BRFSS 2005 - Northeastern Partnership**: (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?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Northeastern Partnership**

Smoking Cessation

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	Total Respond.^	1 visit	2 visits	3 visits	4 visits	None
North Carolina	3,002	354	11.9	10.4-13.5	226	7.7	6.5- 9.0	76	2.2	1.7- 2.9	244	7.2	6.1- 8.4	2,102	71.1	68.9-73.2
-Northeastern Partnership	208	20	9.8	5.8-16.1	10	2.9	1.5- 5.6	4	2.2	0.7- 6.9	17	6.5	3.6-11.5	157	78.5	70.9-84.6
GENDER
Male	89	10	12.0	6.0-22.7	3	1.8	0.5- 5.7	3	3.3	0.9-11.6	6	5.3	2.0-13.0	67	77.6	65.7-86.3
Female	119	10	6.8	3.5-13.1	7	4.5	2.0- 9.5	1	0.7	0.1- 4.9	11	8.2	3.9-16.5	90	79.8	70.6-86.6
RACE
White	128	12	10.6	5.5-19.3	6	2.9	1.3- 6.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.4	10	5.3	2.4-11.5	98	80.3	70.8-87.3
African American	69	5	5.0	2.0-12.3	4	3.6	1.3- 9.5	1	1.8	0.3-12.0	6	8.3	3.1-20.5	53	81.3	69.1-89.4
Other Minorities	10	3	22.5	5.5-59.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	18.4	2.7-64.6	1	12.0	1.6-52.8	5	47.1	18.1-78.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	100	. - .
Non-Hispanic	204	20	10.3	6.1-16.9	10	3.1	1.6- 5.9	4	2.3	0.7- 7.2	17	6.8	3.8-12.1	153	77.4	69.6-83.7
AGE
18-24	10	1	8.7	1.2-43.9	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	9	91.3	56.1-98.8
25-34	35	4	10.9	3.5-29.6	0	0.0	. - .	1	5.3	0.7-29.7	1	3.5	0.5-21.4	29	80.2	59.2-91.9
35-44	42	4	9.5	3.1-25.8	4	7.1	2.5-18.3	1	2.4	0.3-15.3	7	12.8	5.0-29.2	26	68.2	50.8-81.6
45-54	53	5	10.4	3.9-24.9	4	4.9	1.8-13.0	1	1.2	0.2- 8.0	2	7.2	1.8-24.7	41	76.3	60.5-87.1
55-64	42	4	9.9	3.4-25.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	8.3	2.9-21.2	34	81.8	65.8-91.3
65-74	20	2	11.0	2.4-38.0	2	7.4	1.8-26.3	1	5.7	0.8-31.6	2	7.4	1.6-28.2	13	68.5	44.2-85.6
75+	5	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.1	1.1-47.7	4	90.9	52.3-98.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	48	2	2.7	0.6-11.3	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	1	1.6	0.2-10.9	9	16.7	7.6-33.0	35	77.7	61.5-88.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	79	11	15.0	7.5-27.9	3	2.2	0.7- 7.4	2	1.6	0.4- 6.7	4	5.2	1.6-15.6	59	75.9	62.1-85.8
Some Post-H.S.	53	4	6.2	2.1-16.7	3	3.6	1.1-11.0	1	4.7	0.7-26.4	4	4.1	1.4-11.2	41	81.5	66.5-90.7
College Graduate	28	3	8.1	2.4-23.9	3	7.2	2.1-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	22	84.8	67.9-93.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	0	0.0	. - .	3	7.3	2.2-21.4	0	0.0	. - .	6	10.7	4.5-23.2	31	82.0	67.1-91.1
$15,000- 24,999	42	3	8.4	2.0-29.9	1	1.2	0.2- 8.4	1	2.1	0.3-13.7	4	9.3	2.9-26.0	33	78.9	59.9-90.4
$25,000- 34,999	24	3	8.8	1.9-32.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	4.2	0.8-18.5	19	87.0	64.7-96.1
$35,000- 49,999	22	4	13.9	4.7-34.6	1	1.8	0.2-12.0	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	17	84.3	64.0-94.2
$50,000-74,999	26	3	14.7	4.3-39.6	4	12.3	4.4-29.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	13.2	3.7-37.6	16	59.8	38.1-78.2
$75,000+	26	3	13.9	4.3-36.8	1	2.0	0.3-12.9	1	9.1	1.3-42.7	1	6.0	0.8-32.1	20	69.1	45.1-85.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	107	8	5.6	2.5-11.7	5	2.9	1.1- 7.1	2	3.4	0.8-14.1	14	10.7	5.3-20.3	78	77.4	65.9-85.9
No	99	12	13.9	7.3-24.9	4	2.5	0.9- 7.1	2	1.1	0.3- 4.4	2	2.1	0.5- 8.9	79	80.4	69.3-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	32	6	21.9	8.6-45.4	0	0.0	. - .	2	8.5	1.9-31.4	1	1.2	0.2- 8.3	23	68.4	44.6-85.4
Non-Veteran	175	14	7.0	3.8-12.7	10	3.6	1.9- 6.9	2	0.7	0.2- 2.8	15	7.4	3.9-13.6	134	81.2	73.6-87.0

