2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Number of pack years*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 5 pack years 5+ pack years and less than 10 pack years 10+ pack years and less than 20 pack years 20+ pack years and less than 30 pack years 30+ pack years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,236 272 22.6 19.9-25.6 190 15.7 13.5-18.3 262 22.5 19.9-25.4 187 14.5 12.4-16.9 325 24.7 21.9-27.6
-FEMALES 574 119 22.7 18.6-27.5 107 17.4 14.1-21.3 118 21.1 17.3-25.3 92 15.4 12.3-19.1 138 23.4 19.4-27.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 394 69 19.2 14.7-24.7 61 14.1 10.7-18.5 83 21.5 17.1-26.7 71 17.5 13.6-22.3 110 27.6 22.6-33.3
Non-Hispanic Black 116 33 31.6 22.4-42.5 32 27.9 19.4-38.3 21 19.3 12.2-29.2 13 9.3 4.9-16.7 17 12.0 7.2-19.2
Other 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 86 *** *** *** 24 22.7 14.7-33.2 *** *** *** 13 16.0 9.2-26.4 *** *** ***
45-54 99 16 13.2 7.6-21.8 20 18.3 11.5-27.9 *** *** *** 14 14.0 8.0-23.2 *** *** ***
55-64 148 20 12.5 7.3-20.4 16 11.1 5.8-20.4 28 17.6 11.6-25.8 29 22.8 15.2-32.6 55 36.0 27.3-45.8
65-74 115 17 12.4 7.4-20.1 18 12.4 7.3-20.4 19 16.9 10.2-26.7 19 15.7 9.7-24.6 *** *** ***
75+ 69 14 16.0 8.9-27.0 12 15.6 8.5-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 147 31 24.2 16.5-33.9 21 14.8 9.3-22.8 19 12.9 7.9-20.6 26 17.2 11.0-25.9 50 30.8 22.9-40.1
Some Post-H.S. 224 40 22.7 16.1-31.0 43 18.8 13.5-25.6 56 23.9 18.2-30.7 36 14.4 10.2-20.0 49 20.2 14.5-27.3
College Graduate 154 42 27.7 20.3-36.6 37 24.8 17.7-33.4 29 19.5 13.4-27.6 19 11.7 7.2-18.6 27 16.3 10.8-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.1 6.7-24.1 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 93 20 19.4 11.8-30.3 17 18.4 10.3-30.5 16 17.6 9.7-29.6 16 18.0 10.7-28.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 15.9 8.6-27.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 11 11.8 6.0-21.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.6 9.1-28.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 71 *** *** *** 14 18.2 10.3-30.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.0 7.8-24.0
$75,000+ 117 32 29.8 20.8-40.7 26 18.8 12.4-27.4 30 26.0 17.9-36.1 15 12.3 7.2-20.4 14 13.1 7.2-22.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 265 45 16.3 11.5-22.6 45 16.6 11.8-22.9 54 22.9 17.1-29.9 48 17.6 13.0-23.4 73 26.7 20.9-33.4
No 307 74 27.9 21.9-34.8 62 18.1 13.9-23.3 63 19.7 15.1-25.1 44 13.8 9.8-19.0 64 20.6 15.4-27.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 552 115 23.2 19.0-28.1 105 17.8 14.5-21.8 114 21.1 17.3-25.5 87 14.5 11.6-18.0 131 23.3 19.2-27.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 145 33 23.2 15.9-32.5 29 19.2 13.1-27.3 30 19.6 13.3-28.1 23 17.6 11.1-26.7 30 20.4 13.7-29.3
Regional City or Suburban County 151 38 29.2 20.9-39.3 24 14.6 9.3-22.0 30 18.8 13.0-26.5 23 12.0 7.7-18.4 36 25.3 17.7-34.8
Rural 278 48 18.9 13.5-25.8 54 17.9 13.1-24.0 58 23.1 17.4-30.0 46 16.0 11.7-21.4 72 24.1 18.4-30.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 234 61 30.5 23.8-38.2 57 23.1 17.6-29.6 53 21.3 16.0-27.9 25 10.1 6.6-15.0 38 15.0 9.9-22.2
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 172 30 13.9 9.2-20.3 26 14.2 8.7-22.5 24 17.0 11.0-25.2 31 16.3 11.0-23.4 61 38.6 30.3-47.8
Unable to Work 105 13 9.5 4.8-18.1 15 12.1 6.7-20.9 24 21.9 13.5-33.6 24 24.6 16.4-35.3 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.4 8.8-28.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 15 13.9 7.9-23.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 256 58 24.7 18.5-32.2 53 19.7 14.9-25.7 52 21.7 16.4-28.3 42 16.8 11.9-23.1 51 17.0 12.5-22.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 162 26 15.3 9.8-23.2 34 18.8 13.0-26.6 40 29.1 21.4-38.3 22 13.1 8.3-20.3 40 23.5 17.0-31.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 196 43 23.3 16.9-31.2 33 15.4 10.4-22.1 37 18.1 12.4-25.7 33 16.8 11.5-24.0 50 26.4 19.2-35.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 216 50 26.5 19.5-35.0 40 18.7 13.5-25.2 41 19.4 14.1-26.1 37 15.2 10.8-21.0 48 20.2 15.0-26.7

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*Pack years is computed as the number of years the respondent smoked multiplied by the number of packs of cigarettes they usually smoked each day.
See the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

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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