2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

The next question is about CT or CAT scans of your chest area. During this test, you lie flat on your back and are moved through an open, donut shaped x-ray machine.
Have you ever had a CT or CAT scan of your chest area?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,138 1,654 39.2 37.1-41.2 2,484 60.8 58.8-62.9
Eastern NC 1,500 674 41.4 38.0-44.8 826 58.6 55.2-62.0
GENDER
Male 693 313 41.7 36.7-46.8 380 58.3 53.2-63.3
Female 807 361 41.1 36.7-45.7 446 58.9 54.3-63.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 837 397 43.5 39.2-47.8 440 56.5 52.2-60.8
Non-Hispanic Black 309 147 45.0 37.4-52.8 162 55.0 47.2-62.6
Other 320 118 25.5 19.5-32.6 202 74.5 67.4-80.5
AGE
18-34 309 73 23.0 17.4-29.8 236 77.0 70.2-82.6
35-44 225 73 33.3 25.6-42.0 152 66.7 58.0-74.4
45-54 214 75 31.9 24.1-40.8 139 68.1 59.2-75.9
55-64 287 150 52.7 44.5-60.8 137 47.3 39.2-55.5
65-74 281 175 62.7 54.6-70.2 106 37.3 29.8-45.4
75+ 162 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 380 191 45.2 38.5-52.0 189 54.8 48.0-61.5
Some Post-H.S. 472 211 40.1 34.5-45.9 261 59.9 54.1-65.5
College Graduate 491 215 39.4 34.1-45.0 276 60.6 55.0-65.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 528 301 53.9 48.0-59.8 227 46.1 40.2-52.0
No 958 364 33.8 29.9-38.0 594 66.2 62.0-70.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 280 137 41.7 34.5-49.3 143 58.3 50.7-65.5
Non-Veteran 1,216 535 41.3 37.6-45.2 681 58.7 54.8-62.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 795 271 30.4 26.4-34.8 524 69.6 65.2-73.6
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 412 261 64.9 57.9-71.4 151 35.1 28.6-42.1
Unable to Work 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 176 83 44.1 34.6-54.1 93 55.9 45.9-65.4
$35,000- 49,999 170 81 42.2 33.1-51.9 89 57.8 48.1-66.9
$50,000- 74,999 183 77 39.5 30.6-49.2 106 60.5 50.8-69.4
$75,000+ 409 158 34.9 29.2-41.1 251 65.1 58.9-70.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 323 143 40.7 33.5-48.3 180 59.3 51.7-66.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 157 *** *** *** 78 57.7 47.0-67.7
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 723 304 39.2 34.6-44.0 419 60.8 56.0-65.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 323 143 40.7 33.5-48.3 180 59.3 51.7-66.5
HOUSING
Own 1,019 481 44.2 40.2-48.4 538 55.8 51.6-59.8
Rent 368 148 34.3 28.6-40.5 220 65.7 59.5-71.4
Other arrangement 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 391 143 32.4 27.0-38.4 248 67.6 61.6-73.0
Rural 1,003 482 46.3 41.8-50.8 521 53.7 49.2-58.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 814 358 42.3 37.3-47.5 456 57.7 52.5-62.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 346 162 40.0 33.9-46.4 184 60.0 53.6-66.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 340 154 41.1 34.9-47.5 186 58.9 52.5-65.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 273 137 44.6 37.6-51.8 136 55.4 48.2-62.4
2nd Quartile 195 80 38.5 30.5-47.2 115 61.5 52.8-69.5
3rd Quartile 427 177 34.4 29.2-40.0 250 65.6 60.0-70.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 605 280 48.7 42.4-55.1 325 51.3 44.9-57.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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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