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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,031 92 4.5 3.6- 5.7 1,519 76.4 74.2-78.5 420 19.1 17.2-21.1
GENDER
Male 973 40 4.2 3.0- 5.9 726 76.5 73.4-79.4 207 19.3 16.6-22.2
Female 1,058 52 4.8 3.5- 6.5 793 76.2 73.1-79.1 213 18.9 16.3-21.9
AGE
18-34 277 *** *** *** 244 86.5 81.1-90.5 32 13.0 9.1-18.4
35-44 231 *** *** *** 195 83.7 77.5-88.4 30 13.4 9.1-19.3
45-54 330 *** *** *** 265 77.8 72.0-82.7 53 17.2 13.0-22.5
55-64 433 20 4.6 2.9- 7.3 335 78.1 73.5-82.1 78 17.3 13.7-21.5
65-74 423 31 7.5 5.1-10.9 269 66.2 60.9-71.1 123 26.3 21.9-31.3
75+ 315 21 7.4 4.6-11.7 192 60.6 53.6-67.2 102 32.0 25.7-39.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 12 9.8 5.4-17.0 73 67.9 57.4-76.8 25 22.3 14.7-32.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 447 24 4.4 2.8- 6.6 309 71.4 66.7-75.7 114 24.2 20.2-28.8
Some Post-H.S. 645 33 5.0 3.4- 7.2 481 77.3 73.5-80.7 131 17.8 14.7-21.2
College Graduate 825 23 2.4 1.6- 3.7 652 82.1 79.1-84.7 150 15.5 13.0-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 103 *** *** *** 61 62.1 51.3-71.8 37 32.2 23.2-42.8
$15,000- 24,999 203 *** *** *** 133 67.8 60.0-74.7 58 27.4 20.9-35.1
$25,000- 34,999 154 *** *** *** 111 72.8 64.2-80.0 32 20.1 14.0-28.1
$35,000- 49,999 234 16 7.0 4.1-11.7 163 72.9 66.1-78.7 55 20.1 15.1-26.3
$50,000- 74,999 268 *** *** *** 216 82.6 76.9-87.2 39 12.3 8.6-17.2
$75,000+ 657 20 3.4 2.1- 5.6 541 82.7 79.1-85.8 96 13.9 11.1-17.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 687 46 6.9 5.0- 9.4 414 61.8 57.3-66.0 227 31.4 27.3-35.7
No 1,331 44 3.2 2.3- 4.4 1,096 83.7 81.4-85.8 191 13.1 11.2-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 305 15 5.1 3.0- 8.8 195 66.2 59.8-72.0 95 28.7 23.2-34.8
Non-Veteran 1,726 77 4.4 3.4- 5.7 1,324 77.9 75.5-80.1 325 17.7 15.7-19.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 535 22 4.4 2.7- 7.0 435 81.8 77.7-85.2 78 13.8 10.8-17.5
Regional City or Suburban County 589 28 4.4 3.0- 6.7 426 74.9 70.7-78.7 135 20.6 17.1-24.6
Rural 907 42 4.6 3.3- 6.4 658 74.3 70.8-77.5 207 21.1 18.1-24.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,031 27 2.9 1.9- 4.3 872 84.9 82.2-87.2 132 12.3 10.2-14.7
Unemployed 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 670 47 7.3 5.3-10.0 422 64.1 59.6-68.4 201 28.6 24.6-32.9
Unable to Work 159 14 9.9 5.7-16.6 89 55.1 46.1-63.9 56 35.0 26.9-44.0
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** 81 80.5 70.7-87.5 19 17.3 10.7-26.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** 86 66.8 57.1-75.3 41 28.4 20.4-38.0
101% to 150% 166 *** *** *** 112 67.5 59.1-74.9 46 28.0 21.1-36.3
151% to 200% 149 *** *** *** 105 74.9 66.4-81.9 33 17.6 11.9-25.3
More than 200% 1,139 51 4.8 3.6- 6.5 901 80.3 77.6-82.8 187 14.8 12.7-17.3
HOUSING
Own 1,559 79 5.1 4.0- 6.4 1,147 75.2 72.6-77.5 333 19.8 17.6-22.2
Rent 344 *** *** *** 275 81.4 76.0-85.8 57 15.2 11.2-20.3
Other arrangement 118 *** *** *** 89 80.2 71.4-86.8 28 18.9 12.5-27.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 418 18 4.0 2.4- 6.5 297 73.4 68.3-78.0 103 22.5 18.3-27.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 769 45 5.7 4.1- 7.8 559 73.9 70.0-77.4 165 20.4 17.2-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 844 29 3.6 2.4- 5.4 663 80.1 76.9-83.0 152 16.3 13.7-19.3

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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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