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
Non-Hispanic White 996 197 21.5 17.8-25.7 799 78.5 74.3-82.2
GENDER
Male 495 102 22.5 17.7-28.3 393 77.5 71.7-82.3
Female 501 95 20.4 15.1-27.0 406 79.6 73.0-84.9
AGE
18-34 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 131 22 19.5 12.0-30.1 109 80.5 69.9-88.0
55-64 210 53 26.2 18.3-36.1 157 73.8 63.9-81.7
65-74 271 69 31.0 22.9-40.5 202 69.0 59.5-77.1
75+ 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 222 55 26.9 19.4-36.1 167 73.1 63.9-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 308 74 22.0 16.9-28.1 234 78.0 71.9-83.1
College Graduate 409 54 12.1 9.0-16.1 355 87.9 83.9-91.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 14 12.5 6.9-21.6 58 87.5 78.4-93.1
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 125 26 18.0 11.5-27.2 99 82.0 72.8-88.5
$75,000+ 330 54 16.2 11.9-21.7 276 83.8 78.3-88.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 426 106 29.5 23.2-36.7 320 70.5 63.3-76.8
No 554 88 14.0 10.7-18.0 466 86.0 82.0-89.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 170 42 22.5 16.0-30.8 128 77.5 69.2-84.0
Non-Veteran 824 154 21.3 17.2-26.1 670 78.7 73.9-82.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 257 47 18.2 12.8-25.3 210 81.8 74.7-87.2
Regional City or Suburban County 279 58 20.8 15.0-27.9 221 79.2 72.1-85.0
Rural 460 92 23.9 17.8-31.2 368 76.1 68.8-82.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 53 12.7 8.9-17.9 365 87.3 82.1-91.1
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 405 102 28.6 22.9-35.2 303 71.4 64.8-77.1
Unable to Work 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 577 106 20.8 16.4-26.1 471 79.2 73.9-83.6
HOUSING
Own 756 149 22.9 18.6-27.9 607 77.1 72.1-81.4
Rent 185 34 13.1 9.0-18.8 151 86.9 81.2-91.0
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 212 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 381 75 21.6 16.2-28.1 306 78.4 71.9-83.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 403 82 19.2 14.9-24.3 321 80.8 75.7-85.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 339 62 18.5 13.8-24.3 277 81.5 75.7-86.2
2nd Quartile 276 59 22.0 16.1-29.3 217 78.0 70.7-83.9
3rd Quartile 263 58 26.6 18.3-36.9 205 73.4 63.1-81.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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