2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 309 48 12.4 8.7-17.5 15 4.2 2.3- 7.5 62 19.2 14.2-25.4 184 64.1 57.2-70.5
Female 307 43 11.5 7.8-16.7 20 5.8 3.0-10.8 68 21.4 15.8-28.2 176 61.4 53.6-68.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 396 66 13.1 9.7-17.4 22 4.7 2.6- 8.4 89 20.7 16.0-26.2 219 61.6 55.3-67.5
Non-Hispanic Black 143 15 9.4 4.8-17.7 *** *** *** 35 21.7 14.1-32.0 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 124 11 8.2 4.1-15.9 *** *** *** 16 13.0 7.0-22.9 92 74.9 64.1-83.2
35-44 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.2 8.9-27.9 *** *** ***
45-54 138 24 16.2 9.9-25.6 *** *** *** 34 21.9 14.7-31.3 *** *** ***
55-64 150 29 18.0 11.2-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 90 14 13.0 6.7-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 90 17 11.5 6.2-20.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 215 34 11.9 7.8-17.9 14 6.3 3.3-12.0 45 19.5 13.9-26.6 122 62.2 54.0-69.8
Some Post-H.S. 213 33 13.8 9.0-20.5 15 5.5 2.6-11.0 42 19.2 13.3-27.1 123 61.5 52.7-69.6
College Graduate 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 96 12 11.7 5.7-22.5 *** *** *** 16 12.0 5.7-23.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 137 20 11.9 6.6-20.6 *** *** *** 29 23.2 15.2-33.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.8 10.2-29.4 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.4 6.6-22.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 23 17.0 10.1-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 58 16.2 11.8-21.8 18 3.5 2.0- 6.2 63 20.9 15.4-27.9 168 59.4 51.8-66.5
No 303 32 8.3 5.2-13.0 17 6.2 3.4-11.1 67 19.8 14.8-26.0 187 65.7 58.5-72.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 11 9.1 4.2-18.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 525 80 12.4 9.4-16.2 29 4.9 3.0- 8.0 99 17.4 13.6-22.0 317 65.3 59.8-70.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 11 14.8 8.0-25.7 *** *** *** 18 18.6 11.2-29.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 14.4 8.6-23.3 *** *** ***
Rural 407 71 13.0 9.5-17.4 21 2.9 1.6- 5.1 89 23.3 18.0-29.7 226 60.8 54.1-67.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 293 27 7.4 4.5-12.0 14 6.1 3.3-11.2 52 15.0 10.6-20.9 200 71.4 64.4-77.6
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 102 19 14.8 8.7-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 140 34 22.9 14.9-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 145 22 11.6 6.7-19.5 *** *** *** 28 20.0 13.0-29.4 89 66.1 55.6-75.2
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 213 28 12.2 7.7-18.9 12 6.3 3.0-12.7 50 21.9 15.6-29.9 123 59.5 50.7-67.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 92 23 17.0 10.1-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 175 38 19.9 12.9-29.4 *** *** *** 29 18.3 11.2-28.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 243 29 9.8 6.3-14.8 14 6.2 3.3-11.4 52 20.2 14.5-27.5 148 63.8 55.9-71.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 198 24 11.0 6.7-17.3 12 4.5 2.0- 9.5 49 21.2 15.1-28.9 113 63.4 54.7-71.3

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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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