2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 24 years old 25 to 34 years old 35 to 44 years old 45 to 54 years old 55+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,170 234 21.7 18.5-25.2 337 30.2 26.9-33.8 251 21.8 18.4-25.5 175 13.1 11.0-15.6 173 13.2 10.7-16.3
Eastern NC 448 83 21.4 16.0-28.1 120 31.1 25.5-37.4 99 21.6 16.9-27.1 78 15.0 11.3-19.6 68 10.9 7.9-14.8
GENDER
Male 236 53 25.0 17.2-34.8 62 30.0 22.3-38.9 55 22.3 15.9-30.3 37 14.2 9.5-20.7 29 8.5 5.2-13.8
Female 212 30 16.4 10.6-24.7 58 32.8 25.1-41.5 44 20.5 14.4-28.2 41 16.1 10.9-23.0 39 14.2 9.5-20.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 297 52 17.8 12.9-24.1 73 28.8 22.6-36.0 70 24.2 18.4-31.3 48 16.0 11.5-21.8 54 13.1 9.3-18.2
Non-Hispanic Black 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 105 *** *** *** 17 12.9 7.2-22.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 122 *** *** *** 29 22.8 14.1-34.7 20 17.4 9.6-29.3 22 14.2 8.2-23.4 21 11.5 6.6-19.4
Some Post-H.S. 155 20 12.7 7.4-21.2 49 37.7 28.5-47.9 33 24.4 16.4-34.6 29 15.6 10.2-23.1 24 9.6 5.7-15.6
College Graduate 126 28 21.3 14.1-30.8 *** *** *** 37 28.6 20.2-38.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 213 31 18.1 11.4-27.6 51 29.3 21.4-38.6 46 21.3 15.0-29.5 45 17.6 12.3-24.7 40 13.6 9.0-20.0
No 224 49 24.6 16.5-35.0 68 34.7 26.8-43.6 49 21.0 14.6-29.2 33 12.7 8.0-19.4 25 7.0 4.2-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 350 57 19.4 13.4-27.4 95 32.0 25.6-39.2 78 21.2 16.2-27.2 66 16.0 11.8-21.3 54 11.3 7.9-15.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 196 48 21.1 15.0-28.8 70 43.8 34.8-53.1 42 22.1 15.3-30.8 27 9.6 5.9-15.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 178 *** *** *** 37 22.5 15.1-32.2 43 24.4 16.8-33.9 30 20.3 13.4-29.4 48 20.7 14.3-29.0
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 208 41 18.6 12.2-27.4 61 35.9 27.5-45.1 53 23.9 17.6-31.6 25 12.6 7.9-19.4 28 9.1 5.7-14.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 321 49 16.1 11.0-22.9 92 32.2 25.6-39.5 76 23.9 18.2-30.7 56 16.7 12.2-22.5 48 11.1 7.6-15.8
Rent 102 25 23.9 15.2-35.5 *** *** *** 19 17.8 10.6-28.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 111 23 21.7 13.8-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 12.7 7.3-21.3 *** *** ***
Rural 304 54 21.9 14.7-31.3 83 30.8 23.9-38.8 59 17.8 12.8-24.1 54 15.4 10.7-21.6 54 14.1 9.7-19.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 238 50 28.0 19.1-39.0 61 25.8 18.8-34.3 50 20.6 14.4-28.7 46 17.5 11.7-25.2 31 8.1 4.8-13.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 103 18 17.5 10.1-28.6 *** *** *** 24 20.2 12.1-31.9 15 11.5 6.4-19.9 19 16.1 9.3-26.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.6 8.1-22.0 18 10.9 6.1-18.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 95 17 13.7 8.1-22.4 *** *** *** 19 18.8 11.3-29.5 16 15.6 9.3-25.1 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 131 *** *** *** 35 29.7 20.7-40.6 30 20.7 13.6-30.3 23 15.1 9.2-23.6 16 11.1 6.1-19.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 173 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 17.7 11.0-27.3 35 19.4 11.9-30.0 29 11.6 6.6-19.4

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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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