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%)
North Carolina 351 222 63.9 57.7-69.7 129 36.1 30.3-42.3
-MALES 170 97 59.1 50.2-67.4 73 40.9 32.6-49.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 133 74 56.9 46.7-66.5 59 43.1 33.5-53.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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