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
-Non-Hispanic White 851 150 18.2 15.3-21.6 107 13.8 11.2-16.8 190 22.8 19.7-26.3 145 16.6 13.9-19.7 259 28.5 25.1-32.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 394 69 19.2 14.7-24.7 61 14.1 10.7-18.5 83 21.5 17.1-26.7 71 17.5 13.6-22.3 110 27.6 22.6-33.3
AGE
18-34 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.3 7.9-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 117 17 14.4 8.1-24.3 26 18.9 12.5-27.4 40 34.7 25.7-45.0 19 18.0 11.2-27.6 15 14.0 8.3-22.7
45-54 128 21 12.4 7.7-19.4 *** *** *** 38 29.2 21.1-38.9 28 20.0 13.7-28.4 30 28.3 19.8-38.7
55-64 195 19 9.4 5.6-15.3 *** *** *** 41 20.4 14.8-27.4 39 21.8 15.6-29.5 85 42.4 34.6-50.6
65-74 189 26 13.0 8.7-18.9 15 6.9 3.9-11.8 34 18.7 13.1-26.0 33 16.8 11.7-23.5 81 44.6 36.3-53.3
75+ 128 21 14.3 8.8-22.4 15 10.9 6.3-18.0 22 17.3 11.0-26.2 24 19.5 12.6-28.9 46 38.0 28.2-48.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 213 36 18.3 13.1-25.0 21 12.0 7.6-18.4 35 19.7 14.1-26.8 41 17.6 12.6-24.0 80 32.5 26.0-39.7
Some Post-H.S. 302 41 18.1 13.0-24.6 38 13.8 9.8-19.0 85 26.9 21.7-32.7 51 15.9 11.9-20.8 87 25.4 20.2-31.4
College Graduate 268 72 28.9 23.1-35.5 39 16.1 11.6-21.8 57 22.1 17.0-28.1 39 14.5 10.4-19.8 61 18.5 14.1-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 20 17.7 11.0-27.1 17 15.5 9.0-25.5 24 19.6 12.5-29.3 17 14.7 8.7-23.6 40 32.6 23.6-43.1
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.9 8.6-27.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 20 14.7 9.0-23.2 13 13.7 7.8-22.9 20 17.9 11.0-27.7 22 18.3 11.8-27.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 115 25 23.7 15.0-35.4 15 15.6 8.9-26.0 23 20.7 13.5-30.5 18 14.8 8.2-25.1 34 25.2 17.2-35.2
$75,000+ 235 53 20.9 15.8-27.2 33 15.3 10.5-21.8 70 31.5 25.1-38.7 32 13.3 9.2-18.9 47 19.0 13.9-25.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 365 53 15.4 11.4-20.6 36 10.5 7.2-15.0 78 22.3 17.6-27.9 69 18.0 14.0-22.9 129 33.7 28.3-39.6
No 484 97 20.3 16.3-24.9 71 16.1 12.5-20.4 112 23.2 19.2-27.8 76 15.7 12.2-19.9 128 24.8 20.4-29.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 165 22 14.2 9.0-21.5 14 11.9 6.7-20.3 33 22.6 15.8-31.3 27 17.7 11.3-26.7 69 33.5 26.0-42.0
Non-Veteran 686 128 19.0 15.7-22.8 93 14.1 11.3-17.5 157 22.9 19.4-26.7 118 16.4 13.5-19.7 190 27.6 23.8-31.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 198 45 21.3 15.7-28.2 25 12.6 8.2-18.8 45 23.1 17.1-30.5 36 20.8 14.6-28.6 47 22.2 16.3-29.5
Regional City or Suburban County 255 43 18.1 13.0-24.6 30 12.3 8.4-17.8 64 25.9 20.2-32.6 40 13.2 9.3-18.3 78 30.5 24.2-37.6
Rural 398 62 16.8 12.6-22.1 52 15.2 11.3-20.3 81 20.7 16.3-25.8 69 16.8 13.1-21.4 134 30.4 25.3-36.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 90 22.7 18.3-27.7 61 16.9 13.0-21.7 101 24.3 19.9-29.3 60 14.8 11.3-19.2 88 21.3 16.9-26.4
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 280 38 12.1 8.5-16.9 27 9.6 6.0-15.1 51 20.2 15.1-26.4 48 16.8 12.4-22.5 116 41.2 34.5-48.3
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 22.8 14.3-34.3 26 24.6 16.6-34.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 99 15 16.0 9.3-26.2 14 15.0 8.2-25.8 25 23.4 15.3-34.1 16 18.2 10.6-29.3 29 27.5 18.9-38.1
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** 12 18.1 10.0-30.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 444 95 20.0 16.1-24.7 57 14.4 10.8-19.0 109 26.2 21.7-31.2 69 15.3 11.8-19.6 114 24.0 19.7-28.8
HOUSING
Own 631 110 17.1 13.9-20.9 75 12.7 9.8-16.2 146 23.9 20.2-27.9 110 17.6 14.5-21.3 190 28.8 24.8-33.1
Rent 166 34 26.5 18.5-36.4 28 21.6 14.9-30.2 32 17.2 11.8-24.2 22 9.3 5.9-14.4 50 25.5 18.7-33.6
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 182 28 14.3 9.5-20.9 22 14.6 9.2-22.5 37 20.3 14.5-27.7 28 16.3 10.8-24.0 67 34.4 27.0-42.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 329 46 15.4 11.2-20.9 39 11.4 8.0-16.0 77 21.6 16.9-27.2 58 17.2 13.0-22.4 109 34.3 28.3-40.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 340 76 23.2 18.2-29.1 46 15.9 11.6-21.3 76 25.4 20.3-31.3 59 16.1 12.2-20.9 83 19.5 15.4-24.2

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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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