BRFSS 2006 - Northeastern Partnership***: (In the last 12 months, on how many visits were you advised to quit smoking by a doctor or other health provider?*)

2006 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	2,633	615	24.3	22.0-26.7	428	16.2	14.3-18.2	207	7.4	6.2- 8.8	631	21.8	19.7-23.9	752	30.4	27.9-33.0
-Northeastern Partnership	196	49	22.1	16.0-29.8	27	11.3	7.0-17.5	17	9.8	5.4-17.2	54	31.3	23.3-40.6	49	25.4	18.3-34.1
GENDER
Male	79	20	25.0	15.3-38.0	8	8.9	3.5-20.6	2	2.1	0.4-11.0	23	35.5	23.1-50.2	26	28.5	18.7-40.9
Female	117	29	19.4	12.9-28.1	19	13.5	8.1-21.7	15	17.3	9.4-29.6	31	27.3	18.3-38.7	23	22.4	13.1-35.7
RACE
White	138	35	24.0	16.5-33.6	21	12.3	7.2-20.3	11	10.9	5.5-20.4	34	26.7	18.0-37.7	37	26.1	17.7-36.7
African American	54	14	17.9	9.8-30.3	6	8.9	3.7-19.8	6	7.3	2.9-17.2	18	46.3	30.5-62.9	10	19.6	10.0-34.9
Other Minorities	4	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	42.8	7.5-87.4	2	57.2	12.6-92.5
HISPANIC
Hispanic	1	0	0.0	. - .	1	100	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .
Non-Hispanic	195	49	22.3	16.1-30.0	26	10.6	6.5-16.7	17	9.9	5.5-17.3	54	31.6	23.5-40.9	49	25.6	18.5-34.4
AGE
18-24	7	1	5.0	0.6-30.7	0	0.0	. - .	2	26.4	6.1-66.4	3	46.2	14.5-81.3	1	22.4	3.3-71.1
25-34	23	7	28.8	12.7-53.0	2	13.4	2.9-44.5	1	4.8	0.7-27.4	6	25.2	11.1-47.7	7	27.8	13.2-49.4
35-44	34	7	17.0	7.3-35.0	6	16.9	7.3-34.4	2	6.0	1.5-21.5	10	32.9	17.8-52.7	9	27.2	14.1-45.9
45-54	52	15	27.5	15.7-43.6	4	4.7	1.7-12.4	7	13.0	5.7-26.8	11	25.1	13.2-42.4	15	29.8	17.5-45.9
55-64	47	13	26.6	15.1-42.5	8	16.0	7.8-30.0	3	5.6	1.7-17.0	16	40.2	25.7-56.5	7	11.6	4.9-25.0
65-74	23	5	26.6	10.3-53.3	6	25.3	10.6-49.2	2	5.6	1.3-20.5	5	20.3	7.5-44.3	5	22.3	9.1-45.0
75+	10	1	16.7	2.4-62.0	1	14.1	2.0-57.3	0	0.0	. - .	3	24.7	7.0-58.9	5	44.5	16.3-76.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	35	6	10.9	4.5-24.0	7	13.5	6.0-27.3	4	9.1	2.6-27.1	10	39.9	21.6-61.4	8	26.7	12.6-47.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	81	21	25.2	15.4-38.4	11	13.3	6.4-25.6	6	8.9	3.5-20.7	23	31.0	20.2-44.3	20	21.6	13.3-33.2
Some Post-H.S.	47	14	23.7	12.5-40.3	3	3.3	0.9-11.6	5	14.8	5.0-36.6	18	37.9	20.1-59.7	7	20.3	6.9-46.4
College Graduate	33	8	21.5	10.0-40.5	6	16.9	6.8-36.0	2	4.8	1.0-19.7	3	11.3	3.4-31.4	14	45.6	27.7-64.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	37	8	15.4	7.1-30.4	5	8.9	3.5-21.1	3	16.8	4.9-44.0	15	41.6	24.9-60.6	6	17.2	6.9-36.8
$15,000- 24,999	29	7	24.2	10.6-46.2	2	4.0	0.8-17.0	3	23.7	6.6-57.7	10	28.7	14.1-49.8	7	19.4	8.0-40.0
$25,000- 34,999	30	7	13.3	5.5-28.6	4	9.3	2.6-28.0	2	3.2	0.7-14.1	10	38.5	19.3-62.0	7	35.8	15.1-63.6
$35,000- 49,999	33	14	40.6	21.7-62.7	5	15.6	5.1-39.2	2	4.3	0.8-19.0	6	27.2	10.1-55.4	6	12.4	4.8-28.4
$50,000-74,999	23	5	19.9	8.0-41.4	5	18.2	7.5-38.1	2	8.5	2.1-28.8	4	19.6	6.9-44.5	7	33.8	16.8-56.4
$75,000+	22	4	15.3	4.8-39.4	4	14.0	4.4-36.4	3	13.0	4.1-34.5	3	19.4	5.4-50.5	8	38.3	19.0-62.2
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	94	20	18.9	11.1-30.3	8	6.0	2.8-12.2	9	13.0	5.6-27.4	35	39.1	27.8-51.7	22	23.0	14.5-34.5
No	99	28	24.1	15.6-35.3	18	15.5	8.6-26.4	8	7.4	3.5-14.7	19	25.2	14.7-39.8	26	27.8	17.4-41.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	36	7	14.2	6.0-29.8	6	16.4	6.0-37.8	1	6.1	0.9-32.6	11	32.5	16.7-53.6	11	30.8	14.2-54.5
Non-Veteran	160	42	24.6	17.4-33.6	21	9.6	5.9-15.3	16	11.0	6.0-19.4	43	31.0	22.1-41.4	38	23.7	16.8-32.4

