2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 24 years old 25 to 34 years old 35 to 44 years old 45 to 54 years old 55+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,329 164 15.3 12.9-17.9 278 22.1 19.6-24.9 286 22.7 20.1-25.5 260 18.0 15.7-20.5 341 22.0 19.5-24.6
-MALES 704 108 18.0 14.6-21.8 154 23.4 19.9-27.4 152 22.8 19.3-26.6 128 16.0 13.2-19.4 162 19.8 16.7-23.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 491 79 19.0 15.0-23.8 101 22.4 18.3-27.0 106 22.1 18.2-26.7 89 15.9 12.6-20.0 116 20.5 16.7-24.9
Non-Hispanic Black 119 *** *** *** 23 21.5 13.7-32.2 27 27.6 18.7-38.7 27 19.6 13.0-28.4 34 24.6 17.2-33.9
Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.1 12.1-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 100 *** *** *** 21 20.2 12.7-30.5 72 72.6 61.8-81.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 111 14 13.9 7.7-23.8 16 12.1 7.1-19.8 27 23.2 15.8-32.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 139 11 9.2 4.4-18.4 12 8.8 4.7-16.0 *** *** *** 33 24.2 16.6-33.9 73 49.8 40.3-59.3
65-74 139 15 10.5 6.2-17.4 28 20.7 14.0-29.6 17 12.4 7.1-20.8 21 12.6 7.8-19.7 *** *** ***
75+ 102 *** *** *** 18 19.7 11.9-30.8 25 24.3 16.0-35.0 20 14.4 8.8-22.6 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 98 13 15.5 8.7-26.1 18 19.7 12.1-30.3 24 23.4 15.2-34.3 19 21.3 13.3-32.3 24 20.1 12.6-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 204 35 22.2 15.9-30.1 47 23.0 17.2-30.1 40 21.3 15.6-28.4 31 13.3 9.1-18.9 51 20.2 15.1-26.5
Some Post-H.S. 211 26 15.0 9.9-22.0 44 25.3 18.9-32.9 45 21.5 15.8-28.6 40 15.2 10.9-20.9 56 23.0 17.3-29.9
College Graduate 190 33 18.1 12.9-24.8 45 25.5 19.1-33.2 43 27.4 20.7-35.4 38 16.4 11.7-22.5 31 12.6 8.7-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 14 18.3 10.7-29.5 26 23.2 15.3-33.4 18 14.0 8.6-22.2 23 19.8 12.5-29.9 32 24.7 16.7-34.9
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 92 12 12.9 6.9-22.9 *** *** *** 20 21.1 13.3-31.9 23 24.3 15.5-35.8 17 14.1 8.5-22.5
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.3 6.9-24.2 12 13.1 7.2-22.8
$75,000+ 175 32 18.0 12.4-25.3 40 25.5 18.6-33.8 44 27.5 20.4-35.9 35 16.9 11.7-23.8 24 12.2 7.7-18.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 315 43 17.1 12.2-23.3 64 21.1 16.3-26.9 57 19.1 14.4-24.9 52 15.6 11.3-21.0 99 27.2 21.8-33.3
No 385 65 18.8 14.5-24.0 90 25.4 20.6-30.9 95 25.6 20.9-31.1 73 16.0 12.3-20.4 62 14.2 10.8-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 218 23 11.1 7.1-17.1 46 26.0 19.5-33.9 35 17.6 12.2-24.8 40 13.4 9.5-18.6 74 31.8 24.5-40.0
Non-Veteran 485 85 20.3 16.2-25.1 108 22.6 18.5-27.2 117 24.5 20.4-29.2 87 16.9 13.4-21.0 88 15.7 12.6-19.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 195 33 16.5 11.4-23.3 48 25.3 18.9-33.1 44 25.2 18.5-33.3 27 12.0 7.9-18.0 43 20.9 15.1-28.2
Regional City or Suburban County 203 38 22.3 15.8-30.5 45 23.9 17.7-31.5 34 17.9 12.4-25.0 45 20.0 14.3-27.1 41 15.9 11.3-21.9
Rural 306 37 15.9 11.2-22.0 61 21.9 16.8-28.1 74 24.5 19.3-30.6 56 15.9 11.8-21.1 78 21.8 16.8-27.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 372 72 21.6 17.0-27.1 101 28.2 23.2-33.9 96 26.5 21.7-31.9 64 14.8 11.3-19.2 39 8.8 6.3-12.2
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 206 17 7.1 4.2-11.7 37 20.3 14.5-27.8 39 17.6 12.3-24.4 38 15.8 10.6-22.9 75 39.2 31.0-48.0
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 16.0 8.3-28.6 13 13.2 7.1-23.3 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 19.5 11.7-30.7 16 13.7 7.8-23.0 25 21.9 14.1-32.3
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 322 50 15.6 11.5-20.8 75 25.8 20.5-31.9 75 25.4 20.2-31.5 65 18.1 13.8-23.3 57 15.1 11.4-19.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 176 26 19.7 13.1-28.5 38 22.2 15.9-30.1 31 19.6 13.2-28.1 36 17.6 12.2-24.7 45 20.9 15.2-28.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 251 29 12.2 7.9-18.5 54 22.5 17.0-29.1 57 22.2 16.9-28.6 44 18.6 13.5-25.1 67 24.4 18.7-31.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 277 53 22.3 16.9-28.9 62 25.0 19.4-31.7 64 25.1 19.5-31.7 48 12.7 9.1-17.4 50 14.8 10.9-19.9

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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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