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
Non-Hispanic White 781 221 29.6 25.7-33.8 120 15.6 12.8-18.9 162 19.8 16.6-23.4 100 11.9 9.5-14.9 178 23.1 19.1-27.6
GENDER
Male 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
Female 369 100 29.4 23.8-35.7 62 17.2 13.0-22.4 79 19.1 14.8-24.3 48 12.4 8.8-17.1 80 21.9 15.8-29.6
AGE
18-34 98 69 72.4 61.9-80.8 19 17.4 11.0-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** 24 25.4 16.7-36.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 108 29 25.3 17.0-35.8 16 15.3 8.9-25.1 25 21.1 13.5-31.5 19 16.6 10.0-26.2 *** *** ***
55-64 165 40 24.2 16.6-33.9 21 13.6 8.3-21.6 41 22.8 16.0-31.5 26 17.0 11.0-25.5 37 22.3 15.6-31.0
65-74 192 35 17.4 11.7-25.1 23 10.6 6.6-16.7 43 19.5 13.7-26.9 30 14.7 9.3-22.4 *** *** ***
75+ 126 19 10.7 6.2-17.8 16 15.4 8.4-26.4 *** *** *** 16 12.5 7.1-21.0 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 166 34 23.3 16.2-32.3 21 14.3 8.9-22.1 37 24.0 17.0-32.6 23 12.4 7.8-19.3 51 26.1 18.6-35.2
Some Post-H.S. 250 75 34.2 27.3-41.7 32 12.9 8.9-18.2 49 18.7 13.7-25.0 33 12.0 8.1-17.4 61 22.2 16.8-28.9
College Graduate 325 109 36.7 30.6-43.3 61 20.5 15.7-26.3 68 18.7 14.3-24.0 37 10.8 7.5-15.3 50 13.3 9.7-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 86 *** *** *** 16 20.5 12.2-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 15.7 8.7-26.6
$50,000- 74,999 113 *** *** *** 19 17.1 10.1-27.3 22 17.7 10.4-28.4 *** *** *** 24 19.8 12.4-30.2
$75,000+ 276 83 29.5 23.5-36.2 41 14.8 10.5-20.4 69 24.9 19.4-31.4 38 13.9 9.8-19.4 45 16.9 12.1-23.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 306 75 24.3 18.7-31.0 31 10.8 7.2-16.0 63 19.8 14.8-26.1 44 13.9 9.8-19.3 93 31.1 24.0-39.2
No 467 144 33.6 28.5-39.2 88 19.2 15.3-23.7 96 19.1 15.2-23.8 55 10.6 7.8-14.3 84 17.4 13.4-22.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 143 36 21.8 14.7-31.0 22 18.6 11.8-28.1 28 24.1 15.4-35.6 16 9.3 5.4-15.6 41 26.2 18.0-36.6
Non-Veteran 637 185 31.3 26.9-36.1 98 15.0 12.0-18.5 134 18.8 15.6-22.6 84 12.5 9.7-15.9 136 22.3 17.9-27.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 217 80 38.6 31.2-46.5 38 17.2 12.2-23.5 36 15.8 11.0-22.0 22 10.4 6.5-16.3 41 18.1 12.7-25.1
Regional City or Suburban County 224 71 29.9 23.1-37.8 30 14.4 9.7-20.7 42 19.8 14.0-27.4 28 11.4 7.4-17.1 53 24.5 17.9-32.6
Rural 340 70 23.7 18.2-30.3 52 15.6 11.4-21.0 84 22.3 17.3-28.2 50 13.3 9.5-18.3 84 25.1 18.4-33.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 373 140 38.8 33.1-44.9 64 16.0 12.3-20.7 88 22.3 17.9-27.6 38 9.1 6.2-13.0 43 13.8 9.6-19.4
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 303 53 16.5 11.7-22.7 37 13.6 9.4-19.3 62 21.0 15.5-27.9 49 15.7 11.3-21.3 102 33.2 26.9-40.1
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 470 139 30.2 25.4-35.6 75 16.5 12.9-20.9 110 23.3 19.0-28.2 57 10.8 8.1-14.4 89 19.1 15.2-23.9
HOUSING
Own 591 144 25.2 21.0-29.8 88 14.6 11.5-18.3 136 22.2 18.3-26.6 84 13.1 10.2-16.7 139 25.0 20.3-30.4
Rent 158 65 46.7 37.2-56.4 27 21.3 14.4-30.4 22 10.9 6.7-17.1 14 7.2 4.0-12.6 30 13.9 8.7-21.6
Other arrangement 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 157 31 22.1 14.4-32.5 19 13.0 7.5-21.6 37 23.1 15.3-33.3 23 12.2 7.1-20.2 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 265 67 26.8 20.8-33.7 36 12.8 8.9-17.9 61 21.6 16.6-27.7 38 13.1 9.2-18.3 63 25.7 19.5-33.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 359 123 34.9 29.1-41.3 65 18.8 14.5-24.1 64 17.0 12.6-22.4 39 11.0 7.6-15.6 68 18.3 13.8-23.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 313 107 35.4 29.2-42.2 55 18.6 13.9-24.3 58 15.8 11.5-21.3 30 9.3 6.2-13.9 63 20.9 15.7-27.3
2nd Quartile 205 58 29.8 22.7-38.0 30 13.5 9.2-19.5 43 21.9 15.9-29.4 31 13.4 9.0-19.5 43 21.3 15.0-29.4
3rd Quartile 170 44 24.5 17.2-33.8 24 13.5 8.3-21.1 37 21.0 14.5-29.5 26 15.2 9.6-23.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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