2018 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 605 368 59.0 53.8-63.9 237 41.0 36.1-46.2
-MALES 300 154 50.8 43.6-58.0 146 49.2 42.0-56.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 191 104 53.1 43.9-62.1 87 46.9 37.9-56.1
Non-Hispanic Black 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 181 80 44.2 35.1-53.7 101 55.8 46.3-64.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 236 108 47.7 39.7-55.8 128 52.3 44.2-60.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 171 90 49.8 39.8-59.8 81 50.2 40.2-60.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 177 70 43.7 34.8-53.0 107 56.3 47.0-65.2
Unemployed 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of current smokers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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