BRFSS 2006 - North Carolina: (On how many visits did your doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend or discuss medication to assist you with quitting smoking, <br>such as nicotine gum, patch, nasal spray, inhaler, lozenge, or prescription medication such as Wellbutrin/Zyban /Buproprion?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation-MALES

On how many visits did your doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend or discuss medication to assist you with quitting smoking,
such as nicotine gum, patch, nasal spray, inhaler, lozenge, or prescription medication such as Wellbutrin/Zyban/ Buproprion?*

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	Total Respond.^	1 visit	2 visits	3 visits	4+ visits	None
TOTAL	996	174	16.6	13.9-19.8	78	6.4	4.8- 8.5	38	3.6	2.5- 5.3	94	7.5	5.8- 9.6	612	65.8	61.9-69.5
RACE
White	751	136	16.4	13.4-20.0	59	6.9	4.9- 9.7	30	3.8	2.4- 5.9	71	7.5	5.6- 9.9	455	65.4	60.9-69.7
African American	150	24	19.6	12.3-29.9	11	4.2	2.1- 8.4	4	2.3	0.8- 6.4	17	10.2	5.7-17.5	94	63.6	53.3-72.7
Asian	1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .
Native American	39	7	18.5	8.0-37.2	4	6.2	2.1-17.0	2	10.4	2.6-33.2	3	6.7	1.9-21.5	23	58.2	38.8-75.3
Other Minorities	51	6	12.5	4.5-30.4	3	4.1	1.2-13.3	2	2.5	0.6- 9.6	3	3.6	0.8-14.0	37	77.3	60.8-88.2
HISPANIC
Hispanic	39	4	11.9	3.4-34.0	1	2.5	0.3-15.9	0	0.0	. - .	2	5.8	1.4-20.7	32	79.8	59.6-91.4
-English Speaking	11	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	11.3	1.5-52.2	10	88.7	47.8-98.5
-Spanish Speaking	28	4	15.8	4.6-42.2	1	3.3	0.5-20.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	4.0	0.6-23.8	22	76.9	52.6-90.9
Non-Hispanic	956	170	17.0	14.2-20.2	76	6.5	4.8- 8.8	38	3.9	2.7- 5.7	92	7.6	5.9- 9.8	580	64.9	60.9-68.7
AGE
18-24	51	5	8.9	3.3-21.9	4	6.8	2.1-20.1	1	0.7	0.1- 5.0	2	4.3	1.1-15.7	39	79.3	64.4-89.0
25-34	126	17	10.6	6.1-17.8	7	5.8	2.6-12.7	4	3.9	1.4-10.4	5	3.2	1.3- 8.0	93	76.4	67.3-83.7
35-44	167	29	18.4	12.1-26.9	16	6.4	3.8-10.7	3	3.3	1.1- 9.8	12	7.4	3.8-13.9	107	64.4	55.3-72.7
