2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

In the last 12 months, did you have a CT or CAT scan?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes, to check for lung cancer No (did not have a CT scan) Had a CT scan, but for some other reason
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,287 135 3.8 3.1- 4.6 2,483 77.9 76.2-79.5 669 18.3 16.8-19.9
-Eastern NC 1,110 47 3.6 2.6- 5.1 806 75.5 72.5-78.3 257 20.8 18.2-23.7
GENDER
Male 482 24 4.2 2.6- 6.8 349 75.2 70.6-79.3 109 20.6 16.8-24.9
Female 628 23 3.1 1.9- 5.0 457 75.9 71.8-79.5 148 21.0 17.6-25.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 646 28 4.2 2.7- 6.4 470 74.7 70.7-78.4 148 21.1 17.8-24.9
Non-Hispanic Black 289 *** *** *** 209 76.1 70.1-81.2 67 20.7 15.9-26.5
Other 175 *** *** *** 127 78.5 70.6-84.7 42 19.5 13.6-27.2
AGE
18-34 186 *** *** *** 163 89.1 83.2-93.1 23 10.9 6.9-16.8
35-44 147 *** *** *** 121 81.1 72.6-87.4 26 18.9 12.6-27.4
45-54 183 *** *** *** 133 70.9 62.7-78.0 41 23.3 17.0-31.1
55-64 217 15 7.3 4.2-12.6 153 69.9 62.6-76.4 49 22.7 17.0-29.6
65-74 222 *** *** *** 140 64.6 57.1-71.4 67 29.5 23.2-36.7
75+ 141 *** *** *** 84 62.7 52.6-71.9 49 31.2 22.9-41.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** 84 76.9 66.2-85.0 23 19.6 12.3-29.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 321 17 4.4 2.6- 7.5 217 69.8 63.8-75.2 87 25.8 20.8-31.6
Some Post-H.S. 375 18 3.9 2.2- 6.7 269 76.4 71.4-80.7 88 19.7 15.8-24.4
College Graduate 302 *** *** *** 234 81.9 77.0-86.0 59 16.1 12.2-20.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 436 27 5.6 3.5- 8.8 259 62.3 56.8-67.5 150 32.1 27.2-37.5
No 665 19 2.3 1.4- 4.0 540 83.4 79.9-86.3 106 14.3 11.5-17.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 *** *** *** 104 64.8 55.9-72.8 52 30.8 23.2-39.7
Non-Veteran 945 38 3.5 2.4- 5.2 702 77.2 74.0-80.2 205 19.2 16.5-22.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 528 *** *** *** 429 82.1 78.0-85.6 90 16.7 13.3-20.7
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 321 20 7.4 4.4-12.3 204 64.6 58.1-70.6 97 28.0 22.7-34.0
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** 74 55.9 46.1-65.2 54 36.5 27.8-46.1
Other not in Labor Force 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 161 *** *** *** 113 74.3 65.9-81.3 39 21.1 14.9-29.1
$25,000- 34,999 90 *** *** *** 69 80.0 68.3-88.1 19 16.7 9.7-27.4
$35,000- 49,999 141 *** *** *** 94 67.8 58.5-75.9 37 24.0 17.1-32.5
$50,000- 74,999 127 *** *** *** 102 83.7 75.9-89.3 19 12.9 8.0-20.2
$75,000+ 246 *** *** *** 197 81.8 75.5-86.8 41 15.8 11.1-22.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 118 *** *** *** 78 71.2 60.7-79.8 33 23.6 15.9-33.7
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 83 73.8 63.8-81.8 31 23.9 16.2-33.7
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** 71 76.0 65.3-84.1 23 19.7 12.7-29.3
More than 200% 484 24 4.6 2.9- 7.3 370 78.4 74.0-82.3 90 16.9 13.5-21.1
HOUSING
Own 730 38 4.6 3.2- 6.8 516 72.3 68.4-75.9 176 23.1 19.7-26.8
Rent 291 *** *** *** 220 79.7 74.1-84.4 63 18.3 13.9-23.8
Other arrangement 80 *** *** *** 61 86.1 77.4-91.9 18 13.2 7.6-21.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 336 *** *** *** 237 75.1 69.5-80.0 85 21.6 17.0-27.0
Rural 689 31 4.1 2.7- 6.2 503 75.5 71.6-79.0 155 20.4 17.1-24.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 641 26 3.1 2.0- 4.8 461 75.5 71.6-79.1 154 21.4 18.0-25.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 252 *** *** *** 183 74.3 67.8-80.0 56 19.4 14.7-25.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 217 *** *** *** 162 77.0 69.6-83.0 47 21.1 15.2-28.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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