BRFSS 2007 - 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?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina**

Smoking Cessation

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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
-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
GENDER
Male	167	41	22.4	15.4-31.3	33	18.9	11.6-29.4	11	4.1	2.0- 8.1	43	23.4	15.2-34.2	39	31.2	21.4-43.1
Female	322	79	26.1	20.3-32.8	56	17.4	12.9-23.1	28	7.8	4.9-12.3	69	20.6	15.5-26.8	90	28.1	22.2-34.8
RACE
White	450	112	25.3	20.4-31.0	86	19.6	14.8-25.4	37	6.4	4.3- 9.4	104	22.8	17.6-29.0	111	25.9	20.7-32.0
African American	14	3	25.2	8.0-56.6	1	5.7	0.8-32.1	1	4.8	0.6-28.0	3	10.6	3.1-30.7	6	53.6	26.8-78.5
Other Minorities	23	5	11.0	3.0-33.3	1	1.4	0.2-10.1	1	2.9	0.4-19.6	5	12.8	3.6-36.9	11	71.9	43.1-89.7
HISPANIC
Hispanic	9	2	11.0	1.5-50.9	0	0.0	. - .	1	2.8	0.3-21.7	2	9.7	1.6-41.3	4	76.5	36.8-94.8
Non-Hispanic	480	118	24.8	20.1-30.3	89	18.8	14.3-24.5	38	6.2	4.2- 9.1	110	22.3	17.3-28.3	125	27.8	22.4-33.9
AGE
18-24	18	4	11.2	3.1-33.0	3	19.9	4.8-55.1	1	3.4	0.4-21.4	2	17.4	3.5-55.1	8	48.1	22.2-75.1
25-34	56	18	34.1	21.2-49.8	7	10.9	5.0-22.3	4	5.2	1.6-15.3	10	17.8	8.6-33.3	17	32.0	18.9-48.8
35-44	93	28	26.2	17.6-37.0	13	17.1	9.5-28.9	3	3.0	0.8-10.3	23	30.7	20.2-43.6	26	23.1	15.2-33.3
45-54	109	28	26.6	18.0-37.4	21	23.1	14.8-34.1	10	10.1	5.2-18.8	17	11.3	6.6-18.6	33	28.9	19.7-40.3
55-64	114	27	23.4	15.8-33.2	26	22.6	15.2-32.4	14	9.6	5.5-16.3	27	22.9	15.4-32.6	20	21.4	13.2-32.8
65-74	72	11	13.3	7.0-23.8	14	20.1	10.7-34.4	6	7.6	3.2-17.2	23	35.6	24.1-49.0	18	23.4	14.0-36.5
75+	27	4	14.6	5.1-35.3	5	15.4	5.6-35.6	1	1.8	0.2-11.9	10	32.9	17.0-54.0	7	35.4	17.7-58.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	92	11	15.5	7.9-28.0	28	30.2	17.1-47.6	9	6.4	3.0-13.4	26	20.0	11.8-31.9	18	27.9	15.2-45.4
H.S. or G.E.D.	176	51	25.7	17.9-35.3	29	15.4	9.7-23.5	19	7.3	4.2-12.4	37	25.3	15.9-37.7	40	26.3	16.9-38.5
Some Post-H.S.	139	38	29.2	20.5-39.7	20	14.7	8.7-23.8	9	6.5	2.8-14.7	34	19.4	13.1-27.8	38	30.2	21.3-40.8
College Graduate	81	20	25.0	14.7-39.2	12	14.8	7.8-26.2	2	2.3	0.4-11.2	15	20.9	10.9-36.4	32	37.1	24.1-52.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	95	13	14.0	7.3-25.2	14	16.6	8.8-29.1	10	7.8	3.8-15.3	35	37.9	25.5-52.1	23	23.6	13.6-37.8
$15,000- 24,999	126	27	22.1	14.0-33.0	28	20.4	11.0-34.9	13	8.3	4.3-15.3	30	24.8	16.1-36.1	28	24.4	15.1-37.0
$25,000- 34,999	51	14	21.6	11.1-37.9	9	13.3	5.4-29.4	5	6.0	2.1-15.9	8	15.3	6.2-33.4	15	43.7	23.5-66.2
$35,000- 49,999	80	20	27.2	16.3-41.7	20	27.8	17.3-41.4	3	2.9	0.8-10.3	17	11.6	6.7-19.4	20	30.5	19.1-45.0
$50,000-74,999	55	22	37.4	23.2-54.1	7	11.3	4.4-25.7	3	6.8	1.6-24.5	9	22.2	10.0-42.2	14	22.4	11.7-38.6
$75,000+	38	11	28.7	15.6-46.7	4	12.0	4.1-30.2	0	0.0	. - .	7	14.8	6.2-31.2	16	44.6	26.9-63.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	235	36	15.3	10.3-22.2	45	21.6	14.1-31.8	22	6.4	3.9-10.5	75	33.8	25.1-43.7	57	22.9	16.5-30.7
No	250	84	31.3	24.3-39.3	44	15.6	11.0-21.7	16	5.7	3.1-10.1	35	12.7	8.2-19.2	71	34.7	26.3-44.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	65	12	18.2	9.5-32.0	15	26.9	15.8-41.8	4	7.1	2.3-20.0	22	31.1	20.0-44.8	12	16.7	9.0-29.0
Non-Veteran	424	108	25.1	20.0-31.0	74	17.1	12.4-23.0	35	6.0	3.9- 9.0	90	20.7	15.5-27.2	117	31.1	24.8-38.3

