2024 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 351 222 63.9 57.7-69.7 129 36.1 30.3-42.3
GENDER
Male 170 97 59.1 50.2-67.4 73 40.9 32.6-49.8
Female 181 125 69.3 60.4-76.9 56 30.7 23.1-39.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 219 144 65.8 57.9-72.9 75 34.2 27.1-42.1
Non-Hispanic Black 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 82 63 82.4 72.2-89.4 19 17.6 10.6-27.8
65-74 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 64 63.2 52.2-72.9 45 36.8 27.1-47.8
Some Post-H.S. 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 139 93 68.9 59.1-77.2 46 31.1 22.8-40.9
No 206 125 61.6 53.5-69.1 81 38.4 30.9-46.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 309 194 63.3 56.6-69.5 115 36.7 30.5-43.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 173 97 58.6 49.8-66.9 76 41.4 33.1-50.2
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 87 66 79.9 68.4-88.0 21 20.1 12.0-31.6
Unable to Work 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000-100,000 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$150,000+ 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 139 89 62.2 52.2-71.2 50 37.8 28.8-47.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 189 123 66.5 58.2-73.8 66 33.5 26.2-41.8
Rent 125 77 62.4 52.6-71.2 48 37.6 28.8-47.4
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 152 94 64.7 55.0-73.4 58 35.3 26.6-45.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 138 87 64.1 54.0-73.1 51 35.9 26.9-46.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 123 80 65.0 54.6-74.2 43 35.0 25.8-45.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 117 74 67.7 57.2-76.6 43 32.3 23.4-42.8
3rd Quartile 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of current smokers.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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