2023 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 387 247 62.2 54.5-69.3 140 37.8 30.7-45.5
GENDER
Male 199 117 61.2 50.6-70.8 82 38.8 29.2-49.4
Female 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 208 137 70.4 61.9-77.7 71 29.6 22.3-38.1
Non-Hispanic Black 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 147 87 60.0 49.5-69.6 60 40.0 30.4-50.5
College Graduate 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 175 *** *** *** 53 33.3 24.0-44.1
No 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 333 211 61.3 52.9-69.0 122 38.7 31.0-47.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 203 120 56.4 46.4-65.9 83 43.6 34.1-53.6
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 218 149 67.8 57.6-76.6 69 32.2 23.4-42.4
Rent 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 202 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of current smokers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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