2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 590 191 34.7 29.7-40.0 89 14.7 11.5-18.6 117 20.5 16.6-24.9 71 10.4 7.9-13.6 122 19.7 16.0-24.1
Female 494 161 35.7 30.1-41.8 84 16.1 12.5-20.5 102 17.3 13.7-21.6 53 9.5 6.8-13.1 94 21.4 15.0-29.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 781 221 29.6 25.7-33.8 120 15.6 12.8-18.9 162 19.8 16.6-23.4 100 11.9 9.5-14.9 178 23.1 19.1-27.6
Non-Hispanic Black 138 *** *** *** 22 12.9 7.1-22.4 30 20.4 13.2-30.1 14 8.2 4.4-14.7 17 9.7 5.2-17.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.6 7.1-24.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 148 110 77.3 69.1-83.8 22 13.7 8.8-20.7 12 5.6 2.9-10.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 145 60 41.5 32.2-51.5 38 23.5 16.5-32.3 33 23.6 16.4-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 161 52 31.2 23.3-40.3 25 14.0 8.9-21.3 36 23.0 15.8-32.3 22 12.4 7.7-19.3 26 19.5 12.1-29.9
55-64 229 59 28.8 21.2-37.9 35 14.9 10.2-21.2 55 21.8 16.0-28.9 37 17.0 11.7-23.9 43 17.6 12.4-24.3
65-74 249 48 18.0 12.8-24.8 33 13.7 8.5-21.2 54 19.0 13.9-25.5 34 12.3 8.0-18.6 80 36.9 28.0-46.9
75+ 148 22 10.6 6.4-17.0 19 14.4 8.3-24.0 *** *** *** 21 13.2 8.1-20.9 58 34.7 25.5-45.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 93 *** *** *** 15 16.1 8.6-28.2 16 17.8 9.9-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 251 69 32.7 25.5-40.9 33 13.4 9.0-19.3 51 20.6 15.1-27.3 34 11.5 7.8-16.8 64 21.8 16.0-29.0
Some Post-H.S. 336 110 38.6 31.8-46.0 49 12.2 8.8-16.7 67 17.9 13.5-23.3 38 9.4 6.4-13.6 72 21.8 14.9-30.7
College Graduate 399 143 36.1 30.6-42.0 74 20.5 16.0-25.7 83 19.6 15.4-24.5 42 10.5 7.4-14.6 57 13.4 9.7-18.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 440 120 27.8 22.3-33.9 57 12.5 9.2-16.8 93 20.1 15.7-25.4 55 11.1 8.0-15.1 115 28.6 21.6-36.7
No 632 227 40.6 35.7-45.7 114 17.1 13.8-21.0 123 18.1 14.7-22.0 68 9.4 7.1-12.3 100 14.8 11.6-18.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 49 22.0 15.7-29.9 31 21.6 14.4-31.1 39 23.3 16.0-32.6 22 9.9 6.2-15.4 47 23.3 16.3-32.0
Non-Veteran 893 302 37.7 33.5-42.2 142 14.1 11.6-17.0 180 18.3 15.4-21.6 102 10.1 8.0-12.7 167 19.8 15.7-24.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 538 229 45.0 39.8-50.3 97 15.7 12.6-19.5 113 20.2 16.5-24.6 47 7.8 5.5-10.9 52 11.2 8.1-15.4
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 381 70 18.3 13.2-24.9 50 14.3 10.0-20.2 81 21.5 16.4-27.8 59 13.5 9.8-18.3 121 32.3 24.6-41.0
Unable to Work 94 *** *** *** 11 14.0 7.1-25.8 15 13.9 7.1-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 *** *** *** 19 17.3 10.3-27.6 13 11.4 5.8-21.3 16 16.1 8.9-27.3 29 20.1 12.7-30.3
$25,000- 34,999 113 *** *** *** 18 15.5 9.0-25.4 17 17.6 10.3-28.3 *** *** *** 28 22.1 13.9-33.3
$35,000- 49,999 126 *** *** *** 21 19.7 11.6-31.6 31 19.9 13.1-29.0 13 8.0 3.8-16.3 19 11.6 6.8-19.1