45-54	248	56	25.4	18.8-33.3	22	6.8	4.3-10.6	9	3.3	1.6- 6.5	20	7.3	4.3-11.9	141	57.3	49.5-64.8
55-64	240	44	17.6	12.8-23.8	11	4.9	2.6- 9.0	15	7.1	4.1-12.0	37	16.2	11.3-22.6	133	54.2	46.8-61.5
65-74	136	18	16.0	9.8-25.1	17	9.3	5.4-15.5	5	3.6	1.4- 8.7	18	11.8	7.1-19.1	78	59.3	49.5-68.4
75+	25	2	11.3	2.9-35.5	1	5.0	0.7-28.2	1	2.1	0.3-14.0	0	0.0	. - .	21	81.5	58.7-93.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	196	30	14.4	9.3-21.5	13	5.5	2.8-10.3	7	2.9	1.1- 7.0	18	7.6	4.1-13.5	128	69.7	60.9-77.2
H.S. or G.E.D.	363	67	17.9	13.3-23.7	27	4.8	3.0- 7.7	12	3.2	1.6- 6.4	39	7.8	5.3-11.4	218	66.2	59.7-72.1
Some Post-H.S.	253	42	15.3	10.5-21.8	23	7.8	4.4-13.5	17	6.1	3.4-10.7	28	8.6	5.3-13.7	143	62.1	54.0-69.6
College Graduate	180	34	18.3	12.2-26.5	15	8.7	4.5-16.0	2	1.6	0.4- 6.1	9	5.1	2.4-10.6	120	66.4	57.0-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	129	16	12.4	5.8-24.5	8	4.8	2.1-10.4	9	7.4	3.6-14.6	15	8.7	4.6-16.1	81	66.7	54.5-77.0
$15,000- 24,999	165	29	18.6	12.1-27.5	5	1.5	0.5- 3.9	7	3.0	1.0- 8.6	22	9.7	5.6-16.3	102	67.3	57.4-75.8
$25,000- 34,999	134	17	13.0	7.3-22.1	18	9.6	5.6-15.9	3	2.6	0.6-10.4	12	8.7	3.9-18.1	84	66.2	55.4-75.5
$35,000- 49,999	176	43	20.2	13.7-28.8	8	2.4	1.1- 5.2	9	5.5	2.5-11.7	12	7.5	3.9-13.9	104	64.4	54.8-72.9
$50,000-74,999	129	24	20.7	12.9-31.4	13	9.7	4.5-19.7	3	1.6	0.5- 5.4	10	4.8	2.3- 9.8	79	63.2	51.7-73.5
$75,000+	155	29	16.4	10.7-24.3	19	12.5	7.1-21.1	3	2.5	0.8- 7.5	11	5.4	2.7-10.8	93	63.1	53.2-72.0
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	455	71	17.2	12.8-22.6	35	6.5	4.3- 9.9	22	4.8	2.9- 7.8	67	12.6	9.4-16.7	260	58.9	52.8-64.7
No	524	101	16.4	12.9-20.6	42	6.3	4.2- 9.3	15	2.9	1.6- 5.3	27	4.2	2.6- 6.8	339	70.2	65.1-74.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	343	57	17.4	12.7-23.4	34	10.4	6.3-16.6	16	6.1	3.4-10.7	41	11.7	8.2-16.5	195	54.3	47.3-61.2
Non-Veteran	652	117	16.3	13.1-20.2	44	4.8	3.5- 6.7	22	2.7	1.6- 4.4	53	5.9	4.2- 8.3	416	70.2	65.7-74.4

