BRFSS 2005 - Mountain AHEC**: (In the last 12 months, on how many visits were you advised to quit smoking by a doctor or other health provider?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Mountain AHEC**

Smoking Cessation

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	Total Respond.^	1 visit	2 visits	3 visits	4 visits	None
North Carolina	2,991	638	23.5	21.4-25.7	490	15.9	14.2-17.7	259	7.6	6.5- 8.9	775	22.5	20.6-24.5	829	30.5	28.1-33.1
-Mountain AHEC	227	58	28.0	20.5-36.8	35	13.1	8.6-19.6	17	5.9	3.3-10.2	60	28.8	21.7-37.2	57	24.1	16.8-33.3
GENDER
Male	86	24	31.8	20.3-46.0	11	8.1	4.0-16.0	5	4.6	1.8-11.5	25	29.9	19.4-43.1	21	25.5	14.3-41.3
Female	141	34	24.1	15.7-35.1	24	18.1	10.9-28.6	12	7.2	3.5-13.9	35	27.8	18.9-38.9	36	22.8	14.9-33.2
RACE
White	193	48	25.6	18.7-34.1	32	14.9	9.6-22.3	14	6.6	3.6-11.8	51	29.5	21.9-38.3	48	23.4	16.7-31.9
African American	15	3	11.6	2.6-39.0	2	5.7	1.0-25.7	1	2.6	0.3-19.1	5	20.2	4.8-56.1	4	60.0	22.1-88.8
Other Minorities	19	7	57.7	26.3-83.9	1	5.0	0.6-29.9	2	2.7	0.4-15.1	4	30.2	9.5-64.1	5	4.4	1.4-13.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	3	93.5	53.9-99.4	1	6.5	0.6-46.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	223	55	25.7	18.8-34.0	34	13.4	8.7-20.0	17	6.1	3.5-10.5	60	29.9	22.5-38.3	57	25.0	17.5-34.3
AGE
18-24	15	5	32.5	10.9-65.3	2	15.0	3.5-46.4	0	0.0	. - .	3	12.6	3.1-39.1	5	40.0	14.6-72.1
25-34	53	18	38.1	23.7-55.0	7	9.3	3.9-20.5	4	4.9	1.2-17.9	12	31.1	17.7-48.7	12	16.5	8.3-30.1
35-44	45	6	10.8	4.4-24.1	9	20.7	10.0-37.9	3	8.2	2.6-22.9	13	39.6	23.4-58.4	14	20.8	10.4-37.2
45-54	51	17	30.3	18.1-46.2	5	6.3	2.4-16.0	3	4.4	1.4-13.1	14	34.2	19.8-52.3	12	24.7	12.5-42.9
55-64	29	6	29.5	13.4-53.0	7	17.8	7.0-38.4	2	7.7	1.9-26.9	8	26.1	12.0-47.7	6	18.9	7.9-38.7
65-74	21	4	24.8	7.8-56.1	1	5.4	0.7-30.3	4	19.8	6.2-48.1	8	32.5	14.9-56.8	4	17.5	6.2-40.7
75+	13	2	9.6	1.9-37.2	4	28.9	10.3-59.1	1	7.1	1.0-37.5	2	9.3	1.5-40.3	4	45.1	18.9-74.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	45	11	20.4	8.5-41.5	9	9.3	3.9-20.3	3	2.4	0.7- 8.0	14	35.7	19.5-56.0	8	32.2	14.0-58.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	80	24	40.5	26.5-56.3	9	7.9	3.7-15.9	6	5.7	1.9-15.8	22	29.0	17.9-43.2	19	16.9	8.7-30.1
Some Post-H.S.	61	12	19.8	10.1-35.3	9	17.0	7.9-32.9	6	11.0	4.6-23.9	13	17.3	8.4-32.1	21	34.9	21.1-51.7
College Graduate	41	11	24.9	12.3-43.8	8	22.6	9.6-44.7	2	4.1	1.0-15.3	11	34.7	18.2-55.9	9	13.7	6.2-27.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	42	9	31.6	13.2-58.6	11	18.9	9.2-34.9	3	4.8	1.4-15.1	11	21.4	10.5-38.8	8	23.3	9.6-46.4
$15,000- 24,999	59	15	24.7	13.7-40.3	5	12.3	4.2-31.0	3	2.1	0.6- 7.4	17	33.1	19.8-49.7	19	27.8	14.8-46.1
$25,000- 34,999	39	7	28.3	11.3-54.8	7	19.6	8.5-38.9	3	8.0	2.0-26.9	13	31.4	16.2-52.0	9	12.8	5.8-26.0
$35,000- 49,999	29	11	39.6	20.3-62.9	4	6.6	1.9-20.0	3	10.3	3.0-29.8	6	30.5	13.1-56.0	5	13.0	4.9-30.3
$50,000-74,999	21	8	41.6	20.3-66.5	2	11.5	2.6-38.9	2	7.5	1.7-27.9	4	12.8	4.3-32.2	5	26.5	9.9-54.1
$75,000+	15	5	36.5	14.6-65.9	3	20.9	6.3-51.2	3	21.5	6.8-50.6	2	10.1	1.7-41.6	2	11.0	2.1-42.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	103	20	14.9	8.8-24.0	18	16.3	8.8-28.1	7	6.8	2.8-15.4	35	43.6	31.5-56.5	23	18.4	10.8-29.7
No	124	38	37.0	25.9-49.7	17	11.0	6.1-19.0	10	5.3	2.5-10.7	25	18.6	11.7-28.4	34	28.1	17.7-41.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	25	5	17.0	6.1-39.2	5	18.1	6.6-40.7	4	18.2	6.6-41.5	9	43.5	22.6-67.0	2	3.2	0.7-13.0
Non-Veteran	202	53	29.4	21.3-39.0	30	12.5	7.8-19.4	13	4.3	2.2- 8.3	51	27.0	19.7-35.8	55	26.8	18.7-36.9

