2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 775 124 17.1 14.0-20.9 251 33.4 28.9-38.3 119 16.3 13.1-20.2 181 21.2 17.6-25.4 100 11.9 9.3-15.1
GENDER
Male 417 75 19.9 15.5-25.1 137 36.2 30.3-42.5 53 13.4 9.9-18.0 106 21.1 16.8-26.1 46 9.4 6.8-12.9
Female 358 49 14.1 9.9-19.8 114 30.3 23.6-38.0 66 19.5 14.2-26.2 75 21.4 15.6-28.6 54 14.6 10.2-20.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 511 90 18.2 14.4-22.8 184 35.3 30.1-41.0 76 16.9 12.8-22.1 107 18.7 14.5-23.9 54 10.8 7.5-15.2
Non-Hispanic Black 140 14 14.4 8.1-24.3 36 28.6 19.7-39.4 25 16.1 10.1-24.6 39 25.5 17.8-35.0 26 15.5 10.1-23.0
Other 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 12.1 6.9-20.4 *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.6-21.7
AGE
18-34 125 15 12.7 7.2-21.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 24.0 15.8-34.8 14 7.4 4.1-12.9
35-44 126 26 22.7 14.3-33.9 33 23.5 16.1-32.9 23 18.7 11.5-29.0 25 20.1 12.0-31.6 19 15.0 9.2-23.6
45-54 137 29 20.4 13.8-29.1 46 36.6 27.2-47.1 *** *** *** 31 20.8 13.7-30.3 20 13.0 8.1-20.0
55-64 166 29 21.9 14.5-31.6 55 34.1 25.3-44.1 27 15.5 10.1-23.2 32 15.6 10.4-22.6 23 13.0 8.1-20.0
65-74 142 18 13.1 7.6-21.6 47 30.5 21.2-41.8 22 16.0 9.7-25.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 18.4 10.6-30.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 179 40 18.2 13.0-24.9 61 37.9 29.4-47.3 27 16.3 10.8-23.9 28 15.8 10.4-23.4 23 11.7 7.4-18.1
Some Post-H.S. 241 32 14.9 9.8-21.9 80 36.9 28.3-46.3 38 15.4 10.8-21.4 57 21.8 16.0-28.9 34 11.1 7.5-16.1
College Graduate 284 29 10.4 6.9-15.3 85 28.4 22.6-35.0 46 17.9 13.0-24.1 86 28.3 22.6-34.9 38 15.0 10.6-20.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 283 57 18.9 13.8-25.4 98 36.4 28.2-45.4 37 14.1 8.8-21.7 57 19.3 13.0-27.6 34 11.4 7.0-18.0
No 487 67 16.1 12.2-21.0 152 31.4 26.4-36.9 80 17.8 14.0-22.4 124 22.8 18.6-27.6 64 11.9 9.0-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 103 14 13.8 7.5-24.0 *** *** *** 18 20.6 12.2-32.6 32 21.5 14.2-31.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 669 109 17.6 14.1-21.7 215 32.4 27.6-37.7 101 15.8 12.4-20.0 148 21.0 17.0-25.7 96 13.2 10.2-16.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 425 71 17.2 13.3-21.9 140 34.1 28.7-40.0 57 14.5 10.9-19.1 101 21.9 17.6-26.9 56 12.3 9.2-16.1
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 203 23 13.5 7.8-22.2 *** *** *** 35 18.0 11.9-26.3 55 19.1 13.6-26.1 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.8 8.5-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.4 10.7-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 259 41 18.1 12.8-24.9 82 29.4 23.3-36.4 34 15.4 10.7-21.6 69 23.3 17.8-29.8 33 13.8 9.4-19.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 162 31 22.2 14.8-31.9 *** *** *** 22 12.7 7.3-21.1 36 15.8 10.5-23.0 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 410 60 15.9 11.9-20.8 127 29.7 24.6-35.3 63 16.9 13.0-21.8 107 24.3 19.6-29.7 53 13.2 9.8-17.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 162 31 22.2 14.8-31.9 *** *** *** 22 12.7 7.3-21.1 36 15.8 10.5-23.0 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 473 74 17.3 13.3-22.2 143 31.4 25.6-37.8 80 17.7 13.5-22.9 117 21.9 17.2-27.5 59 11.7 8.4-16.1
Rent 244 40 16.1 11.3-22.5 82 34.5 27.4-42.3 31 13.7 9.1-20.1 56 22.3 16.4-29.6 35 13.4 9.2-19.1
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 445 61 14.3 10.8-18.8 146 35.3 29.1-42.0 66 14.7 11.1-19.2 111 22.7 18.3-27.9 61 13.0 9.7-17.1
Regional City or Suburban County 189 40 24.4 17.0-33.7 58 28.3 21.0-37.0 25 18.7 11.5-29.0 44 17.4 11.9-24.7 *** *** ***
Rural 141 23 14.2 8.9-22.0 *** *** *** 28 17.2 11.0-25.8 *** *** *** 17 10.2 5.9-17.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 308 55 20.1 14.8-26.6 101 31.5 25.3-38.4 49 19.9 14.0-27.6 66 16.3 12.0-21.7 37 12.2 7.8-18.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 427 63 16.5 12.4-21.6 135 33.4 27.2-40.2 65 15.3 11.6-20.0 109 23.2 18.6-28.5 55 11.6 8.6-15.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 251 35 17.4 12.0-24.6 78 30.6 24.2-37.9 41 17.4 12.4-23.9 62 21.5 16.3-27.7 35 13.1 9.0-18.7
2nd Quartile 321 60 17.9 13.3-23.8 101 33.3 26.1-41.4 45 16.9 11.6-23.9 79 21.3 16.2-27.4 36 10.6 6.8-16.3
3rd Quartile 180 25 15.5 9.4-24.5 *** *** *** 28 13.3 8.4-20.5 36 17.9 10.1-29.7 27 13.5 8.5-20.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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