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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 369 100 29.4 23.8-35.7 62 17.2 13.0-22.4 79 19.1 14.8-24.3 48 12.4 8.8-17.1 80 21.9 15.8-29.6
Non-Hispanic Black 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.0 7.9-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.8 7.8-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 122 *** *** *** 19 15.9 9.3-25.8 25 18.5 11.6-28.1 16 14.8 8.3-25.2 28 21.6 14.0-32.0
65-74 119 26 20.4 12.6-31.5 14 7.6 4.1-13.8 34 26.0 17.1-37.4 13 9.2 4.8-16.9 *** *** ***
75+ 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 109 *** *** *** 12 12.5 6.4-23.1 21 19.1 11.9-29.1 12 12.3 6.5-22.0 31 20.0 13.0-29.4
Some Post-H.S. 170 *** *** *** 27 13.0 8.3-19.9 36 17.5 11.7-25.3 19 8.3 4.7-14.3 *** *** ***
College Graduate 191 67 36.1 28.3-44.8 41 24.0 17.3-32.2 41 19.1 13.4-26.4 19 9.6 5.5-16.0 23 11.2 6.6-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.5 10.4-30.9
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.9 7.2-25.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 127 47 39.0 29.4-49.6 25 18.3 11.7-27.7 24 17.9 11.3-27.2 14 12.7 7.0-21.9 17 12.0 6.7-20.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 215 69 32.4 23.9-42.1 26 11.9 7.3-18.9 43 15.2 10.5-21.6 26 9.7 5.9-15.4 *** *** ***
No 272 90 39.3 32.3-46.7 57 19.5 14.7-25.4 57 18.8 13.9-24.9 26 9.5 6.0-14.7 42 12.9 8.7-18.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 474 154 35.9 30.1-42.1 80 16.0 12.3-20.5 98 17.4 13.7-21.8 52 9.6 6.8-13.2 90 21.2 14.6-29.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 135 *** *** *** 21 11.8 7.0-19.1 23 12.5 7.6-19.8 14 9.2 4.8-17.0 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 130 *** *** *** 23 19.6 12.6-29.1 28 18.0 11.7-26.5 *** *** *** 23 14.5 8.6-23.3
Rural 229 62 28.8 21.5-37.5 40 17.0 11.5-24.4 51 20.5 14.7-28.0 30 12.8 8.2-19.4 *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 215 86 46.4 38.3-54.6 45 18.8 13.5-25.6 46 18.2 13.0-24.9 21 8.5 4.9-14.3 17 8.1 4.4-14.5
Unemployed 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 177 36 19.6 12.3-29.5 24 12.9 7.8-20.6 43 22.2 15.0-31.6 24 11.8 7.1-18.8 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 239 80 35.1 28.0-42.8 44 17.9 12.8-24.4 53 20.4 15.1-26.9 24 9.6 5.9-15.2 38 17.1 11.7-24.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 *** *** *** 19 15.5 8.1-27.7 24 18.3 10.4-30.2 13 9.7 4.5-19.7 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 150 48 39.9 30.8-49.9 21 13.8 8.6-21.5 39 22.1 15.8-30.0 19 12.4 7.6-19.6 23 11.9 7.4-18.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 226 79 35.1 27.0-44.0 44 17.6 12.4-24.4 39 14.1 9.7-20.2 21 7.8 4.5-13.0 *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 176 64 38.2 29.8-47.4 33 18.1 12.5-25.6 32 14.0 9.3-20.6 16 9.1 5.0-16.0 31 20.7 13.8-29.8
2nd Quartile 129 *** *** *** 18 12.7 7.2-21.3 28 17.2 10.9-26.0 14 8.4 4.6-15.0 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 116 *** *** *** 20 15.7 9.1-25.9 26 19.6 12.4-29.5 17 12.5 6.8-21.8 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 16.2 8.9-27.7

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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 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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