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

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	2,991	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
-Northeastern Partnership	209	51	32.5	23.4-43.3	26	11.7	7.2-18.5	19	9.0	4.5-17.1	61	24.2	18.0-31.8	52	22.5	16.4-30.1
GENDER
Male	89	23	38.4	24.8-54.1	10	11.1	5.3-21.7	6	9.4	3.2-24.4	26	19.3	12.1-29.5	24	21.8	13.6-33.1
Female	120	28	24.3	15.8-35.4	16	12.6	7.0-21.8	13	8.4	4.6-14.7	35	31.2	22.0-42.1	28	23.6	15.8-33.6
RACE
White	130	33	37.6	25.4-51.6	16	10.5	5.8-18.2	9	7.8	2.7-20.5	40	23.3	16.0-32.8	32	20.7	13.8-30.0
African American	67	14	23.0	13.1-37.4	9	11.9	5.4-24.3	8	8.4	3.8-17.5	17	25.7	14.9-40.6	19	30.9	18.9-46.3
Other Minorities	11	3	17.6	4.1-51.4	1	21.7	3.3-68.9	2	20.9	4.7-58.6	4	27.9	8.9-60.4	1	11.9	1.6-52.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	4	0	0.0	. - .	1	15.0	1.5-66.4	2	67.8	19.1-95.0	1	17.2	1.8-70.3	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	205	51	34.2	24.8-45.0	25	11.6	7.0-18.5	17	6.0	3.3-10.6	60	24.6	18.3-32.3	52	23.7	17.3-31.5
AGE
18-24	10	5	58.1	25.1-85.2	0	0.0	. - .	1	17.2	2.4-63.1	1	5.8	0.8-33.5	3	18.9	5.3-49.2
25-34	35	12	41.3	20.7-65.3	2	7.1	1.6-25.8	2	7.3	1.6-27.7	9	24.5	11.8-43.9	10	19.9	9.8-36.4
35-44	44	10	19.8	9.3-37.4	8	24.8	11.5-45.6	3	4.3	1.3-13.8	15	28.6	16.1-45.6	8	22.4	10.8-40.8
45-54	50	16	37.0	23.0-53.6	8	13.6	6.0-27.9	6	9.9	4.1-22.0	10	19.6	10.3-34.2	10	19.9	10.0-35.6
55-64	44	4	6.9	2.4-18.1	6	11.6	4.8-25.4	2	2.4	0.6- 9.5	17	45.3	28.2-63.5	15	33.8	19.2-52.3
65-74	20	3	18.6	5.8-45.9	2	9.3	2.1-33.0	5	25.5	10.0-51.4	7	28.9	12.9-52.6	3	17.8	4.9-47.7
75+	5	1	29.5	4.3-79.4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	32.0	6.5-76.1	2	38.5	8.6-80.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	49	8	16.2	7.1-32.8	2	3.7	0.8-14.6	4	5.8	2.1-15.5	23	41.4	26.2-58.5	12	32.8	17.6-52.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	79	26	50.1	34.5-65.6	12	12.3	6.1-23.1	7	4.6	1.9-10.7	18	17.2	9.6-28.8	16	15.9	8.9-26.7
Some Post-H.S.	54	11	15.0	7.5-27.7	6	15.0	5.6-34.5	6	17.9	5.8-43.7	16	25.8	14.6-41.4	15	26.3	15.0-41.8
College Graduate	27	6	30.4	13.0-56.1	6	15.1	6.4-31.7	2	10.3	2.6-33.1	4	20.7	7.7-45.0	9	23.5	11.2-42.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	40	4	15.0	5.3-35.7	3	5.9	1.7-18.8	8	18.7	8.8-35.5	18	45.4	28.6-63.3	7	15.0	6.6-30.5
$15,000- 24,999	42	10	26.3	12.6-46.9	4	5.3	1.8-14.4	2	4.4	1.1-16.3	13	27.9	15.2-45.5	13	36.1	20.7-54.9
$25,000- 34,999	24	7	55.0	27.5-79.8	2	8.0	1.6-31.9	0	0.0	. - .	9	23.6	9.3-48.1	6	13.4	4.7-32.6
$35,000- 49,999	22	9	46.8	24.4-70.5	4	14.9	4.7-38.4	2	5.1	1.2-19.1	4	19.7	7.3-43.6	3	13.5	3.6-39.7
$50,000-74,999	27	8	28.6	13.4-50.8	9	39.1	19.6-62.8	0	0.0	. - .	6	21.3	8.9-42.8	4	11.1	3.7-29.1
$75,000+	25	4	21.4	8.1-45.7	2	4.6	1.1-17.4	4	21.2	7.6-46.6	5	21.8	8.9-44.3	10	31.0	16.0-51.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	105	20	34.1	19.3-52.9	11	7.5	3.5-15.0	12	9.8	4.8-19.0	40	33.2	22.2-46.4	22	15.5	9.2-24.8
No	100	31	32.8	22.5-45.0	14	12.7	7.0-22.1	7	8.7	2.6-25.1	18	16.0	9.6-25.4	30	29.8	20.4-41.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	31	12	52.9	29.5-75.0	3	13.8	3.6-40.6	3	10.8	3.0-31.9	7	11.5	4.7-25.3	6	11.1	4.3-25.8
Non-Veteran	177	39	27.7	18.5-39.2	23	11.3	6.8-18.0	16	8.6	3.7-18.3	53	27.1	19.8-35.8	46	25.4	18.3-34.1

