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
-MALES 716 164 22.4 19.0-26.1 224 33.7 29.6-38.0 213 28.8 25.2-32.8 115 15.1 12.3-18.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 493 67 13.4 10.4-17.2 150 32.6 27.8-37.8 173 34.2 29.5-39.2 103 19.7 16.0-24.2
Non-Hispanic Black 124 42 33.2 24.3-43.5 *** *** *** 28 20.3 13.6-29.1 *** *** ***
Other 90 *** *** *** 23 21.9 13.8-33.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 108 46 39.2 29.5-49.8 *** *** *** 14 15.3 9.0-24.8 *** *** ***
35-44 102 34 26.5 18.6-36.4 *** *** *** 17 15.1 9.1-24.0 15 15.7 9.2-25.3
45-54 109 24 19.1 12.4-28.3 33 31.2 22.2-41.9 40 36.0 26.6-46.5 12 13.7 7.6-23.3
55-64 140 18 12.6 7.6-20.2 42 28.6 21.1-37.5 59 45.5 36.3-55.0 21 13.2 8.1-20.7
65-74 143 21 16.0 10.1-24.5 36 24.2 15.9-35.0 50 34.3 25.8-43.9 36 25.5 17.9-34.9
75+ 108 18 12.5 7.5-20.0 *** *** *** 33 31.7 22.3-42.8 21 16.2 9.9-25.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 32 26.8 18.3-37.5 *** *** *** 30 29.6 20.6-40.4 17 15.1 8.8-24.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 213 62 25.8 20.0-32.6 64 31.4 24.8-39.0 59 29.2 22.7-36.5 28 13.6 9.1-20.0
Some Post-H.S. 216 31 15.2 10.4-21.8 78 39.3 32.0-47.2 63 27.3 21.2-34.4 44 18.1 13.1-24.5
College Graduate 185 39 24.1 17.7-32.0 59 33.1 26.0-41.0 61 30.6 23.9-38.1 26 12.2 8.1-18.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 39 30.9 22.1-41.5 35 28.2 20.0-38.1 28 28.6 19.8-39.2 16 12.3 6.8-21.2
$25,000- 34,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 19 20.4 12.4-31.8 *** *** *** 28 29.3 20.0-40.8 14 16.8 9.4-28.3
$50,000- 74,999 82 14 18.2 10.5-29.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 19.9 11.6-31.8
$75,000+ 175 31 17.2 11.8-24.4 55 35.7 27.7-44.6 59 29.1 22.3-37.1 30 17.9 12.3-25.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 316 71 21.6 16.6-27.6 89 30.1 24.2-36.7 93 29.8 24.2-36.1 63 18.5 14.0-24.0
No 396 92 22.6 18.3-27.6 134 36.4 30.9-42.2 118 28.1 23.4-33.4 52 12.9 9.5-17.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 34 16.2 11.3-22.8 68 36.0 28.3-44.6 77 33.2 26.3-40.9 38 14.5 10.2-20.3
Non-Veteran 498 130 24.4 20.4-28.9 156 32.9 28.2-38.0 135 27.4 23.1-32.1 77 15.3 12.0-19.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 198 55 26.6 20.3-34.0 68 38.3 30.7-46.6 50 22.8 17.0-29.8 25 12.3 8.0-18.6
Regional City or Suburban County 202 37 19.1 13.4-26.5 61 27.8 21.3-35.4 70 35.6 28.2-43.8 34 17.4 12.1-24.5
Rural 316 72 21.9 17.1-27.7 95 34.6 28.4-41.4 93 28.2 22.8-34.2 56 15.3 11.3-20.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 373 96 23.7 19.2-28.8 130 37.2 31.7-43.1 94 25.0 20.4-30.2 53 14.1 10.5-18.7
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 216 35 15.0 10.4-21.2 54 26.1 19.1-34.6 82 40.3 32.6-48.6 45 18.6 13.2-25.6
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.3 8.7-25.4
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 27.1 18.2-38.2 12 13.3 6.7-24.6
151% to 200% 72 14 17.7 10.2-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.0 5.8-23.3
More than 200% 325 56 16.7 12.6-21.8 101 34.0 28.2-40.4 108 30.1 24.8-36.0 60 19.2 14.6-24.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 181 46 24.3 17.6-32.5 63 39.0 30.8-47.9 45 23.6 17.4-31.2 27 13.1 8.5-19.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 253 47 18.0 13.2-24.0 73 29.6 23.3-36.8 89 35.5 28.9-42.6 44 16.9 12.2-23.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 282 71 25.3 19.9-31.6 88 34.4 28.0-41.3 79 25.7 20.4-31.9 44 14.6 10.4-20.1

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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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