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%)
North Carolina 387 247 62.2 54.5-69.3 140 37.8 30.7-45.5
MALES 199 117 61.2 50.6-70.8 82 38.8 29.2-49.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 151 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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