2018 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 607 92 15.1 11.7-19.3 44 6.2 4.3- 8.8 138 24.4 20.0-29.4 333 54.3 49.1-59.4
-Non-Hispanic White 409 61 14.6 10.6-19.7 30 6.4 4.2- 9.7 97 26.0 20.4-32.5 221 53.0 46.5-59.3
GENDER
Male 191 30 13.9 8.7-21.6 *** *** *** 42 26.6 18.6-36.4 117 58.6 49.0-67.6
Female 218 31 15.3 9.9-22.9 28 12.3 7.9-18.6 55 25.4 18.2-34.3 104 47.0 38.5-55.6
AGE
18-34 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 20 16.8 9.7-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 152 20 11.5 6.7-19.0 *** *** *** 38 19.6 13.7-27.2 80 60.3 51.0-69.0
College Graduate 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 30 13.8 8.8-20.9 16 6.8 3.7-12.0 50 29.9 22.1-39.1 96 49.6 40.7-58.5
No 216 31 15.3 9.8-23.1 *** *** *** 47 23.3 15.8-32.9 125 55.8 46.6-64.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 359 51 13.3 9.4-18.6 29 6.8 4.4-10.4 82 25.7 19.7-32.7 197 54.2 47.3-60.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 250 40 15.7 10.3-23.2 *** *** *** 58 21.8 15.8-29.2 136 56.5 48.2-64.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 206 22 12.2 7.3-19.6 *** *** *** 47 23.7 17.0-32.1 129 59.7 51.0-67.9
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 161 23 15.0 9.1-23.9 *** *** *** 41 24.3 16.9-33.5 87 53.7 44.0-63.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 187 27 16.8 10.6-25.6 *** *** *** 50 30.2 21.7-40.4 97 48.1 38.8-57.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 133 20 12.3 7.6-19.4 *** *** *** 32 24.4 16.2-35.1 *** *** ***

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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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