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
-MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 201 35 13.4 8.9-19.6 *** *** *** 44 20.2 14.0-28.1 112 62.9 54.4-70.6
Non-Hispanic Black 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 74 17 17.1 9.2-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 117 17 9.4 5.0-16.9 *** *** *** 24 18.7 11.9-28.1 72 67.5 57.0-76.6
Some Post-H.S. 98 16 14.6 8.0-25.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 140 29 18.2 11.7-27.1 *** *** *** 28 20.0 12.7-29.8 76 58.8 48.3-68.6
No 165 19 8.2 4.4-14.6 *** *** *** 34 18.9 12.5-27.5 104 67.9 58.5-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 86 11 9.3 4.4-18.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 222 37 13.4 9.0-19.6 *** *** *** 32 12.7 8.3-19.0 143 69.9 62.1-76.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 197 36 11.3 7.3-17.0 *** *** *** 42 22.1 15.0-31.3 111 63.2 53.9-71.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 171 16 7.0 3.7-13.1 *** *** *** 26 12.3 7.4-19.7 119 75.2 66.6-82.2
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 133 20 12.8 7.4-21.3 *** *** *** 32 25.4 17.0-36.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 84 20 13.0 7.3-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 120 13 11.7 6.4-20.4 *** *** *** 22 19.1 11.5-30.1 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 105 15 12.9 7.1-22.5 *** *** *** 25 19.2 12.2-28.9 *** *** ***

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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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