BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina Counties and Regions: (In the last 12 months, on how many visits were you advised to quit smoking by a doctor or other health provider?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina Counties and Regions

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	2,567	589	22.5	20.3-25.0	421	16.7	14.3-19.4	238	8.3	6.9- 9.8	637	24.0	21.5-26.6	682	28.5	25.8-31.5
COUNTY/REGIONS
Alamance	65	17	28.8	17.1-44.2	10	11.7	5.9-22.0	8	15.2	7.1-29.6	15	26.7	15.5-42.0	15	17.6	9.8-29.6
Buncombe	65	12	13.6	6.4-26.3	11	20.0	8.8-39.3	2	1.9	0.4- 8.7	13	21.6	9.8-41.3	27	42.9	26.7-60.9
Cabarrus	50	9	15.5	7.4-29.7	9	12.7	6.0-24.9	7	23.1	10.4-43.8	15	27.3	14.3-45.6	10	21.5	10.1-39.8
Catawba	63	16	40.0	22.7-60.2	13	13.7	6.9-25.1	3	4.5	1.3-14.3	13	14.1	7.1-26.1	18	27.7	14.8-45.8
Cumberland	70	14	25.5	14.1-41.6	9	17.5	7.9-34.3	9	8.5	4.2-16.5	17	27.6	16.6-42.3	21	20.9	12.7-32.4
Davidson	80	16	17.1	8.2-32.3	11	13.1	6.1-25.9	8	12.8	5.9-25.7	22	30.0	18.0-45.5	23	27.0	16.4-41.1
Durham	40	9	21.5	10.4-39.4	5	12.7	4.9-29.2	5	16.9	5.1-43.6	9	13.5	6.4-26.4	12	35.4	19.1-56.0
Forsyth	70	19	23.5	13.7-37.4	10	13.9	6.2-28.3	12	12.2	6.2-22.5	10	18.9	8.0-38.4	19	31.4	17.7-49.5
Gaston	72	11	12.6	6.3-23.6	10	13.0	6.4-24.5	9	13.6	4.8-32.8	23	34.4	21.1-50.7	19	26.4	15.2-41.8
Guilford	67	14	14.1	7.2-25.8	11	30.3	13.6-54.4	8	9.1	3.9-19.9	15	16.0	8.1-29.1	19	30.5	16.4-49.6
Iredell	74	16	25.9	13.7-43.6	12	12.9	6.7-23.5	6	4.2	1.7-10.3	20	31.2	19.2-46.2	20	25.8	15.8-39.1
Johnston	83	17	26.0	12.3-46.8	16	29.3	9.8-61.3	10	11.0	4.7-23.7	18	13.0	6.7-23.6	22	20.7	10.1-37.8
Mecklenburg	106	31	27.0	17.0-40.0	15	8.8	4.8-15.6	8	5.3	2.2-12.3	26	27.5	16.5-42.1	26	31.5	20.6-44.9
New Hanover	61	14	19.5	9.3-36.2	11	15.4	6.8-31.3	6	4.3	1.5-11.9	18	38.1	16.5-65.7	12	22.7	8.9-47.1
Onslow	83	21	25.4	15.0-39.7	10	13.3	6.1-26.5	6	9.3	3.2-24.0	23	23.3	13.2-37.7	23	28.7	16.6-45.0
Orange	35	3	9.0	2.3-28.9	7	12.5	5.0-27.9	6	14.2	5.1-34.0	10	41.9	21.8-65.1	9	22.4	10.6-41.2
