BRFSS 2005 - 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?*)

2005 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	368	82	24.7	19.1-31.3	57	13.7	10.0-18.6	30	6.5	4.3- 9.8	103	28.1	22.6-34.4	96	27.0	20.8-34.1
GENDER
Male	136	33	27.6	18.8-38.5	21	10.8	6.5-17.6	11	5.7	2.9-10.8	37	25.3	17.6-35.1	34	30.6	20.6-42.8
Female	232	49	21.9	15.5-29.8	36	16.6	11.1-24.0	19	7.4	4.3-12.3	66	30.8	23.6-39.2	62	23.4	17.2-31.0
RACE
White	327	71	22.8	17.6-29.0	54	15.0	10.9-20.4	26	7.0	4.5-10.7	92	28.4	22.6-34.9	84	26.8	20.8-33.7
African American	19	3	10.4	2.5-34.7	2	5.1	1.0-22.8	2	4.7	0.9-20.2	6	20.1	5.4-52.5	6	59.7	24.5-87.1
Other Minorities	22	8	56.5	26.7-82.3	1	4.7	0.6-28.2	2	2.5	0.4-14.1	5	31.2	10.7-63.1	6	5.1	1.8-14.1
HISPANIC
Hispanic	6	3	64.3	16.4-94.3	1	4.4	0.5-31.8	0	0.0	. - .	1	3.5	0.4-26.2	1	27.8	3.3-81.2
Non-Hispanic	362	79	23.4	18.1-29.6	56	14.0	10.2-19.0	30	6.7	4.4-10.1	102	28.9	23.3-35.3	95	26.9	20.8-34.1
AGE
18-24	23	7	29.6	11.7-57.2	3	13.6	3.9-38.1	1	1.7	0.2-11.7	4	11.3	3.4-31.7	8	43.8	20.5-70.3
25-34	71	22	36.1	23.8-50.7	9	9.0	4.3-17.9	6	4.8	1.5-14.0	18	29.8	18.5-44.3	16	20.2	11.5-33.0
35-44	72	11	13.7	7.2-24.5	14	19.5	11.0-32.0	4	6.5	2.4-16.3	20	33.5	21.3-48.3	23	26.9	16.3-41.0
45-54	88	22	22.1	14.0-33.0	10	7.6	3.8-14.5	9	10.1	5.0-19.4	22	31.9	21.0-45.2	25	28.4	18.4-41.0
55-64	56	12	25.4	14.0-41.7	10	22.5	10.8-41.0	3	5.7	1.7-17.0	18	26.5	15.7-41.1	13	19.9	11.0-33.3
65-74	39	6	20.3	7.9-43.0	6	12.9	5.5-27.5	5	13.3	4.4-33.7	17	41.5	25.2-59.9	5	12.0	4.6-27.7
75+	19	2	7.0	1.4-28.8	5	25.0	10.1-49.7	2	9.0	2.2-30.7	4	16.6	5.5-40.5	6	42.4	20.5-67.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	78	13	16.5	7.8-31.7	19	18.4	10.5-30.1	4	3.1	1.0- 9.3	25	32.8	20.7-47.7	17	29.2	15.4-48.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	127	34	33.4	23.0-45.8	15	8.3	4.6-14.3	11	6.6	3.2-13.4	32	26.7	18.1-37.5	35	25.0	16.4-36.1
Some Post-H.S.	103	20	21.3	12.8-33.4	15	14.5	7.9-25.3	11	10.6	5.4-19.6	29	21.3	13.5-32.0	28	32.2	20.3-47.0
College Graduate	60	15	23.0	12.6-38.3	8	17.5	7.4-36.0	4	4.8	1.7-13.0	17	35.1	21.0-52.3	16	19.6	11.0-32.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	75	13	22.1	10.4-41.1	16	17.9	9.9-30.2	6	5.8	2.3-13.5	23	23.1	13.9-35.9	17	31.0	16.0-51.5
$15,000- 24,999	91	20	22.1	13.5-34.0	12	15.1	7.6-27.8	3	1.5	0.4- 5.1	27	33.2	22.3-46.3	29	28.1	17.3-42.3
$25,000- 34,999	64	12	24.0	11.0-44.7	10	16.5	8.1-30.6	4	6.3	1.8-19.6	22	33.0	20.2-48.9	16	20.3	10.9-34.6
$35,000- 49,999	55	18	36.6	22.1-53.9	8	10.3	4.2-22.9	6	9.3	3.7-21.4	11	23.3	11.5-41.5	12	20.6	11.3-34.5
$50,000-74,999	31	9	34.1	17.3-56.2	3	10.7	3.0-31.6	3	10.0	3.0-28.2	7	15.3	6.8-31.1	9	30.0	14.5-51.9
$75,000+	18	5	30.3	12.0-58.3	4	21.4	7.5-47.8	4	27.1	10.3-54.6	2	8.4	1.5-36.3	3	12.8	3.4-38.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	169	27	13.5	8.7-20.3	30	16.7	10.6-25.3	10	5.3	2.5-10.9	64	40.1	30.8-50.3	38	24.4	16.1-35.2
No	196	54	33.1	24.6-42.9	26	11.3	7.1-17.4	20	7.5	4.5-12.2	39	19.6	13.7-27.4	57	28.5	20.2-38.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	44	10	22.2	10.5-41.1	10	18.8	9.0-35.0	9	20.1	9.6-37.1	12	33.6	18.1-53.5	3	5.4	1.4-18.1
Non-Veteran	324	72	25.0	19.0-32.1	47	13.1	9.2-18.3	21	4.8	2.9- 7.9	91	27.4	21.6-34.1	93	29.7	22.9-37.5

