2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

On average, when you [smoke/ smoked] regularly, about how many cigarettes {do/did} you usually smoke each day?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 9 cigarettes (less than half a pack) 10 to 19 cigarettes (half a pack to less than a pack) 20 cigarettes (one pack) 21+ cigarettes (more than one pack)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,354 346 24.4 21.9-27.2 462 36.0 32.9-39.1 372 27.4 24.7-30.3 174 12.2 10.3-14.4
GENDER
Male 716 164 22.4 19.0-26.1 224 33.7 29.6-38.0 213 28.8 25.2-32.8 115 15.1 12.3-18.4
Female 638 182 27.0 23.1-31.3 238 38.7 34.2-43.4 159 25.7 21.8-30.1 59 8.6 6.4-11.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 918 154 16.0 13.4-18.8 320 36.5 32.8-40.3 295 32.2 28.8-35.9 149 15.3 12.8-18.2
Non-Hispanic Black 258 108 41.3 34.4-48.5 92 39.3 32.4-46.7 47 16.8 12.4-22.5 11 2.6 1.3- 4.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 167 67 37.9 30.1-46.3 69 42.7 34.5-51.3 21 13.1 8.4-20.0 *** *** ***
35-44 194 62 28.1 21.6-35.6 73 42.3 34.3-50.7 38 17.6 12.6-24.1 21 12.0 7.7-18.3
45-54 221 61 23.4 18.0-30.0 75 34.6 27.8-42.1 65 30.8 24.3-38.2 20 11.1 6.8-17.7
55-64 300 56 17.0 12.4-22.7 100 33.2 27.3-39.8 107 38.8 32.4-45.6 37 11.0 7.7-15.5
65-74 274 54 19.2 14.4-25.1 80 26.5 20.6-33.4 88 36.0 29.2-43.4 52 18.4 13.6-24.3
75+ 185 39 17.7 12.6-24.2 62 37.5 29.4-46.3 53 29.5 22.0-38.4 31 15.3 10.4-22.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 48 24.2 17.6-32.2 45 34.5 26.2-44.0 43 28.0 20.7-36.6 23 13.3 8.3-20.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 108 27.6 22.8-32.9 121 32.0 26.8-37.6 109 29.0 24.1-34.5 44 11.4 8.3-15.6
Some Post-H.S. 459 99 20.8 16.7-25.5 175 40.5 35.3-45.9 118 25.3 20.9-30.2 67 13.5 10.4-17.4
College Graduate 352 91 26.9 21.9-32.4 120 35.0 29.5-40.9 102 28.7 23.7-34.2 39 9.5 6.8-13.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 617 140 21.5 17.8-25.6 205 35.2 30.7-39.9 171 27.9 23.9-32.3 101 15.5 12.5-19.1
No 731 204 26.6 23.1-30.4 256 36.7 32.6-41.0 199 27.1 23.5-31.1 72 9.6 7.3-12.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 240 39 16.5 11.8-22.7 76 37.1 29.6-45.3 85 33.0 26.4-40.4 40 13.4 9.5-18.5
Non-Veteran 1,113 307 25.9 23.0-29.0 386 35.8 32.5-39.2 286 26.4 23.5-29.6 134 12.0 9.9-14.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 625 178 27.6 23.7-31.8 231 38.4 34.0-42.9 148 23.2 19.6-27.3 68 10.8 8.3-14.1
Unemployed 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.9 10.3-29.3 *** *** ***
Retired 408 87 19.7 15.5-24.6 115 27.1 22.1-32.7 136 36.7 31.2-42.7 70 16.5 12.7-21.2
Unable to Work 205 46 20.7 14.8-28.2 70 33.9 26.6-42.0 62 32.4 25.1-40.5 27 13.0 8.7-19.1
Other not in Labor Force 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 129 31 22.6 15.3-32.1 46 38.0 28.6-48.4 37 29.2 20.9-39.2 15 10.2 6.0-16.8
$15,000- 24,999 224 76 31.1 24.4-38.6 68 31.3 24.6-38.9 54 27.8 21.2-35.5 26 9.8 6.2-15.2
$25,000- 34,999 137 36 24.6 17.5-33.5 50 36.4 27.6-46.2 40 30.7 22.5-40.4 11 8.3 4.0-16.3
$35,000- 49,999 173 35 19.3 13.3-27.1 62 34.9 27.0-43.8 56 33.6 25.6-42.7 20 12.2 7.4-19.5
$50,000-74,999 154 35 19.8 13.7-27.7 49 39.7 30.4-49.7 45 26.7 19.5-35.4 25 13.9 8.7-21.3
$75,000+ 298 69 22.1 17.2-27.9 113 39.5 33.2-46.2 81 25.7 20.5-31.7 35 12.7 8.9-17.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 239 64 29.0 22.2-36.8 74 32.5 25.4-40.6 59 22.5 16.7-29.5 42 16.0 11.2-22.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 160 46 27.1 19.9-35.6 53 36.4 27.9-45.8 46 28.6 21.0-37.6 15 8.0 4.7-13.2
101% to 150% 179 63 32.7 25.1-41.3 58 34.1 26.3-42.9 38 22.0 15.8-29.7 20 11.2 6.6-18.3
151% to 200% 128 24 18.3 11.9-27.0 49 36.7 27.8-46.6 *** *** *** 16 9.8 5.4-17.0
More than 200% 593 130 20.0 16.6-23.9 208 37.5 33.0-42.3 178 29.0 25.0-33.4 77 13.4 10.5-17.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 239 64 29.0 22.2-36.8 74 32.5 25.4-40.6 59 22.5 16.7-29.5 42 16.0 11.2-22.4
HOUSING
Own 881 183 19.6 16.8-22.8 300 36.1 32.4-40.0 282 31.4 28.0-35.1 116 12.9 10.5-15.7
Rent 386 140 39.1 33.2-45.2 132 35.2 29.6-41.2 73 16.6 12.9-21.1 41 9.2 6.5-12.9
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.0 9.6-25.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 361 109 28.7 23.7-34.4 122 36.6 30.9-42.7 91 24.4 19.7-29.8 39 10.3 7.2-14.5
Regional City or Suburban County 375 94 23.8 19.1-29.3 123 32.3 27.1-38.1 104 28.9 23.7-34.7 54 15.0 11.1-19.9
Rural 618 143 22.2 18.6-26.3 217 37.8 33.1-42.6 177 28.4 24.4-32.8 81 11.6 9.0-14.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 359 88 22.4 17.7-27.9 137 40.9 34.9-47.1 97 26.8 21.8-32.4 37 9.9 6.9-14.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 474 121 24.0 19.8-28.7 141 30.2 25.4-35.5 147 32.3 27.4-37.6 65 13.5 10.3-17.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 521 137 26.1 21.9-30.7 184 38.7 33.8-43.8 128 23.1 19.3-27.4 72 12.1 9.3-15.6

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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 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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