2019 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%)
TOTAL 510 71 13.2 10.1-17.0 58 11.8 9.0-15.4 121 21.5 17.7-25.8 260 53.5 48.3-58.5
GENDER
Male 250 31 13.5 9.1-19.6 22 9.6 6.0-14.8 49 17.2 12.6-22.9 148 59.8 52.5-66.6
Female 260 40 12.8 9.0-17.9 36 14.2 10.1-19.6 72 26.0 20.2-32.8 112 46.9 39.6-54.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 307 43 13.3 9.5-18.2 41 13.3 9.6-18.1 79 23.4 18.4-29.3 144 50.0 43.5-56.5
Non-Hispanic Black 124 19 12.9 7.8-20.6 12 9.8 5.4-17.1 26 17.4 11.5-25.5 67 59.9 50.0-69.1
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** 14 13.4 7.4-22.9 11 10.3 5.3-19.1 *** *** ***
35-44 106 *** *** *** 18 17.3 10.8-26.4 22 21.2 13.8-31.0 *** *** ***
45-54 97 18 20.0 12.2-31.0 *** *** *** 24 22.4 14.7-32.6 *** *** ***
55-64 128 29 19.6 13.1-28.1 12 9.6 5.2-16.9 36 27.5 18.9-38.2 51 43.3 33.3-53.9
65-74 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 12 14.2 7.4-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 157 22 13.6 8.6-20.9 15 9.8 5.8-16.1 50 32.0 24.1-41.0 70 44.6 35.9-53.7
Some Post-H.S. 188 31 14.0 9.4-20.4 26 14.0 9.4-20.4 40 16.9 12.1-23.1 91 55.1 46.8-63.1
College Graduate 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 231 30 11.7 7.6-17.6 22 9.8 6.3-14.9 57 21.2 16.1-27.5 122 57.3 49.8-64.5
No 275 39 13.7 9.7-19.1 36 13.6 9.6-19.0 62 21.3 16.1-27.6 138 51.3 44.3-58.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 447 66 13.5 10.2-17.6 53 11.9 9.0-15.6 95 19.5 15.7-23.9 233 55.1 49.7-60.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 268 29 10.1 6.7-15.0 33 13.6 9.5-19.0 52 17.6 13.2-23.1 154 58.7 51.8-65.2
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 106 21 19.7 11.7-31.3 12 9.9 5.3-17.6 32 27.8 18.8-38.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 17 13.3 8.0-21.4 12 9.2 5.1-16.2 28 24.3 16.5-34.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.0 9.3-29.2 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** 13 18.5 10.5-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 96 16 17.5 10.0-29.0 12 12.3 6.7-21.4 19 13.4 8.0-21.7 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 *** *** *** 11 12.9 6.8-23.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 14 16.2 8.8-27.9 *** *** *** 20 18.7 11.5-28.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 167 20 10.9 6.6-17.5 20 14.2 9.0-21.7 49 30.0 22.4-38.9 78 44.9 36.1-54.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 96 16 17.5 10.0-29.0 12 12.3 6.7-21.4 19 13.4 8.0-21.7 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 263 40 14.4 10.2-19.9 30 11.9 8.2-17.0 76 25.8 20.3-32.2 117 47.9 40.9-55.0
Rent 198 27 12.3 7.7-19.0 24 13.9 9.1-20.5 39 16.6 11.8-22.8 108 57.2 49.0-65.1
Other arrangement 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 121 13 10.7 5.9-18.8 17 12.7 7.7-20.3 27 20.8 13.6-30.5 64 55.7 45.3-65.7
Regional City or Suburban County 136 24 18.0 11.2-27.5 13 9.6 5.4-16.5 35 21.9 15.1-30.6 64 50.5 40.6-60.4
Rural 253 34 11.9 8.1-17.2 28 12.6 8.5-18.2 59 21.6 16.4-27.9 132 53.9 46.6-61.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 26 17.3 11.0-26.0 14 10.1 5.8-17.0 37 22.2 15.8-30.2 76 50.5 41.2-59.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 192 24 11.6 7.4-17.8 22 11.4 7.3-17.4 45 20.8 14.9-28.2 101 56.1 47.8-64.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 165 21 12.1 7.4-19.1 22 13.6 8.7-20.6 39 21.8 15.5-29.7 83 52.6 43.7-61.2

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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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