2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,138 1,654 39.2 37.1-41.2 2,484 60.8 58.8-62.9
Non-Hispanic White 2,594 1,070 40.9 38.5-43.5 1,524 59.1 56.5-61.5
GENDER
Male 1,240 539 43.5 40.0-47.1 701 56.5 52.9-60.0
Female 1,354 531 38.5 35.1-42.1 823 61.5 57.9-64.9
AGE
18-34 525 114 22.9 18.5-28.0 411 77.1 72.0-81.5
35-44 332 84 25.8 20.5-31.8 248 74.2 68.2-79.5
45-54 387 135 35.6 30.0-41.7 252 64.4 58.3-70.0
55-64 497 220 47.9 42.0-53.9 277 52.1 46.1-58.0
65-74 488 294 61.8 56.1-67.3 194 38.2 32.7-43.9
75+ 324 213 65.6 57.5-72.9 111 34.4 27.1-42.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 248 44.7 39.4-50.2 268 55.3 49.8-60.6
Some Post-H.S. 771 324 39.7 35.7-43.9 447 60.3 56.1-64.3
College Graduate 1,196 434 34.0 30.9-37.2 762 66.0 62.8-69.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 80 55.4 45.4-65.0 73 44.6 35.0-54.6
$25,000- 34,999 231 125 55.7 47.4-63.7 106 44.3 36.3-52.6
$35,000- 49,999 275 120 42.9 35.2-50.9 155 57.1 49.1-64.8
$50,000- 74,999 345 135 41.2 34.5-48.2 210 58.8 51.8-65.5
$75,000+ 985 343 32.6 29.3-36.2 642 67.4 63.8-70.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 819 470 58.3 53.6-62.8 349 41.7 37.2-46.4
No 1,751 582 31.3 28.7-34.1 1,169 68.7 65.9-71.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 350 190 51.9 45.4-58.4 160 48.1 41.6-54.6
Non-Veteran 2,241 878 39.4 36.8-42.1 1,363 60.6 57.9-63.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 786 268 33.1 29.3-37.3 518 66.9 62.7-70.7
Regional City or Suburban County 752 304 41.4 36.9-46.1 448 58.6 53.9-63.1
Rural 1,056 498 46.4 42.3-50.5 558 53.6 49.5-57.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,430 431 29.3 26.5-32.3 999 70.7 67.7-73.5
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 771 452 59.1 54.3-63.7 319 40.9 36.3-45.7
Unable to Work 169 119 72.1 61.2-80.8 50 27.9 19.2-38.8
Other not in Labor Force 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 194 91 49.2 40.4-58.1 103 50.8 41.9-59.6
More than 200% 1,574 604 37.2 34.3-40.2 970 62.8 59.8-65.7
HOUSING
Own 1,905 813 43.1 40.2-46.1 1,092 56.9 53.9-59.8
Rent 528 197 33.5 28.9-38.4 331 66.5 61.6-71.1
Other arrangement 142 52 32.6 24.1-42.4 90 67.4 57.6-75.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 502 233 49.9 43.5-56.3 269 50.1 43.7-56.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 908 405 42.7 38.7-46.8 503 57.3 53.2-61.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,184 432 35.7 32.4-39.1 752 64.3 60.9-67.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 970 371 36.8 33.1-40.6 599 63.2 59.4-66.9
2nd Quartile 729 289 38.2 33.9-42.8 440 61.8 57.2-66.1
3rd Quartile 621 279 47.2 41.8-52.7 342 52.8 47.3-58.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 274 131 51.0 42.8-59.3 143 49.0 40.7-57.2

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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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