BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (On how many visits did your doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend or discuss medication<br>to assist you with quitting smoking, such as nicotine gum, patch, nasal spray, inhaler, lozenge, or prescription medication <br> such as Wellbutrin -Zyban-Buproprion?*)

2007 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	928	180	16.0	13.0-19.5	99	10.3	7.4-14.1	49	4.4	2.9- 6.6	66	6.2	4.2- 9.2	534	63.1	58.2-67.7
RACE
White	732	151	17.8	14.2-22.1	86	11.5	8.0-16.3	44	5.2	3.4- 7.9	50	6.8	4.2-10.8	401	58.6	52.9-64.2
African American	133	20	14.5	8.3-24.2	8	8.0	2.9-19.8	4	1.3	0.4- 3.7	13	5.5	2.7-10.9	88	70.8	59.1-80.2
Asian	2	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	2	100	. - .
Native American	23	4	11.0	3.4-30.5	2	5.2	1.1-21.9	0	0.0	. - .	3	14.1	3.6-41.8	14	69.7	44.9-86.6
Other Minorities	36	3	3.0	0.8- 9.9	3	5.4	1.2-21.1	1	5.9	0.8-32.0	0	0.0	. - .	29	85.7	66.0-94.9
HISPANIC
Hispanic	32	1	2.7	0.4-17.4	3	6.0	1.5-21.1	1	5.8	0.8-31.7	4	7.8	2.3-22.9	23	77.6	57.6-89.9
-English Speaking	16	1	6.9	0.9-36.6	3	15.1	3.8-44.3	0	0.0	. - .	4	19.4	5.9-48.2	8	58.6	31.0-81.7
-Spanish Speaking	16	0	0.0	. - .	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.7	1.4-45.9	0	0.0	. - .	15	90.3	54.1-98.6
Non-Hispanic	893	177	16.8	13.7-20.5	96	10.6	7.6-14.8	48	4.3	2.9- 6.4	62	6.1	4.0- 9.3	510	62.1	57.0-66.9
AGE
18-24	49	2	2.7	0.6-10.9	5	13.0	4.4-32.7	1	0.9	0.1- 6.4	2	6.5	1.3-26.9	39	76.8	57.8-88.9
25-34	95	16	15.0	7.6-27.3	3	5.2	1.4-17.6	6	7.4	2.8-18.2	3	2.3	0.7- 7.3	67	70.0	56.8-80.6
35-44	159	37	24.6	16.9-34.3	19	10.9	6.4-17.9	6	4.3	1.6-11.1	12	6.0	3.1-11.2	85	54.3	44.6-63.6
45-54	271	56	19.0	13.9-25.3	30	10.7	7.1-15.8	14	3.9	2.0- 7.4	19	6.9	4.1-11.4	152	59.5	52.2-66.5
55-64	213	50	22.2	15.9-30.3	26	11.7	7.6-17.7	12	5.1	2.7- 9.2	19	10.3	5.9-17.4	106	50.7	42.2-59.1
65-74	117	15	11.7	6.4-20.3	14	11.3	6.4-19.4	9	8.3	3.8-17.0	10	5.9	3.0-11.3	69	62.9	52.0-72.6
75+	23	4	16.3	4.4-45.3	2	7.6	1.7-28.4	0	0.0	. - .	1	9.9	1.4-45.4	16	66.2	39.2-85.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	173	25	8.5	5.1-13.9	18	8.5	4.2-16.6	16	9.2	4.2-18.8	15	6.6	3.5-12.1	99	67.3	57.0-76.1
H.S. or G.E.D.	337	67	15.4	11.3-20.6	39	11.7	6.4-20.5	19	2.7	1.5- 4.7	26	5.4	3.4- 8.6	186	64.8	56.5-72.3
Some Post-H.S.	240	53	23.9	16.0-34.0	29	8.8	5.7-13.5	9	4.0	1.9- 8.3	12	7.5	2.5-20.6	137	55.8	45.7-65.5
College Graduate	178	35	14.7	9.8-21.4	13	11.1	5.2-21.9	5	3.3	1.1- 9.8	13	5.8	2.9-11.2	112	65.2	54.7-74.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	131	18	12.8	6.7-23.2	14	7.2	3.9-13.1	5	1.9	0.7- 5.2	17	10.4	5.6-18.6	77	67.7	55.6-77.8
$15,000- 24,999	167	24	9.9	5.9-16.2	21	9.7	5.1-17.8	16	7.0	3.3-14.1	14	12.5	5.1-27.4	92	60.9	48.6-72.0
$25,000- 34,999	118	16	16.7	8.8-29.6	14	8.5	4.4-15.8	2	0.8	0.2- 3.3	6	2.6	1.1- 6.0	80	71.4	58.7-81.4
$35,000- 49,999	166	37	17.6	11.7-25.7	17	7.7	4.1-13.9	9	3.5	1.6- 7.8	12	5.5	2.7-10.6	91	65.7	55.9-74.3
$50,000-74,999	135	38	24.4	14.3-38.3	16	20.1	8.7-39.9	5	4.5	1.7-11.2	7	2.5	1.0- 6.1	69	48.5	34.9-62.4
$75,000+	145	31	15.1	9.4-23.6	16	13.1	6.8-23.7	5	2.9	0.9- 9.0	7	4.4	1.8-10.3	86	64.4	52.7-74.6
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	439	73	14.3	10.6-19.0	60	12.8	8.9-18.2	25	4.0	2.1- 7.8	49	11.3	7.0-17.6	232	57.5	50.3-64.4
No	485	106	17.2	13.0-22.4	39	8.4	4.7-14.6	24	4.7	2.8- 7.8	17	2.5	1.3- 4.6	299	67.2	60.6-73.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	326	81	25.6	19.1-33.3	30	11.8	5.5-23.5	18	4.9	2.8- 8.7	26	7.2	4.3-11.8	171	50.5	41.6-59.3
Non-Veteran	602	99	12.3	9.2-16.3	69	9.7	6.9-13.4	31	4.2	2.5- 7.1	40	5.9	3.4- 9.9	363	68.0	62.3-73.1

