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
Non-Hispanic White 1,058 194 18.8 15.8-22.1 345 33.0 29.2-37.0 341 30.6 27.2-34.3 178 17.6 14.7-21.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 506 109 23.1 18.3-28.7 183 37.8 31.8-44.1 151 26.3 21.8-31.3 63 12.9 9.4-17.5
AGE
18-34 135 *** *** *** 45 31.7 23.2-41.8 19 13.2 8.2-20.6 14 13.5 7.4-23.3
35-44 134 20 12.6 7.8-19.9 55 43.0 33.5-52.9 41 27.4 19.8-36.6 18 17.0 10.0-27.5
45-54 169 25 17.4 11.1-26.2 54 25.2 18.7-33.1 65 39.7 31.0-49.1 25 17.7 10.8-27.6
55-64 224 39 16.9 11.6-24.1 74 35.1 26.5-44.9 74 28.8 21.8-36.9 37 19.2 12.6-27.9
65-74 242 35 11.2 7.7-16.2 67 32.6 24.0-42.7 90 36.6 28.9-45.2 50 19.5 13.8-26.7
75+ 149 18 11.3 6.3-19.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 17.8 11.5-26.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 18.3 10.2-30.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 246 37 14.3 10.0-20.2 62 27.0 20.5-34.6 95 36.8 29.5-44.8 52 21.9 15.6-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 364 72 19.7 15.5-24.8 113 32.5 26.8-38.8 115 29.8 24.5-35.6 64 18.0 13.5-23.7
College Graduate 370 77 23.4 18.3-29.3 145 39.4 33.7-45.4 103 25.7 20.9-31.1 45 11.6 8.3-15.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 113 25 21.5 13.9-31.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 20.4 12.7-31.1
$35,000- 49,999 118 21 20.2 12.1-31.8 *** *** *** 38 27.4 18.9-37.9 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 41 23.6 16.4-32.6 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 340 57 16.7 12.5-21.9 131 37.4 31.6-43.6 100 31.2 25.5-37.5 52 14.7 10.7-19.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 444 78 17.7 13.1-23.4 118 28.5 22.5-35.4 150 31.7 26.2-37.7 98 22.1 17.2-27.9
No 603 113 19.4 15.9-23.5 224 37.0 32.3-41.9 188 30.0 25.7-34.6 78 13.6 10.4-17.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 184 27 12.8 8.4-19.1 59 31.8 23.9-40.9 61 33.9 25.6-43.4 37 21.4 14.2-31.0
Non-Veteran 873 167 19.9 16.5-23.7 286 33.2 29.0-37.7 280 30.0 26.3-34.0 140 16.9 13.8-20.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 279 57 20.6 15.6-26.6 108 37.3 30.5-44.8 79 29.7 23.4-36.8 35 12.4 8.4-18.1
Regional City or Suburban County 300 69 23.0 17.1-30.3 95 32.6 26.2-39.7 87 26.6 20.9-33.3 49 17.7 12.7-24.2
Rural 479 68 14.6 10.9-19.4 142 30.7 24.8-37.4 175 34.0 28.5-39.9 94 20.6 15.9-26.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 504 111 22.6 18.5-27.3 187 36.1 31.2-41.2 142 25.7 21.6-30.4 64 15.6 11.6-20.7
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 369 52 11.6 8.4-15.7 110 30.4 24.3-37.2 126 36.8 30.4-43.9 81 21.2 16.4-27.0
Unable to Work 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 15 16.9 9.8-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 588 108 17.9 14.5-21.9 214 36.9 32.3-41.8 177 30.5 26.1-35.3 89 14.7 11.5-18.5
HOUSING
Own 753 123 16.5 13.2-20.4 244 33.0 28.5-37.8 249 31.5 27.4-36.0 137 19.0 15.5-23.1
Rent 246 59 28.6 21.9-36.5 85 32.9 26.2-40.3 73 28.0 21.7-35.1 29 10.5 6.6-16.4
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 244 41 17.2 11.6-24.8 62 27.8 18.9-38.9 89 32.8 24.9-41.9 52 22.1 15.1-31.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 375 54 16.6 11.7-23.2 129 34.4 28.5-40.8 128 30.6 25.4-36.4 64 18.3 13.7-24.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 439 99 21.5 17.3-26.3 154 34.8 29.4-40.5 124 29.3 24.2-35.0 62 14.4 10.8-19.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 380 82 21.4 16.9-26.8 131 35.7 30.0-41.9 108 27.2 22.0-33.2 59 15.6 11.6-20.6
2nd Quartile 285 51 18.9 13.2-26.4 96 31.3 25.1-38.2 95 33.1 26.8-40.1 43 16.6 11.7-23.1
3rd Quartile 252 40 14.4 9.9-20.5 87 35.3 26.6-45.1 84 30.5 23.4-38.6 41 19.8 13.4-28.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 141 *** *** *** 31 22.5 14.2-33.6 54 34.7 25.0-45.9 35 22.1 14.6-32.1

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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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