2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
-Piedmont NC 624 150 23.6 19.9-27.7 93 14.7 11.9-18.2 138 23.6 19.9-27.9 100 15.6 12.6-19.2 143 22.4 18.8-26.5
GENDER
Male 336 82 22.4 17.8-27.7 40 13.2 9.5-18.1 82 27.7 22.3-33.9 51 14.3 10.4-19.3 81 22.4 17.8-27.9
Female 288 68 25.2 19.5-31.7 53 16.7 12.5-21.9 56 18.4 13.8-24.2 49 17.3 12.8-22.9 62 22.4 17.1-28.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 437 87 18.7 14.9-23.1 51 12.0 8.9-16.0 106 24.7 20.3-29.8 76 17.8 13.9-22.4 117 26.8 22.2-32.0
Non-Hispanic Black 121 29 25.1 17.0-35.4 32 25.7 17.9-35.4 24 25.5 16.8-36.7 17 11.2 6.3-19.0 19 12.5 7.6-20.0
Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 96 30 26.5 18.0-37.2 23 21.6 14.0-31.8 22 26.3 17.2-37.9 11 15.1 8.1-26.1 *** *** ***
45-54 95 20 18.4 11.7-27.8 12 11.0 6.0-19.1 *** *** *** 19 17.0 10.5-26.4 *** *** ***
55-64 152 17 9.9 5.7-16.7 16 9.6 5.6-15.7 40 25.4 18.4-34.0 28 18.6 12.3-27.2 51 36.6 28.0-46.1
65-74 133 25 18.1 12.1-26.1 *** *** *** 27 23.0 15.6-32.6 27 19.7 13.3-28.0 42 31.7 23.4-41.4
75+ 72 16 18.6 10.6-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 13 16.7 9.1-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 151 38 24.4 17.4-33.1 16 12.7 7.6-20.6 26 20.1 13.5-28.9 24 14.6 9.3-22.3 47 28.1 20.9-36.7
Some Post-H.S. 213 34 19.3 13.6-26.7 41 17.2 12.4-23.3 55 29.2 22.5-36.9 39 15.4 11.0-21.1 44 18.9 13.9-25.1
College Graduate 199 64 33.9 26.9-41.7 31 17.5 12.1-24.7 43 21.5 15.8-28.4 25 12.6 8.3-18.5 36 14.6 10.4-20.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 252 48 18.4 13.4-24.8 32 11.7 8.1-16.6 56 23.7 17.9-30.5 47 17.6 12.8-23.7 69 28.6 22.5-35.6
No 370 102 26.9 22.0-32.5 61 16.7 12.8-21.6 81 23.3 18.5-28.8 53 14.5 10.8-19.3 73 18.6 14.4-23.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 106 24 21.1 13.9-30.6 *** *** *** 18 19.8 12.2-30.6 20 20.0 11.9-31.5 34 27.9 19.4-38.5
Non-Veteran 517 126 24.1 20.0-28.6 83 15.4 12.2-19.2 120 24.3 20.1-29.0 80 14.9 11.7-18.7 108 21.4 17.5-25.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 313 95 30.2 24.6-36.4 56 18.2 13.8-23.6 70 23.3 18.1-29.4 38 11.5 8.0-16.3 54 16.8 12.5-22.1
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 178 33 15.4 10.6-21.8 19 9.0 5.5-14.2 38 24.9 18.1-33.3 28 15.5 10.5-22.4 60 35.2 27.4-44.0
Unable to Work 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 18.4 10.5-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 84 *** *** *** 15 16.0 9.5-25.8 16 18.3 10.7-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 14 18.0 10.2-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** 14 19.2 11.1-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.8 10.7-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 170 53 29.4 22.4-37.6 23 13.2 8.5-20.0 47 29.8 22.4-38.4 23 13.2 8.6-19.7 24 14.4 9.4-21.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.5 10.5-30.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 18 20.1 11.9-31.9 15 14.5 8.4-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 21.1 13.0-32.4
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 310 84 25.5 20.4-31.4 49 16.3 12.0-21.7 72 25.0 19.7-31.1 45 14.1 10.2-19.2 60 19.1 14.5-24.7
HOUSING
Own 408 93 21.6 17.4-26.4 51 11.7 8.6-15.7 96 25.4 20.7-30.7 64 16.2 12.4-20.8 104 25.1 20.5-30.3
Rent 172 48 31.3 23.3-40.6 38 25.6 18.7-33.9 32 17.0 11.7-24.2 26 11.7 7.3-18.2 28 14.5 9.4-21.5
Other arrangement 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 300 77 24.2 19.2-30.1 52 17.8 13.4-23.3 65 23.5 18.2-29.8 50 17.0 12.4-22.7 56 17.5 13.2-22.9
Regional City or Suburban County 170 38 23.6 16.6-32.5 17 10.5 6.1-17.5 43 25.8 18.9-34.2 26 12.5 8.0-18.9 46 27.6 20.2-36.5
Rural 154 35 22.4 15.8-30.7 24 13.8 9.0-20.6 30 21.4 14.5-30.3 24 16.6 10.8-24.8 41 25.8 18.7-34.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 259 55 21.3 16.1-27.7 32 11.0 7.6-15.8 66 24.7 19.1-31.3 41 14.6 10.3-20.3 65 28.3 22.1-35.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 315 83 26.0 20.7-32.0 51 17.3 12.9-22.8 65 24.4 19.0-30.8 52 15.9 11.8-21.0 64 16.5 12.6-21.3

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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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