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4+ visits

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

996

174

16.6

13.9-19.8

6.4

4.8- 8.5

3.6

2.5- 5.3

7.5

5.8- 9.6

612

65.8

61.9-69.5

RACE

White

751

136

16.4

13.4-20.0

6.9

4.9- 9.7

3.8

2.4- 5.9

7.5

5.6- 9.9

455

65.4

60.9-69.7

African American

150

19.6

12.3-29.9

4.2

2.1- 8.4

2.3

0.8- 6.4

10.2

5.7-17.5

63.6

53.3-72.7

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

18.5

8.0-37.2

6.2

2.1-17.0

10.4

2.6-33.2

6.7

1.9-21.5

58.2

38.8-75.3

Other Minorities

12.5

4.5-30.4

4.1

1.2-13.3

2.5

0.6- 9.6

3.6

0.8-14.0

77.3

60.8-88.2

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.9

3.4-34.0

2.5

0.3-15.9

0.0

. - .

5.8

1.4-20.7

79.8

59.6-91.4

-English Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

11.3

1.5-52.2

88.7

47.8-98.5

-Spanish Speaking

15.8

4.6-42.2

3.3

0.5-20.3

0.0

. - .

4.0

0.6-23.8

76.9

52.6-90.9

Non-Hispanic

956

170

17.0

14.2-20.2

6.5

4.8- 8.8

3.9

2.7- 5.7

7.6

5.9- 9.8

580

64.9

60.9-68.7

AGE

18-24

8.9

3.3-21.9

6.8

2.1-20.1

0.7

0.1- 5.0

4.3

1.1-15.7

79.3

64.4-89.0

25-34

126

10.6

6.1-17.8

5.8

2.6-12.7

3.9

1.4-10.4

3.2

1.3- 8.0

76.4

67.3-83.7

35-44

167

18.4

12.1-26.9

6.4

3.8-10.7

3.3

1.1- 9.8

7.4

3.8-13.9

107

64.4

55.3-72.7

45-54

248

25.4

18.8-33.3

6.8

4.3-10.6

3.3

1.6- 6.5

7.3

4.3-11.9

141

57.3

49.5-64.8

55-64

240

17.6

12.8-23.8

4.9

2.6- 9.0

7.1

4.1-12.0

16.2

11.3-22.6

133

54.2

46.8-61.5

65-74

136

16.0

9.8-25.1

9.3

5.4-15.5

3.6

1.4- 8.7

11.8

7.1-19.1

59.3

49.5-68.4

75+

11.3

2.9-35.5

5.0

0.7-28.2

2.1

0.3-14.0

0.0

. - .

81.5

58.7-93.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

196

14.4

9.3-21.5

5.5

2.8-10.3

2.9

1.1- 7.0

7.6

4.1-13.5

128

69.7

60.9-77.2

H.S. or G.E.D.

363

17.9

13.3-23.7

4.8

3.0- 7.7

3.2

1.6- 6.4

7.8

5.3-11.4

218

66.2

59.7-72.1

Some Post-H.S.

253

15.3

10.5-21.8

7.8

4.4-13.5

6.1

3.4-10.7

8.6

5.3-13.7

143

62.1

54.0-69.6

College Graduate

180

18.3

12.2-26.5

8.7

4.5-16.0

1.6

0.4- 6.1

5.1

2.4-10.6

120

66.4

57.0-74.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

129

12.4

5.8-24.5

4.8

2.1-10.4

7.4

3.6-14.6

8.7

4.6-16.1

66.7

54.5-77.0

$15,000- 24,999

165

18.6

12.1-27.5

1.5

0.5- 3.9

3.0

1.0- 8.6

9.7

5.6-16.3

102

67.3

57.4-75.8

$25,000- 34,999

134

13.0

7.3-22.1

9.6

5.6-15.9

2.6

0.6-10.4

8.7

3.9-18.1

66.2

55.4-75.5

$35,000- 49,999

176

20.2

13.7-28.8

2.4

1.1- 5.2

5.5

2.5-11.7

7.5

3.9-13.9

104

64.4

54.8-72.9

$50,000-74,999

129

20.7

12.9-31.4

9.7

4.5-19.7

1.6

0.5- 5.4

4.8

2.3- 9.8

63.2

51.7-73.5

$75,000+

155

16.4

10.7-24.3

12.5

7.1-21.1

2.5

0.8- 7.5

5.4

2.7-10.8

63.1

53.2-72.0

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

455

17.2

12.8-22.6

6.5

4.3- 9.9

4.8

2.9- 7.8

12.6

9.4-16.7

260

58.9

52.8-64.7

524

101

16.4

12.9-20.6

6.3

4.2- 9.3

2.9

1.6- 5.3

4.2

2.6- 6.8

339

70.2

65.1-74.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

343

17.4

12.7-23.4

10.4

6.3-16.6

6.1

3.4-10.7

11.7

8.2-16.5

195

54.3

47.3-61.2

Non-Veteran

652

117

16.3

13.1-20.2

4.8

3.5- 6.7

2.7

1.6- 4.4

5.9

4.2- 8.3

416

70.2

65.7-74.4

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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.

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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation-MALES

On how many visits did your doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend or discuss medication to assist you with quitting smoking, such as nicotine gum, patch, nasal spray, inhaler, lozenge, or prescription medication such as Wellbutrin/Zyban/ Buproprion?*

On how many visits did your doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend or discuss medication to assist you with quitting smoking,
such as nicotine gum, patch, nasal spray, inhaler, lozenge, or prescription medication such as Wellbutrin/Zyban/ Buproprion?*