BRFSS Survey Results 2005 for South Carolina
Smoking Cessation
On how many visits did your doctor, nurse or health provider recommend or discuss methods and strategies
other than medication to assist you with quiting smoking?*
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| Total # Respondents |
Once | Twice | 3-4 times | 5 or more times | None | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | N | % | C.I.(95%) | ||
| TOTAL | 1,511 | 148 | 10.5 | 8.7-12.6 | 74 | 5.7 | 4.1- 8.0 | 51 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.2 | 46 | 2.6 | 1.9- 3.6 | 1,192 | 78.1 | 75.2-80.7 |
| GENDER | ||||||||||||||||
| Male | 594 | 59 | 10.3 | 7.7-13.6 | 40 | 7.0 | 4.3-11.3 | 17 | 2.5 | 1.4- 4.5 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.2- 3.4 | 461 | 78.2 | 73.5-82.2 |
| Female | 917 | 89 | 10.7 | 8.4-13.6 | 34 | 4.5 | 2.9- 6.8 | 34 | 3.6 | 2.5- 5.2 | 29 | 3.1 | 2.0- 4.8 | 731 | 78.0 | 74.5-81.2 |
| RACE | ||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,207 | 116 | 10.0 | 8.2-12.2 | 58 | 5.4 | 4.0- 7.2 | 44 | 3.5 | 2.5- 5.0 | 31 | 2.2 | 1.5- 3.3 | 958 | 78.9 | 76.0-81.5 |
| African American | 264 | 29 | 12.4 | 8.1-18.7 | 14 | 7.4 | 2.8-18.0 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.9- 4.4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1.4- 5.5 | 203 | 75.4 | 66.6-82.4 |
| Other | 36 | 2 | 2.9 | 0.6-12.6 | 2 | 3.1 | 0.7-13.3 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 4 | 11.8 | 4.2-29.3 | 28 | 82.2 | 65.4-91.8 |
| HISPANIC | ||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 0 | 0.0 | . - . | 1 | 7.3 | 1.0-37.5 | 17 | 92.7 | 62.5-99.0 |
| No | 1,481 | 147 | 10.6 | 8.8-12.6 | 74 | 5.8 | 4.1- 8.2 | 50 | 3.1 | 2.2- 4.3 | 44 | 2.5 | 1.8- 3.5 | 1,166 | 78.0 | 75.1-80.7 |
| AGE | ||||||||||||||||
| 18-24 | 98 | 8 | 8.5 | 4.1-16.6 | 4 | 8.0 | 2.3-24.0 | 5 | 3.7 | 1.3-10.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.1- 6.8 | 80 | 78.8 | 66.1-87.7 |
| 25-34 | 215 | 25 | 13.0 | 8.7-18.9 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.8- 7.0 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.3- 5.5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.0 | 170 | 79.8 | 73.5-85.0 |
| 35-44 | 324 | 45 | 13.1 | 9.7-17.5 | 16 | 5.5 | 3.2- 9.2 | 9 | 2.3 | 1.2- 4.6 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.5- 6.0 | 243 | 76.0 | 70.6-80.7 |
| 45-54 | 373 | 33 | 10.9 | 7.3-16.0 | 22 | 7.0 | 4.5-10.7 | 14 | 3.2 | 1.8- 5.5 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.3 | 293 | 76.1 | 70.5-81.0 |
| 55-64 | 274 | 24 | 8.6 | 5.6-13.1 | 20 | 7.3 | 4.4-11.9 | 12 | 5.4 | 3.0- 9.5 | 11 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.4 | 207 | 74.5 | 68.3-79.9 |
| 65+ | 219 | 12 | 4.3 | 2.4- 7.7 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.2 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.3- 3.3 | 9 | 5.7 | 2.8-10.9 | 192 | 87.7 | 82.1-91.8 |
| EDUCATION | ||||||||||||||||
| Less Than H.S. | 272 | 27 | 12.3 | 7.6-19.4 | 13 | 8.2 | 2.9-21.0 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.3- 2.5 | 12 | 3.9 | 2.1- 7.0 | 216 | 74.6 | 64.8-82.5 |
| H.S. or G.E.D. | 554 | 47 | 8.8 | 6.4-12.0 | 32 | 5.3 | 3.6- 7.7 | 20 | 2.7 | 1.6- 4.3 | 11 | 1.4 | 0.7- 2.7 | 444 | 81.9 | 78.0-85.3 |