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4+ visits

None

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

928

180

16.0

13.0-19.5

10.3

7.4-14.1

4.4

2.9- 6.6

6.2

4.2- 9.2

534

63.1

58.2-67.7

RACE

White

732

151

17.8

14.2-22.1

11.5

8.0-16.3

5.2

3.4- 7.9

6.8

4.2-10.8

401

58.6

52.9-64.2

African American

133

14.5

8.3-24.2

8.0

2.9-19.8

1.3

0.4- 3.7

5.5

2.7-10.9

70.8

59.1-80.2

Asian

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

100

. - .

Native American

11.0

3.4-30.5

5.2

1.1-21.9

0.0

. - .

14.1

3.6-41.8

69.7

44.9-86.6

Other Minorities

3.0

0.8- 9.9

5.4

1.2-21.1

5.9

0.8-32.0

0.0

. - .

85.7

66.0-94.9

HISPANIC

Hispanic

2.7

0.4-17.4

6.0

1.5-21.1

5.8

0.8-31.7

7.8

2.3-22.9

77.6

57.6-89.9

-English Speaking

6.9

0.9-36.6

15.1

3.8-44.3

0.0

. - .

19.4

5.9-48.2

58.6

31.0-81.7

-Spanish Speaking

0.0

. - .

0.0

. - .

9.7

1.4-45.9

0.0

. - .

90.3

54.1-98.6

Non-Hispanic

893

177

16.8

13.7-20.5

10.6

7.6-14.8

4.3

2.9- 6.4

6.1

4.0- 9.3

510

62.1

57.0-66.9

AGE

18-24

2.7

0.6-10.9

13.0

4.4-32.7

0.9

0.1- 6.4

6.5

1.3-26.9

76.8

57.8-88.9

25-34

15.0

7.6-27.3

5.2

1.4-17.6

7.4

2.8-18.2

2.3

0.7- 7.3

70.0

56.8-80.6

35-44

159

24.6

16.9-34.3

10.9

6.4-17.9

4.3

1.6-11.1

6.0

3.1-11.2

54.3

44.6-63.6

45-54

271

19.0

13.9-25.3

10.7

7.1-15.8

3.9

2.0- 7.4

6.9

4.1-11.4

152

59.5

52.2-66.5

55-64

213

22.2

15.9-30.3

11.7

7.6-17.7

5.1

2.7- 9.2

10.3

5.9-17.4

106

50.7

42.2-59.1

65-74

117

11.7

6.4-20.3

11.3

6.4-19.4

8.3

3.8-17.0

5.9

3.0-11.3

62.9

52.0-72.6

75+

16.3

4.4-45.3

7.6

1.7-28.4

0.0

. - .

9.9

1.4-45.4

66.2

39.2-85.6

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

173

8.5

5.1-13.9

8.5

4.2-16.6

9.2

4.2-18.8

6.6

3.5-12.1

67.3

57.0-76.1

H.S. or G.E.D.

337

15.4

11.3-20.6

11.7

6.4-20.5

2.7

1.5- 4.7

5.4

3.4- 8.6

186

64.8

56.5-72.3

Some Post-H.S.

240

23.9

16.0-34.0

8.8

5.7-13.5

4.0

1.9- 8.3

7.5

2.5-20.6

137

55.8

45.7-65.5

College Graduate

178

14.7

9.8-21.4

11.1

5.2-21.9

3.3

1.1- 9.8

5.8

2.9-11.2

112

65.2

54.7-74.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

131

12.8

6.7-23.2

7.2

3.9-13.1

1.9

0.7- 5.2

10.4

5.6-18.6

67.7

55.6-77.8

$15,000- 24,999

167

9.9

5.9-16.2

9.7

5.1-17.8

7.0

3.3-14.1

12.5

5.1-27.4

60.9

48.6-72.0

$25,000- 34,999

118

16.7

8.8-29.6

8.5

4.4-15.8

0.8

0.2- 3.3

2.6

1.1- 6.0

71.4

58.7-81.4

$35,000- 49,999

166

17.6

11.7-25.7

7.7

4.1-13.9

3.5

1.6- 7.8

5.5

2.7-10.6

65.7

55.9-74.3

$50,000-74,999

135

24.4

14.3-38.3

20.1

8.7-39.9

4.5

1.7-11.2

2.5

1.0- 6.1

48.5

34.9-62.4

$75,000+

145

15.1

9.4-23.6

13.1

6.8-23.7

2.9

0.9- 9.0

4.4

1.8-10.3

64.4

52.7-74.6

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

439

14.3

10.6-19.0

12.8

8.9-18.2

4.0

2.1- 7.8

11.3

7.0-17.6

232

57.5

50.3-64.4

485

106

17.2

13.0-22.4

8.4

4.7-14.6

4.7

2.8- 7.8

2.5

1.3- 4.6

299

67.2

60.6-73.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

326

25.6

19.1-33.3

11.8

5.5-23.5

4.9

2.8- 8.7

7.2

4.3-11.8

171

50.5

41.6-59.3

Non-Veteran

602

12.3

9.2-16.3

9.7

6.9-13.4

4.2

2.5- 7.1

5.9

3.4- 9.9

363

68.0

62.3-73.1

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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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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Smoking Cessation-MALES

On how many visits did your doctor, nurse or other health professional recommend or discuss medicationto 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?*