2019 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%)
TOTAL 515 343 65.2 60.2-69.9 172 34.8 30.1-39.8
GENDER
Male 252 144 56.5 49.4-63.5 108 43.5 36.5-50.6
Female 263 199 74.4 67.3-80.3 64 25.6 19.7-32.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 310 218 68.5 62.1-74.2 92 31.5 25.8-37.9
Non-Hispanic Black 124 82 63.5 53.1-72.8 42 36.5 27.2-46.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 130 94 69.6 59.2-78.3 36 30.4 21.7-40.8
65-74 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 112 67.5 58.5-75.4 48 32.5 24.6-41.5
Some Post-H.S. 189 132 68.6 60.3-75.8 57 31.4 24.2-39.7
College Graduate 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 234 166 69.3 61.8-75.8 68 30.7 24.2-38.2
No 277 173 61.6 54.6-68.1 104 38.4 31.9-45.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 454 296 63.9 58.5-69.0 158 36.1 31.0-41.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 272 157 57.6 50.7-64.3 115 42.4 35.7-49.3
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 85 77.6 66.7-85.7 22 22.4 14.3-33.3
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 116 75 62.9 52.2-72.4 41 37.1 27.6-47.8
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 169 117 70.0 61.2-77.5 52 30.0 22.5-38.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 264 194 70.9 64.0-76.9 70 29.1 23.1-36.0
Rent 201 129 62.8 54.5-70.5 72 37.2 29.5-45.5
Other arrangement 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 122 81 61.6 51.0-71.3 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 138 97 69.2 59.2-77.6 41 30.8 22.4-40.8
Rural 255 165 65.0 57.8-71.5 90 35.0 28.5-42.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 154 104 67.6 58.2-75.8 50 32.4 24.2-41.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 195 125 63.9 55.7-71.4 70 36.1 28.6-44.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 166 114 65.1 56.1-73.1 52 34.9 26.9-43.9

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*Asked of current smokers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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