2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,382 234 18.6 16.2-21.3 454 33.9 31.0-37.0 235 16.5 14.3-18.9 308 21.6 19.1-24.2 151 9.4 7.8-11.3
-FEMALES 648 89 15.2 12.0-19.0 204 34.3 29.9-39.0 113 16.5 13.3-20.3 157 22.3 18.9-26.2 85 11.6 9.0-14.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 437 61 15.7 11.8-20.5 158 38.9 33.4-44.6 78 17.0 13.1-21.7 93 18.0 14.5-22.1 47 10.5 7.4-14.6
Non-Hispanic Black 135 11 10.4 5.5-19.1 28 24.8 16.5-35.6 26 17.4 11.3-25.9 44 32.2 23.9-41.9 26 15.1 9.9-22.5
Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 93 11 13.5 7.4-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.3 13.3-32.2 *** *** ***
45-54 112 16 12.5 7.2-20.9 *** *** *** 18 16.8 9.7-27.3 23 19.4 12.6-28.7 16 12.1 7.2-19.7
55-64 162 31 22.3 14.9-32.0 61 37.9 29.1-47.6 25 12.1 7.8-18.3 30 15.5 10.5-22.4 15 12.1 6.3-21.9
65-74 131 12 8.4 4.5-15.1 *** *** *** 23 14.7 9.1-22.8 34 27.3 19.4-37.0 27 15.8 10.3-23.5
75+ 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.5 7.9-22.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 26 17.4 11.3-25.8 62 38.5 30.1-47.7 23 13.9 8.7-21.5 33 17.8 12.0-25.4 21 12.4 7.6-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 246 34 12.4 8.5-17.8 73 36.4 29.2-44.4 45 17.2 12.5-23.3 64 24.5 19.0-31.2 30 9.4 5.9-14.6
College Graduate 174 12 6.6 3.6-11.9 55 31.3 24.0-39.6 35 20.0 13.9-27.9 50 29.8 22.6-38.2 22 12.3 7.9-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.0 9.6-28.3 15 16.9 9.6-28.1
$15,000- 24,999 110 15 13.7 7.7-23.3 31 29.7 20.6-40.7 19 14.4 8.1-24.3 24 18.9 12.2-28.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.6 6.9-21.8 19 20.2 12.4-31.4 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.1 10.0-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 128 *** *** *** 45 35.1 26.2-45.2 26 20.2 13.2-29.5 36 28.5 20.4-38.2 12 7.3 4.0-13.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 304 53 21.2 15.9-27.8 92 34.5 28.1-41.5 45 11.2 7.8-16.0 66 18.8 14.5-24.1 48 14.2 9.9-19.8
No 342 34 9.8 6.5-14.3 112 34.3 28.4-40.7 68 21.0 16.2-26.8 91 25.4 20.4-31.1 37 9.5 6.6-13.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 626 85 14.8 11.7-18.6 195 34.0 29.6-38.8 113 17.1 13.9-21.0 148 22.0 18.5-25.9 85 12.1 9.3-15.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 163 16 13.3 7.5-22.6 53 32.7 24.9-41.6 31 18.2 12.5-25.9 46 28.5 21.1-37.3 17 7.3 4.4-11.9
Regional City or Suburban County 176 27 14.6 9.6-21.6 49 30.5 23.1-39.1 40 24.0 16.8-33.0 43 21.5 15.5-29.0 17 9.4 5.7-15.3
Rural 309 46 16.6 12.0-22.4 102 37.4 30.7-44.6 42 11.4 7.9-16.2 68 19.3 14.9-24.7 51 15.3 10.8-21.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 258 34 13.1 9.1-18.6 86 33.5 26.9-40.7 47 18.9 13.9-25.3 66 26.3 20.5-33.1 25 8.2 5.4-12.3
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 202 20 12.6 7.5-20.4 52 27.2 20.5-35.2 39 15.1 10.5-21.2 56 26.0 19.7-33.4 35 19.2 12.7-27.9
Unable to Work 118 19 14.3 8.6-23.0 *** *** *** 13 12.0 5.9-22.8 24 15.8 10.1-23.7 21 15.3 9.0-25.0
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.1 10.0-27.7 12 14.5 7.2-27.1
101% to 150% 90 16 17.4 10.2-28.0 *** *** *** 14 11.6 6.4-20.2 19 15.7 9.6-24.6 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 274 26 11.7 7.4-18.0 93 35.7 29.2-42.9 52 18.8 14.0-24.8 75 25.4 20.1-31.7 28 8.4 5.6-12.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 179 30 19.6 13.4-27.8 43 27.0 19.3-36.2 28 12.6 8.4-18.6 47 25.8 19.0-33.9 31 15.0 10.1-21.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 229 33 16.6 11.2-24.0 72 35.7 28.3-43.8 40 15.9 10.9-22.7 50 18.0 13.2-24.1 34 13.7 9.0-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 240 26 11.0 7.2-16.4 89 37.3 30.4-44.8 45 19.5 14.2-26.1 60 24.9 19.2-31.8 20 7.3 4.5-11.6

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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 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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