2022 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 445 40 7.4 4.8-11.1 33 10.8 6.5-17.4 119 25.4 20.3-31.2 253 56.5 49.9-62.8
GENDER
Male 227 17 4.8 2.6- 8.9 17 8.6 4.2-16.9 54 26.5 19.0-35.7 139 60.0 50.8-68.6
Female 218 23 10.2 5.9-17.2 16 13.2 6.6-24.8 65 24.1 18.0-31.4 114 52.4 43.2-61.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 270 25 9.4 5.8-15.1 17 7.3 3.5-14.4 75 27.8 21.3-35.3 153 55.5 47.5-63.2
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.2 7.6-25.1 *** *** ***
45-54 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 106 12 12.3 5.4-25.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 73 13 13.7 7.1-24.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 129 15 8.1 4.2-15.1 13 12.7 5.8-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 175 16 8.9 4.5-17.0 14 8.4 4.6-14.6 47 23.7 16.8-32.2 98 59.1 49.6-68.0
College Graduate 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 20.6 12.3-32.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 219 27 11.6 7.1-18.6 *** *** *** 61 24.0 17.2-32.4 121 54.3 44.5-63.8
No 222 13 3.1 1.6- 6.0 22 10.9 6.7-17.1 56 26.6 19.5-35.2 131 59.4 50.7-67.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 389 36 7.5 4.8-11.5 27 11.1 6.4-18.4 104 25.4 20.0-31.7 222 56.1 49.1-62.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 221 *** *** *** 19 9.5 5.7-15.5 55 22.5 16.7-29.5 137 64.1 56.2-71.3
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 83 11 11.0 5.4-21.3 *** *** *** 22 19.2 11.1-31.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 89 13 13.4 6.3-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.7 13.1-33.7 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 183 13 5.9 2.9-11.7 *** *** *** 55 30.6 22.3-40.3 106 58.4 48.8-67.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 89 13 13.4 6.3-26.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 243 20 7.5 4.2-13.3 18 12.7 6.5-23.3 72 28.1 21.3-36.1 133 51.7 42.9-60.4
Rent 151 13 7.1 3.5-13.6 11 8.8 4.6-16.2 33 16.7 11.2-24.2 94 67.4 58.1-75.6
Other arrangement 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 23.3 15.6-33.2 76 62.9 52.1-72.5
Regional City or Suburban County 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 26.0 17.1-37.5 *** *** ***
Rural 218 24 8.0 4.6-13.6 *** *** *** 60 26.4 18.5-36.3 115 50.3 40.1-60.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 151 15 5.2 2.6-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 158 15 9.8 5.5-17.0 15 10.8 6.1-18.4 47 27.5 20.3-36.2 81 51.9 42.6-61.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 25.7 17.6-35.8 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 25.8 17.0-37.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 125 12 7.2 3.6-13.9 *** *** *** 32 20.6 13.1-31.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of current smokers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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