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

-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

GENDER

Male

167

22.4

15.4-31.3

18.9

11.6-29.4

4.1

2.0- 8.1

23.4

15.2-34.2

31.2

21.4-43.1

Female

322

26.1

20.3-32.8

17.4

12.9-23.1

7.8

4.9-12.3

20.6

15.5-26.8

28.1

22.2-34.8

RACE

White

450

112

25.3

20.4-31.0

19.6

14.8-25.4

6.4

4.3- 9.4

104

22.8

17.6-29.0

111

25.9

20.7-32.0

African American

25.2

8.0-56.6

5.7

0.8-32.1

4.8

0.6-28.0

10.6

3.1-30.7

53.6

26.8-78.5

Other Minorities

11.0

3.0-33.3

1.4

0.2-10.1

2.9

0.4-19.6

12.8

3.6-36.9

71.9

43.1-89.7

HISPANIC

Hispanic

11.0

1.5-50.9

0.0

. - .

2.8

0.3-21.7

9.7

1.6-41.3

76.5

36.8-94.8

Non-Hispanic

480

118

24.8

20.1-30.3

18.8

14.3-24.5

6.2

4.2- 9.1

110

22.3

17.3-28.3

125

27.8

22.4-33.9

AGE

18-24

11.2

3.1-33.0

19.9

4.8-55.1

3.4

0.4-21.4

17.4

3.5-55.1

48.1

22.2-75.1

25-34

34.1

21.2-49.8

10.9

5.0-22.3

5.2

1.6-15.3

17.8

8.6-33.3

32.0

18.9-48.8

35-44

26.2

17.6-37.0

17.1

9.5-28.9

3.0

0.8-10.3

30.7

20.2-43.6

23.1

15.2-33.3

45-54

109

26.6

18.0-37.4

23.1

14.8-34.1

10.1

5.2-18.8

11.3

6.6-18.6

28.9

19.7-40.3

55-64

114

23.4

15.8-33.2

22.6

15.2-32.4

9.6

5.5-16.3

22.9

15.4-32.6

21.4

13.2-32.8

65-74

13.3

7.0-23.8

20.1

10.7-34.4

7.6

3.2-17.2

35.6

24.1-49.0

23.4

14.0-36.5

75+

14.6

5.1-35.3

15.4

5.6-35.6

1.8

0.2-11.9

32.9

17.0-54.0

35.4

17.7-58.2

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

15.5

7.9-28.0

30.2

17.1-47.6

6.4

3.0-13.4

20.0

11.8-31.9

27.9

15.2-45.4

H.S. or G.E.D.

176

25.7

17.9-35.3

15.4

9.7-23.5

7.3

4.2-12.4

25.3

15.9-37.7

26.3

16.9-38.5

Some Post-H.S.

139

29.2

20.5-39.7

14.7

8.7-23.8

6.5

2.8-14.7

19.4

13.1-27.8

30.2

21.3-40.8

College Graduate

25.0

14.7-39.2

14.8

7.8-26.2

2.3

0.4-11.2

20.9

10.9-36.4

37.1

24.1-52.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

14.0

7.3-25.2

16.6

8.8-29.1

7.8

3.8-15.3

37.9

25.5-52.1

23.6

13.6-37.8

$15,000- 24,999

126

22.1

14.0-33.0

20.4

11.0-34.9

8.3

4.3-15.3

24.8

16.1-36.1

24.4

15.1-37.0

$25,000- 34,999

21.6

11.1-37.9

13.3

5.4-29.4

6.0

2.1-15.9

15.3

6.2-33.4

43.7

23.5-66.2

$35,000- 49,999

27.2

16.3-41.7

27.8

17.3-41.4

2.9

0.8-10.3

11.6

6.7-19.4

30.5

19.1-45.0

$50,000-74,999

37.4

23.2-54.1

11.3

4.4-25.7

6.8

1.6-24.5

22.2

10.0-42.2

22.4

11.7-38.6

$75,000+

28.7

15.6-46.7

12.0

4.1-30.2

0.0

. - .

14.8

6.2-31.2

44.6

26.9-63.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

235

15.3

10.3-22.2

21.6

14.1-31.8

6.4

3.9-10.5

33.8

25.1-43.7

22.9

16.5-30.7

250

31.3

24.3-39.3

15.6

11.0-21.7

5.7

3.1-10.1

12.7

8.2-19.2

34.7

26.3-44.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

18.2

9.5-32.0

26.9

15.8-41.8

7.1

2.3-20.0

31.1

20.0-44.8

16.7

9.0-29.0

Non-Veteran

424

108

25.1

20.0-31.0

17.1

12.4-23.0

6.0

3.9- 9.0

20.7

15.5-27.2

117

31.1

24.8-38.3

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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