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%)
North Carolina 547 319 56.6 51.2-61.7 228 43.4 38.3-48.8
-MALES 293 154 49.3 42.3-56.3 139 50.7 43.7-57.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 174 103 56.9 48.0-65.4 71 43.1 34.6-52.0
Non-Hispanic Black 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 178 85 45.7 36.9-54.7 93 54.3 45.3-63.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 234 112 44.5 36.9-52.3 122 55.5 47.7-63.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 155 81 48.8 39.4-58.2 74 51.2 41.8-60.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 177 80 42.9 34.5-51.8 97 57.1 48.2-65.5
Unemployed 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 124 72 55.4 45.1-65.3 52 44.6 34.7-54.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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