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2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

Smoking Cessation

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?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 visit 2 visits 3 visits 4+ visits None
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,618 310 11.2 9.7-12.9 164 6.2 5.1- 7.5 65 2.4 1.8- 3.2 137 5.2 4.2- 6.4 1,942 75.0 72.7-77.2
-Piedmont NC 1,392 180 11.1 9.2-13.2 93 6.5 5.0- 8.5 32 2.1 1.3- 3.2 65 5.0 3.7- 6.7 1,022 75.3 72.3-78.2
GENDER
Male 537 69 10.8 8.1-14.3 36 6.6 4.3- 9.9 9 1.5 0.7- 3.4 25 4.5 2.8- 7.3 398 76.6 71.8-80.8
Female 855 111 11.4 9.1-14.1 57 6.5 4.7- 8.8 23 2.6 1.6- 4.2 40 5.4 3.7- 7.9 624 74.1 70.2-77.7
RACE
White 1,085 149 11.8 9.6-14.3 74 6.6 5.0- 8.7 26 2.2 1.4- 3.6 51 5.2 3.6- 7.3 785 74.2 70.7-77.5
African American 236 26 11.3 7.1-17.7 15 5.8 3.3- 9.9 5 1.9 0.6- 5.7 11 5.7 2.9-11.0 179 75.3 67.7-81.6
Other Minorities 69 5 5.1 1.9-12.6 4 7.5 2.0-24.2 1 1.0 0.1- 7.0 3 2.1 0.6- 7.2 56 84.3 70.5-92.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic 32 3 11.2 3.2-32.7 1 9.1 1.3-42.8 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 28 79.8 53.6-93.1
Non-Hispanic 1,360 177 11.1 9.2-13.2 92 6.4 5.0- 8.2 32 2.2 1.4- 3.3 65 5.2 3.8- 7.1 994 75.1 72.1-77.9
AGE
18-24 73 5 5.2 2.0-12.8 5 6.7 2.5-16.9 0 0.0 . - . 2 2.2 0.5- 9.6 61 85.9 75.1-92.5
25-34 205 26 10.9 7.0-16.6 12 4.8 2.5- 9.0 6 1.6 0.7- 3.6 8 3.8 1.6- 8.4 153 79.0 72.1-84.6
35-44 268 47 17.6 12.6-24.0 19 6.0 3.7- 9.6 9 5.1 2.4-10.5 10 5.0 2.3-10.4 183 66.2 58.7-73.0
45-54 325 46 10.8 7.8-14.8 31 10.9 7.3-16.0 7 1.5 0.6- 3.5 19 7.2 4.3-12.0 222 69.6 63.2-75.3
55-64 308 40 11.5 8.2-16.0 17 5.5 3.2- 9.2 5 1.8 0.7- 4.6 17 7.5 4.2-13.3 229 73.6 67.2-79.2
65-74 162 11 5.9 3.0-11.2 8 4.5 2.1- 9.5 5 2.8 1.0- 7.4 9 5.7 2.8-11.2 129 81.1 73.5-86.9
75+ 42 3 12.5 3.7-34.7 1 2.2 0.3-14.0 0 0.0 . - . 0 0.0 . - . 38 85.3 64.2-95.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 245 22 6.6 4.0-10.6 10 4.0 1.8- 8.6 5 1.6 0.6- 4.2 14 5.6 2.7-11.5 194 82.2 75.4-87.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 505 65 10.6 7.9-14.1 34 7.5 4.8-11.7 11 2.5 1.2- 4.9 23 5.0 3.0- 8.3 372 74.4 69.0-79.1
Some Post-H.S. 381 58 13.4 9.6-18.3 27 5.9 3.7- 9.3 9 2.1 1.0- 4.7 23 6.8 4.1-10.9 264 71.8 65.5-77.3
College Graduate 260 35 12.6 8.3-18.7 22 7.7 4.7-12.2 7 1.6 0.7- 3.9 5 1.8 0.6- 4.8 191 76.3 69.4-82.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 215 14 4.3 2.2- 8.0 13 10.4 4.8-21.1 2 0.9 0.2- 3.7 18 7.9 4.3-14.2 168 76.4 66.5-84.1
$15,000- 24,999 247 30 14.1 9.1-21.3 14 5.7 2.8-11.4 8 1.5 0.7- 3.2 15 7.6 4.0-13.9 180 71.0 62.6-78.2
$25,000- 34,999 172 22 12.3 7.4-19.8 12 5.5 2.9-10.3 6 4.2 1.5-11.3 2 1.0 0.2- 4.2 130 77.0 68.2-83.9
$35,000- 49,999 230 37 10.7 7.3-15.5 17 7.5 4.3-12.6 7 4.4 2.0- 9.7 11 6.3 3.3-11.7 158 71.1 63.3-77.7
$50,000-74,999 186 31 12.7 8.2-19.2 15 4.2 2.4- 7.4 4 1.4 0.5- 4.0 5 2.3 0.9- 5.9 131 79.4 72.0-85.2
$75,000+ 196 28 12.6 8.1-19.1 16 8.7 5.1-14.5 3 0.9 0.3- 3.3 5 3.0 0.9- 9.5 144 74.7 66.6-81.4
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes 614 64 9.1 6.6-12.3 44 7.9 5.3-11.7 15 1.8 1.0- 3.3 42 8.3 5.6-11.9 449 72.9 67.8-77.5
No 761 112 12.4 9.8-15.5 48 5.4 3.9- 7.5 17 2.3 1.3- 4.0 23 2.9 1.7- 4.8 561 77.1 73.2-80.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 25 11.5 7.4-17.4 15 8.1 4.6-13.8 4 2.2 0.7- 7.1 10 5.4 2.5-11.1 145 72.9 65.0-79.6
Non-Veteran 1,192 155 11.0 9.0-13.4 78 6.3 4.7- 8.4 28 2.0 1.3- 3.2 55 4.9 3.5- 6.9 876 75.7 72.4-78.8

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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, 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.

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