2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 634 146 24.6 20.2-29.6 177 29.3 25.0-34.0 146 22.8 18.9-27.3 84 12.7 9.9-16.1 81 10.6 8.1-13.7
Female 536 88 17.8 13.9-22.6 160 31.4 26.4-36.9 105 20.3 14.8-27.3 91 13.7 10.6-17.6 92 16.7 12.1-22.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 828 168 20.7 17.4-24.5 236 30.4 26.6-34.5 173 20.1 16.9-23.8 119 13.7 11.1-16.8 132 15.0 11.7-19.1
Non-Hispanic Black 159 *** *** *** 39 26.9 18.9-36.7 40 22.5 15.0-32.4 35 17.8 11.9-25.7 27 12.0 7.6-18.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.5 11.1-29.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 161 88 58.7 49.4-67.3 73 41.3 32.7-50.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 154 29 15.8 10.5-23.2 70 44.2 35.1-53.7 55 40.0 30.9-49.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 171 27 14.1 9.1-21.1 41 26.4 18.8-35.7 60 35.4 27.0-44.8 43 24.2 17.1-33.1 *** *** ***
55-64 239 37 17.6 11.2-26.6 53 23.8 17.6-31.4 57 23.8 17.9-30.9 60 22.9 17.1-30.0 32 11.9 8.0-17.3
65-74 268 32 10.4 6.8-15.6 61 22.5 16.8-29.4 48 16.5 10.9-24.1 42 14.9 10.2-21.1 85 35.8 27.2-45.3
75+ 170 20 8.9 4.8-15.8 36 26.2 17.6-37.1 28 14.7 9.3-22.4 30 19.4 12.9-28.2 56 30.8 21.7-41.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 17.3 9.5-29.4 17 12.8 7.0-22.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 273 53 22.2 16.2-29.8 68 26.9 20.8-34.0 54 21.7 15.9-28.8 47 13.2 9.4-18.3 51 16.0 11.2-22.5
Some Post-H.S. 367 62 21.2 15.8-27.9 114 31.8 26.0-38.2 77 23.5 16.9-31.7 62 14.6 10.8-19.3 52 8.9 6.4-12.2
College Graduate 428 102 23.2 18.7-28.3 129 33.5 28.3-39.2 98 20.9 16.8-25.7 49 11.5 8.2-15.8 50 10.9 7.6-15.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 473 65 16.0 11.8-21.4 114 25.6 20.7-31.3 111 24.0 18.1-31.1 86 15.1 11.6-19.3 97 19.3 14.2-25.6
No 684 165 25.6 21.3-30.3 222 34.1 29.7-38.7 135 19.7 16.1-23.9 89 11.9 9.3-15.2 73 8.7 6.6-11.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 206 44 20.8 14.6-28.8 60 31.6 23.9-40.6 45 25.5 18.0-34.8 28 12.1 7.9-18.2 29 10.0 6.4-15.2
Non-Veteran 961 189 21.8 18.3-25.8 277 30.0 26.4-33.9 205 20.9 17.3-25.1 146 13.3 11.0-16.1 144 13.9 11.0-17.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 575 153 25.9 21.6-30.7 193 35.4 30.7-40.3 139 24.6 20.5-29.3 63 9.9 7.3-13.2 27 4.2 2.7- 6.6
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 418 48 12.8 8.5-18.8 100 25.1 19.7-31.4 80 21.3 14.3-30.4 76 17.5 13.4-22.5 114 23.3 18.2-29.3
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.7 8.0-25.3 30 20.3 12.2-31.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 119 *** *** *** 28 25.5 16.9-36.7 21 19.7 11.7-31.1 26 16.8 10.3-26.2 30 21.0 13.7-30.7
$25,000- 34,999 122 25 21.3 13.7-31.6 *** *** *** 20 13.3 7.6-22.2 17 11.5 6.5-19.5 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 20.1 12.2-31.4 24 15.1 9.4-23.5 20 10.6 6.0-17.9
$50,000-74,999 156 27 18.5 11.4-28.6 52 37.5 28.3-47.6 36 20.1 13.9-28.0 21 13.5 8.1-21.6 20 10.5 6.1-17.4
$75,000-100,000 138 33 23.3 15.4-33.7 44 31.5 23.2-41.3 36 28.5 20.3-38.5 15 11.8 6.5-20.7 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 111 29 21.8 14.2-31.9 *** *** *** 26 22.5 14.5-33.0 15 16.3 9.4-26.9 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 23.9 15.9-34.4 13 11.6 6.2-20.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 223 54 25.3 18.3-33.9 53 22.9 16.3-31.2 *** *** *** 26 9.2 5.7-14.5 43 14.5 9.8-20.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 13 15.3 7.9-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 13.6 7.6-23.1 18 15.3 8.6-25.8
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.5 4.5-15.5 18 18.5 10.8-30.0
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 15.5 9.0-25.3 19 16.7 9.8-26.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 627 130 20.5 16.6-25.0 195 33.2 28.8-37.9 143 22.1 18.5-26.2 87 14.9 11.7-18.7 72 9.3 7.1-12.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 223 54 25.3 18.3-33.9 53 22.9 16.3-31.2 *** *** *** 26 9.2 5.7-14.5 43 14.5 9.8-20.9
HOUSING
Own 819 137 17.8 14.4-21.9 245 30.5 26.6-34.8 181 23.2 19.1-28.0 132 14.5 11.9-17.6 124 13.9 10.7-17.8
Rent 294 82 29.6 23.5-36.6 80 32.8 26.4-39.9 59 18.1 13.3-24.1 33 7.2 4.6-11.1 40 12.3 8.5-17.6
Other arrangement 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 346 79 22.3 17.0-28.6 100 29.7 23.9-36.2 73 21.8 15.0-30.7 56 15.7 11.5-21.0 38 10.5 6.8-15.9
Regional City or Suburban County 324 74 25.3 19.5-32.1 87 28.2 22.6-34.6 82 25.3 19.8-31.8 39 10.9 7.6-15.3 42 10.3 7.2-14.5
Rural 500 81 18.2 13.6-24.0 150 32.3 26.9-38.1 96 18.8 14.6-23.9 80 12.9 9.7-16.8 93 17.8 12.9-24.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 303 56 22.1 15.4-30.8 79 26.9 20.3-34.6 64 21.0 15.1-28.5 56 15.0 10.5-21.0 48 14.9 8.4-25.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 356 61 18.0 13.5-23.7 100 30.2 24.7-36.3 82 21.6 16.7-27.4 51 13.4 9.8-18.0 62 16.9 12.4-22.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 511 117 23.9 19.2-29.3 158 31.8 26.9-37.3 105 22.2 16.8-28.7 68 12.1 9.1-15.8 63 10.0 7.4-13.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 402 91 22.9 18.1-28.6 125 32.7 27.3-38.6 81 20.1 15.8-25.3 49 11.2 8.1-15.3 56 13.0 9.5-17.6
2nd Quartile 298 54 20.7 15.1-27.7 90 30.8 24.7-37.8 70 26.3 18.7-35.5 43 13.2 9.3-18.4 41 8.9 6.3-12.5
3rd Quartile 278 54 21.0 15.0-28.5 75 27.6 21.2-35.1 61 19.4 14.1-26.2 45 13.1 9.3-18.3 43 18.8 11.9-28.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 192 *** *** *** 47 26.7 18.5-36.9 39 19.4 12.8-28.2 38 18.8 12.1-28.0 33 13.1 7.9-20.9

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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