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4+ visits

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,633

615

24.3

22.0-26.7

428

16.2

14.3-18.2

207

7.4

6.2- 8.8

631

21.8

19.7-23.9

752

30.4

27.9-33.0

-Northeastern Partnership

196

22.1

16.0-29.8

11.3

7.0-17.5

9.8

5.4-17.2

31.3

23.3-40.6

25.4

18.3-34.1

GENDER

Male

25.0

15.3-38.0

8.9

3.5-20.6

2.1

0.4-11.0

35.5

23.1-50.2

28.5

18.7-40.9

Female

117

19.4

12.9-28.1

13.5

8.1-21.7

17.3

9.4-29.6

27.3

18.3-38.7

22.4

13.1-35.7

RACE

White

138

24.0

16.5-33.6

12.3

7.2-20.3

10.9

5.5-20.4

26.7

18.0-37.7

26.1

17.7-36.7

African American

17.9

9.8-30.3

8.9

3.7-19.8

7.3

2.9-17.2

46.3

30.5-62.9

19.6

10.0-34.9

Other Minorities

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

42.8

7.5-87.4

57.2

12.6-92.5

HISPANIC

Hispanic

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

Non-Hispanic

195

22.3

16.1-30.0

10.6

6.5-16.7

9.9

5.5-17.3

31.6

23.5-40.9

25.6

18.5-34.4

AGE

18-24

5.0

0.6-30.7

0.0

. - .

26.4

6.1-66.4

46.2

14.5-81.3

22.4

3.3-71.1

25-34

28.8

12.7-53.0

13.4

2.9-44.5

4.8

0.7-27.4

25.2

11.1-47.7

27.8

13.2-49.4

35-44

17.0

7.3-35.0

16.9

7.3-34.4

6.0

1.5-21.5

32.9

17.8-52.7

27.2

14.1-45.9

45-54

27.5

15.7-43.6

4.7

1.7-12.4

13.0

5.7-26.8

25.1

13.2-42.4

29.8

17.5-45.9

55-64

26.6

15.1-42.5

16.0

7.8-30.0

5.6

1.7-17.0

40.2

25.7-56.5

11.6

4.9-25.0

65-74

26.6

10.3-53.3

25.3

10.6-49.2

5.6

1.3-20.5

20.3

7.5-44.3

22.3

9.1-45.0

75+

16.7

2.4-62.0

14.1

2.0-57.3

0.0

. - .

24.7

7.0-58.9

44.5

16.3-76.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

10.9

4.5-24.0

13.5

6.0-27.3

9.1

2.6-27.1

39.9

21.6-61.4

26.7

12.6-47.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

25.2

15.4-38.4

13.3

6.4-25.6

8.9

3.5-20.7

31.0

20.2-44.3

21.6

13.3-33.2

Some Post-H.S.

23.7

12.5-40.3

3.3

0.9-11.6

14.8

5.0-36.6

37.9

20.1-59.7

20.3

6.9-46.4

College Graduate

21.5

10.0-40.5

16.9

6.8-36.0

4.8

1.0-19.7

11.3

3.4-31.4

45.6

27.7-64.8

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

15.4

7.1-30.4

8.9

3.5-21.1

16.8

4.9-44.0

41.6

24.9-60.6

17.2

6.9-36.8

$15,000- 24,999

24.2

10.6-46.2

4.0

0.8-17.0

23.7

6.6-57.7

28.7

14.1-49.8

19.4

8.0-40.0

$25,000- 34,999

13.3

5.5-28.6

9.3

2.6-28.0

3.2

0.7-14.1

38.5

19.3-62.0

35.8

15.1-63.6

$35,000- 49,999

40.6

21.7-62.7

15.6

5.1-39.2

4.3

0.8-19.0

27.2

10.1-55.4

12.4

4.8-28.4

$50,000-74,999

19.9

8.0-41.4

18.2

7.5-38.1

8.5

2.1-28.8

19.6

6.9-44.5

33.8

16.8-56.4

$75,000+

15.3

4.8-39.4

14.0

4.4-36.4

13.0

4.1-34.5

19.4

5.4-50.5

38.3

19.0-62.2

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

18.9

11.1-30.3

6.0

2.8-12.2

13.0

5.6-27.4

39.1

27.8-51.7

23.0

14.5-34.5

24.1

15.6-35.3

15.5

8.6-26.4

7.4

3.5-14.7

25.2

14.7-39.8

27.8

17.4-41.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

14.2

6.0-29.8

16.4

6.0-37.8

6.1

0.9-32.6

32.5

16.7-53.6

30.8

14.2-54.5

Non-Veteran

160

24.6

17.4-33.6

9.6

5.9-15.3

11.0

6.0-19.4

31.0

22.1-41.4

23.7

16.8-32.4

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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.

**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.

***Northeast NC I: Bertie, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Warren counties.
Northeast NC II: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Edgecombe, 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.

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