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

-Western NC

368

24.7

19.1-31.3

13.7

10.0-18.6

6.5

4.3- 9.8

103

28.1

22.6-34.4

27.0

20.8-34.1

GENDER

Male

136

27.6

18.8-38.5

10.8

6.5-17.6

5.7

2.9-10.8

25.3

17.6-35.1

30.6

20.6-42.8

Female

232

21.9

15.5-29.8

16.6

11.1-24.0

7.4

4.3-12.3

30.8

23.6-39.2

23.4

17.2-31.0

RACE

White

327

22.8

17.6-29.0

15.0

10.9-20.4

7.0

4.5-10.7

28.4

22.6-34.9

26.8

20.8-33.7

African American

10.4

2.5-34.7

5.1

1.0-22.8

4.7

0.9-20.2

20.1

5.4-52.5

59.7

24.5-87.1

Other Minorities

56.5

26.7-82.3

4.7

0.6-28.2

2.5

0.4-14.1

31.2

10.7-63.1

5.1

1.8-14.1

HISPANIC

Hispanic

64.3

16.4-94.3

4.4

0.5-31.8

0.0

. - .

3.5

0.4-26.2

27.8

3.3-81.2

Non-Hispanic

362

23.4

18.1-29.6

14.0

10.2-19.0

6.7

4.4-10.1

102

28.9

23.3-35.3

26.9

20.8-34.1

AGE

18-24

29.6

11.7-57.2

13.6

3.9-38.1

1.7

0.2-11.7

11.3

3.4-31.7

43.8

20.5-70.3

25-34

36.1

23.8-50.7

9.0

4.3-17.9

4.8

1.5-14.0

29.8

18.5-44.3

20.2

11.5-33.0

35-44

13.7

7.2-24.5

19.5

11.0-32.0

6.5

2.4-16.3

33.5

21.3-48.3

26.9

16.3-41.0

45-54

22.1

14.0-33.0

7.6

3.8-14.5

10.1

5.0-19.4

31.9

21.0-45.2

28.4

18.4-41.0

55-64

25.4

14.0-41.7

22.5

10.8-41.0

5.7

1.7-17.0

26.5

15.7-41.1

19.9

11.0-33.3

65-74

20.3

7.9-43.0

12.9

5.5-27.5

13.3

4.4-33.7

41.5

25.2-59.9

12.0

4.6-27.7

75+

7.0

1.4-28.8

25.0

10.1-49.7

9.0

2.2-30.7

16.6

5.5-40.5

42.4

20.5-67.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

16.5

7.8-31.7

18.4

10.5-30.1

3.1

1.0- 9.3

32.8

20.7-47.7

29.2

15.4-48.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

127

33.4

23.0-45.8

8.3

4.6-14.3

6.6

3.2-13.4

26.7

18.1-37.5

25.0

16.4-36.1

Some Post-H.S.

103

21.3

12.8-33.4

14.5

7.9-25.3

10.6

5.4-19.6

21.3

13.5-32.0

32.2

20.3-47.0

College Graduate

23.0

12.6-38.3

17.5

7.4-36.0

4.8

1.7-13.0

35.1

21.0-52.3

19.6

11.0-32.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

22.1

10.4-41.1

17.9

9.9-30.2

5.8

2.3-13.5

23.1

13.9-35.9

31.0

16.0-51.5

$15,000- 24,999

22.1

13.5-34.0

15.1

7.6-27.8

1.5

0.4- 5.1

33.2

22.3-46.3

28.1

17.3-42.3

$25,000- 34,999

24.0

11.0-44.7

16.5

8.1-30.6

6.3

1.8-19.6

33.0

20.2-48.9

20.3

10.9-34.6

$35,000- 49,999

36.6

22.1-53.9

10.3

4.2-22.9

9.3

3.7-21.4

23.3

11.5-41.5

20.6

11.3-34.5

$50,000-74,999

34.1

17.3-56.2

10.7

3.0-31.6

10.0

3.0-28.2

15.3

6.8-31.1

30.0

14.5-51.9

$75,000+

30.3

12.0-58.3

21.4

7.5-47.8

27.1

10.3-54.6

8.4

1.5-36.3

12.8

3.4-38.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

169

13.5

8.7-20.3

16.7

10.6-25.3

5.3

2.5-10.9

40.1

30.8-50.3

24.4

16.1-35.2

196

33.1

24.6-42.9

11.3

7.1-17.4

7.5

4.5-12.2

19.6

13.7-27.4

28.5

20.2-38.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

22.2

10.5-41.1

18.8

9.0-35.0

20.1

9.6-37.1

33.6

18.1-53.5

5.4

1.4-18.1

Non-Veteran

324

25.0

19.0-32.1

13.1

9.2-18.3

4.8

2.9- 7.9

27.4

21.6-34.1

29.7

22.9-37.5

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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