2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 616 378 57.5 52.2-62.7 238 42.5 37.3-47.8
GENDER
Male 311 172 53.7 46.5-60.7 139 46.3 39.3-53.5
Female 305 206 61.9 53.9-69.3 99 38.1 30.7-46.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 396 256 59.8 53.4-65.9 140 40.2 34.1-46.6
Non-Hispanic Black 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 150 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 216 134 58.7 50.1-66.8 82 41.3 33.2-49.9
Some Post-H.S. 213 126 54.9 46.0-63.6 87 45.1 36.4-54.0
College Graduate 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 308 202 59.8 51.9-67.2 106 40.2 32.8-48.1
No 302 174 55.7 48.4-62.8 128 44.3 37.2-51.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 525 318 55.9 50.1-61.5 207 44.1 38.5-49.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 408 251 55.6 48.7-62.4 157 44.4 37.6-51.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 293 150 48.6 41.2-56.1 143 51.4 43.9-58.8
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 111 78.5 67.2-86.7 29 21.5 13.3-32.8
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 213 123 55.0 46.1-63.6 90 45.0 36.4-53.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 176 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 141 56.8 48.9-64.3 102 43.2 35.7-51.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 197 132 60.4 50.9-69.1 65 39.6 30.9-49.1

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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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