2023 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 382 36 7.7 4.8-12.1 31 7.9 4.8-12.6 120 34.2 26.6-42.7 195 50.3 42.4-58.1
GENDER
Male 194 20 9.1 4.9-16.3 13 6.7 3.1-14.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 188 16 5.8 2.8-11.4 18 9.3 5.1-16.4 66 35.4 26.1-45.9 *** *** ***
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 207 17 6.9 3.5-13.2 18 8.5 4.6-15.2 *** *** *** 102 42.0 32.9-51.7
Non-Hispanic Black 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 12 11.0 4.9-22.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 119 15 6.9 3.5-13.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 146 11 6.6 3.4-12.6 17 16.3 9.3-27.2 37 26.4 18.1-36.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 174 24 12.1 6.9-20.3 15 7.2 4.0-12.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 205 11 2.7 1.2- 5.8 16 8.6 4.1-17.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 329 26 5.9 3.4-10.0 24 7.1 4.0-12.4 108 35.7 27.4-45.0 171 51.3 42.7-59.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 199 23 8.1 4.6-13.9 15 9.8 5.1-17.9 59 28.8 21.1-38.0 102 53.3 43.5-62.9
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 163 17 10.6 5.9-18.4 *** *** *** 60 34.8 25.7-45.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 213 18 7.4 3.8-14.0 19 9.1 5.0-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 128 13 7.6 4.0-14.2 *** *** *** 32 22.9 15.0-33.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 201 21 8.1 4.3-15.0 15 7.7 3.3-17.0 62 29.2 20.7-39.4 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 161 13 5.4 1.9-14.1 13 9.6 3.8-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 118 17 13.8 7.3-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 116 12 10.5 5.0-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 92 11 6.5 2.6-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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