| Some Post-H.S. | 409 | 50 | 12.5 | 9.2-16.7 | 16 | 5.4 | 2.9- 9.7 | 20 | 5.3 | 3.1- 8.9 | 15 | 3.5 | 1.9- 6.3 | 308 | 73.4 | 67.7-78.3 |
| College Graduate | 275 | 24 | 9.5 | 6.1-14.6 | 13 | 4.7 | 2.6- 8.5 | 7 | 2.7 | 1.2- 5.7 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.2- 5.5 | 223 | 80.5 | 74.5-85.4 |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Less than $15,000 | 243 | 23 | 11.0 | 6.6-17.7 | 12 | 9.2 | 2.9-25.3 | 5 | 1.9 | 0.7- 5.2 | 12 | 4.4 | 2.3- 8.4 | 191 | 73.4 | 62.3-82.2 |
| $15,000- $24,999 | 288 | 24 | 9.0 | 5.6-14.4 | 15 | 5.4 | 3.1- 9.3 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0- 4.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.4- 6.1 | 232 | 80.6 | 74.5-85.5 |
| $25,000- $34,999 | 194 | 18 | 8.4 | 5.2-13.5 | 8 | 5.1 | 2.4-10.7 | 12 | 4.1 | 2.2- 7.6 | 8 | 2.7 | 1.3- 5.5 | 148 | 79.6 | 72.8-85.1 |
| $35,000- $49,999 | 235 | 31 | 13.5 | 9.2-19.3 | 10 | 4.4 | 2.2- 8.6 | 7 | 2.1 | 1.0- 4.5 | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6- 6.2 | 183 | 78.0 | 71.4-83.5 |
| $50,000+ | 396 | 40 | 10.4 | 7.4-14.4 | 23 | 5.5 | 3.5- 8.4 | 18 | 5.4 | 3.2- 9.0 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.3- 4.6 | 304 | 76.3 | 71.1-80.8 |
| Health District** | ||||||||||||||||
| Appalachia I | 103 | 7 | 9.2 | 3.8-20.6 | 4 | 4.5 | 1.7-11.7 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.5 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.9-15.6 | 86 | 79.1 | 67.2-87.5 |
| Appalachia II | 164 | 23 | 13.8 | 8.9-20.8 | 6 | 2.4 | 1.0- 5.8 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.4- 4.0 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 | 125 | 80.1 | 72.6-86.0 |
| Appalachia III | 115 | 9 | 6.8 | 3.2-13.9 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.8-10.7 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.3- 8.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.1- 4.0 | 98 | 86.5 | 78.1-92.0 |
| Catawba | 99 | 8 | 7.1 | 3.3-14.6 | 6 | 4.3 | 1.8-10.3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.6 | 4 | 3.2 | 1.1- 8.8 | 78 | 82.3 | 73.2-88.8 |
| Edisto Savannah | 113 | 12 | 14.2 | 7.2-26.2 | 13 | 10.3 | 5.6-18.0 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.9-10.6 | 81 | 69.6 | 58.0-79.2 |
| Low Country | 66 | 8 | 13.5 | 6.5-26.0 | 4 | 17.5 | 4.3-50.1 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.3 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.2 | 48 | 64.5 | 43.1-81.3 |
| Palmetto | 211 | 28 | 15.4 | 10.0-23.1 | 12 | 6.9 | 3.2-14.3 | 6 | 2.2 | 1.0- 5.1 | 7 | 2.4 | 1.1- 5.3 | 158 | 72.9 | 64.4-80.1 |
| Pee Dee | 150 | 15 | 11.6 | 6.4-19.9 | 5 | 4.4 | 1.6-11.3 | 8 | 5.2 | 2.5-10.5 | 6 | 3.2 | 1.3- 7.3 | 116 | 75.7 | 66.5-83.1 |
| Trident | 176 | 15 | 6.9 | 3.9-11.8 | 10 | 6.3 | 3.2-12.1 | 8 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.5 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.4 | 140 | 80.5 | 73.2-86.2 |
| Upper Savannah | 84 | 4 | 3.4 | 1.2- 9.7 | 2 | 4.9 | 1.2-17.9 | 2 | 1.7 | 0.4- 7.3 | 1 | 1.7 | 0.2-10.9 | 75 | 88.2 | 77.1-94.4 |
| Waccamaw | 135 | 10 | 7.9 | 3.7-16.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.6 | 115 | 86.6 | 78.4-92.0 |
