BRFSS 2011 - North Carolina: (During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*)

2011 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Tobacco Use

During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	2,014	1,155	61.7	58.4-64.9	859	38.3	35.1-41.6
GENDER
Male	816	445	61.1	56.1-65.9	371	38.9	34.1-43.9
Female	1,198	710	62.5	58.2-66.6	488	37.5	33.4-41.8
RACE
White	1,498	820	58.9	54.9-62.7	678	41.1	37.3-45.1
African American	355	243	70.7	63.4-77.1	112	29.3	22.9-36.6
Native American	73	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other Minorities	76	***	***	***	***	***	***
HISPANIC
Hispanic	66	***	***	***	***	***	***
-English Speaking	39	***	***	***	***	***	***
-Spanish Speaking	27	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic	1,946	1,109	61.0	57.6-64.4	837	39.0	35.6-42.4
AGE
18-34	340	230	69.4	63.0-75.1	110	30.6	24.9-37.0
35-44	310	193	63.9	56.0-71.1	117	36.1	28.9-44.0
45-54	513	282	53.0	46.4-59.4	231	47.0	40.6-53.6
55-64	461	253	57.1	50.2-63.8	208	42.9	36.2-49.8
65-74	270	143	55.0	45.7-63.9	127	45.0	36.1-54.3
75+	103	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	381	219	66.4	59.4-72.7	162	33.6	27.3-40.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	727	415	60.1	54.5-65.5	312	39.9	34.5-45.5
Some Post-H.S.	557	326	62.1	55.7-68.0	231	37.9	32.0-44.3
College Graduate	347	194	55.0	46.7-63.1	153	45.0	36.9-53.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	445	264	62.7	55.7-69.2	181	37.3	30.8-44.3
$15,000- 24,999	465	265	64.8	57.9-71.1	200	35.2	28.9-42.1
$25,000- 34,999	200	123	73.1	63.9-80.7	77	26.9	19.3-36.1
$35,000- 49,999	236	132	55.8	46.5-64.7	104	44.2	35.3-53.5
$50,000-74,999	197	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	211	***	***	***	***	***	***
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	721	434	64.8	59.3-69.9	287	35.2	30.1-40.7
No	1,178	657	61.1	56.8-65.3	521	38.9	34.7-43.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	259	121	52.0	42.7-61.2	138	48.0	38.8-57.3
Non-Veteran	1,755	1,034	63.0	59.4-66.4	721	37.0	33.6-40.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

2,014

1,155

61.7

58.4-64.9

859

38.3

35.1-41.6

GENDER

Male

816

445

61.1

56.1-65.9

371

38.9

34.1-43.9

Female

1,198

710

62.5

58.2-66.6

488

37.5

33.4-41.8

RACE

White

1,498

820

58.9

54.9-62.7

678

41.1

37.3-45.1

African American

355

243

70.7

63.4-77.1

112

29.3

22.9-36.6

Native American

***

Other Minorities

***

HISPANIC

Hispanic

***

-English Speaking

***

-Spanish Speaking

***

Non-Hispanic

1,946

1,109

61.0

57.6-64.4

837

39.0

35.6-42.4

AGE

18-34

340

230

69.4

63.0-75.1

110

30.6

24.9-37.0

35-44

310

193

63.9

56.0-71.1

117

36.1

28.9-44.0

45-54

513

282

53.0

46.4-59.4

231

47.0

40.6-53.6

55-64

461

253

57.1

50.2-63.8

208

42.9

36.2-49.8

65-74

270

143

55.0

45.7-63.9

127

45.0

36.1-54.3

75+

103

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

381

219

66.4

59.4-72.7

162

33.6

27.3-40.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

727

415

60.1

54.5-65.5

312

39.9

34.5-45.5

Some Post-H.S.

557

326

62.1

55.7-68.0

231

37.9

32.0-44.3

College Graduate

347

194

55.0

46.7-63.1

153

45.0

36.9-53.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

445

264

62.7

55.7-69.2

181

37.3

30.8-44.3

$15,000- 24,999

465

265

64.8

57.9-71.1

200

35.2

28.9-42.1

$25,000- 34,999

200

123

73.1

63.9-80.7

26.9

19.3-36.1

$35,000- 49,999

236

132

55.8

46.5-64.7

104

44.2

35.3-53.5

$50,000-74,999

197

***

$75,000+

211

***

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

721

434

64.8

59.3-69.9

287

35.2

30.1-40.7

1,178

657

61.1

56.8-65.3

521

38.9

34.7-43.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

259

121

52.0

42.7-61.2

138

48.0

38.8-57.3

Non-Veteran

1,755

1,034

63.0

59.4-66.4

721

37.0

33.6-40.6

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* This question was asked only of respondents who reported smoking 100 or more cigarettes in her/his entire life
and currently smoking every day or on some days.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2011 are NOT comparable to previous years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2011 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).

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