2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Number of pack years*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 5 pack years 5+ pack years and less than 10 pack years 10+ pack years and less than 20 pack years 20+ pack years and less than 30 pack years 30+ pack years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,236 272 22.6 19.9-25.6 190 15.7 13.5-18.3 262 22.5 19.9-25.4 187 14.5 12.4-16.9 325 24.7 21.9-27.6
-Eastern NC 435 80 18.9 14.9-23.8 72 17.7 13.7-22.6 89 22.6 18.2-27.7 61 13.4 10.2-17.4 133 27.3 22.9-32.3
GENDER
Male 225 43 19.2 13.9-25.9 30 16.1 10.8-23.3 44 21.1 15.4-28.2 30 13.7 9.3-19.7 78 29.9 23.6-37.1
Female 210 37 18.6 12.8-26.3 42 19.9 14.3-27.0 45 24.5 18.1-32.2 31 13.0 8.8-18.8 55 24.0 18.2-31.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 283 42 15.4 10.9-21.3 37 16.1 11.3-22.4 56 21.3 16.3-27.4 47 15.9 11.7-21.2 101 31.3 25.6-37.6
Non-Hispanic Black 103 25 25.5 16.9-36.5 23 19.7 12.6-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.9 11.2-27.5
Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 62 *** *** *** 13 17.9 10.1-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 80 *** *** *** 17 20.5 12.4-31.9 *** *** *** 12 16.5 9.1-28.0 13 16.3 9.0-27.7
55-64 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 19.5 11.5-31.2 *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.2 7.8-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 135 31 24.4 16.8-34.0 25 18.7 12.1-27.6 18 16.8 10.4-26.0 20 14.1 8.7-21.9 41 26.0 18.7-35.0
Some Post-H.S. 157 23 15.2 9.7-22.9 18 15.0 9.4-23.1 45 29.3 22.0-37.8 23 14.8 9.7-22.0 48 25.7 19.1-33.7
College Graduate 90 *** *** *** 19 23.0 14.3-34.8 14 14.2 8.1-23.7 14 14.8 8.4-24.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 225 40 18.6 13.1-25.7 31 12.4 8.2-18.3 41 21.5 15.6-29.0 35 15.3 10.5-21.6 78 32.3 25.6-39.7
No 206 40 19.6 14.0-26.8 41 23.0 16.7-30.9 46 23.2 17.2-30.6 26 11.9 7.9-17.5 53 22.3 16.7-29.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 350 72 21.0 16.3-26.5 64 18.4 14.1-23.8 73 22.7 17.9-28.3 51 13.7 10.1-18.3 90 24.2 19.5-29.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 187 42 22.3 16.0-30.1 38 23.1 16.6-31.3 44 26.1 19.4-34.2 21 11.1 7.1-16.9 42 17.5 12.4-24.0
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 124 17 12.8 7.6-20.7 *** *** *** 16 13.4 7.8-22.1 23 19.5 12.2-29.7 54 45.1 35.0-55.6
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.0 8.3-25.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.7 8.1-25.1 19 18.7 11.3-29.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 184 27 11.8 7.7-17.8 29 19.1 12.7-27.6 38 23.8 17.1-32.1 31 16.4 11.2-23.3 59 28.9 22.1-36.8
HOUSING
Own 282 50 17.2 12.5-23.0 40 16.0 11.3-22.2 57 23.0 17.6-29.4 47 16.5 12.2-22.0 88 27.3 22.0-33.5
Rent 127 25 22.4 14.7-32.6 29 23.7 16.2-33.4 27 23.0 15.2-33.1 *** *** *** 36 25.7 17.9-35.3
Other arrangement 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 120 27 26.0 17.4-36.9 17 12.4 7.2-20.6 21 19.5 12.0-30.0 17 12.8 7.6-20.9 38 29.3 21.0-39.2
Rural 287 46 15.4 11.2-20.9 50 20.1 14.8-26.7 63 24.3 18.9-30.6 38 12.8 9.0-17.9 90 27.5 22.0-33.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 245 47 18.4 13.4-24.7 47 19.8 14.5-26.5 53 24.7 18.6-31.9 29 10.9 7.2-16.1 69 26.3 20.5-33.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 16.1 9.6-25.9 13 15.7 8.9-26.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 96 18 18.3 10.7-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 16.9 10.3-26.3 25 20.5 13.3-30.2

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*Pack years is computed as the number of years the respondent smoked multiplied by the number of packs of cigarettes they usually smoked each day.
See the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

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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