| Wateree | 72 | 6 | 8.8 | 3.5-20.3 | 4 | 3.7 | 1.3-10.1 | 5 | 9.4 | 2.9-26.1 | 2 | 3.6 | 0.8-14.0 | 55 | 74.5 | 59.8-85.2 |
| Region*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Region I | 187 | 11 | 6.4 | 3.1-12.7 | 6 | 4.7 | 2.0-10.7 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.1- 5.6 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.9- 9.0 | 161 | 83.5 | 75.7-89.1 |
| Region II | 279 | 32 | 11.0 | 7.5-15.7 | 11 | 3.2 | 1.7- 6.1 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.5- 3.9 | 8 | 1.7 | 0.8- 3.5 | 223 | 82.7 | 77.3-87.0 |
| Region III | 310 | 36 | 12.9 | 8.8-18.6 | 18 | 6.2 | 3.3-11.3 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.2- 4.9 | 11 | 2.7 | 1.4- 5.0 | 236 | 75.8 | 69.2-81.3 |
| Region IV | 222 | 21 | 10.6 | 6.5-16.9 | 9 | 4.2 | 2.0- 8.6 | 13 | 6.6 | 3.3-12.6 | 8 | 3.3 | 1.5- 6.9 | 171 | 75.3 | 67.6-81.6 |
| Region V | 113 | 12 | 14.2 | 7.2-26.2 | 13 | 10.3 | 5.6-18.0 | 4 | 2.7 | 0.9- 7.9 | 3 | 3.1 | 0.9-10.6 | 81 | 69.6 | 58.0-79.2 |
| Region VI | 135 | 10 | 7.9 | 3.7-16.0 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.3- 5.1 | 3 | 2.1 | 0.6- 6.9 | 5 | 2.3 | 0.9- 5.6 | 115 | 86.6 | 78.4-92.0 |
| Region VII | 176 | 15 | 6.9 | 3.9-11.8 | 10 | 6.3 | 3.2-12.1 | 8 | 4.6 | 2.2- 9.5 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.5- 5.4 | 140 | 80.5 | 73.2-86.2 |
| Region VIII | 66 | 8 | 13.5 | 6.5-26.0 | 4 | 17.5 | 4.3-50.1 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.4- 6.3 | 4 | 3.0 | 0.9- 9.2 | 48 | 64.5 | 43.1-81.3 |
*This question was asked only of current smokers and previous smokers (quit with the past year) who reported having seen a doctor, nurse or some other health professional in the past 12 months.
#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
** Appalachia I: Anderson, Oconee
Appalachia II: Greenville, Pickens
Appalachia III: Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Catawba: Chester, Lancaster, York
Edisto Savannah: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Low Country: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Palmetto: Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, Richland
Pee Dee: Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Trident: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Upper Savannah: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Saluda
Waccamaw: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Wateree: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter
*** Region I: Anderson, Oconee, Abbeville, Laurens, McCormick, Greenwood, Saluda, Edgefield
Region II: Greenville, Pickens, Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union
Region III: Chester, Lancaster, York, Newberry, Fairfield, Lexington, Richland
Region IV: Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, Sumter, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Marion, Marlboro
Region V: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Orangeburg
Region VI: Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg
Region VII: Berkeley, Charleston, Dorchester
Region VIII: Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
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