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
-Non-Hispanic White 408 258 60.0 53.5-66.1 150 40.0 33.9-46.5
GENDER
Male 191 104 53.1 43.9-62.1 87 46.9 37.9-56.1
Female 217 154 67.3 58.0-75.4 63 32.7 24.6-42.0
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 151 89 52.5 42.9-62.0 62 47.5 38.0-57.1
College Graduate 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 136 67.2 58.1-75.2 55 32.8 24.8-41.9
No 216 121 54.4 45.5-63.0 95 45.6 37.0-54.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 358 222 58.8 52.0-65.4 136 41.2 34.6-48.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 249 155 58.1 49.8-66.0 94 41.9 34.0-50.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 103 49.8 41.4-58.3 103 50.2 41.7-58.6
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 161 99 60.4 50.7-69.3 62 39.6 30.7-49.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 117 62.4 52.8-71.0 69 37.6 29.0-47.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 133 *** *** *** 43 36.7 27.0-47.5

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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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