BRFSS 2006 - 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?*)

2006 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

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
-Western NC	299	63	22.6	16.8-29.6	44	13.3	9.3-18.7	18	5.7	2.9-10.9	88	25.6	20.0-32.1	86	32.8	25.6-41.0
GENDER
Male	114	24	19.6	12.3-29.9	16	13.3	7.4-22.6	7	6.5	2.2-18.1	38	26.2	17.6-37.0	29	34.4	22.9-48.1
Female	185	39	25.2	17.3-35.3	28	13.4	8.6-20.3	11	4.9	2.5- 9.7	50	25.0	18.3-33.2	57	31.4	23.1-41.1
RACE
White	267	58	22.9	16.8-30.3	38	13.5	9.2-19.2	18	6.1	3.1-11.7	79	25.3	19.5-32.2	74	32.2	24.6-40.9
African American	13	2	11.8	2.4-42.2	1	10.2	1.4-47.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	34.1	12.5-65.1	6	43.9	18.4-73.2
Other Minorities	18	3	28.0	6.7-67.7	5	13.6	4.6-33.7	0	0.0	. - .	5	24.0	8.0-53.3	5	34.5	12.3-66.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	7	2	44.0	10.9-83.6	1	17.0	2.2-64.8	0	0.0	. - .	2	15.2	3.1-49.8	2	23.8	5.0-64.8
Non-Hispanic	292	61	22.2	16.4-29.3	43	13.3	9.2-18.7	18	5.8	3.0-11.1	86	25.8	20.1-32.4	84	33.0	25.6-41.3
AGE
18-24	14	4	38.0	14.4-69.1	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	4	18.4	5.0-49.0	6	43.6	17.9-73.3
25-34	42	11	21.3	10.5-38.5	3	7.3	2.2-21.2	3	4.2	1.2-13.2	8	17.7	8.1-34.4	17	49.6	31.0-68.3
35-44	58	12	16.5	8.5-29.5	10	15.7	7.7-29.4	2	3.4	0.7-15.8	12	24.0	13.4-39.1	22	40.4	26.1-56.6
45-54	63	15	27.4	15.5-43.7	15	23.9	13.0-39.7	5	12.3	3.6-34.2	14	18.3	9.7-31.7	14	18.2	9.7-31.5
55-64	70	12	20.7	11.0-35.5	10	15.7	7.9-28.8	4	4.2	1.2-13.4	28	42.0	29.0-56.1	16	17.4	9.6-29.5
65-74	43	8	15.5	6.8-31.8	4	8.7	2.4-27.1	4	10.3	3.6-25.7	19	48.3	30.8-66.3	8	17.2	7.7-34.1
75+	9	1	6.0	0.8-34.7	2	9.7	1.6-41.7	0	0.0	. - .	3	39.6	12.0-75.9	3	44.6	14.5-79.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	58	12	20.2	9.6-37.8	5	5.8	2.0-15.6	5	16.6	5.2-42.2	20	27.8	15.5-44.7	16	29.5	13.1-53.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	108	25	26.8	17.1-39.4	16	9.9	5.4-17.4	6	4.2	1.6-10.5	30	21.2	13.8-31.1	31	38.0	26.0-51.6
Some Post-H.S.	89	18	20.5	11.8-33.4	15	19.1	10.6-32.0	5	2.9	1.1- 7.3	30	30.7	20.3-43.5	21	26.8	16.8-39.7
College Graduate	44	8	15.4	7.0-30.5	8	22.4	10.9-40.7	2	2.2	0.5- 8.6	8	24.0	10.9-44.9	18	36.0	20.7-54.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	61	7	19.2	7.5-40.9	9	10.9	4.6-23.9	6	10.6	4.1-25.0	20	29.7	16.7-47.0	19	29.6	12.9-54.3
$15,000- 24,999	61	12	19.6	9.9-35.0	6	7.5	2.3-21.7	7	12.3	4.0-32.3	19	24.7	14.2-39.4	17	35.9	20.7-54.6
$25,000- 34,999	48	13	31.5	16.7-51.2	11	21.5	10.1-39.9	3	2.3	0.7- 7.1	14	25.5	12.8-44.4	7	19.2	8.3-38.6
$35,000- 49,999	49	11	15.1	7.7-27.5	7	17.8	8.0-35.0	1	1.6	0.2-10.7	14	24.7	13.1-41.5	16	40.9	23.7-60.6
$50,000-74,999	28	8	23.7	9.6-47.8	3	10.3	3.2-28.3	0	0.0	. - .	5	21.7	8.6-44.9	12	44.3	24.4-66.2
$75,000+	17	4	13.9	4.3-36.4	4	24.5	8.2-54.3	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.4	0.3-15.9	8	59.2	32.4-81.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	153	21	11.5	6.7-19.1	26	16.4	10.4-24.8	10	8.3	3.3-19.4	63	38.3	28.8-48.7	33	25.5	16.2-37.7
No	145	42	31.9	22.6-42.7	18	10.9	6.1-18.8	8	3.6	1.5- 7.9	25	15.2	9.5-23.4	52	38.5	28.3-49.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	40	12	41.1	23.7-61.1	5	11.0	3.7-28.7	2	4.0	1.0-15.3	16	35.2	19.8-54.5	5	8.7	2.9-23.0
Non-Veteran	259	51	20.0	14.2-27.4	39	13.7	9.3-19.6	16	5.9	2.9-11.9	72	24.2	18.4-31.2	81	36.2	28.2-45.1

