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
-MALES 662 153 22.5 19.1-26.4 83 14.4 11.4-17.9 144 23.7 20.0-27.8 95 13.8 11.0-17.1 187 25.6 22.0-29.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 457 81 17.5 13.8-21.8 46 13.4 9.9-18.0 107 23.9 19.7-28.7 74 15.8 12.3-20.1 149 29.3 24.8-34.3
Non-Hispanic Black 116 23 19.7 12.6-29.5 25 19.5 12.8-28.6 *** *** *** 15 10.4 5.7-18.3 22 16.6 10.5-25.2
Other 80 *** *** *** 12 13.2 7.0-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.9 7.8-26.9
AGE
18-34 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 99 25 18.1 11.8-26.8 20 20.0 12.7-30.1 *** *** *** 11 13.5 7.0-24.2 14 14.0 8.0-23.4
45-54 103 21 15.1 9.6-23.1 11 11.5 5.9-21.0 26 27.2 18.5-38.2 23 19.9 13.1-29.2 22 26.2 17.5-37.4
55-64 136 12 8.9 4.7-16.1 *** *** *** 32 23.7 16.6-32.7 20 15.2 9.6-23.3 63 46.2 36.8-55.7
65-74 132 21 17.2 11.1-25.6 *** *** *** 26 21.5 14.4-30.9 23 16.7 10.7-25.1 53 38.8 29.7-48.8
75+ 91 17 17.8 10.5-28.4 *** *** *** 20 22.7 14.2-34.2 15 18.3 10.9-29.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 88 19 17.9 10.7-28.3 *** *** *** 17 18.8 11.3-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 188 53 26.4 20.1-33.7 26 15.5 10.3-22.6 32 21.3 15.1-29.1 24 11.5 7.5-17.1 53 25.4 19.3-32.7
Some Post-H.S. 206 28 16.1 10.8-23.4 27 15.2 10.3-21.8 57 29.9 23.2-37.8 34 14.6 10.2-20.4 60 24.2 18.4-31.1
College Graduate 179 52 33.0 25.7-41.2 20 12.6 7.9-19.6 38 21.3 15.4-28.7 27 15.2 10.3-21.9 42 17.9 13.0-24.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 109 29 27.3 18.4-38.4 18 18.0 11.1-27.8 24 20.3 13.1-30.1 *** *** *** 28 24.1 16.0-34.8
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 90 22 23.9 15.0-35.7 11 12.4 6.7-21.8 *** *** *** 14 12.8 7.1-21.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 16 20.7 12.2-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.2 7.4-22.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 36 19.2 13.6-26.3 20 15.8 9.8-24.5 53 34.2 26.3-43.1 22 12.8 8.2-19.4 35 18.0 12.4-25.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 293 60 20.3 15.3-26.3 26 8.8 5.7-13.5 61 23.3 17.9-29.6 47 15.4 11.2-21.0 99 32.2 26.3-38.7
No 365 93 24.4 19.7-29.7 57 18.3 13.9-23.6 81 23.5 18.7-29.0 48 12.8 9.4-17.2 86 21.1 16.8-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 198 33 17.7 12.4-24.7 21 13.8 8.6-21.3 38 22.3 16.0-30.2 29 13.4 9.1-19.4 77 32.8 26.0-40.4
Non-Veteran 463 120 24.1 19.9-28.8 62 14.5 11.1-18.8 106 24.1 19.9-29.0 66 13.9 10.6-17.9 109 23.4 19.2-28.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 183 51 25.0 18.9-32.4 28 16.3 11.0-23.5 40 25.9 18.8-34.6 33 17.3 11.8-24.5 31 15.5 10.5-22.1
Regional City or Suburban County 190 36 19.7 13.7-27.5 21 11.5 7.1-18.0 47 28.0 21.0-36.4 26 12.2 7.9-18.4 60 28.5 21.7-36.5
Rural 289 66 22.9 17.7-29.1 34 15.1 10.5-21.2 57 19.3 14.6-25.0 36 12.6 8.7-17.8 96 30.2 24.4-36.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 353 103 27.1 22.2-32.7 53 16.9 12.8-22.1 79 24.3 19.3-29.9 44 12.1 8.7-16.5 74 19.6 15.4-24.6
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 188 29 15.2 10.3-21.9 13 6.9 3.8-12.4 41 23.5 17.2-31.4 32 17.3 11.9-24.4 73 37.1 29.1-45.8
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.4 11.0-31.9 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.3 8.2-26.7 *** *** *** 21 23.9 15.3-35.4
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** 12 13.0 7.1-22.4 *** *** *** 13 17.0 9.1-29.6 20 18.5 11.3-28.9
151% to 200% 67 14 19.5 11.3-31.5 *** *** *** 11 16.2 8.4-28.7 12 16.8 9.1-29.1 *** *** ***
More than 200% 305 67 19.3 14.9-24.6 35 15.2 10.6-21.2 77 27.5 22.0-33.9 43 12.7 9.3-17.3 83 25.2 20.1-31.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 166 39 22.2 15.8-30.1 25 18.0 11.8-26.4 27 16.5 10.8-24.4 19 12.7 7.5-20.7 56 30.6 23.3-39.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 235 46 20.3 14.8-27.2 20 8.2 5.1-13.0 57 23.3 17.9-29.8 36 13.9 9.8-19.5 76 34.2 27.4-41.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 68 24.8 19.4-31.2 38 17.9 12.7-24.5 60 28.1 21.8-35.4 40 14.2 10.0-19.7 55 15.0 11.1-19.9

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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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