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4 visits

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,991

638

23.5

21.4-25.7

490

15.9

14.2-17.7

259

7.6

6.5- 8.9

775

22.5

20.6-24.5

829

30.5

28.1-33.1

-Mountain AHEC

227

28.0

20.5-36.8

13.1

8.6-19.6

5.9

3.3-10.2

28.8

21.7-37.2

24.1

16.8-33.3

GENDER

Male

31.8

20.3-46.0

8.1

4.0-16.0

4.6

1.8-11.5

29.9

19.4-43.1

25.5

14.3-41.3

Female

141

24.1

15.7-35.1

18.1

10.9-28.6

7.2

3.5-13.9

27.8

18.9-38.9

22.8

14.9-33.2

RACE

White

193

25.6

18.7-34.1

14.9

9.6-22.3

6.6

3.6-11.8

29.5

21.9-38.3

23.4

16.7-31.9

African American

11.6

2.6-39.0

5.7

1.0-25.7

2.6

0.3-19.1

20.2

4.8-56.1

60.0

22.1-88.8

Other Minorities

57.7

26.3-83.9

5.0

0.6-29.9

2.7

0.4-15.1

30.2

9.5-64.1

4.4

1.4-13.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

93.5

53.9-99.4

6.5

0.6-46.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

223

25.7

18.8-34.0

13.4

8.7-20.0

6.1

3.5-10.5

29.9

22.5-38.3

25.0

17.5-34.3

AGE

18-24

32.5

10.9-65.3

15.0

3.5-46.4

0.0

. - .

12.6

3.1-39.1

40.0

14.6-72.1

25-34

38.1

23.7-55.0

9.3

3.9-20.5

4.9

1.2-17.9

31.1

17.7-48.7

16.5

8.3-30.1

35-44

10.8

4.4-24.1

20.7

10.0-37.9

8.2

2.6-22.9

39.6

23.4-58.4

20.8

10.4-37.2

45-54

30.3

18.1-46.2

6.3

2.4-16.0

4.4

1.4-13.1

34.2

19.8-52.3

24.7

12.5-42.9

55-64

29.5

13.4-53.0

17.8

7.0-38.4

7.7

1.9-26.9

26.1

12.0-47.7

18.9

7.9-38.7

65-74

24.8

7.8-56.1

5.4

0.7-30.3

19.8

6.2-48.1

32.5

14.9-56.8

17.5

6.2-40.7

75+

9.6

1.9-37.2

28.9

10.3-59.1

7.1

1.0-37.5

9.3

1.5-40.3

45.1

18.9-74.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

20.4

8.5-41.5

9.3

3.9-20.3

2.4

0.7- 8.0

35.7

19.5-56.0

32.2

14.0-58.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

40.5

26.5-56.3

7.9

3.7-15.9

5.7

1.9-15.8

29.0

17.9-43.2

16.9

8.7-30.1

Some Post-H.S.

19.8

10.1-35.3

17.0

7.9-32.9

11.0

4.6-23.9

17.3

8.4-32.1

34.9

21.1-51.7

College Graduate

24.9

12.3-43.8

22.6

9.6-44.7

4.1

1.0-15.3

34.7

18.2-55.9

13.7

6.2-27.5

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

31.6

13.2-58.6

18.9

9.2-34.9

4.8

1.4-15.1

21.4

10.5-38.8

23.3

9.6-46.4

$15,000- 24,999

24.7

13.7-40.3

12.3

4.2-31.0

2.1

0.6- 7.4

33.1

19.8-49.7

27.8

14.8-46.1

$25,000- 34,999

28.3

11.3-54.8

19.6

8.5-38.9

8.0

2.0-26.9

31.4

16.2-52.0

12.8

5.8-26.0

$35,000- 49,999

39.6

20.3-62.9

6.6

1.9-20.0

10.3

3.0-29.8

30.5

13.1-56.0

13.0

4.9-30.3

$50,000-74,999

41.6

20.3-66.5

11.5

2.6-38.9

7.5

1.7-27.9

12.8

4.3-32.2

26.5

9.9-54.1

$75,000+

36.5

14.6-65.9

20.9

6.3-51.2

21.5

6.8-50.6

10.1

1.7-41.6

11.0

2.1-42.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

103

14.9

8.8-24.0

16.3

8.8-28.1

6.8

2.8-15.4

43.6

31.5-56.5

18.4

10.8-29.7

124

37.0

25.9-49.7

11.0

6.1-19.0

5.3

2.5-10.7

18.6

11.7-28.4

28.1

17.7-41.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

17.0

6.1-39.2

18.1

6.6-40.7

18.2

6.6-41.5

43.5

22.6-67.0

3.2

0.7-13.0

Non-Veteran

202

29.4

21.3-39.0

12.5

7.8-19.4

4.3

2.2- 8.3

27.0

19.7-35.8

26.8

18.7-36.9

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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: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Warren, and Washington.
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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