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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 425 87 18.9 15.0-23.5 170 41.0 35.5-46.7 122 30.0 25.0-35.5 46 10.2 7.3-14.0
Non-Hispanic Black 134 66 51.0 41.2-60.7 43 33.1 24.6-43.0 19 12.7 7.8-20.0 *** *** ***
Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.7 8.5-27.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 20.9 13.2-31.4 *** *** ***
45-54 112 37 28.1 19.9-38.0 *** *** *** 25 25.2 17.0-35.8 *** *** ***
55-64 160 38 21.6 14.6-30.8 58 38.2 29.4-47.9 48 31.6 23.5-41.0 16 8.6 5.1-14.1
65-74 131 33 22.4 15.5-31.4 44 28.7 20.9-38.1 *** *** *** 16 11.1 6.5-18.3
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 169 46 29.9 22.3-38.8 57 32.6 24.8-41.6 50 28.9 21.6-37.4 16 8.6 5.1-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 243 68 26.2 20.1-33.3 97 41.6 34.4-49.3 55 23.3 17.3-30.5 23 8.9 5.6-13.9
College Graduate 167 52 29.7 22.6-38.0 61 37.0 29.0-45.9 41 26.7 19.6-35.2 13 6.6 3.6-11.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 79 16 17.8 10.2-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 21 21.8 13.3-33.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 123 38 30.1 21.7-40.2 *** *** *** 22 20.0 12.8-29.8 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 301 69 21.3 16.2-27.4 116 40.8 34.2-47.8 78 25.7 20.2-32.1 38 12.2 8.6-17.0
No 335 112 31.7 26.1-37.8 122 37.2 31.1-43.6 81 25.8 20.5-31.9 20 5.4 3.1- 9.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 615 177 27.3 23.3-31.7 230 38.5 33.9-43.2 151 25.5 21.5-29.9 57 8.8 6.5-11.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 163 54 31.3 23.6-40.2 54 34.5 26.4-43.8 41 26.3 19.1-35.0 14 7.9 4.3-14.1
Regional City or Suburban County 173 57 30.1 22.7-38.8 62 38.3 30.1-47.3 34 19.9 13.8-27.8 20 11.6 6.8-19.1
Rural 302 71 22.6 17.4-28.7 122 41.4 34.7-48.5 84 28.7 22.7-35.5 25 7.3 4.7-11.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 252 82 34.0 27.4-41.3 101 40.3 33.5-47.6 54 20.3 14.9-27.1 15 5.3 2.8-10.1
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 192 52 25.0 18.3-33.1 61 28.2 21.6-35.9 54 32.7 25.0-41.4 25 14.1 9.3-20.9
Unable to Work 122 29 18.5 12.1-27.2 *** *** *** 32 30.1 21.0-41.1 14 11.3 6.2-19.7
Other not in Labor Force 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 21 22.0 13.6-33.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.1 8.1-26.5 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 268 74 24.8 19.4-31.1 107 42.5 35.5-49.9 70 27.5 21.6-34.3 17 5.2 3.0- 8.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 178 42 20.1 14.3-27.5 74 43.2 34.9-51.8 52 30.7 23.3-39.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 221 74 30.7 24.1-38.3 68 30.9 23.9-38.9 58 28.7 21.7-36.8 21 9.7 5.8-15.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 66 27.0 20.9-34.2 96 44.3 37.0-51.8 49 19.7 14.8-25.8 28 9.0 5.9-13.3

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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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