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
-MALES 311 172 53.7 46.5-60.7 139 46.3 39.3-53.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 203 122 56.4 47.7-64.7 81 43.6 35.3-52.3
Non-Hispanic Black 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 165 89 54.7 44.8-64.2 76 45.3 35.8-55.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 224 116 49.4 41.1-57.7 108 50.6 42.3-58.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 199 114 55.6 46.0-64.8 85 44.4 35.2-54.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 171 78 44.3 35.2-53.8 93 55.7 46.2-64.8
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 133 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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