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

-Western NC

299

22.6

16.8-29.6

13.3

9.3-18.7

5.7

2.9-10.9

25.6

20.0-32.1

32.8

25.6-41.0

GENDER

Male

114

19.6

12.3-29.9

13.3

7.4-22.6

6.5

2.2-18.1

26.2

17.6-37.0

34.4

22.9-48.1

Female

185

25.2

17.3-35.3

13.4

8.6-20.3

4.9

2.5- 9.7

25.0

18.3-33.2

31.4

23.1-41.1

RACE

White

267

22.9

16.8-30.3

13.5

9.2-19.2

6.1

3.1-11.7

25.3

19.5-32.2

32.2

24.6-40.9

African American

11.8

2.4-42.2

10.2

1.4-47.3

0.0

. - .

34.1

12.5-65.1

43.9

18.4-73.2

Other Minorities

28.0

6.7-67.7

13.6

4.6-33.7

0.0

. - .

24.0

8.0-53.3

34.5

12.3-66.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

44.0

10.9-83.6

17.0

2.2-64.8

0.0

. - .

15.2

3.1-49.8

23.8

5.0-64.8

Non-Hispanic

292

22.2

16.4-29.3

13.3

9.2-18.7

5.8

3.0-11.1

25.8

20.1-32.4

33.0

25.6-41.3

AGE

18-24

38.0

14.4-69.1

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

18.4

5.0-49.0

43.6

17.9-73.3

25-34

21.3

10.5-38.5

7.3

2.2-21.2

4.2

1.2-13.2

17.7

8.1-34.4

49.6

31.0-68.3

35-44

16.5

8.5-29.5

15.7

7.7-29.4

3.4

0.7-15.8

24.0

13.4-39.1

40.4

26.1-56.6

45-54

27.4

15.5-43.7

23.9

13.0-39.7

12.3

3.6-34.2

18.3

9.7-31.7

18.2

9.7-31.5

55-64

20.7

11.0-35.5

15.7

7.9-28.8

4.2

1.2-13.4

42.0

29.0-56.1

17.4

9.6-29.5

65-74

15.5

6.8-31.8

8.7

2.4-27.1

10.3

3.6-25.7

48.3

30.8-66.3

17.2

7.7-34.1

75+

6.0

0.8-34.7

9.7

1.6-41.7

0.0

. - .

39.6

12.0-75.9

44.6

14.5-79.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

20.2

9.6-37.8

5.8

2.0-15.6

16.6

5.2-42.2

27.8

15.5-44.7

29.5

13.1-53.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

108

26.8

17.1-39.4

9.9

5.4-17.4

4.2

1.6-10.5

21.2

13.8-31.1

38.0

26.0-51.6

Some Post-H.S.

20.5

11.8-33.4

19.1

10.6-32.0

2.9

1.1- 7.3

30.7

20.3-43.5

26.8

16.8-39.7

College Graduate

15.4

7.0-30.5

22.4

10.9-40.7

2.2

0.5- 8.6

24.0

10.9-44.9

36.0

20.7-54.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

19.2

7.5-40.9

10.9

4.6-23.9

10.6

4.1-25.0

29.7

16.7-47.0

29.6

12.9-54.3

$15,000- 24,999

19.6

9.9-35.0

7.5

2.3-21.7

12.3

4.0-32.3

24.7

14.2-39.4

35.9

20.7-54.6

$25,000- 34,999

31.5

16.7-51.2

21.5

10.1-39.9

2.3

0.7- 7.1

25.5

12.8-44.4

19.2

8.3-38.6

$35,000- 49,999

15.1

7.7-27.5

17.8

8.0-35.0

1.6

0.2-10.7

24.7

13.1-41.5

40.9

23.7-60.6

$50,000-74,999

23.7

9.6-47.8

10.3

3.2-28.3

0.0

. - .

21.7

8.6-44.9

44.3

24.4-66.2

$75,000+

13.9

4.3-36.4

24.5

8.2-54.3

0.0

. - .

2.4

0.3-15.9

59.2

32.4-81.5

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

153

11.5

6.7-19.1

16.4

10.4-24.8

8.3

3.3-19.4

38.3

28.8-48.7

25.5

16.2-37.7

145

31.9

22.6-42.7

10.9

6.1-18.8

3.6

1.5- 7.9

15.2

9.5-23.4

38.5

28.3-49.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

41.1

23.7-61.1

11.0

3.7-28.7

4.0

1.0-15.3

35.2

19.8-54.5

8.7

2.9-23.0

Non-Veteran

259

20.0

14.2-27.4

13.7

9.3-19.6

5.9

2.9-11.9

24.2

18.4-31.2

36.2

28.2-45.1

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.

** 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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