2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

Smoking Cessation

Did your doctor or health provider recommend medications and/or discuss methods and
strategies other than medication (such as referrals to Quitline, counseling opportunities, or
educational materials such as booklets or pamphlets) to assist you to quit smoking?*

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, medications Yes, methods other than medications Yes, both medications and other methods No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 616 91 12.0 9.2-15.4 35 4.9 3.2- 7.7 130 20.3 16.4-24.7 360 62.8 57.7-67.7
-Eastern NC 272 45 12.9 8.7-18.6 *** *** *** 58 20.7 14.7-28.3 157 64.3 56.0-71.7
GENDER
Male 137 25 13.6 8.3-21.7 *** *** *** 24 14.6 9.0-22.8 85 70.1 60.1-78.5
Female 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 151 27 15.5 9.6-23.9 *** *** *** 37 22.2 15.1-31.5 82 61.2 51.1-70.5
Non-Hispanic Black 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
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 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 136 29 19.3 12.0-29.4 *** *** *** 28 19.6 11.5-31.4 *** *** ***
No 133 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 21.9 13.9-32.7 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 230 40 13.0 8.5-19.3 *** *** *** 46 19.9 13.5-28.3 133 64.9 55.8-73.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 229 43 14.4 9.7-21.0 *** *** *** 50 23.5 16.4-32.5 126 60.6 51.1-69.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 16.7 10.0-26.5 89 76.1 65.6-84.2
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 20.5 12.3-32.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 16 10.9 6.1-18.6 *** *** *** 27 18.9 11.1-30.4 *** *** ***
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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