2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 822 179 23.0 19.3-27.2 247 29.6 25.7-33.7 256 29.6 25.7-33.7 140 17.9 14.6-21.7
Female 727 209 30.2 25.5-35.4 249 35.5 30.4-40.9 192 22.5 18.9-26.6 77 11.8 7.9-17.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,058 194 18.8 15.8-22.1 345 33.0 29.2-37.0 341 30.6 27.2-34.3 178 17.6 14.7-21.0
Non-Hispanic Black 238 98 43.8 35.5-52.4 79 31.6 24.6-39.4 46 17.3 12.5-23.6 15 7.3 3.8-13.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.3 11.3-28.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 224 102 47.5 39.3-55.9 66 29.0 22.3-36.9 37 13.1 9.1-18.4 19 10.4 6.1-17.0
35-44 224 62 29.1 21.2-38.4 81 38.4 30.4-47.1 60 22.3 16.7-29.1 21 10.2 6.0-16.8
45-54 257 64 24.4 18.4-31.7 79 26.2 20.5-32.8 81 33.4 26.6-40.9 33 16.0 10.4-23.9
55-64 325 76 23.3 17.8-29.9 107 36.5 29.2-44.5 100 25.8 20.2-32.2 42 14.4 9.6-21.1
65-74 329 58 15.2 10.7-21.3 100 31.8 24.4-40.1 108 34.1 27.4-41.4 63 18.9 13.9-25.1
75+ 182 24 11.4 6.9-18.3 59 32.9 23.9-43.4 62 38.9 29.2-49.6 37 16.8 11.2-24.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 160 *** *** *** *** *** *** 46 20.6 14.1-29.0 24 14.3 8.8-22.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 389 86 22.9 17.8-29.0 111 28.7 23.3-34.9 132 32.8 27.1-39.0 60 15.6 11.1-21.4
Some Post-H.S. 512 134 27.2 22.5-32.4 161 31.1 26.1-36.6 139 24.0 19.9-28.8 78 17.7 12.4-24.5
College Graduate 481 123 26.5 21.8-31.9 176 37.2 32.1-42.6 128 25.3 20.9-30.3 54 10.9 8.0-14.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 660 156 23.9 19.3-29.1 191 28.8 23.9-34.3 194 26.9 22.6-31.7 119 20.4 15.6-26.2
No 873 228 28.4 24.5-32.6 300 35.0 31.0-39.2 249 26.0 22.6-29.7 96 10.6 8.2-13.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 256 51 21.4 15.1-29.4 86 30.1 23.5-37.6 77 31.5 24.5-39.3 42 17.1 11.6-24.4
Non-Veteran 1,288 337 27.3 23.9-30.9 408 32.7 29.2-36.5 369 25.3 22.4-28.4 174 14.8 11.9-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 758 231 31.8 27.7-36.1 255 33.4 29.4-37.7 195 22.6 19.4-26.2 77 12.2 9.2-15.9
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 485 79 14.7 10.8-19.6 154 31.7 26.0-38.0 154 31.7 26.0-38.0 98 21.9 15.8-29.5
Unable to Work 174 *** *** *** *** *** *** 61 29.5 21.1-39.6 28 14.7 8.4-24.5
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 7.7 3.4-16.3
$15,000- 24,999 171 *** *** *** *** *** *** 49 21.9 15.3-30.4 23 16.4 9.5-26.9
$25,000- 34,999 175 46 25.0 18.0-33.5 49 27.9 19.7-37.9 49 28.8 20.4-38.8 31 18.4 12.2-26.8
$35,000- 49,999 185 *** *** *** 63 29.3 21.9-38.2 50 20.7 14.8-28.3 20 13.8 7.8-23.2
$50,000-74,999 189 48 27.9 19.1-38.8 67 36.5 27.9-46.0 53 23.1 16.9-30.7 21 12.5 7.3-20.6
$75,000-100,000 161 33 19.6 13.4-27.6 57 36.0 27.2-45.8 45 30.5 22.4-40.0 26 13.9 8.7-21.6
$100,000-150,000 143 31 21.5 14.5-30.6 44 29.4 21.2-39.2 45 34.0 25.0-44.4 23 15.0 9.3-23.4
$150,000+ 124 27 25.0 16.1-36.6 *** *** *** 31 22.7 15.5-31.9 11 8.7 4.3-16.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 79 25.1 19.3-31.9 80 24.9 18.9-32.0 95 29.7 23.2-37.2 46 20.3 12.8-30.8
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 174 56 32.1 23.0-42.7 *** *** *** 45 20.4 14.2-28.4 26 14.7 8.0-25.5
101% to 150% 123 *** *** *** *** *** *** 39 22.5 15.0-32.4 15 14.9 8.2-25.5
151% to 200% 140 31 23.8 15.4-34.8 *** *** *** 39 24.7 17.0-34.3 20 16.8 10.0-26.9
More than 200% 770 174 22.7 19.2-26.7 274 35.9 31.8-40.3 217 28.0 24.2-32.1 105 13.4 10.7-16.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 300 79 25.1 19.3-31.9 80 24.9 18.9-32.0 95 29.7 23.2-37.2 46 20.3 12.8-30.8
HOUSING
Own 1,004 201 21.6 18.0-25.6 327 32.8 28.8-37.1 310 28.1 24.6-31.8 166 17.6 14.1-21.7
Rent 437 158 40.3 34.6-46.2 135 30.0 25.0-35.6 110 23.2 18.8-28.2 34 6.5 4.2-10.1
Other arrangement 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 19.9 12.5-30.1 12 12.6 6.1-24.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 455 139 30.6 25.4-36.3 149 31.5 26.3-37.3 120 25.0 20.4-30.3 47 12.8 7.8-20.3
Regional City or Suburban County 410 114 27.1 21.8-33.2 136 36.1 30.1-42.6 102 21.9 17.4-27.1 58 14.9 10.9-20.0
Rural 684 135 22.2 17.5-27.8 211 30.1 25.1-35.6 226 30.7 26.1-35.6 112 17.0 13.2-21.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 436 102 27.2 20.5-35.1 127 28.7 22.0-36.6 136 27.9 22.2-34.6 71 16.1 11.3-22.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 494 107 24.1 19.2-29.7 170 35.0 29.6-40.7 144 25.0 20.9-29.6 73 16.0 12.2-20.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 619 179 27.6 23.4-32.2 199 32.2 27.7-37.2 168 26.5 22.3-31.1 73 13.7 9.4-19.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 479 123 24.5 20.3-29.3 157 35.3 30.1-40.9 133 26.6 22.0-31.8 66 13.6 10.2-17.7
2nd Quartile 402 105 28.6 22.8-35.1 133 30.6 25.1-36.8 114 25.2 20.4-30.6 50 15.6 10.2-23.2
3rd Quartile 390 96 23.3 18.1-29.3 126 32.7 26.1-40.2 114 27.1 21.8-33.2 54 16.9 12.0-23.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 278 *** *** *** 80 28.2 20.8-36.9 87 27.0 20.1-35.2 47 13.3 8.8-19.5

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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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