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
-Non-Hispanic White 396 256 59.8 53.4-65.9 140 40.2 34.1-46.6
GENDER
Male 203 122 56.4 47.7-64.7 81 43.6 35.3-52.3
Female 193 134 63.8 54.2-72.4 59 36.2 27.6-45.8
AGE
18-34 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 151 94 56.1 45.8-65.9 57 43.9 34.1-54.2
College Graduate 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 198 135 63.1 53.6-71.7 63 36.9 28.3-46.4
No 195 119 57.1 48.3-65.5 76 42.9 34.5-51.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 337 212 57.8 50.9-64.5 125 42.2 35.5-49.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 274 178 58.4 50.3-66.0 96 41.6 34.0-49.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 103 51.6 42.7-60.3 87 48.4 39.7-57.3
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 153 90 55.3 45.3-64.9 63 44.7 35.1-54.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 160 99 58.3 48.6-67.5 61 41.7 32.5-51.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 137 *** *** *** 42 36.5 27.0-47.3

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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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