2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you first started to smoke cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,382 234 18.6 16.2-21.3 454 33.9 31.0-37.0 235 16.5 14.3-18.9 308 21.6 19.1-24.2 151 9.4 7.8-11.3
-Eastern NC 487 85 19.8 15.8-24.6 162 33.1 28.3-38.4 80 15.4 12.0-19.6 107 22.1 18.0-26.7 53 9.6 7.1-12.9
GENDER
Male 253 48 21.7 16.2-28.5 93 33.7 27.3-40.7 43 16.3 11.7-22.2 50 20.1 14.8-26.6 19 8.2 5.0-12.9
Female 234 37 17.5 12.2-24.4 69 32.4 25.2-40.5 37 14.3 9.7-20.6 57 24.5 18.6-31.5 34 11.3 7.7-16.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 315 57 21.4 16.3-27.5 119 36.3 30.3-42.6 51 14.9 11.0-20.1 60 19.3 14.6-25.0 28 8.1 5.4-12.0
Non-Hispanic Black 115 15 14.3 8.1-24.0 *** *** *** 22 17.3 10.6-27.0 32 27.5 19.3-37.7 17 12.7 7.5-20.8
Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 21.1 12.8-32.9 *** *** ***
45-54 91 15 15.1 8.7-24.7 *** *** *** 14 15.7 8.8-26.5 24 27.1 18.0-38.6 *** *** ***
55-64 104 24 24.2 15.3-35.9 *** *** *** 14 11.7 6.5-20.2 20 17.9 11.1-27.4 *** *** ***
65-74 100 11 13.8 7.5-23.8 33 27.6 19.0-38.3 22 20.9 12.8-32.2 19 24.0 15.2-35.7 15 13.7 7.5-23.6
75+ 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 150 22 16.7 10.6-25.3 64 42.4 33.1-52.2 25 18.4 12.0-27.1 30 17.0 11.5-24.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 174 33 19.4 13.6-27.0 52 28.4 21.6-36.3 28 15.5 10.3-22.5 40 25.5 18.8-33.6 21 11.2 6.9-17.5
College Graduate 102 14 14.8 8.5-24.5 28 24.5 16.7-34.5 19 16.4 9.6-26.7 *** *** *** 14 14.5 8.5-23.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 253 47 22.5 16.6-29.9 89 37.2 30.0-45.0 38 12.3 8.5-17.4 49 18.9 14.0-25.2 30 9.0 6.0-13.3
No 230 36 16.7 11.8-23.1 71 28.8 22.6-35.9 42 18.7 13.4-25.6 58 25.5 19.4-32.7 23 10.3 6.6-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 94 17 16.4 9.6-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 393 68 20.5 16.0-26.0 123 31.7 26.4-37.5 66 16.3 12.4-21.1 89 21.5 17.2-26.5 47 10.0 7.2-13.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 207 38 19.9 14.2-27.1 65 30.0 23.4-37.5 33 15.5 10.7-22.0 50 24.7 18.4-32.3 21 9.9 6.2-15.4
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 145 15 11.1 6.2-19.0 52 34.3 25.8-43.8 33 22.3 15.1-31.7 27 21.2 14.2-30.4 18 11.2 6.6-18.3
Unable to Work 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 21.5 13.5-32.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 16 19.7 11.5-31.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.4 7.5-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 89 14 13.2 7.4-22.5 *** *** *** 16 13.1 7.3-22.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 199 30 15.1 10.1-21.9 62 34.8 27.3-43.1 35 14.3 9.8-20.5 51 26.6 19.8-34.6 21 9.2 5.8-14.4
HOUSING
Own 314 56 20.0 15.2-26.0 105 33.6 27.6-40.3 48 14.4 10.4-19.5 67 21.8 16.9-27.7 38 10.2 7.2-14.3
Rent 144 26 21.7 14.3-31.4 47 33.8 25.5-43.2 27 17.0 10.8-25.9 33 21.0 14.5-29.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 140 25 19.1 12.5-28.0 35 25.0 17.3-34.6 31 24.1 16.4-34.0 35 22.6 15.9-31.1 14 9.2 5.3-15.7
Rural 315 52 19.6 14.6-25.7 115 36.4 30.2-43.1 45 11.9 8.5-16.4 67 22.5 17.4-28.6 36 9.6 6.5-13.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 273 49 22.9 17.1-30.0 80 28.6 22.3-35.8 43 13.2 9.4-18.2 69 24.2 18.8-30.5 32 11.1 7.5-16.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 107 19 18.4 11.1-28.9 *** *** *** 14 14.7 8.0-25.5 17 15.0 8.9-24.1 16 11.3 6.5-18.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 107 17 14.2 8.5-22.8 *** *** *** 23 21.2 13.4-31.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents that have smoked in the past or are currently smoking.
Regularly is at least one cigarette or more on days that a respondent smokes (either every day or some days) or smoked (not at all).

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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