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%)
North Carolina 616 378 57.5 52.2-62.7 238 42.5 37.3-47.8
-FEMALES 305 206 61.9 53.9-69.3 99 38.1 30.7-46.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 193 134 63.8 54.2-72.4 59 36.2 27.6-45.8
Non-Hispanic Black 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 301 202 61.6 53.6-69.0 99 38.4 31.0-46.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 209 137 55.7 45.6-65.4 72 44.3 34.6-54.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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