2021 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 547 319 56.6 51.2-61.7 228 43.4 38.3-48.8
GENDER
Male 293 154 49.3 42.3-56.3 139 50.7 43.7-57.7
Female 254 165 65.7 57.9-72.7 89 34.3 27.3-42.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 337 204 60.0 53.3-66.3 133 40.0 33.7-46.7
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 96 71 76.5 65.3-85.0 25 23.5 15.0-34.7
75+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 106 59.0 50.2-67.4 75 41.0 32.6-49.8
Some Post-H.S. 176 96 52.2 43.4-60.7 80 47.8 39.3-56.6
College Graduate 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 230 150 63.7 55.9-70.9 80 36.3 29.1-44.1
No 313 167 52.4 45.2-59.4 146 47.6 40.6-54.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 484 273 54.5 48.8-60.1 211 45.5 39.9-51.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 292 151 50.4 43.4-57.4 141 49.6 42.6-56.6
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 105 77 78.1 67.6-85.8 28 21.9 14.2-32.4
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 207 126 57.8 49.4-65.7 81 42.2 34.3-50.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 289 180 60.7 53.4-67.6 109 39.3 32.4-46.6
Rent 202 115 52.4 43.8-60.9 87 47.6 39.1-56.2
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 293 176 58.2 50.7-65.2 117 41.8 34.8-49.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 203 129 61.3 51.8-70.1 74 38.7 29.9-48.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 226 125 54.3 46.4-62.0 101 45.7 38.0-53.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 128 72 56.6 46.4-66.4 56 43.4 33.6-53.6
3rd Quartile 185 113 60.4 51.1-69.1 72 39.6 30.9-48.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of current smokers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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