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4 visits

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,002

354

11.9

10.4-13.5

226

7.7

6.5- 9.0

2.2

1.7- 2.9

244

7.2

6.1- 8.4

2,102

71.1

68.9-73.2

-Northeastern Partnership

208

9.8

5.8-16.1

2.9

1.5- 5.6

2.2

0.7- 6.9

6.5

3.6-11.5

157

78.5

70.9-84.6

GENDER

Male

12.0

6.0-22.7

1.8

0.5- 5.7

3.3

0.9-11.6

5.3

2.0-13.0

77.6

65.7-86.3

Female

119

6.8

3.5-13.1

4.5

2.0- 9.5

0.7

0.1- 4.9

8.2

3.9-16.5

79.8

70.6-86.6

RACE

White

128

10.6

5.5-19.3

2.9

1.3- 6.8

0.8

0.2- 3.4

5.3

2.4-11.5

80.3

70.8-87.3

African American

5.0

2.0-12.3

3.6

1.3- 9.5

1.8

0.3-12.0

8.3

3.1-20.5

81.3

69.1-89.4

Other Minorities

22.5

5.5-59.2

0.0

. - .

18.4

2.7-64.6

12.0

1.6-52.8

47.1

18.1-78.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Non-Hispanic

204

10.3

6.1-16.9

3.1

1.6- 5.9

2.3

0.7- 7.2

6.8

3.8-12.1

153

77.4

69.6-83.7

AGE

18-24

8.7

1.2-43.9

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

91.3

56.1-98.8

25-34

10.9

3.5-29.6

0.0

. - .

5.3

0.7-29.7

3.5

0.5-21.4

80.2

59.2-91.9

35-44

9.5

3.1-25.8

7.1

2.5-18.3

2.4

0.3-15.3

12.8

5.0-29.2

68.2

50.8-81.6

45-54

10.4

3.9-24.9

4.9

1.8-13.0

1.2

0.2- 8.0

7.2

1.8-24.7

76.3

60.5-87.1

55-64

9.9

3.4-25.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

8.3

2.9-21.2

81.8

65.8-91.3

65-74

11.0

2.4-38.0

7.4

1.8-26.3

5.7

0.8-31.6

7.4

1.6-28.2

68.5

44.2-85.6

75+

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.1

1.1-47.7

90.9

52.3-98.9

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

2.7

0.6-11.3

1.2

0.2- 8.3

1.6

0.2-10.9

16.7

7.6-33.0

77.7

61.5-88.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

15.0

7.5-27.9

2.2

0.7- 7.4

1.6

0.4- 6.7

5.2

1.6-15.6

75.9

62.1-85.8

Some Post-H.S.

6.2

2.1-16.7

3.6

1.1-11.0

4.7

0.7-26.4

4.1

1.4-11.2

81.5

66.5-90.7

College Graduate

8.1

2.4-23.9

7.2

2.1-21.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

84.8

67.9-93.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

0.0

. - .

7.3

2.2-21.4

0.0

. - .

10.7

4.5-23.2

82.0

67.1-91.1

$15,000- 24,999

8.4

2.0-29.9

1.2

0.2- 8.4

2.1

0.3-13.7

9.3

2.9-26.0

78.9

59.9-90.4

$25,000- 34,999

8.8

1.9-32.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

4.2

0.8-18.5

87.0

64.7-96.1

$35,000- 49,999

13.9

4.7-34.6

1.8

0.2-12.0

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

84.3

64.0-94.2

$50,000-74,999

14.7

4.3-39.6

12.3

4.4-29.7

0.0

. - .

13.2

3.7-37.6

59.8

38.1-78.2

$75,000+

13.9

4.3-36.8

2.0

0.3-12.9

9.1

1.3-42.7

6.0

0.8-32.1

69.1

45.1-85.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

107

5.6

2.5-11.7

2.9

1.1- 7.1

3.4

0.8-14.1

10.7

5.3-20.3

77.4

65.9-85.9

13.9

7.3-24.9

2.5

0.9- 7.1

1.1

0.3- 4.4

2.1

0.5- 8.9

80.4

69.3-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

21.9

8.6-45.4

0.0

. - .

8.5

1.9-31.4

1.2

0.2- 8.3

68.4

44.6-85.4

Non-Veteran

175

7.0

3.8-12.7

3.6

1.9- 6.9

0.7

0.2- 2.8

7.4

3.9-13.6

134

81.2

73.6-87.0

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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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