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%)
North Carolina 515 343 65.2 60.2-69.9 172 34.8 30.1-39.8
-MALES 252 144 56.5 49.4-63.5 108 43.5 36.5-50.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 151 93 59.1 49.9-67.7 58 40.9 32.3-50.1
Non-Hispanic Black 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 109 74 67.4 56.7-76.5 35 32.6 23.5-43.3
No 140 67 48.3 38.9-57.8 73 51.7 42.2-61.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 201 105 52.6 44.7-60.4 96 47.4 39.6-55.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 120 63 54.3 44.0-64.3 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 152 70 48.9 40.0-57.9 82 51.1 42.1-60.0
Unemployed 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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