BRFSS 2022 - Eastern North Carolina: (Number of pack years*)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
North Carolina	1,084	352	35.1	31.4-39.1	173	15.3	12.8-18.2	219	19.1	16.3-22.2	124	10.0	8.1-12.3	216	20.5	16.8-24.7
Eastern NC	411	112	30.4	24.2-37.3	57	14.2	10.3-19.2	97	25.6	20.1-31.9	50	11.0	7.6-15.6	95	18.9	14.5-24.1
GENDER
Male	219	61	31.0	22.4-41.2	25	9.4	5.7-15.1	50	25.4	18.1-34.5	29	12.4	7.6-19.6	54	21.8	15.5-29.7
Female	192	51	29.5	21.8-38.4	32	21.2	14.2-30.4	47	25.8	18.5-34.6	21	8.9	5.3-14.7	41	14.7	9.9-21.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	280	63	23.2	17.6-30.0	35	14.8	10.2-21.1	66	24.4	18.4-31.6	41	14.1	9.6-20.3	75	23.4	17.8-30.2
Non-Hispanic Black	58	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	69	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	52	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	54	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	86	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	16.6	9.1-28.4
65-74	100	***	***	***	***	***	***	21	18.6	11.0-29.7	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	63	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	43	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	110	***	***	***	***	***	***	21	19.4	11.3-31.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	138	34	26.7	18.6-36.8	19	13.4	7.8-22.0	29	25.3	16.7-36.5	17	12.6	7.0-21.9	39	21.9	14.9-31.1
College Graduate	120	***	***	***	17	17.6	10.4-28.0	35	28.6	19.9-39.3	***	***	***	15	11.6	6.6-19.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	196	46	25.2	17.6-34.9	22	12.5	7.5-20.3	50	27.3	19.5-36.9	25	13.3	8.0-21.2	53	21.6	15.5-29.3
No	205	62	36.2	26.9-46.7	34	16.3	10.8-23.9	44	22.3	15.6-30.8	24	8.8	5.3-14.1	41	16.4	10.6-24.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	88	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	321	79	28.8	21.7-37.0	51	15.9	11.3-21.8	81	26.1	20.0-33.2	40	11.7	7.7-17.3	70	17.6	13.1-23.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	184	69	40.5	31.6-50.0	35	15.2	10.1-22.2	46	26.8	19.1-36.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
Unemployed	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	160	27	16.5	9.1-28.1	***	***	***	35	25.7	17.3-36.5	27	16.7	10.0-26.5	59	33.4	24.7-43.4
Unable to Work	42	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	10	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	28	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	52	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	45	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	56	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	60	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	16	16.0	9.2-26.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	79	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	10	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	48	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	36	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	42	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	194	58	30.8	22.7-40.3	24	12.0	7.4-19.0	54	32.1	23.8-41.9	24	9.4	5.7-15.0	34	15.7	10.6-22.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	79	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSING
Own	289	60	22.3	16.3-29.7	42	14.4	9.8-20.6	76	29.8	23.0-37.6	41	12.2	8.1-17.9	70	21.4	16.0-28.0
Rent	97	***	***	***	***	***	***	17	14.1	7.9-23.9	***	***	***	19	12.6	7.2-21.2
Other arrangement	22	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	32	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	105	***	***	***	***	***	***	23	24.0	15.2-35.7	***	***	***	24	20.4	12.5-31.4
Rural	274	65	27.7	19.7-37.4	41	15.6	10.6-22.5	66	27.3	20.2-35.8	36	10.4	6.7-16.0	66	18.9	13.7-25.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	212	***	***	***	30	13.7	8.3-21.6	48	26.5	18.7-36.1	***	***	***	51	17.3	11.7-24.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	95	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	104	24	22.5	14.0-34.0	17	18.0	10.7-28.9	***	***	***	16	17.6	9.7-29.9	22	19.6	12.3-29.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	90	***	***	***	***	***	***	22	21.7	13.2-33.5	***	***	***	17	20.6	12.3-32.5
2nd Quartile	46	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	124	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	25	13.9	8.7-21.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	151	***	***	***	24	16.9	9.7-27.7	***	***	***	***	***	***	42	23.1	14.6-34.6

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

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

1,084

352

35.1

31.4-39.1

173

15.3

12.8-18.2

219

19.1

16.3-22.2

124

10.0

8.1-12.3

216

20.5

16.8-24.7

Eastern NC

411

112

30.4

24.2-37.3

14.2

10.3-19.2

25.6

20.1-31.9

11.0

7.6-15.6

18.9

14.5-24.1

GENDER

Male

219

31.0

22.4-41.2

9.4

5.7-15.1

25.4

18.1-34.5

12.4

7.6-19.6

21.8

15.5-29.7

Female

192

29.5

21.8-38.4

21.2

14.2-30.4

25.8

18.5-34.6

8.9

5.3-14.7

14.7

9.9-21.2

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

280

23.2

17.6-30.0

14.8

10.2-21.1

24.4

18.4-31.6

14.1

9.6-20.3

23.4

17.8-30.2

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

***

16.6

9.1-28.4

65-74

100

***

18.6

11.0-29.7

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

110

***

19.4

11.3-31.3

***

Some Post-H.S.

138

26.7

18.6-36.8

13.4

7.8-22.0

25.3

16.7-36.5

12.6

7.0-21.9

21.9

14.9-31.1

College Graduate

120

***

17.6

10.4-28.0

28.6

19.9-39.3

***

11.6

6.6-19.6

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

196

25.2

17.6-34.9

12.5

7.5-20.3

27.3

19.5-36.9

13.3

8.0-21.2

21.6

15.5-29.3

205

36.2

26.9-46.7

16.3

10.8-23.9

22.3

15.6-30.8

8.8

5.3-14.1

16.4

10.6-24.6

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

321

28.8

21.7-37.0

15.9

11.3-21.8

26.1

20.0-33.2

11.7

7.7-17.3

17.6

13.1-23.3

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

184

40.5

31.6-50.0

15.2

10.1-22.2

26.8

19.1-36.3

***

Unemployed

***

Retired

160

16.5

9.1-28.1

***

25.7

17.3-36.5

16.7

10.0-26.5

33.4

24.7-43.4

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

***

16.0

9.2-26.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

194

30.8

22.7-40.3

12.0

7.4-19.0

32.1

23.8-41.9

9.4

5.7-15.0

15.7

10.6-22.5

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

HOUSING

Own

289

22.3

16.3-29.7

14.4

9.8-20.6

29.8

23.0-37.6

12.2

8.1-17.9

21.4

16.0-28.0

Rent

***

14.1

7.9-23.9

***

12.6

7.2-21.2

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban County

105

***

24.0

15.2-35.7

***

20.4

12.5-31.4

Rural

274

27.7

19.7-37.4

15.6

10.6-22.5

27.3

20.2-35.8

10.4

6.7-16.0

18.9

13.7-25.6

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

212

***

13.7

8.3-21.6

26.5

18.7-36.1

***

17.3

11.7-24.8

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

***

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

104

22.5

14.0-34.0

18.0

10.7-28.9

***

17.6

9.7-29.9

19.6

12.3-29.8

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

***

21.7

13.2-33.5

***

20.6

12.3-32.5

2nd Quartile

***

3rd Quartile

124

***

13.9

8.7-21.4

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

151

***

16.9

9.7-27.7

***

23.1

14.6-34.6

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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 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

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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