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%)
North Carolina 1,529 314 22.7 19.4-26.4 1,215 77.3 73.6-80.6
MALES 732 156 24.3 19.8-29.4 576 75.7 70.6-80.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 495 102 22.5 17.7-28.3 393 77.5 71.7-82.3
Non-Hispanic Black 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 77 *** *** *** 70 94.9 87.3-98.0
45-54 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 195 59 32.4 24.3-41.6 136 67.6 58.4-75.7
75+ 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 176 42 28.5 19.5-39.6 134 71.5 60.4-80.5
Some Post-H.S. 201 52 24.5 17.6-33.1 149 75.5 66.9-82.4
College Graduate 275 41 16.7 11.6-23.3 234 83.3 76.7-88.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 58 12 10.8 5.2-21.1 46 89.2 78.9-94.8
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 253 42 17.9 12.4-25.2 211 82.1 74.8-87.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 296 81 30.6 22.9-39.6 215 69.4 60.4-77.1
No 428 72 19.7 14.7-25.8 356 80.3 74.2-85.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 226 53 22.1 16.0-29.8 173 77.9 70.2-84.0
Non-Veteran 503 103 25.3 19.7-31.8 400 74.7 68.2-80.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 228 39 16.6 11.8-23.0 189 83.4 77.0-88.2
Regional City or Suburban County 185 43 27.1 18.3-38.1 142 72.9 61.9-81.7
Rural 319 74 28.3 20.9-37.1 245 71.7 62.9-79.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 359 53 15.1 10.7-21.0 306 84.9 79.0-89.3
Unemployed 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 270 76 32.6 25.3-40.8 194 67.4 59.2-74.7
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 424 86 25.2 19.6-31.8 338 74.8 68.2-80.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 226 47 25.2 18.6-33.3 179 74.8 66.7-81.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 300 61 21.5 15.3-29.4 239 78.5 70.6-84.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 228 48 25.2 17.4-35.1 180 74.8 64.9-82.6
2nd Quartile 179 35 22.8 15.5-32.3 144 77.2 67.7-84.5
3rd Quartile 195 43 24.1 16.7-33.5 152 75.9 66.5-83.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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