2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 1,734 66 3.5 2.7- 4.6 1,350 79.6 77.4-81.8 318 16.8 14.9-19.0
GENDER
Male 798 26 3.1 2.0- 4.7 618 79.2 75.7-82.3 154 17.8 14.9-21.1
Female 936 40 3.9 2.8- 5.6 732 80.1 77.0-82.8 164 16.0 13.5-18.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,065 46 4.2 3.0- 5.7 818 77.9 74.8-80.7 201 17.9 15.3-20.8
Non-Hispanic Black 380 *** *** *** 293 80.5 75.8-84.5 75 16.6 12.9-21.1
Other 289 *** *** *** 239 86.1 81.1-90.0 42 12.3 8.7-17.3
AGE
18-34 329 *** *** *** 297 89.6 85.2-92.8 30 9.6 6.5-13.9
35-44 249 *** *** *** 213 86.9 81.6-90.9 30 10.6 7.0-15.6
45-54 304 *** *** *** 251 81.4 75.3-86.3 45 15.4 10.9-21.2
55-64 357 *** *** *** 268 76.9 71.7-81.3 76 19.9 15.7-24.8
65-74 269 22 7.4 4.7-11.4 173 65.0 58.3-71.1 74 27.6 22.0-34.1
75+ 200 14 8.1 4.5-14.0 127 61.7 52.6-70.0 59 30.2 22.5-39.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 170 *** *** *** 127 75.0 66.2-82.1 33 20.0 13.4-28.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 373 18 3.7 2.3- 6.0 269 75.4 70.4-79.9 86 20.9 16.7-25.8
Some Post-H.S. 498 23 4.1 2.6- 6.5 384 79.7 75.5-83.3 91 16.2 12.9-20.1
College Graduate 690 15 2.1 1.2- 3.7 567 85.0 82.0-87.6 108 12.9 10.5-15.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 516 37 6.8 4.7- 9.6 312 61.2 56.1-66.2 167 32.0 27.3-37.1
No 1,207 27 2.1 1.4- 3.2 1,033 87.2 85.0-89.2 147 10.7 8.9-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 207 *** *** *** 139 69.7 62.1-76.3 58 25.5 19.4-32.8
Non-Veteran 1,526 56 3.4 2.5- 4.5 1,210 80.8 78.4-83.0 260 15.8 13.8-18.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 973 22 2.3 1.5- 3.7 837 86.8 84.1-89.0 114 10.9 8.8-13.3
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 441 28 5.8 3.9- 8.7 285 64.6 59.0-69.7 128 29.6 24.7-35.1
Unable to Work 135 14 11.1 6.3-18.9 69 53.0 43.4-62.4 52 35.9 27.5-45.1
Other not in Labor Force 111 *** *** *** 95 87.1 78.8-92.4 15 11.6 6.7-19.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** 71 68.7 58.5-77.5 31 23.3 15.9-32.7
$15,000- 24,999 199 *** *** *** 139 69.6 61.3-76.8 50 26.6 19.7-34.9
$25,000- 34,999 152 *** *** *** 109 74.2 65.9-81.1 37 22.6 16.2-30.6
$35,000- 49,999 180 *** *** *** 138 78.5 70.6-84.7 32 16.9 11.3-24.6
$50,000- 74,999 189 *** *** *** 163 87.5 81.1-92.0 18 7.8 4.5-13.3
$75,000+ 537 *** *** *** 452 85.6 82.0-88.6 75 12.3 9.6-15.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 158 *** *** *** 110 71.9 63.6-78.9 40 23.2 16.8-31.1
101% to 150% 164 *** *** *** 115 68.3 58.7-76.5 43 29.0 21.0-38.6
151% to 200% 108 *** *** *** 84 79.5 70.1-86.6 19 16.8 10.4-25.9
More than 200% 886 30 3.4 2.3- 5.1 726 84.2 81.3-86.6 130 12.4 10.2-14.9
HOUSING
Own 1,118 44 3.8 2.8- 5.3 867 78.8 75.8-81.4 207 17.4 14.9-20.2
Rent 487 22 4.0 2.5- 6.4 380 80.3 76.1-83.9 85 15.7 12.5-19.6
Other arrangement 116 *** *** *** 93 85.4 77.7-90.8 23 14.6 9.2-22.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 942 36 3.8 2.6- 5.4 770 82.8 79.8-85.5 136 13.4 11.0-16.2
Regional City or Suburban County 430 18 3.4 2.0- 5.7 328 79.4 74.7-83.5 84 17.1 13.4-21.7
Rural 362 *** *** *** 252 71.5 66.0-76.4 98 25.5 20.8-30.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 108 *** *** *** 66 64.9 54.3-74.3 35 29.3 20.6-39.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 664 28 3.8 2.5- 5.8 504 77.9 74.0-81.4 132 18.3 15.1-21.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 962 31 3.1 2.0- 4.5 780 82.5 79.6-85.2 151 14.4 12.0-17.2

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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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