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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 552 85 15.0 11.7-18.9 162 28.8 24.3-33.8 190 34.4 29.5-39.7 115 21.8 17.5-26.8
Non-Hispanic Black 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 18.4 11.6-28.0 *** *** ***
Other 140 *** *** *** *** *** *** 37 19.9 13.2-28.8 14 9.1 4.7-17.0
AGE
18-34 138 *** *** *** 35 26.1 17.9-36.5 25 15.0 9.7-22.6 15 13.2 7.4-22.4
35-44 117 24 18.7 11.5-29.0 *** *** *** 38 29.9 21.4-40.1 16 15.0 8.4-25.2
45-54 135 28 20.0 12.6-30.3 43 26.7 19.0-36.2 41 31.8 22.8-42.5 23 21.5 13.0-33.3
55-64 155 37 24.6 16.7-34.5 46 32.0 22.9-42.6 50 27.0 19.2-36.5 22 16.5 9.2-27.9
65-74 168 18 11.2 5.4-21.7 47 25.0 17.6-34.2 65 41.2 31.7-51.4 38 22.6 15.7-31.4
75+ 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.0 12.1-31.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** 38 27.7 19.0-38.6 17 16.0 9.3-26.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 216 38 18.5 12.1-27.1 57 23.3 17.1-30.9 80 37.7 29.6-46.6 41 20.5 13.8-29.4
Some Post-H.S. 250 60 25.2 19.0-32.6 73 29.9 23.2-37.6 68 24.9 19.1-31.9 49 20.0 14.5-26.9
College Graduate 238 52 24.7 18.0-32.8 86 36.9 29.8-44.6 68 25.9 20.0-32.8 32 12.5 8.2-18.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** 21 19.5 11.4-31.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 19.2 11.7-29.9 12 11.5 5.6-22.2
$50,000- 74,999 108 24 19.4 12.3-29.3 *** *** *** 36 26.5 18.3-36.6 14 15.9 8.3-28.1
$75,000+ 262 45 17.0 12.0-23.6 95 37.0 30.1-44.5 81 31.2 24.8-38.5 41 14.8 10.4-20.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 332 61 17.3 12.6-23.2 91 25.8 20.3-32.2 104 32.3 26.0-39.4 76 24.5 18.7-31.5
No 482 117 27.1 21.9-33.0 152 31.8 26.7-37.4 149 27.5 22.9-32.7 64 13.5 10.0-18.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 228 44 21.0 14.3-29.7 72 29.2 22.3-37.2 72 32.6 25.1-41.1 40 17.2 11.6-24.8
Non-Veteran 590 135 23.8 19.5-28.7 173 29.8 25.2-34.7 182 28.2 23.9-33.0 100 18.2 14.3-22.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 254 75 31.7 24.9-39.3 84 31.7 25.3-38.9 71 26.5 20.6-33.4 24 10.1 6.3-15.7
Regional City or Suburban County 224 54 19.8 14.6-26.2 71 33.6 26.1-42.1 59 25.4 18.9-33.2 40 21.2 14.9-29.2
Rural 344 50 18.3 12.3-26.3 92 24.9 19.4-31.3 126 35.2 28.6-42.3 76 21.7 16.1-28.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 440 126 29.3 24.2-35.1 137 31.3 26.2-36.9 123 24.9 20.6-29.9 54 14.4 10.5-19.6
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 259 27 11.6 6.5-19.7 75 28.4 21.6-36.4 96 37.7 29.9-46.2 61 22.3 16.6-29.3
Unable to Work 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.8 10.7-30.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 450 87 19.5 15.2-24.7 157 36.1 30.7-41.9 135 28.6 23.7-34.1 71 15.8 12.0-20.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 232 42 22.5 14.4-33.2 68 26.1 19.3-34.3 79 34.1 25.8-43.6 43 17.3 10.9-26.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 261 47 18.8 13.6-25.4 78 29.1 22.8-36.4 82 28.3 22.5-35.0 54 23.8 17.6-31.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 329 90 26.7 21.1-33.1 101 32.1 26.0-38.8 95 27.8 22.1-34.2 43 13.5 9.6-18.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 260 64 23.6 18.2-30.0 79 34.6 27.7-42.3 77 27.2 21.0-34.3 40 14.6 10.3-20.3
2nd Quartile 202 49 25.5 18.6-34.0 55 24.4 18.1-32.0 64 30.6 23.6-38.6 34 19.4 13.4-27.4
3rd Quartile 212 42 20.5 13.9-29.2 69 29.9 22.7-38.3 66 30.6 23.1-39.1 35 19.1 12.4-28.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 18.9 11.9-28.8

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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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