2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,652 268 17.1 14.8-19.7 561 34.0 30.8-37.3 263 16.1 13.8-18.8 373 21.9 19.1-24.8 187 10.9 9.0-13.2
Non-Hispanic White 1,132 202 18.2 15.5-21.3 416 36.2 32.6-40.0 173 15.4 12.8-18.5 229 19.9 16.7-23.4 112 10.2 8.0-13.1
GENDER
Male 591 121 22.4 18.3-27.0 209 37.2 32.2-42.4 81 12.6 9.6-16.3 130 19.7 16.0-24.0 50 8.2 5.9-11.3
Female 541 81 13.5 10.3-17.6 207 35.2 30.0-40.7 92 18.7 14.3-24.0 99 20.1 15.1-26.1 62 12.6 8.7-17.8
AGE
18-34 152 21 14.3 8.8-22.5 53 35.0 26.4-44.8 31 22.9 14.8-33.7 30 18.9 12.6-27.4 17 8.8 5.2-14.5
35-44 140 32 27.6 19.3-37.7 56 37.1 28.6-46.6 24 15.5 9.9-23.5 20 11.1 6.8-17.6 *** *** ***
45-54 176 41 25.7 18.4-34.6 66 37.3 28.8-46.6 23 10.9 6.7-17.2 30 17.6 11.5-25.8 16 8.6 4.8-14.8
55-64 242 46 19.8 14.0-27.2 93 38.9 30.9-47.7 36 12.6 8.4-18.5 42 19.1 12.2-28.6 25 9.6 6.0-15.0
65-74 252 39 13.5 9.0-19.6 92 34.7 27.3-43.0 37 16.4 11.0-23.8 59 25.7 17.6-35.8 25 9.7 6.1-15.1
75+ 165 23 11.2 6.4-18.9 *** *** *** 21 13.3 7.3-22.8 47 24.4 16.7-34.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 259 66 19.7 14.8-25.7 92 40.5 33.0-48.5 35 13.5 9.2-19.5 41 14.7 10.4-20.3 25 11.6 7.5-17.6
Some Post-H.S. 382 63 18.0 13.6-23.4 148 38.1 32.3-44.2 64 17.2 13.1-22.2 75 18.6 14.3-23.9 32 8.2 5.6-11.8
College Graduate 410 45 10.8 7.8-14.7 146 34.6 29.3-40.2 69 17.9 13.7-22.9 100 23.9 19.4-29.0 50 12.9 9.4-17.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 91 14 12.2 6.7-21.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.6 9.2-28.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 115 18 16.4 9.4-27.0 *** *** *** 21 18.2 11.3-28.2 17 12.8 7.5-21.0 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 126 22 22.1 13.6-33.8 *** *** *** 17 14.2 7.7-24.7 29 16.0 10.1-24.5 18 15.4 9.0-25.1
$50,000- 74,999 149 21 12.5 7.6-19.9 53 32.7 23.8-43.0 *** *** *** 31 20.2 12.9-30.3 14 10.1 5.7-17.3
$75,000+ 372 71 21.2 16.6-26.7 136 34.5 29.1-40.4 53 16.0 11.9-21.1 77 19.0 14.7-24.3 35 9.3 6.3-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 462 109 21.8 17.4-27.0 168 36.5 30.6-42.8 58 13.0 9.0-18.4 89 19.8 14.6-26.3 38 8.9 5.3-14.4
No 658 92 15.3 12.0-19.2 244 36.0 31.7-40.6 112 17.5 14.2-21.5 138 19.7 16.3-23.7 72 11.4 8.8-14.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 194 40 19.6 13.2-28.0 66 35.6 27.3-44.9 30 18.9 12.3-28.1 50 21.3 15.4-28.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 937 162 18.0 15.0-21.3 350 36.3 32.4-40.5 143 14.8 12.0-18.2 178 19.6 16.1-23.6 104 11.3 8.7-14.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 300 48 16.7 12.2-22.3 106 35.7 29.4-42.5 41 13.9 9.8-19.2 69 20.5 15.7-26.3 36 13.3 9.1-19.0
Regional City or Suburban County 322 69 22.1 16.9-28.4 108 32.9 26.7-39.8 62 20.2 14.5-27.5 54 14.5 10.4-19.8 29 10.3 5.8-17.5
Rural 510 85 16.2 12.4-21.0 202 39.0 33.3-45.1 70 12.8 9.6-16.8 106 23.6 18.0-30.1 47 8.4 5.9-11.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 551 97 20.1 16.2-24.7 214 39.1 34.2-44.3 84 14.1 11.1-17.7 104 17.0 13.8-20.9 52 9.7 7.1-13.0
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 388 54 13.5 9.6-18.7 140 35.8 29.5-42.7 58 16.7 12.0-22.7 93 20.6 16.1-25.9 43 13.4 8.3-20.8
Unable to Work 110 33 22.0 13.8-33.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.8 11.5-29.3 *** *** ***
More than 200% 635 107 18.1 14.8-22.0 230 36.0 31.6-40.8 97 16.0 12.8-19.7 134 18.8 15.4-22.9 67 11.0 8.4-14.4
HOUSING
Own 810 133 17.5 14.4-21.2 295 35.1 30.8-39.6 123 15.7 12.5-19.5 169 20.2 16.4-24.6 90 11.5 8.7-15.0
Rent 261 54 20.0 14.8-26.5 97 39.7 32.6-47.4 39 14.1 9.9-19.9 51 18.9 14.1-24.9 20 7.2 4.1-12.3
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 262 49 15.2 10.2-22.2 102 40.1 31.5-49.5 38 12.1 7.9-18.0 47 22.8 14.5-34.0 26 9.7 6.0-15.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 396 71 18.2 13.9-23.4 138 33.9 28.2-40.0 57 17.2 12.3-23.6 90 19.7 15.6-24.7 40 11.0 6.8-17.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 474 82 19.9 15.7-24.9 176 36.1 30.9-41.6 78 15.8 12.1-20.2 92 18.3 14.4-23.1 46 9.9 7.0-13.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 406 68 20.2 15.5-25.8 147 33.5 28.3-39.3 72 17.9 13.7-23.1 78 18.0 14.0-22.8 41 10.4 7.1-14.8
2nd Quartile 309 59 18.9 14.2-24.6 107 34.9 28.4-42.0 42 16.5 11.1-23.7 67 18.5 13.8-24.3 34 11.3 6.7-18.5
3rd Quartile 266 42 14.4 9.9-20.6 95 37.8 29.9-46.5 42 13.0 8.9-18.6 57 24.0 16.3-34.0 30 10.7 7.0-16.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 151 33 19.5 11.8-30.6 *** *** *** 17 9.8 5.5-16.9 27 19.7 12.2-30.3 *** *** ***

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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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