2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,287 135 3.8 3.1- 4.6 2,483 77.9 76.2-79.5 669 18.3 16.8-19.9
GENDER
Male 1,510 58 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,142 77.8 75.3-80.2 310 18.7 16.5-21.1
Female 1,777 77 4.1 3.2- 5.3 1,341 77.9 75.6-80.1 359 18.0 16.0-20.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,031 92 4.5 3.6- 5.7 1,519 76.4 74.2-78.5 420 19.1 17.2-21.1
Non-Hispanic Black 695 25 3.0 1.9- 4.7 521 78.6 75.1-81.8 149 18.4 15.4-21.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 110 *** *** *** 82 80.1 70.7-87.0 26 18.7 12.0-28.0
Hispanic 316 *** *** *** 269 88.7 84.6-91.8 38 9.3 6.5-13.2
AGE
18-34 596 *** *** *** 534 89.4 86.2-91.9 60 10.2 7.7-13.3
35-44 451 11 2.6 1.4- 4.8 372 83.0 78.7-86.6 68 14.3 11.0-18.5
45-54 561 19 4.2 2.5- 6.9 444 77.8 73.3-81.7 98 18.0 14.4-22.2
55-64 648 31 4.5 3.0- 6.6 478 75.6 71.7-79.1 139 19.9 16.7-23.6
65-74 578 45 7.4 5.3-10.2 363 64.5 59.8-68.9 170 28.1 24.0-32.5
75+ 407 26 7.1 4.6-10.7 253 62.8 56.7-68.6 128 30.1 24.7-36.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 326 19 5.4 3.3- 8.9 241 74.8 68.7-80.0 66 19.8 15.0-25.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 793 39 4.1 2.9- 5.7 567 74.6 71.1-77.8 187 21.3 18.3-24.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,011 49 4.1 3.0- 5.7 756 78.1 75.1-80.8 206 17.8 15.3-20.6
College Graduate 1,152 28 2.2 1.4- 3.3 914 82.6 80.1-84.8 210 15.3 13.2-17.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,114 74 6.4 4.9- 8.2 669 61.9 58.4-65.3 371 31.7 28.5-35.2
No 2,152 58 2.5 1.8- 3.3 1,801 85.7 84.0-87.2 293 11.9 10.4-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 434 20 4.1 2.5- 6.6 282 67.7 62.4-72.6 132 28.2 23.6-33.3
Non-Veteran 2,852 115 3.8 3.0- 4.6 2,200 79.2 77.5-80.9 537 17.0 15.5-18.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,727 40 2.3 1.6- 3.3 1,455 85.4 83.5-87.2 232 12.2 10.6-14.1
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** 95 80.6 69.7-88.3 18 16.7 9.5-27.8
Retired 907 58 6.6 5.0- 8.8 580 64.8 61.0-68.5 269 28.6 25.1-32.3
Unable to Work 313 29 9.1 6.0-13.5 164 53.1 46.5-59.5 120 37.9 31.8-44.4
Other not in Labor Force 201 *** *** *** 172 86.8 80.9-91.1 27 12.0 8.0-17.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 238 13 5.4 3.0- 9.6 149 66.2 59.1-72.6 76 28.4 22.5-35.2
$15,000- 24,999 436 25 4.4 2.8- 6.7 304 71.6 66.2-76.4 107 24.0 19.4-29.3
$25,000- 34,999 274 12 4.4 2.3- 8.4 196 73.9 67.6-79.3 66 21.7 16.8-27.6
$35,000- 49,999 372 21 5.3 3.3- 8.5 275 76.9 71.8-81.4 76 17.7 13.8-22.5
$50,000-74,999 375 18 4.8 2.8- 8.0 308 84.6 80.2-88.3 49 10.6 7.7-14.4
$75,000+ 878 24 2.9 1.8- 4.7 723 83.6 80.6-86.2 131 13.5 11.2-16.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 714 22 2.4 1.4- 3.9 528 77.2 73.3-80.6 164 20.4 17.1-24.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 91 *** *** *** 63 74.7 64.4-82.8 24 21.1 13.8-30.8
50% to 100% 321 16 4.3 2.5- 7.3 222 71.5 65.4-76.8 83 24.2 19.2-30.1
101% to 150% 334 14 3.2 1.7- 5.7 231 70.4 64.1-76.0 89 26.4 21.0-32.7
151% to 200% 254 14 5.1 2.8- 9.2 186 76.9 70.7-82.2 54 18.0 13.4-23.7
More than 200% 1,558 65 4.3 3.3- 5.6 1,240 81.7 79.5-83.7 253 14.0 12.2-16.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 714 22 2.4 1.4- 3.9 528 77.2 73.3-80.6 164 20.4 17.1-24.2
HOUSING
Own 2,178 101 4.4 3.5- 5.5 1,622 76.2 74.1-78.2 455 19.4 17.5-21.4
Rent 859 32 3.2 2.2- 4.7 662 80.1 76.9-82.9 165 16.7 14.1-19.7
Other arrangement 228 *** *** *** 180 85.1 79.8-89.2 46 14.2 10.2-19.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,027 38 3.6 2.5- 5.1 836 82.4 79.4-84.9 153 14.1 11.7-16.8
Regional City or Suburban County 886 38 3.6 2.5- 5.1 652 77.2 73.9-80.2 196 19.2 16.4-22.4
Rural 1,374 59 4.1 3.1- 5.5 995 74.7 71.9-77.3 320 21.2 18.8-23.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 832 34 3.4 2.3- 4.9 591 74.2 70.7-77.5 207 22.4 19.3-25.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,106 54 4.7 3.5- 6.3 822 76.3 73.3-79.1 230 19.0 16.4-21.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,349 47 3.3 2.3- 4.5 1,070 81.0 78.5-83.3 232 15.8 13.7-18.1

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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