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

-Northeastern Partnership

209

32.5

23.4-43.3

11.7

7.2-18.5

9.0

4.5-17.1

24.2

18.0-31.8

22.5

16.4-30.1

GENDER

Male

38.4

24.8-54.1

11.1

5.3-21.7

9.4

3.2-24.4

19.3

12.1-29.5

21.8

13.6-33.1

Female

120

24.3

15.8-35.4

12.6

7.0-21.8

8.4

4.6-14.7

31.2

22.0-42.1

23.6

15.8-33.6

RACE

White

130

37.6

25.4-51.6

10.5

5.8-18.2

7.8

2.7-20.5

23.3

16.0-32.8

20.7

13.8-30.0

African American

23.0

13.1-37.4

11.9

5.4-24.3

8.4

3.8-17.5

25.7

14.9-40.6

30.9

18.9-46.3

Other Minorities

17.6

4.1-51.4

21.7

3.3-68.9

20.9

4.7-58.6

27.9

8.9-60.4

11.9

1.6-52.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

15.0

1.5-66.4

67.8

19.1-95.0

17.2

1.8-70.3

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

205

34.2

24.8-45.0

11.6

7.0-18.5

6.0

3.3-10.6

24.6

18.3-32.3

23.7

17.3-31.5

AGE

18-24

58.1

25.1-85.2

0.0

. - .

17.2

2.4-63.1

5.8

0.8-33.5

18.9

5.3-49.2

25-34

41.3

20.7-65.3

7.1

1.6-25.8

7.3

1.6-27.7

24.5

11.8-43.9

19.9

9.8-36.4

35-44

19.8

9.3-37.4

24.8

11.5-45.6

4.3

1.3-13.8

28.6

16.1-45.6

22.4

10.8-40.8

45-54

37.0

23.0-53.6

13.6

6.0-27.9

9.9

4.1-22.0

19.6

10.3-34.2

19.9

10.0-35.6

55-64

6.9

2.4-18.1

11.6

4.8-25.4

2.4

0.6- 9.5

45.3

28.2-63.5

33.8

19.2-52.3

65-74

18.6

5.8-45.9

9.3

2.1-33.0

25.5

10.0-51.4

28.9

12.9-52.6

17.8

4.9-47.7

75+

29.5

4.3-79.4

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

32.0

6.5-76.1

38.5

8.6-80.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.2

7.1-32.8

3.7

0.8-14.6

5.8

2.1-15.5

41.4

26.2-58.5

32.8

17.6-52.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

50.1

34.5-65.6

12.3

6.1-23.1

4.6

1.9-10.7

17.2

9.6-28.8

15.9

8.9-26.7

Some Post-H.S.

15.0

7.5-27.7

15.0

5.6-34.5

17.9

5.8-43.7

25.8

14.6-41.4

26.3

15.0-41.8

College Graduate

30.4

13.0-56.1

15.1

6.4-31.7

10.3

2.6-33.1

20.7

7.7-45.0

23.5

11.2-42.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.0

5.3-35.7

5.9

1.7-18.8

18.7

8.8-35.5

45.4

28.6-63.3

15.0

6.6-30.5

$15,000- 24,999

26.3

12.6-46.9

5.3

1.8-14.4

4.4

1.1-16.3

27.9

15.2-45.5

36.1

20.7-54.9

$25,000- 34,999

55.0

27.5-79.8

8.0

1.6-31.9

0.0

. - .

23.6

9.3-48.1

13.4

4.7-32.6

$35,000- 49,999

46.8

24.4-70.5

14.9

4.7-38.4

5.1

1.2-19.1

19.7

7.3-43.6

13.5

3.6-39.7

$50,000-74,999

28.6

13.4-50.8

39.1

19.6-62.8

0.0

. - .

21.3

8.9-42.8

11.1

3.7-29.1

$75,000+

21.4

8.1-45.7

4.6

1.1-17.4

21.2

7.6-46.6

21.8

8.9-44.3

31.0

16.0-51.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

105

34.1

19.3-52.9

7.5

3.5-15.0

9.8

4.8-19.0

33.2

22.2-46.4

15.5

9.2-24.8

100

32.8

22.5-45.0

12.7

7.0-22.1

8.7

2.6-25.1

16.0

9.6-25.4

29.8

20.4-41.4

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

52.9

29.5-75.0

13.8

3.6-40.6

10.8

3.0-31.9

11.5

4.7-25.3

11.1

4.3-25.8

Non-Veteran

177

27.7

18.5-39.2

11.3

6.8-18.0

8.6

3.7-18.3

27.1

19.8-35.8

25.4

18.3-34.1

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: 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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