2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Smoking Cessation

In the past 12 months, did any doctor, dentist, nurse, or other health professional advise you to quit
smoking cigarettes or using any other tobacco products?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 616 378 57.5 52.2-62.7 238 42.5 37.3-47.8
-Eastern NC 272 165 54.3 45.6-62.8 107 45.7 37.2-54.4
GENDER
Male 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 151 100 62.5 52.3-71.8 51 37.5 28.2-47.7
Non-Hispanic Black 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 230 140 53.8 44.2-63.1 90 46.2 36.9-55.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 229 144 57.0 47.0-66.5 85 43.0 33.5-53.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 129 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of current smokers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = 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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