.4

8.0-21.6

10.8

6.8-16.7

11.9

7.3-18.8

33.8

25.5-43.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

32.7

17.7-52.4

11.6

4.3-28.0

15.8

7.0-32.0

24.2

10.2-47.4

15.6

6.6-32.7

Non-Veteran

292

24.1

18.6-30.7

11.5

7.5-17.3

9.0

6.0-13.3

24.7

19.2-31.2

30.7

24.3-37.8

Currently Serving

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

84.0

24.8-98.8

16.0

1.2-75.2

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*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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