2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 729 203 28.0 23.7-32.7 255 34.2 29.7-39.0 196 25.4 21.7-29.5 75 12.4 8.9-17.2
GENDER
Male 392 96 23.9 18.9-29.7 140 33.8 28.2-39.8 110 28.5 23.3-34.3 46 13.9 9.6-19.7
Female 337 107 32.5 25.7-40.2 115 34.7 27.7-42.3 86 22.0 17.1-27.7 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 483 88 18.8 14.5-24.1 182 36.3 30.7-42.2 151 30.8 25.9-36.2 62 14.1 10.2-19.2
Non-Hispanic Black 129 *** *** *** 39 32.0 23.0-42.6 23 17.2 11.1-25.7 *** *** ***
Other 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 13.1 7.4-22.3 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 112 *** *** *** 38 29.6 20.5-40.8 18 13.1 8.0-20.8 *** *** ***
35-44 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 31 19.0 12.7-27.4 *** *** ***
45-54 128 34 24.6 17.0-34.1 44 29.0 21.1-38.4 37 32.3 23.1-42.9 *** *** ***
55-64 151 42 23.8 16.9-32.5 *** *** *** 37 22.1 15.5-30.6 *** *** ***
65-74 137 28 18.6 11.3-29.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 14.3 8.7-22.5
75+ 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 175 43 22.6 16.0-31.0 52 31.7 23.9-40.8 61 33.7 25.9-42.5 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 228 74 30.5 23.5-38.6 78 33.8 26.2-42.3 50 20.1 14.7-26.9 *** *** ***
College Graduate 256 63 26.0 19.9-33.2 103 38.9 32.2-46.1 67 26.0 20.2-32.7 23 9.1 5.5-14.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 272 80 27.0 19.8-35.6 82 30.3 22.9-38.9 75 25.5 19.4-32.8 35 17.2 10.2-27.7
No 454 123 28.8 23.8-34.5 171 36.6 31.2-42.3 120 25.3 20.8-30.3 40 9.3 6.4-13.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 627 189 30.0 25.3-35.2 214 34.4 29.5-39.6 160 23.5 19.7-27.8 64 12.1 8.3-17.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 395 131 34.1 28.5-40.2 141 34.4 29.1-40.2 92 21.2 17.1-26.1 31 10.2 6.7-15.3
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 197 32 13.7 8.4-21.5 74 35.2 26.2-45.5 62 33.5 24.7-43.7 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 18.5 11.0-29.5 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.6 11.7-31.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 236 57 22.7 17.1-29.4 91 36.5 29.5-44.2 64 30.2 23.5-37.8 24 10.6 6.7-16.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 152 45 26.0 18.4-35.5 49 29.2 20.6-39.5 41 24.5 16.9-34.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 379 90 22.3 17.7-27.5 149 38.4 32.6-44.5 101 29.3 23.9-35.3 39 10.1 7.0-14.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 152 45 26.0 18.4-35.5 49 29.2 20.6-39.5 41 24.5 16.9-34.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 443 99 23.7 18.4-29.8 164 34.8 29.0-41.1 127 27.1 22.3-32.6 53 14.4 9.6-21.2
Rent 231 88 39.7 32.0-47.9 72 31.1 24.3-38.8 55 22.7 17.0-29.6 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 412 127 30.7 25.2-36.8 137 32.1 26.6-38.1 106 24.9 20.1-30.4 42 12.3 7.3-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 180 45 24.6 16.7-34.7 70 40.4 31.4-50.2 42 20.5 14.4-28.3 23 14.5 8.9-22.7
Rural 137 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 297 70 25.1 18.7-32.9 111 38.1 31.1-45.6 77 23.6 18.5-29.5 39 13.3 9.1-19.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 393 123 29.5 24.1-35.5 131 31.6 26.0-37.7 107 27.6 22.3-33.5 32 11.4 6.3-19.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 236 66 25.8 20.0-32.6 86 37.0 29.8-44.8 59 27.1 20.7-34.7 25 10.1 6.2-16.1
2nd Quartile 301 86 30.7 23.8-38.6 101 31.2 24.9-38.4 82 24.2 18.9-30.5 32 13.8 7.9-23.1
3rd Quartile 168 44 22.5 15.0-32.4 *** *** *** 48 25.8 18.3-35.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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