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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 506 109 23.1 18.3-28.7 183 37.8 31.8-44.1 151 26.3 21.8-31.3 63 12.9 9.4-17.5
Non-Hispanic Black 127 *** *** *** 35 29.2 20.3-40.0 23 16.0 10.0-24.7 *** *** ***
Other 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.4-18.5 *** *** ***
35-44 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.5 8.8-22.9 *** *** ***
45-54 122 36 30.7 21.7-41.5 36 25.4 17.8-34.9 40 35.6 26.2-46.2 *** *** ***
55-64 170 39 22.1 15.0-31.3 *** *** *** 50 24.6 17.2-33.8 20 12.3 7.1-20.5
65-74 161 40 19.6 13.2-28.0 *** *** *** 43 26.4 18.4-36.5 25 15.0 8.7-24.6
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 12.4 6.3-22.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 173 48 28.6 20.8-37.8 54 35.7 26.8-45.6 52 26.5 19.3-35.2 19 9.3 5.1-16.5
Some Post-H.S. 262 74 29.2 22.5-36.9 88 32.3 25.1-40.4 71 23.2 17.6-29.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 243 71 28.5 22.0-36.0 90 37.5 30.4-45.2 60 24.7 18.5-32.3 22 9.3 5.9-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 19.9 12.2-30.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.7 14.2-34.3 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.2 10.2-30.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 166 46 30.1 22.2-39.4 61 34.9 26.8-43.9 40 25.9 18.6-34.8 19 9.1 5.0-15.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 328 95 30.0 22.6-38.6 100 31.6 23.9-40.5 90 21.8 16.6-28.0 43 16.6 9.8-26.8
No 391 111 30.2 24.7-36.3 148 39.6 33.4-46.2 100 23.7 19.0-29.2 32 6.5 4.1- 9.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 698 202 30.4 25.6-35.8 235 35.4 30.2-41.0 187 22.6 18.9-26.7 74 11.6 7.7-17.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 201 64 29.3 21.8-38.2 65 31.3 23.1-40.9 49 23.3 16.6-31.7 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 186 60 35.8 26.6-46.1 65 39.1 29.8-49.2 43 17.7 12.4-24.7 18 7.4 4.0-13.2
Rural 340 85 26.8 19.8-35.3 119 36.1 28.0-45.1 100 25.4 19.8-32.0 36 11.7 7.3-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 318 105 35.5 29.1-42.5 118 36.8 30.5-43.6 72 19.0 14.6-24.3 23 8.7 5.0-14.6
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 226 52 18.3 12.9-25.3 79 35.6 26.4-46.0 58 24.7 17.6-33.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.0 3.7-16.4
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 22.1 13.7-33.7 13 9.8 4.4-20.3
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.9 12.7-32.6 *** *** ***
More than 200% 320 87 28.0 22.3-34.4 117 35.7 29.6-42.2 82 26.9 21.3-33.4 34 9.5 6.3-14.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 204 *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 20.3 13.9-28.7 28 14.7 8.2-25.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 233 60 30.1 22.1-39.5 92 41.6 33.1-50.7 62 21.1 15.8-27.6 19 7.2 4.3-11.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 290 89 28.7 22.5-35.8 98 32.5 25.8-39.9 73 24.9 19.0-31.9 30 13.9 6.9-26.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 219 59 25.6 19.3-33.0 78 36.1 28.7-44.3 56 26.0 19.4-33.8 26 12.3 7.8-19.1
2nd Quartile 200 56 31.9 23.1-42.3 78 37.4 28.3-47.6 50 19.2 13.7-26.2 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 178 54 26.7 19.1-36.0 *** *** *** 48 22.8 16.1-31.4 19 14.1 8.0-23.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 22.6 14.1-34.2 16 5.9 2.8-12.1

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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 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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