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%)
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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 195 31 12.7 8.0-19.5 12 5.9 2.5-13.2 45 21.2 14.7-29.7 107 60.2 50.7-69.0
Non-Hispanic Black 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 98 17 15.5 8.6-26.4 *** *** *** 21 20.5 12.1-32.7 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 115 17 13.0 7.1-22.7 *** *** *** 20 15.9 9.3-25.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$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 167 29 14.2 8.9-22.0 11 4.0 1.8- 8.4 35 21.9 14.1-32.3 *** *** ***
No 138 13 8.5 4.1-16.7 *** *** *** 33 21.0 13.7-30.8 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 303 43 11.6 7.8-16.8 19 5.7 2.9-10.8 67 21.3 15.7-28.2 174 61.4 53.6-68.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 210 35 14.7 9.5-22.2 13 2.4 1.2- 4.8 47 24.6 17.1-34.0 115 58.2 48.4-67.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 122 11 8.0 3.7-16.7 *** *** *** 26 19.3 11.8-30.0 *** *** ***
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 16 14.6 7.5-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.1 8.9-27.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 123 16 8.0 4.3-14.4 *** *** *** 30 21.2 13.4-31.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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