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
-MALES 1,510 58 3.5 2.6- 4.6 1,142 77.8 75.3-80.2 310 18.7 16.5-21.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 973 40 4.2 3.0- 5.9 726 76.5 73.4-79.4 207 19.3 16.6-22.2
Non-Hispanic Black 278 *** *** *** 215 80.3 74.5-85.0 53 17.2 12.7-22.8
Other 239 *** *** *** 185 81.0 74.7-86.1 46 17.1 12.2-23.4
AGE
18-34 302 *** *** *** 270 88.6 83.7-92.1 31 11.0 7.5-15.9
35-44 191 *** *** *** 157 84.6 78.4-89.3 29 12.7 8.5-18.6
45-54 260 *** *** *** 205 76.5 69.4-82.4 49 20.5 14.9-27.4
55-64 284 15 5.0 2.9- 8.5 209 74.5 68.5-79.7 60 20.5 15.8-26.2
65-74 266 20 7.5 4.5-12.3 168 64.1 57.1-70.5 78 28.4 22.5-35.0
75+ 187 11 6.1 3.1-11.8 116 63.0 54.5-70.9 60 30.9 23.6-39.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 167 *** *** *** 121 75.3 66.9-82.1 38 20.2 14.0-28.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 397 19 3.8 2.3- 6.2 288 74.6 69.5-79.0 90 21.6 17.5-26.5
Some Post-H.S. 438 21 3.8 2.4- 6.2 330 78.6 74.1-82.5 87 17.6 13.9-21.9
College Graduate 505 *** *** *** 400 82.3 78.5-85.5 95 15.9 12.8-19.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 26.2 17.6-37.1
$15,000- 24,999 193 12 4.7 2.5- 8.7 133 71.9 63.5-79.0 48 23.5 16.8-31.8
$25,000- 34,999 131 *** *** *** 91 70.0 60.4-78.1 35 26.1 18.6-35.3
$35,000- 49,999 175 *** *** *** 126 73.8 65.7-80.6 40 21.5 15.2-29.3
$50,000- 74,999 177 *** *** *** 148 86.5 80.2-91.1 20 9.4 5.6-15.3
$75,000+ 463 11 2.6 1.3- 5.0 376 81.5 77.1-85.3 76 15.9 12.4-20.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 492 31 5.4 3.6- 8.0 299 63.6 58.3-68.5 162 31.0 26.3-36.1
No 1,006 26 2.5 1.6- 3.8 836 84.7 82.1-87.0 144 12.8 10.7-15.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 391 20 4.6 2.8- 7.4 254 67.3 61.6-72.4 117 28.2 23.3-33.6
Non-Veteran 1,118 38 3.1 2.2- 4.5 887 80.8 78.0-83.3 193 16.1 13.7-18.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 489 14 2.5 1.3- 4.6 398 82.3 77.8-86.1 77 15.2 11.7-19.6
Regional City or Suburban County 418 16 3.3 1.9- 5.8 296 75.1 70.2-79.3 106 21.6 17.6-26.2
Rural 603 28 4.4 2.9- 6.5 448 76.1 72.0-79.8 127 19.5 16.1-23.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 879 16 1.7 1.0- 3.0 735 84.2 81.3-86.8 128 14.1 11.6-16.9
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 412 27 7.0 4.5-10.7 263 64.4 58.8-69.7 122 28.6 23.8-33.9
Unable to Work 119 12 9.5 5.2-16.8 *** *** *** 48 35.5 26.5-45.7
Other not in Labor Force 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 129 *** *** *** 86 69.9 60.4-77.9 33 22.5 15.5-31.4
101% to 150% 156 *** *** *** 108 69.7 60.0-78.0 42 28.2 20.1-38.0
151% to 200% 129 *** *** *** 94 77.0 68.1-84.0 28 17.7 11.8-25.7
More than 200% 768 29 3.7 2.4- 5.5 606 80.3 76.9-83.3 133 16.1 13.4-19.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 352 18 4.3 2.5- 7.1 257 75.6 70.0-80.4 77 20.1 15.7-25.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 24 4.6 2.9- 7.0 375 75.5 71.1-79.4 117 19.9 16.4-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 642 16 2.1 1.2- 3.8 510 80.9 77.0-84.3 116 17.0 13.8-20.7

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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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