Pitt	45	13	26.7	13.1-46.7	7	13.6	5.7-29.0	3	3.7	1.1-11.4	10	20.2	9.6-37.7	12	35.9	18.4-58.3
Randolph	72	20	24.3	14.4-38.0	9	13.1	5.8-26.8	7	10.4	4.4-22.6	12	9.5	4.7-18.2	24	42.8	28.2-58.8
Robeson	85	18	27.1	16.7-40.8	11	10.8	5.0-21.6	2	2.5	0.5-11.2	35	35.5	24.6-48.0	19	24.2	14.0-38.5
Rowan	88	22	22.5	13.8-34.6	18	23.2	13.0-37.9	2	2.4	0.5- 9.8	28	37.4	25.2-51.5	18	14.5	8.3-24.1
Union	51	9	13.3	6.4-25.7	12	21.5	11.2-37.3	3	2.1	0.6- 7.3	14	22.6	12.7-37.1	13	40.4	23.5-59.9
Wake	82	14	12.1	6.6-21.1	14	19.8	8.8-38.5	8	8.1	2.9-21.0	20	20.9	12.2-33.6	26	39.0	25.1-54.9
Wayne	86	23	34.1	20.7-50.5	11	10.8	5.4-20.4	9	8.4	4.0-16.7	17	15.3	8.8-25.2	26	31.5	18.7-48.0
NC REGIONS
Eastern NC	905	209	25.3	21.4-29.7	139	16.0	12.5-20.3	86	8.1	6.2-10.4	228	25.5	21.1-30.5	243	25.1	21.3-29.3
Piedmont	1,173	260	20.6	17.5-24.1	193	16.7	13.2-21.0	113	8.9	6.9-11.4	297	23.7	20.3-27.4	310	30.1	26.0-34.6
Western NC	489	120	24.3	19.7-29.7	89	18.1	13.7-23.6	39	6.1	4.1- 8.9	112	21.9	17.0-27.7	129	29.5	23.8-36.0
AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)
Mountain AHEC	322	70	20.5	15.3-26.8	56	18.5	12.7-26.3	29	6.7	4.2-10.6	76	23.2	16.7-31.2	91	31.1	23.7-39.6
Northwest	566	142	24.6	19.9-30.0	102	16.6	12.7-21.3	45	7.2	5.1-10.1	139	25.7	20.6-31.6	138	26.0	20.3-32.7
Charlotte	310	65	20.0	14.3-27.3	53	14.5	9.1-22.3	29	8.8	5.3-14.1	86	26.5	19.7-34.8	77	30.1	23.0-38.3
Greensboro	274	65	19.3	13.9-26.3	39	18.5	10.1-31.5	33	11.4	7.2-17.7	60	18.8	13.2-26.0	77	32.0	23.2-42.3
Southern Regional	263	52	22.3	16.3-29.8	40	15.8	10.7-22.8	19	7.0	4.0-11.9	78	27.3	20.8-34.9	74	27.5	20.9-35.2
Coastal	134	28	18.0	11.3-27.6	27	20.1	12.5-30.8	14	6.6	3.5-12.1	39	36.0	22.2-52.5	26	19.2	10.7-32.2
Wake	248	53	22.9	16.1-31.6	44	19.8	12.0-31.1	27	9.2	5.2-15.7	55	17.4	12.0-24.5	69	30.7	22.2-40.7
Area L	77	17	24.6	14.5-38.6	12	16.3	8.7-28.6	6	6.0	2.5-13.9	15	19.6	10.9-32.8	27	33.4	22.4-46.6
Eastern	373	97	28.1	21.6-35.5	48	11.7	8.3-16.3	36	8.7	5.6-13.1	89	25.0	18.7-32.6	103	26.5	20.5-33.5