$50,000-74,999 146 48 36.0 26.7-46.5 27 17.0 11.0-25.2 30 21.7 14.0-32.0 15 7.6 4.3-13.3 26 17.7 11.3-26.6
$75,000-100,000 130 39 31.0 21.9-41.8 24 16.5 10.5-24.9 29 21.5 14.3-31.0 19 15.8 9.6-24.8 19 15.2 9.0-24.6
$100,000-150,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 25.7 17.0-37.0 *** *** *** 20 21.5 13.2-33.1
$150,000+ 103 *** *** *** 17 15.6 9.2-25.2 23 22.8 14.7-33.5 12 10.5 5.6-18.6 11 9.7 4.6-19.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 202 64 32.3 24.0-41.9 31 13.6 8.8-20.5 35 16.2 10.6-24.2 25 8.8 5.5-14.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.4 7.7-25.5 11 8.9 4.4-17.1 18 13.7 7.1-24.9
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.8 9.8-27.3
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** 12 12.4 6.5-22.2 23 21.1 12.9-32.5 12 13.0 6.8-23.6 19 16.4 9.1-27.6
More than 200% 588 193 34.0 29.3-39.0 97 16.0 12.8-19.8 130 22.2 18.3-26.6 65 9.7 7.3-12.7 103 18.2 14.6-22.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 202 64 32.3 24.0-41.9 31 13.6 8.8-20.5 35 16.2 10.6-24.2 25 8.8 5.5-14.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 759 200 28.4 24.2-33.0 125 15.5 12.6-19.0 171 21.6 18.1-25.6 98 11.3 8.9-14.2 165 23.2 18.6-28.5
Rent 271 129 53.6 46.2-60.8 39 15.7 11.2-21.8 40 12.3 8.6-17.2 23 6.7 4.2-10.4 40 11.8 7.8-17.3
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 324 129 41.0 34.0-48.5 58 15.5 11.6-20.4 54 15.0 11.1-19.9 31 8.7 5.8-13.0 52 19.7 12.6-29.6
Regional City or Suburban County 301 111 38.4 31.6-45.6 39 13.0 9.2-18.2 57 18.3 13.5-24.3 31 9.4 6.3-13.9 63 20.9 15.6-27.4
Rural 459 112 27.5 22.0-33.9 76 17.0 12.8-22.3 108 23.2 18.4-28.7 62 11.6 8.5-15.6 101 20.7 15.3-27.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 271 74 31.6 23.6-40.9 41 16.0 10.4-23.8 61 23.1 16.8-30.8 32 9.3 5.8-14.6 63 20.1 12.6-30.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 332 94 31.5 25.6-38.2 51 13.8 10.2-18.5 75 21.6 16.8-27.3 44 11.7 8.4-16.0 68 21.4 16.2-27.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 481 184 39.1 33.4-45.1 81 16.0 12.5-20.2 83 15.6 12.0-20.0 48 9.3 6.7-12.8 85 20.0 14.5-27.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 384 142 38.7 32.8-45.0 63 16.0 12.2-20.8 72 16.8 12.7-21.8 33 8.1 5.4-11.8 74 20.4 15.7-26.1
2nd Quartile 273 90 35.4 28.2-43.3 40 12.6 8.8-17.6 57 19.0 14.1-25.1 38 11.4 7.9-16.2 48 21.6 13.9-32.0
3rd Quartile 260 81 31.8 24.5-40.0 42 16.7 11.4-23.8 53 20.8 15.2-27.7 34 11.8 7.9-17.3 50 18.9 12.1-28.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 167 *** *** *** 28 17.7 11.0-27.4 37 23.0 14.9-33.8 19 8.2 4.2-15.2 44 20.9 13.6-30.6

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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 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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