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
-Non-Hispanic White 918 154 16.0 13.4-18.8 320 36.5 32.8-40.3 295 32.2 28.8-35.9 149 15.3 12.8-18.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 425 87 18.9 15.0-23.5 170 41.0 35.5-46.7 122 30.0 25.0-35.5 46 10.2 7.3-14.0
AGE
18-34 99 30 26.1 18.1-35.9 *** *** *** 16 16.5 9.9-26.2 *** *** ***
35-44 118 22 14.4 9.2-21.7 51 46.4 36.3-56.7 28 22.8 15.7-32.0 17 16.5 10.2-25.5
45-54 139 24 16.2 10.5-24.3 46 32.3 24.1-41.7 53 37.4 28.8-46.8 16 14.2 8.3-23.2
55-64 202 23 12.2 7.6-19.1 69 33.1 26.1-40.9 80 41.8 34.1-49.9 30 12.9 8.7-18.8
65-74 210 29 13.8 9.3-19.8 59 25.7 19.1-33.6 74 39.3 31.5-47.7 48 21.3 15.6-28.3
75+ 146 25 14.6 9.6-21.5 49 35.2 26.6-44.8 44 31.9 23.2-42.1 28 18.3 12.2-26.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 20.4 12.3-31.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 244 34 15.4 10.9-21.3 86 35.0 28.5-42.1 87 35.5 29.1-42.5 37 14.1 9.9-19.6
Some Post-H.S. 315 43 13.3 9.6-18.3 121 40.7 34.6-47.2 95 29.5 24.0-35.6 56 16.5 12.4-21.5
College Graduate 280 66 25.4 20.0-31.6 92 33.1 27.2-39.5 85 30.3 24.7-36.6 37 11.2 8.0-15.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 23 17.4 10.9-26.6 42 33.2 24.5-43.2 40 34.8 25.7-45.1 23 14.7 9.2-22.7
$25,000- 34,999 87 14 16.1 9.1-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 17 11.4 6.6-19.0 47 38.0 28.5-48.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 119 24 16.3 10.5-24.3 *** *** *** 38 29.8 21.2-40.1 22 16.2 9.9-25.5
$75,000+ 246 46 17.4 13.0-23.1 90 37.8 31.1-45.1 75 29.5 23.5-36.3 35 15.3 10.8-21.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 399 58 14.8 11.1-19.6 128 33.1 27.7-39.0 128 32.3 27.1-38.0 85 19.7 15.6-24.6
No 517 96 16.8 13.6-20.6 192 39.0 34.2-44.1 166 32.2 27.6-37.1 63 12.0 9.0-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 179 19 11.3 7.0-17.7 55 37.6 28.7-47.4 67 34.9 27.1-43.6 38 16.2 11.4-22.6
Non-Veteran 739 135 16.9 14.1-20.1 265 36.3 32.3-40.4 228 31.7 27.9-35.8 111 15.2 12.3-18.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 214 43 17.5 12.7-23.6 70 35.5 28.3-43.4 68 31.8 25.1-39.4 33 15.2 10.4-21.6
Regional City or Suburban County 276 45 15.1 10.9-20.5 99 35.2 29.0-41.9 86 32.3 26.1-39.1 46 17.5 12.7-23.5
Rural 428 66 15.8 12.1-20.3 151 37.8 32.3-43.7 141 32.4 27.4-37.9 70 14.0 10.7-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 415 77 17.8 14.1-22.1 162 40.1 34.8-45.6 119 28.7 24.0-34.0 57 13.4 10.0-17.8
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 316 51 15.2 11.0-20.6 87 25.2 19.8-31.5 115 40.2 33.7-47.0 63 19.4 14.7-25.1
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** 38 33.4 24.2-44.0 44 38.2 28.4-48.9 21 17.8 11.4-26.7
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 15 19.0 11.1-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 22 19.7 12.3-29.9 *** *** *** 31 28.8 20.2-39.2 15 14.2 8.0-24.2
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 466 88 16.5 13.3-20.4 160 36.4 31.4-41.8 148 31.3 26.7-36.4 70 15.7 12.1-20.0
HOUSING
Own 679 106 14.2 11.6-17.4 231 35.7 31.6-40.2 238 35.1 31.0-39.4 104 15.0 12.1-18.4
Rent 182 40 25.2 18.2-33.7 67 38.7 30.5-47.6 46 21.3 15.4-28.7 29 14.8 9.8-21.6
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 198 25 11.9 7.6-18.2 79 40.6 32.9-48.9 65 33.1 26.1-41.0 29 14.3 9.6-20.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 356 63 16.7 12.7-21.6 106 30.6 25.0-36.7 127 36.5 30.7-42.8 60 16.2 12.1-21.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 364 66 17.1 13.2-21.7 135 41.0 35.1-47.1 103 27.1 22.2-32.5 60 14.9 11.2-19.5

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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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