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
MALES 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
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 412 121 29.8 24.6-35.7 58 14.3 10.8-18.7 83 20.3 15.9-25.7 52 11.6 8.4-15.7 98 24.0 19.1-29.7
Non-Hispanic Black 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 100 *** *** *** 17 16.3 9.2-27.3 17 15.9 8.9-26.7 *** *** *** 12 10.2 4.9-20.1
AGE
18-34 94 74 80.9 70.7-88.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 89 27 25.0 16.1-36.7 14 11.5 6.1-20.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 107 *** *** *** 16 13.8 8.0-22.7 30 25.2 16.5-36.4 21 19.2 11.8-29.6 15 13.3 7.4-22.9
65-74 130 22 16.1 9.6-25.5 19 18.6 10.5-30.9 20 13.3 7.9-21.7 21 14.9 8.5-24.8 *** *** ***
75+ 88 13 8.3 4.3-15.6 11 14.0 6.9-26.4 *** *** *** 12 11.8 6.2-21.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 142 *** *** *** 21 14.0 8.6-21.8 30 21.7 14.4-31.3 22 10.9 6.6-17.6 33 23.2 15.1-33.8
Some Post-H.S. 166 56 39.0 29.9-49.0 22 11.5 7.2-17.9 31 18.2 12.2-26.3 19 10.5 6.3-17.0 38 20.8 14.5-28.8
College Graduate 208 76 36.1 28.7-44.2 33 17.4 12.0-24.6 42 20.0 14.4-27.2 23 11.3 7.1-17.3 34 15.2 10.1-22.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.1 5.5-24.7 13 13.2 6.8-23.9
$50,000- 74,999 85 *** *** *** 17 17.4 9.9-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.6 10.5-30.9
$75,000+ 208 67 32.8 25.2-41.5 26 12.8 8.4-19.1 55 26.0 19.6-33.6 27 11.2 7.5-16.6 33 17.1 11.6-24.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 225 51 23.1 16.5-31.4 31 13.1 8.8-18.9 50 25.0 18.2-33.3 29 12.5 8.1-18.8 64 26.3 19.8-34.2
No 360 137 41.4 34.8-48.3 57 15.7 11.4-21.1 66 17.6 13.3-22.9 42 9.3 6.6-13.1 58 16.0 11.7-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 169 42 20.6 14.3-28.8 27 22.0 14.2-32.4 35 24.4 16.4-34.6 21 10.1 6.3-16.0 44 22.9 15.9-31.8
Non-Veteran 419 148 39.6 33.5-46.0 62 12.2 9.2-16.0 82 19.2 15.0-24.2 50 10.6 7.6-14.5 77 18.4 14.1-23.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 189 77 43.3 34.8-52.2 37 18.3 13.0-25.1 31 16.9 11.6-23.9 17 8.4 5.0-13.8 27 13.1 8.4-20.0
Regional City or Suburban County 171 64 35.3 26.6-45.0 16 8.5 4.7-14.7 29 18.5 12.0-27.3 22 12.3 7.7-19.2 40 25.4 17.8-34.8
Rural 230 50 26.4 18.7-36.0 36 17.0 11.2-25.0 57 25.4 18.6-33.7 32 10.5 6.7-16.1 55 20.6 14.8-28.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 323 143 44.2 37.6-51.1 52 14.0 10.3-18.7 67 21.4 16.5-27.2 26 7.4 4.8-11.3 35 13.0 8.8-18.8
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 34 17.4 10.8-26.8 26 15.5 9.4-24.6 38 21.0 14.2-30.0 35 14.9 9.9-21.9 71 31.2 23.7-39.8
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 349 113 33.4 27.4-40.0 53 14.9 11.1-19.8 77 23.2 18.1-29.2 41 9.7 6.9-13.6 65 18.7 14.3-24.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 153 *** *** *** 22 16.3 9.1-27.4 37 26.2 17.8-36.8 19 9.0 4.9-15.9 35 16.7 10.7-25.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 182 46 25.8 18.6-34.6 30 13.8 9.3-20.1 36 21.3 14.8-29.6 25 11.2 7.2-17.1 45 27.9 20.2-37.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 255 105 42.6 35.1-50.5 37 14.5 10.2-20.3 44 16.9 11.9-23.5 27 10.6 6.9-15.9 42 15.4 10.8-21.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 208 78 39.2 31.2-47.7 30 14.3 9.6-21.0 40 19.0 13.1-26.8 17 7.2 4.3-11.8 43 20.2 14.3-27.9
2nd Quartile 144 44 32.1 23.2-42.6 22 12.5 8.0-19.1 29 20.5 13.8-29.2 24 13.7 8.7-21.0 25 21.2 13.8-31.2
3rd Quartile 144 *** *** *** 22 17.4 10.2-28.1 27 21.8 14.2-31.9 17 11.2 6.5-18.8 31 15.4 10.2-22.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 94 *** *** *** 15 15.9 8.4-28.0 *** *** *** 13 9.3 4.1-20.1 *** *** ***

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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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