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
-Non-Hispanic White 396 66 13.1 9.7-17.4 *** *** *** 89 20.7 16.0-26.2 219 61.6 55.3-67.5
GENDER
Male 201 35 13.4 8.9-19.6 *** *** *** 44 20.2 14.0-28.1 112 62.9 54.4-70.6
Female 195 31 12.7 8.0-19.5 *** *** *** 45 21.2 14.7-29.7 107 60.2 50.7-69.0
AGE
18-34 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 92 18 17.5 9.8-29.2 *** *** *** 24 21.5 13.2-33.0 *** *** ***
55-64 99 21 19.8 11.6-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 125 24 14.2 8.5-22.6 *** *** *** 30 20.0 13.1-29.3 65 60.9 50.2-70.6
Some Post-H.S. 151 25 12.9 7.9-20.4 *** *** *** 33 22.4 14.8-32.2 81 59.1 48.9-68.6
College Graduate 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 197 45 20.8 14.6-28.6 *** *** *** 45 20.3 13.9-28.8 98 57.2 47.8-66.0
No 196 20 6.7 3.7-11.9 *** *** *** 44 21.1 14.8-29.0 119 65.1 56.4-73.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 337 57 13.5 9.8-18.2 *** *** *** 67 17.5 13.0-23.2 195 64.1 57.4-70.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 273 50 13.7 9.5-19.3 *** *** *** 68 24.7 18.4-32.4 141 59.0 51.1-66.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 190 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 16.7 11.1-24.5 127 70.0 61.2-77.4
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 153 19 10.3 5.9-17.5 *** *** *** 36 22.9 15.5-32.6 88 59.0 48.9-68.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 160 19 8.3 4.8-14.1 *** *** *** 40 21.5 14.7-30.4 92 64.1 54.5-72.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 138 21 13.2 7.9-21.2 *** *** *** 33 21.4 14.1-31.0 76 61.4 50.9-70.9

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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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