2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you first started to smoke cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,382 234 18.6 16.2-21.3 454 33.9 31.0-37.0 235 16.5 14.3-18.9 308 21.6 19.1-24.2 151 9.4 7.8-11.3
-Non-Hispanic White 947 167 19.9 17.0-23.3 341 37.0 33.4-40.7 162 16.2 13.6-19.1 190 18.7 16.1-21.7 87 8.2 6.4-10.4
GENDER
Male 510 106 23.6 19.4-28.3 183 35.4 30.7-40.3 84 15.5 12.3-19.4 97 19.3 15.6-23.7 40 6.2 4.4- 8.6
Female 437 61 15.7 11.8-20.5 158 38.9 33.4-44.6 78 17.0 13.1-21.7 93 18.0 14.5-22.1 47 10.5 7.4-14.6
AGE
18-34 104 20 19.3 12.4-28.9 35 33.4 24.3-43.8 23 24.2 16.3-34.5 24 21.4 13.9-31.5 *** *** ***
35-44 120 32 30.2 21.6-40.4 45 39.5 30.0-49.9 17 14.7 8.6-23.8 21 12.8 8.2-19.5 *** *** ***
45-54 145 26 20.0 13.2-29.2 55 37.6 29.2-46.8 24 16.5 10.5-24.9 29 19.4 13.1-27.7 *** *** ***
55-64 209 43 21.8 15.6-29.6 79 38.0 30.7-45.9 31 12.2 8.3-17.6 36 15.9 11.3-22.1 20 12.0 7.3-19.2
65-74 207 28 14.0 9.5-20.2 68 36.0 28.2-44.5 41 16.9 12.0-23.3 43 22.2 16.4-29.3 27 11.0 7.3-16.0
75+ 158 *** *** *** 56 35.1 26.8-44.4 26 13.5 8.7-20.2 37 22.8 16.2-31.2 22 16.0 9.4-25.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 46 19.9 14.7-26.3 109 42.9 36.1-50.0 38 15.5 11.0-21.4 39 15.1 10.9-20.5 17 6.6 3.8-11.2
Some Post-H.S. 322 60 18.4 14.0-23.7 113 36.3 30.3-42.7 50 15.9 11.8-21.1 63 19.8 15.4-25.1 36 9.6 6.6-13.8
College Graduate 297 32 10.3 7.2-14.6 93 32.3 26.6-38.6 65 21.5 16.7-27.3 79 27.1 21.9-33.0 28 8.7 5.9-12.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 29 22.8 15.5-32.1 48 36.3 27.5-46.2 20 14.3 8.5-23.1 18 11.3 6.8-18.1 17 15.3 8.7-25.4
$25,000- 34,999 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.5 11.3-28.7 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 121 21 20.6 13.1-30.8 *** *** *** 17 9.0 5.3-14.9 22 16.1 10.4-24.1 13 9.5 5.3-16.6
$50,000- 74,999 122 20 21.9 13.5-33.5 *** *** *** 18 14.5 8.8-22.9 25 16.7 10.5-25.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 255 31 13.8 9.4-19.8 86 35.4 29.0-42.4 57 19.9 15.1-25.9 60 24.2 18.7-30.7 21 6.7 4.2-10.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 409 87 24.4 19.6-30.0 145 37.4 32.1-43.2 61 12.6 9.4-16.7 73 15.9 12.4-20.2 43 9.6 6.7-13.7
No 536 79 16.6 13.1-20.9 195 36.7 32.0-41.6 101 18.8 15.2-23.1 117 20.8 17.2-24.9 44 7.1 5.1- 9.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 185 32 18.9 12.6-27.3 77 40.4 32.4-49.0 26 12.5 8.1-18.8 37 22.6 16.0-30.9 13 5.6 3.1- 9.9
Non-Veteran 762 135 20.2 16.9-23.9 264 36.3 32.3-40.5 136 16.9 14.0-20.3 153 18.0 15.2-21.2 74 8.7 6.6-11.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 221 30 17.7 11.9-25.5 77 34.9 28.1-42.5 41 17.3 12.4-23.5 53 23.1 17.6-29.8 20 7.0 4.3-11.0
Regional City or Suburban County 290 49 16.8 12.3-22.5 104 38.4 32.0-45.1 56 19.8 14.8-26.1 59 18.2 13.9-23.6 22 6.8 4.3-10.5
Rural 436 88 23.1 18.6-28.4 160 37.0 31.7-42.7 65 13.3 10.0-17.4 78 16.9 13.2-21.4 45 9.7 6.7-13.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 437 80 19.5 15.5-24.2 156 36.6 31.5-42.0 77 17.7 14.0-22.3 89 19.7 15.8-24.2 35 6.5 4.6- 9.2
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 325 40 15.2 10.6-21.2 115 35.1 29.2-41.5 62 16.0 12.1-20.9 72 21.8 17.1-27.3 36 11.9 7.8-17.7
Unable to Work 112 25 19.1 12.6-27.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.9 7.9-23.3 15 12.1 6.6-21.2
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.8 8.1-25.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 24 22.4 14.7-32.5 *** *** *** 17 12.5 7.0-21.4 16 12.2 7.2-19.9 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 19.0 11.3-30.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 481 64 16.5 12.6-21.3 175 37.6 32.6-42.8 91 17.1 13.7-21.1 107 20.9 17.1-25.2 44 8.0 5.8-10.8
HOUSING
Own 696 106 18.2 14.9-22.1 255 37.9 33.7-42.2 116 15.6 12.7-19.0 146 19.0 16.0-22.4 73 9.3 7.1-12.1
Rent 190 43 24.5 17.9-32.4 66 34.3 26.9-42.6 34 17.9 12.1-25.7 35 18.7 12.6-26.9 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 200 48 32.4 24.8-41.0 66 30.8 24.0-38.6 31 12.7 8.6-18.2 36 15.8 11.1-22.1 19 8.3 5.2-13.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 366 67 20.1 15.4-25.7 137 40.1 34.2-46.3 59 15.1 11.2-20.1 65 15.6 11.9-20.2 38 9.1 6.0-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 381 52 13.9 10.4-18.4 138 36.5 31.0-42.3 72 19.0 14.8-24.1 89 23.5 19.0-28.7 30 7.1 4.9-10.3

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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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