2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 1,549 388 26.3 23.3-29.5 496 32.3 29.1-35.6 448 26.3 23.6-29.2 217 15.1 12.4-18.2
Eastern NC 605 148 28.4 23.3-34.1 172 27.6 23.1-32.6 186 27.1 22.7-32.0 99 17.0 13.1-21.6
GENDER
Male 321 67 24.6 17.8-32.9 78 22.8 17.2-29.6 107 29.1 22.9-36.2 69 23.5 17.6-30.7
Female 284 81 33.9 26.8-41.8 94 34.4 27.5-42.0 79 24.2 18.5-30.9 30 7.5 4.6-12.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 387 75 22.7 17.5-28.8 103 26.7 21.4-32.8 133 30.9 25.4-37.1 76 19.7 15.1-25.3
Non-Hispanic Black 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.0 10.2-27.0 *** *** ***
Other 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 96 *** *** *** 27 21.6 13.3-33.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 13.2 7.3-22.6
65-74 138 22 11.7 6.9-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 18.9 12.0-28.4
75+ 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 165 *** *** *** 41 22.5 15.4-31.8 55 29.3 20.8-39.6 31 19.2 12.1-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 216 51 26.7 19.7-35.1 62 27.6 20.6-36.0 66 30.3 23.1-38.7 37 15.3 9.9-23.0
College Graduate 147 39 28.6 19.7-39.6 49 34.4 25.5-44.5 41 23.7 16.7-32.4 18 13.3 8.2-21.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 291 64 26.2 19.4-34.3 81 25.6 19.4-33.0 88 26.0 19.9-33.2 58 22.1 16.1-29.5
No 303 80 30.3 23.0-38.9 88 29.3 22.9-36.6 95 28.7 22.5-35.8 40 11.7 7.5-17.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 126 *** *** *** 34 24.9 16.2-36.4 34 26.4 17.5-37.7 24 16.9 9.4-28.5
Non-Veteran 477 114 27.6 21.9-34.3 137 28.1 23.1-33.8 152 27.3 22.4-32.9 74 16.9 12.7-22.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 272 79 30.8 24.1-38.4 82 30.0 23.5-37.5 74 22.7 17.4-28.9 37 16.5 10.8-24.3
Unemployed 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 202 37 21.0 13.5-31.2 55 27.3 19.5-36.9 65 29.1 21.4-38.2 45 22.5 15.8-31.0
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 21.8 13.2-33.8 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.5 10.8-29.7 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 *** *** *** 42 29.4 20.9-39.5 39 29.5 21.1-39.6 28 16.2 10.4-24.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 120 *** *** *** 26 17.5 10.7-27.2 *** *** *** 21 20.6 12.1-32.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 18.4 10.4-30.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 273 64 27.0 20.3-35.0 80 29.9 23.2-37.4 81 26.0 20.3-32.7 48 17.1 11.8-24.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 120 *** *** *** 26 17.5 10.7-27.2 *** *** *** 21 20.6 12.1-32.9
HOUSING
Own 398 76 21.8 16.4-28.4 118 30.1 24.4-36.5 129 29.3 23.7-35.5 75 18.8 14.1-24.6
Rent 162 59 45.9 36.0-56.1 43 23.1 16.4-31.6 46 24.5 17.4-33.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 146 45 33.9 24.9-44.2 40 25.5 17.9-34.8 39 23.1 15.9-32.3 22 17.5 10.6-27.7
Rural 416 91 25.4 19.0-33.1 120 28.7 22.9-35.2 133 29.2 23.5-35.6 72 16.8 12.3-22.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 338 88 32.7 24.9-41.6 91 25.4 19.3-32.6 106 29.2 22.7-36.8 53 12.6 8.5-18.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 131 29 25.6 17.2-36.3 43 30.7 21.9-41.2 40 23.4 16.4-32.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 136 31 22.0 14.8-31.5 38 28.9 20.3-39.4 40 26.2 18.3-36.0 27 22.9 15.3-32.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 118 27 21.8 14.3-31.9 32 27.8 19.1-38.6 39 28.1 20.1-37.9 20 22.2 14.0-33.4
2nd Quartile 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 167 48 32.8 24.0-43.0 47 26.0 18.7-35.0 51 28.1 20.3-37.6 21 13.1 7.2-22.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 254 *** *** *** 72 28.5 20.7-38.0 80 27.8 20.3-36.7 45 15.3 10.1-22.6

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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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