2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 24 years old 25 to 34 years old 35 to 44 years old 45 to 54 years old 55+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,329 164 15.3 12.9-17.9 278 22.1 19.6-24.9 286 22.7 20.1-25.5 260 18.0 15.7-20.5 341 22.0 19.5-24.6
-Eastern NC 465 50 13.4 9.8-17.9 84 19.4 15.3-24.2 102 23.6 19.1-28.8 99 20.2 16.4-24.7 130 23.4 19.4-28.0
GENDER
Male 239 31 16.4 11.3-23.3 45 20.7 15.1-27.7 49 21.0 15.5-27.7 50 18.4 13.4-24.6 64 23.6 18.1-30.1
Female 226 19 9.7 5.7-16.0 39 17.7 12.3-24.9 53 26.9 19.9-35.2 49 22.5 16.8-29.4 66 23.2 17.7-29.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 300 36 15.5 10.9-21.6 50 18.1 13.3-24.2 70 24.0 18.9-30.1 60 17.8 13.5-23.1 84 24.5 19.5-30.3
Non-Hispanic Black 109 *** *** *** 20 20.5 12.7-31.3 *** *** *** 27 25.6 17.3-36.1 33 23.1 15.6-32.7
Other 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.1 11.1-28.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.9 10.9-28.0 *** *** ***
65-74 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.0 7.3-22.1 15 15.6 9.1-25.6 *** *** ***
75+ 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 23 18.6 12.2-27.5 29 17.8 11.8-26.1 27 23.1 15.1-33.7 29 18.4 12.5-26.2 41 22.1 15.7-30.0
Some Post-H.S. 163 *** *** *** 22 17.5 11.5-25.7 46 27.6 20.8-35.6 40 23.8 17.3-31.7 44 22.3 16.2-29.9
College Graduate 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.6 11.5-28.6 19 16.5 10.3-25.4 24 23.2 14.9-34.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 243 21 12.6 7.8-19.7 38 14.4 9.9-20.4 52 24.3 17.7-32.4 52 22.4 16.7-29.5 80 26.3 20.5-32.9
No 218 29 14.4 9.7-20.9 46 24.6 18.1-32.4 50 23.3 17.5-30.3 45 17.6 12.9-23.6 48 20.1 14.9-26.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.8 10.1-29.5 22 21.6 13.6-32.4 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 373 43 14.6 10.5-19.8 73 19.9 15.4-25.3 86 24.9 19.8-30.8 77 19.9 15.7-25.0 94 20.7 16.5-25.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 200 34 19.3 13.5-26.7 47 25.9 19.2-34.0 52 26.2 19.9-33.7 41 18.1 13.0-24.7 26 10.5 6.8-15.8
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 135 *** *** *** 17 10.8 6.1-18.2 22 14.6 9.2-22.4 29 23.1 15.5-32.9 61 47.5 37.6-57.6
Unable to Work 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.8 12.8-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 20.2 12.5-30.9 16 13.3 7.5-22.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 193 15 8.2 4.6-14.0 42 24.3 17.5-32.7 42 23.8 17.2-32.0 45 22.1 16.2-29.4 49 21.6 16.0-28.5
HOUSING
Own 301 28 10.3 6.8-15.3 54 17.6 13.0-23.5 66 24.7 19.0-31.5 68 22.7 17.7-28.6 85 24.7 19.7-30.5
Rent 137 20 22.8 14.3-34.1 24 21.3 13.8-31.5 31 22.7 15.7-31.5 27 14.5 9.5-21.6 35 18.7 12.6-26.9
Other arrangement 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 129 16 15.6 9.1-25.6 24 17.7 11.2-26.9 22 21.2 13.5-31.7 27 16.5 10.9-24.2 40 29.0 20.8-38.7
Rural 307 31 12.3 8.3-17.8 52 19.7 14.6-26.0 72 23.9 18.5-30.4 70 22.6 17.6-28.6 82 21.5 16.9-26.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 29 14.4 9.7-21.0 50 19.8 14.6-26.3 46 17.8 12.4-24.8 60 23.2 17.7-29.8 78 24.7 19.4-31.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.7 12.4-29.9 32 27.9 19.1-38.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.5 8.1-21.6 20 15.4 9.4-24.2

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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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