Total
Respond.^

1 visit

2 visits

3 visits

4+ visits

None

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

2,567

589

22.5

20.3-25.0

421

16.7

14.3-19.4

238

8.3

6.9- 9.8

637

24.0

21.5-26.6

682

28.5

25.8-31.5

COUNTY/REGIONS

Alamance

28.8

17.1-44.2

11.7

5.9-22.0

15.2

7.1-29.6

26.7

15.5-42.0

17.6

9.8-29.6

Buncombe

13.6

6.4-26.3

20.0

8.8-39.3

1.9

0.4- 8.7

21.6

9.8-41.3

42.9

26.7-60.9

Cabarrus

15.5

7.4-29.7

12.7

6.0-24.9

23.1

10.4-43.8

27.3

14.3-45.6

21.5

10.1-39.8

Catawba

40.0

22.7-60.2

13.7

6.9-25.1

4.5

1.3-14.3

14.1

7.1-26.1

27.7

14.8-45.8

Cumberland

25.5

14.1-41.6

17.5

7.9-34.3

8.5

4.2-16.5

27.6

16.6-42.3

20.9

12.7-32.4

Davidson

17.1

8.2-32.3

13.1

6.1-25.9

12.8

5.9-25.7

30.0

18.0-45.5

27.0

16.4-41.1

Durham

21.5

10.4-39.4

12.7

4.9-29.2

16.9

5.1-43.6

13.5

6.4-26.4

35.4

19.1-56.0

Forsyth

23.5

13.7-37.4

13.9

6.2-28.3

12.2

6.2-22.5

18.9

8.0-38.4

31.4

17.7-49.5

Gaston

12.6

6.3-23.6

13.0

6.4-24.5

13.6

4.8-32.8

34.4

21.1-50.7

26.4

15.2-41.8

Guilford

14.1

7.2-25.8

30.3

13.6-54.4

9.1

3.9-19.9

16.0

8.1-29.1

30.5

16.4-49.6

Iredell

25.9

13.7-43.6

12.9

6.7-23.5

4.2

1.7-10.3

31.2

19.2-46.2

25.8

15.8-39.1

Johnston

26.0

12.3-46.8

29.3

9.8-61.3

11.0

4.7-23.7

13.0

6.7-23.6

20.7

10.1-37.8

Mecklenburg

106

27.0

17.0-40.0

8.8

4.8-15.6

5.3

2.2-12.3

27.5

16.5-42.1

31.5

20.6-44.9

New Hanover

19.5

9.3-36.2

15.4

6.8-31.3

4.3

1.5-11.9

38.1

16.5-65.7

22.7

8.9-47.1

Onslow

25.4

15.0-39.7

13.3

6.1-26.5

9.3

3.2-24.0

23.3

13.2-37.7

28.7

16.6-45.0

Orange

9.0

2.3-28.9

12.5

5.0-27.9

14.2

5.1-34.0

41.9

21.8-65.1

22.4

10.6-41.2

Pitt

26.7

13.1-46.7

13.6

5.7-29.0

3.7

1.1-11.4

20.2

9.6-37.7

35.9

18.4-58.3

Randolph

24.3

14.4-38.0

13.1

5.8-26.8

10.4

4.4-22.6

9.5

4.7-18.2

42.8

28.2-58.8

Robeson

27.1

16.7-40.8

10.8

5.0-21.6

2.5

0.5-11.2

35.5

24.6-48.0

24.2

14.0-38.5

Rowan

22.5

13.8-34.6

23.2

13.0-37.9

2.4

0.5- 9.8

37.4

25.2-51.5

14.5

8.3-24.1

Union

13.3

6.4-25.7

21.5

11.2-37.3

2.1

0.6- 7.3

22.6

12.7-37.1

40.4

23.5-59.9

Wake

12.1

6.6-21.1

19.8

8.8-38.5

8.1

2.9-21.0

20.9

12.2-33.6

39.0

25.1-54.9

Wayne

34.1

20.7-50.5

10.8

5.4-20.4

8.4

4.0-16.7

15.3

8.8-25.2

31.5

18.7-48.0

NC REGIONS

Eastern NC

905

209

25.3

21.4-29.7

139

16.0

12.5-20.3

8.1

6.2-10.4

228

25.5

21.1-30.5

243

25.1

21.3-29.3

Piedmont

1,173

260

20.6

17.5-24.1

193

16.7

13.2-21.0

113

8.9

6.9-11.4

297

23.7

20.3-27.4

310

30.1

26.0-34.6

Western NC

489

120

24.3

19.7-29.7

18.1

13.7-23.6

6.1

4.1- 8.9

112

21.9

17.0-27.7

129

29.5

23.8-36.0

AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CTRS. (AHEC)

Mountain AHEC

322

20.5

15.3-26.8

18.5

12.7-26.3

6.7

4.2-10.6

23.2

16.7-31.2

31.1

23.7-39.6

Northwest

566

142

24.6

19.9-30.0

102

16.6

12.7-21.3

7.2

5.1-10.1

139

25.7

20.6-31.6

138

26.0

20.3-32.7

Charlotte

310

20.0

14.3-27.3

14.5

9.1-22.3

8.8

5.3-14.1

26.5

19.7-34.8

30.1

23.0-38.3

Greensboro

274

19.3

13.9-26.3

18.5

10.1-31.5

11.4

7.2-17.7

18.8

13.2-26.0

32.0

23.2-42.3

Southern Regional

263

22.3

16.3-29.8

15.8

10.7-22.8

7.0

4.0-11.9

27.3

20.8-34.9

27.5

20.9-35.2

Coastal

134

18.0

11.3-27.6

20.1

12.5-30.8

6.6

3.5-12.1

36.0

22.2-52.5

19.2

10.7-32.2

Wake

248

22.9

16.1-31.6

19.8

12.0-31.1

9.2

5.2-15.7

17.4

12.0-24.5

30.7

22.2-40.7

Area L

24.6

14.5-38.6

16.3

8.7-28.6

6.0

2.5-13.9

19.6

10.9-32.8

33.4

22.4-46.6

Eastern

373

28.1

21.6-35.5

11.7

8.3-16.3

8.7

5.6-13.1

25.0

18.7-32.6

103

26.5

20.5-33.5

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.

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