2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 687 198 27.2 23.5-31.1 226 34.1 30.0-38.4 178 26.0 22.3-30.0 85 12.8 10.1-16.1
GENDER
Male 363 89 24.1 19.4-29.5 116 32.8 27.3-38.7 101 26.9 21.9-32.5 57 16.3 12.2-21.3
Female 324 109 30.9 25.4-36.9 110 35.7 29.7-42.1 77 24.9 19.7-30.8 28 8.6 5.5-13.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 473 93 17.6 14.2-21.5 159 34.5 29.7-39.7 147 31.4 26.7-36.4 74 16.6 12.9-21.0
Non-Hispanic Black 138 60 44.4 34.9-54.4 46 37.5 28.2-47.7 26 15.7 10.3-23.2 *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** 21 22.5 14.0-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 100 39 32.9 23.7-43.7 *** *** *** 16 14.0 8.3-22.7 13 14.3 8.2-23.8
45-54 105 34 27.5 19.4-37.5 31 29.7 20.8-40.3 28 27.1 18.6-37.7 12 15.7 8.5-27.1
55-64 160 32 16.7 11.3-24.0 57 35.1 27.1-44.1 53 38.3 29.9-47.6 18 9.8 5.8-16.2
65-74 143 32 22.3 15.5-31.0 42 25.5 18.7-33.9 43 33.3 24.9-42.9 26 18.9 12.8-27.0
75+ 87 17 16.1 9.5-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 178 54 28.0 21.2-35.9 55 32.2 24.8-40.7 52 30.1 23.0-38.4 17 9.7 5.7-16.0
Some Post-H.S. 227 59 25.2 19.2-32.3 88 38.8 31.8-46.3 46 20.6 15.3-27.1 34 15.4 10.9-21.4
College Graduate 213 61 29.8 23.4-37.2 65 32.2 25.5-39.8 64 29.1 22.9-36.2 23 8.9 5.7-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 275 69 22.2 17.2-28.2 88 33.9 27.6-40.8 77 27.8 22.1-34.3 41 16.1 11.6-22.0
No 410 128 29.8 25.0-35.2 138 34.5 29.2-40.1 100 24.8 20.3-30.0 44 10.9 7.7-15.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 115 23 20.0 13.0-29.6 *** *** *** 41 35.5 26.0-46.3 18 14.3 8.6-22.7
Non-Veteran 571 175 28.4 24.3-32.8 193 34.8 30.3-39.5 136 24.3 20.4-28.6 67 12.5 9.6-16.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 339 110 31.7 26.3-37.7 120 36.1 30.4-42.3 70 19.7 15.3-24.9 39 12.5 8.7-17.5
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 199 44 18.8 13.6-25.4 57 26.8 20.5-34.3 68 38.8 31.0-47.2 30 15.6 10.6-22.4
Unable to Work 87 23 21.4 13.7-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** 25 23.0 15.2-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 181 51 27.0 20.4-34.7 66 36.5 28.9-44.8 42 23.1 16.9-30.8 22 13.4 8.8-20.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 21.2 13.3-32.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 327 85 24.2 19.3-29.9 112 35.5 29.7-41.9 86 26.0 20.9-31.9 44 14.2 10.3-19.3
HOUSING
Own 440 102 21.6 17.6-26.2 143 33.6 28.6-38.9 135 30.4 25.7-35.5 60 14.5 10.9-18.9
Rent 198 83 45.1 37.0-53.4 65 32.9 25.6-41.2 33 14.0 9.5-20.2 17 8.0 4.6-13.5
Other arrangement 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 332 100 29.2 23.9-35.2 110 35.9 29.9-42.3 86 24.5 19.6-30.1 36 10.4 7.2-14.8
Regional City or Suburban County 189 48 23.1 16.8-30.9 63 32.2 24.9-40.5 48 27.5 20.5-36.0 30 17.1 11.4-24.9
Rural 166 50 27.9 20.9-36.1 53 32.9 25.1-41.7 44 27.0 19.9-35.4 19 12.3 7.5-19.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 285 80 25.1 19.9-31.2 84 29.1 23.3-35.7 84 31.0 25.0-37.8 37 14.7 10.4-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 350 104 29.6 24.3-35.5 122 37.2 31.4-43.4 80 21.8 17.3-27.1 44 11.4 8.1-15.9

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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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