2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 2,170 780 37.4 34.7-40.1 1,390 62.6 59.9-65.3
GENDER
Male 1,043 387 37.4 33.7-41.2 656 62.6 58.8-66.3
Female 1,127 393 37.3 33.4-41.4 734 62.7 58.6-66.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,352 501 38.0 34.7-41.4 851 62.0 58.6-65.3
Non-Hispanic Black 401 166 42.3 36.6-48.3 235 57.7 51.7-63.4
Other 370 96 25.8 19.8-32.9 274 74.2 67.1-80.2
AGE
18-34 560 90 17.8 13.8-22.6 470 82.2 77.4-86.2
35-44 355 95 32.2 26.1-39.1 260 67.8 60.9-73.9
45-54 369 130 35.0 29.2-41.3 239 65.0 58.7-70.8
55-64 366 159 47.4 41.1-53.8 207 52.6 46.2-58.9
65-74 302 187 66.2 59.2-72.6 115 33.8 27.4-40.8
75+ 175 106 65.4 54.6-74.8 69 34.6 25.2-45.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 63 62.1 51.3-71.8 82 37.9 28.2-48.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 440 169 38.4 32.9-44.2 271 61.6 55.8-67.1
Some Post-H.S. 572 217 36.1 31.2-41.4 355 63.9 58.6-68.8
College Graduate 1,000 324 30.2 27.1-33.6 676 69.8 66.4-72.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 306 54.8 49.3-60.2 296 45.2 39.8-50.7
No 1,552 466 29.9 27.1-32.8 1,086 70.1 67.2-72.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 205 119 59.2 50.9-67.1 86 40.8 32.9-49.1
Non-Veteran 1,959 659 35.2 32.4-38.2 1,300 64.8 61.8-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,344 368 27.3 24.5-30.4 976 72.7 69.6-75.5
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 452 270 62.4 56.0-68.3 182 37.6 31.7-44.0
Unable to Work 127 80 75.3 66.0-82.7 47 24.7 17.3-34.0
Other not in Labor Force 150 27 21.1 13.0-32.4 123 78.9 67.6-87.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 194 84 49.6 40.6-58.5 110 50.4 41.5-59.4
$35,000- 49,999 202 75 40.1 31.6-49.2 127 59.9 50.8-68.4
$50,000- 74,999 262 98 37.1 29.6-45.2 164 62.9 54.8-70.4
$75,000+ 772 256 31.2 27.5-35.2 516 68.8 64.8-72.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 494 158 32.8 27.1-39.0 336 67.2 61.0-72.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 155 66 51.5 41.2-61.6 89 48.5 38.4-58.8
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 146 *** *** *** 84 54.4 44.0-64.5
More than 200% 1,187 427 34.4 31.2-37.7 760 65.6 62.3-68.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 494 158 32.8 27.1-39.0 336 67.2 61.0-72.9
HOUSING
Own 1,321 525 41.7 38.2-45.3 796 58.3 54.7-61.8
Rent 661 197 30.4 26.2-35.0 464 69.6 65.0-73.8
Other arrangement 162 50 25.0 17.9-33.8 112 75.0 66.2-82.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,288 418 32.9 29.7-36.4 870 67.1 63.6-70.3
Regional City or Suburban County 524 215 43.4 37.7-49.2 309 56.6 50.8-62.3
Rural 358 147 42.1 35.2-49.3 211 57.9 50.7-64.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 794 325 40.8 36.4-45.3 469 59.2 54.7-63.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,278 403 32.7 29.4-36.2 875 67.3 63.8-70.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 753 242 33.5 29.4-37.9 511 66.5 62.1-70.6
2nd Quartile 849 299 34.8 30.6-39.3 550 65.2 60.7-69.4
3rd Quartile 507 210 46.0 40.1-52.0 297 54.0 48.0-59.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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