2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Were any of the CT or CAT scans of your chest area done mainly to check or screen for lung cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,529 314 22.7 19.4-26.4 1,215 77.3 73.6-80.6
GENDER
Male 732 156 24.3 19.8-29.4 576 75.7 70.6-80.2
Female 797 158 21.2 16.5-26.8 639 78.8 73.2-83.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 996 197 21.5 17.8-25.7 799 78.5 74.3-82.2
Non-Hispanic Black 291 64 23.7 17.5-31.1 227 76.3 68.9-82.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 184 13 10.6 5.5-19.6 171 89.4 80.4-94.5
35-44 168 15 6.4 3.0-12.9 153 93.6 87.1-97.0
45-54 226 33 15.1 9.9-22.2 193 84.9 77.8-90.1
55-64 323 88 29.4 22.6-37.4 235 70.6 62.6-77.4
65-74 380 101 30.2 23.5-37.9 279 69.8 62.1-76.5
75+ 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 360 90 27.0 20.8-34.2 270 73.0 65.8-79.2
Some Post-H.S. 461 108 23.0 17.2-30.1 353 77.0 69.9-82.8
College Graduate 579 81 13.8 10.6-17.7 498 86.2 82.3-89.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 639 168 30.3 24.4-36.8 471 69.7 63.2-75.6
No 870 142 16.3 13.1-20.0 728 83.7 80.0-86.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 258 59 21.2 15.6-28.1 199 78.8 71.9-84.4
Non-Veteran 1,267 254 23.0 19.3-27.3 1,013 77.0 72.7-80.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 682 93 13.6 10.4-17.6 589 86.4 82.4-89.6
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 549 143 31.0 24.9-37.8 406 69.0 62.2-75.1
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 150 36 14.2 9.3-21.1 114 85.8 78.9-90.7
$25,000- 34,999 177 37 23.6 15.3-34.7 140 76.4 65.3-84.7
$35,000- 49,999 177 34 21.4 13.3-32.4 143 78.6 67.6-86.7
$50,000-74,999 186 38 21.1 14.6-29.5 148 78.9 70.5-85.4
$75,000-100,000 166 22 16.7 10.0-26.6 144 83.3 73.4-90.0
$100,000-150,000 139 21 11.4 6.8-18.4 118 88.6 81.6-93.2
$150,000+ 140 23 15.8 9.6-24.9 117 84.2 75.1-90.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 290 64 30.9 21.7-41.8 226 69.1 58.2-78.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 151 49 25.5 17.6-35.4 102 74.5 64.6-82.4
101% to 150% 107 22 15.3 8.1-26.9 85 84.7 73.1-91.9
151% to 200% 139 23 14.5 7.8-25.5 116 85.5 74.5-92.2
More than 200% 793 142 20.5 16.7-24.8 651 79.5 75.2-83.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 290 64 30.9 21.7-41.8 226 69.1 58.2-78.3
HOUSING
Own 1,074 214 23.4 19.4-27.8 860 76.6 72.2-80.6
Rent 354 77 21.0 14.5-29.2 277 79.0 70.8-85.5
Other arrangement 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 437 77 20.3 14.4-27.8 360 79.7 72.2-85.6
Regional City or Suburban County 389 81 22.0 16.4-28.8 308 78.0 71.2-83.6
Rural 703 156 25.1 20.0-30.9 547 74.9 69.1-80.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 426 96 26.5 19.4-35.1 330 73.5 64.9-80.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 519 106 22.2 17.6-27.6 413 77.8 72.4-82.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 584 112 20.8 15.6-27.2 472 79.2 72.8-84.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 447 82 19.6 14.7-25.7 365 80.4 74.3-85.3
2nd Quartile 383 73 21.9 15.6-29.8 310 78.1 70.2-84.4
3rd Quartile 421 97 26.4 20.1-33.8 324 73.6 66.2-79.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 278 62 23.3 15.3-33.8 216 76.7 66.2-84.7

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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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