2022 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 447 263 57.8 51.5-63.9 184 42.2 36.1-48.5
MALES 230 127 51.0 42.2-59.7 103 49.0 40.3-57.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 182 97 51.5 41.7-61.3 85 48.5 38.7-58.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 131 62 43.3 33.4-53.8 69 56.7 46.2-66.6
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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