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%)
North Carolina 3,287 135 3.8 3.1- 4.6 2,483 77.9 76.2-79.5 669 18.3 16.8-19.9
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,058 52 4.8 3.5- 6.5 793 76.2 73.1-79.1 213 18.9 16.3-21.9
Non-Hispanic Black 417 15 3.4 1.9- 6.0 306 77.3 72.6-81.5 96 19.3 15.5-23.7
Other 278 *** *** *** 223 86.9 82.3-90.4 46 11.0 7.8-15.3
AGE
18-34 294 *** *** *** 264 90.2 85.8-93.4 29 9.3 6.2-13.6
35-44 260 *** *** *** 215 81.7 75.3-86.7 39 15.7 11.0-21.9
45-54 301 13 5.3 2.8- 9.7 239 79.1 73.2-83.9 49 15.6 11.6-20.8
55-64 364 16 4.0 2.3- 6.9 269 76.6 71.4-81.0 79 19.4 15.3-24.2
65-74 312 25 7.3 4.7-11.1 195 64.9 58.5-70.8 92 27.8 22.4-34.0
75+ 220 15 7.8 4.5-13.3 137 62.7 54.0-70.6 68 29.5 22.1-38.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 11 6.6 3.4-12.3 120 74.1 64.9-81.7 28 19.3 12.6-28.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 396 20 4.4 2.7- 7.0 279 74.6 69.7-79.0 97 21.0 17.0-25.6
Some Post-H.S. 573 28 4.4 2.9- 6.7 426 77.6 73.6-81.2 119 18.0 14.8-21.8
College Graduate 647 18 2.4 1.4- 4.2 514 82.8 79.3-85.7 115 14.8 12.0-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 148 *** *** *** 95 66.4 57.3-74.4 47 30.0 22.3-39.0
$15,000- 24,999 243 13 4.1 2.2- 7.3 171 71.4 64.2-77.6 59 24.5 18.6-31.7
$25,000- 34,999 143 *** *** *** 105 78.1 69.8-84.6 31 16.9 11.4-24.5
$35,000- 49,999 197 12 6.0 3.2-10.9 149 80.1 73.4-85.4 36 14.0 9.7-19.8
$50,000- 74,999 198 *** *** *** 160 82.8 76.1-88.0 29 11.7 7.7-17.2
$75,000+ 415 13 3.4 1.8- 6.4 347 86.0 82.0-89.3 55 10.6 7.9-14.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 622 43 7.2 5.1-10.0 370 60.5 55.7-65.1 209 32.4 28.0-37.0
No 1,146 32 2.5 1.7- 3.6 965 86.5 84.2-88.5 149 11.0 9.2-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,734 77 4.2 3.3- 5.4 1,313 78.1 75.7-80.3 344 17.7 15.7-19.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 538 24 4.6 2.9- 7.1 438 82.4 78.5-85.7 76 13.0 10.2-16.5
Regional City or Suburban County 468 22 3.8 2.4- 6.1 356 79.2 74.6-83.2 90 16.9 13.2-21.4
Rural 771 31 3.9 2.6- 5.8 547 73.5 69.6-77.0 193 22.6 19.3-26.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 848 24 3.0 1.9- 4.7 720 86.8 84.1-89.1 104 10.2 8.2-12.6
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** 54 82.8 70.2-90.8 12 16.0 8.3-28.7
Retired 495 31 6.3 4.3- 9.1 317 65.2 59.8-70.2 147 28.6 23.8-33.8
Unable to Work 194 17 8.8 4.9-15.1 105 51.8 43.4-60.1 72 39.4 31.5-48.0
Other not in Labor Force 159 *** *** *** 135 85.6 78.5-90.7 22 12.8 8.1-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 192 *** *** *** 136 72.5 64.4-79.3 50 25.3 18.7-33.3
101% to 150% 178 *** *** *** 123 71.2 63.1-78.1 47 24.5 18.1-32.2
151% to 200% 125 *** *** *** 92 76.8 67.6-84.1 26 18.3 11.8-27.2
More than 200% 790 36 5.0 3.4- 7.2 634 83.2 80.2-85.9 120 11.8 9.6-14.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 480 16 2.5 1.4- 4.3 334 72.9 68.2-77.2 130 24.6 20.4-29.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 590 30 4.8 3.2- 7.2 447 77.1 72.7-80.9 113 18.1 14.6-22.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 707 31 4.3 2.9- 6.3 560 81.0 77.6-84.0 116 14.7 12.1-17.8

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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 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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