2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you first started to smoke cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,652 268 17.1 14.8-19.7 561 34.0 30.8-37.3 263 16.1 13.8-18.8 373 21.9 19.1-24.8 187 10.9 9.0-13.2
Eastern NC 643 101 15.5 12.0-19.7 235 37.4 32.3-42.6 104 16.9 12.8-22.0 144 22.6 18.5-27.2 59 7.7 5.5-10.7
GENDER
Male 338 61 19.5 14.2-26.1 114 33.7 27.2-40.9 60 18.6 12.6-26.6 79 21.4 16.2-27.8 24 6.8 4.1-11.2
Female 305 40 10.1 6.8-14.7 121 42.3 35.1-49.9 44 14.5 10.1-20.4 65 24.1 18.3-31.2 35 8.9 5.7-13.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 415 76 17.9 13.4-23.4 165 41.8 35.8-48.1 60 12.6 9.3-16.7 80 19.5 15.1-24.8 34 8.3 5.4-12.5
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 24.0 15.3-35.6 *** *** ***
35-44 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 19.5 11.3-31.6 *** *** ***
45-54 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 136 28 15.2 9.5-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 19.7 11.5-31.6 *** *** ***
65-74 146 21 15.1 8.5-25.3 *** *** *** 23 15.7 9.6-24.5 33 21.3 13.8-31.4 *** *** ***
75+ 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 174 34 15.2 9.3-23.9 58 35.2 26.2-45.5 *** *** *** 43 24.7 17.2-34.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 229 31 14.6 9.7-21.3 88 39.0 31.1-47.6 40 16.2 11.1-23.1 52 22.8 16.5-30.5 18 7.4 4.2-12.7
College Graduate 160 18 12.9 7.6-21.2 56 31.3 23.4-40.6 26 17.2 11.4-25.1 35 25.0 17.3-34.7 25 13.5 7.5-23.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 303 60 18.3 13.2-24.9 115 41.0 33.5-49.0 44 15.1 9.9-22.4 62 20.5 15.1-27.3 *** *** ***
No 328 40 12.3 8.1-18.3 116 34.1 27.7-41.2 58 19.0 13.0-26.8 79 24.0 18.4-30.7 35 10.6 7.0-15.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 26 17.8 10.3-29.1 *** *** *** 21 18.3 11.1-28.8 37 27.1 18.3-38.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 506 75 14.9 11.2-19.6 189 38.5 32.8-44.5 82 16.4 11.8-22.4 106 21.4 17.0-26.6 54 8.7 6.0-12.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 288 42 17.1 11.9-23.9 104 33.9 27.4-41.1 49 15.9 11.1-22.4 64 22.6 17.2-29.1 29 10.5 6.7-16.3
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 222 29 11.8 7.5-18.2 81 38.4 29.8-47.8 37 19.8 12.8-29.5 54 23.0 16.4-31.3 21 6.9 4.1-11.4
Unable to Work 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.4 8.1-24.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 17.2 9.4-29.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 149 29 19.5 12.9-28.5 48 33.0 24.4-42.9 23 17.6 9.9-29.3 33 21.3 14.5-30.1 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 13.4 7.9-21.8 23 19.1 11.4-30.1 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 296 41 14.3 10.0-20.0 105 36.7 29.9-44.0 47 19.0 13.1-26.8 70 20.9 15.8-27.1 33 9.2 5.8-14.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 13.4 7.9-21.8 23 19.1 11.4-30.1 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 433 62 14.9 10.7-20.2 164 37.7 31.8-44.1 69 15.9 11.5-21.6 94 22.2 17.4-27.9 44 9.3 6.3-13.4
Rent 166 27 16.5 10.6-24.9 57 36.9 27.8-47.0 28 15.8 10.4-23.3 41 26.3 18.7-35.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 157 29 19.5 12.8-28.7 47 33.5 24.8-43.4 32 18.7 12.5-27.0 34 20.4 13.8-29.0 *** *** ***
Rural 437 63 13.1 9.2-18.2 173 40.2 33.8-47.0 64 16.4 11.0-23.7 100 24.2 18.9-30.3 37 6.2 4.0- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 357 53 11.9 7.8-17.6 129 37.6 30.3-45.4 65 21.0 14.5-29.4 80 23.4 17.6-30.4 30 6.2 3.8-10.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 138 25 19.5 12.0-30.2 44 29.4 21.1-39.3 20 15.4 8.7-25.8 37 29.8 21.1-40.2 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 148 23 19.0 12.4-28.0 62 44.8 35.1-54.8 19 9.9 6.0-15.8 27 13.7 8.9-20.6 17 12.6 6.9-22.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 130 19 18.3 11.4-28.1 50 37.8 28.5-48.1 20 14.3 8.8-22.5 26 18.7 12.0-28.0 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 174 27 13.5 8.5-20.7 51 30.9 22.9-40.2 39 26.0 17.8-36.2 40 23.6 16.6-32.5 17 6.0 3.4-10.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 269 42 13.1 7.9-21.0 107 41.6 32.5-51.3 *** *** *** 61 24.5 17.4-33.3 *** *** ***

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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 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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