2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 519 196 39.2 33.7-45.0 93 15.8 12.4-19.8 92 15.5 12.3-19.4 55 9.0 6.6-12.1 83 20.5 15.1-27.2
GENDER
Male 292 107 37.7 30.8-45.1 54 17.7 13.0-23.6 52 17.5 12.9-23.2 33 9.3 6.3-13.4 46 17.9 12.9-24.3
Female 227 89 41.1 32.5-50.4 39 13.4 9.2-19.0 40 13.0 9.0-18.5 22 8.6 5.1-14.1 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 365 119 34.3 28.4-40.8 66 16.4 12.6-21.2 69 16.9 13.0-21.8 42 10.0 7.1-14.1 69 22.3 16.5-29.4
Non-Hispanic Black 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 74 58 81.2 70.1-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 81 *** *** *** 17 18.2 10.7-29.2 17 20.5 12.3-32.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 88 *** *** *** 13 14.5 8.0-24.7 17 17.1 10.2-27.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 110 *** *** *** 22 16.8 10.7-25.6 21 15.8 9.8-24.6 21 21.8 13.8-32.7 15 15.4 8.9-25.5
65-74 107 24 18.4 11.3-28.5 *** *** *** 20 16.6 9.9-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 114 *** *** *** 17 14.2 8.6-22.5 24 19.9 13.0-29.3 15 11.5 6.5-19.6 23 19.4 12.0-29.8
Some Post-H.S. 154 *** *** *** 25 12.0 7.7-18.3 25 11.7 7.5-17.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 208 79 38.3 30.9-46.4 42 19.8 14.3-26.7 38 17.7 12.5-24.3 26 12.8 8.3-19.2 23 11.4 6.9-18.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 180 60 32.6 23.8-42.8 31 14.0 9.2-20.6 29 12.8 8.4-19.1 22 8.4 5.0-13.7 *** *** ***
No 337 135 42.9 36.4-49.7 61 16.4 12.2-21.7 63 17.1 12.9-22.3 33 9.4 6.4-13.6 45 14.2 10.1-19.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 441 183 43.6 37.5-50.0 72 12.9 9.9-16.7 77 14.8 11.5-18.8 45 8.8 6.3-12.4 64 19.8 13.9-27.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 286 133 47.8 40.8-54.8 47 14.1 10.3-19.0 54 17.4 13.0-22.8 24 7.8 4.9-12.3 28 12.9 8.5-19.1
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 152 32 21.0 12.8-32.5 31 20.5 12.8-31.2 30 18.1 11.4-27.5 21 9.6 5.8-15.6 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 75 38.4 30.5-47.0 31 14.0 9.4-20.4 42 21.7 15.7-29.2 22 11.0 6.9-17.1 24 14.9 9.5-22.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** 19 13.7 7.9-22.7 20 16.2 9.2-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 297 109 37.5 31.0-44.5 54 16.8 12.5-22.2 53 17.1 12.8-22.5 32 9.8 6.6-14.3 49 18.8 13.9-25.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 105 *** *** *** 19 13.7 7.9-22.7 20 16.2 9.2-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 343 111 33.2 26.8-40.2 65 16.2 12.1-21.3 66 16.9 12.8-22.0 39 10.0 6.9-14.2 62 23.7 16.8-32.4
Rent 148 73 54.0 44.2-63.6 22 15.4 9.8-23.6 22 12.7 8.0-19.6 15 7.4 4.2-12.8 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 292 119 42.3 34.8-50.2 53 14.8 10.9-19.7 46 14.8 10.7-20.0 27 8.5 5.4-13.1 47 19.6 12.3-29.8
Regional City or Suburban County 131 *** *** *** 18 14.2 8.6-22.5 29 17.9 11.6-26.7 14 7.3 4.0-12.9 24 22.3 14.3-33.1
Rural 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.1 7.9-23.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 59 35.0 26.9-44.2 34 15.6 10.8-22.0 37 18.0 12.6-25.0 25 10.3 6.6-15.5 34 21.1 14.4-29.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 308 131 42.6 35.3-50.2 54 15.6 11.6-20.8 52 15.2 11.1-20.5 25 7.1 4.4-11.2 46 19.5 12.6-28.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 196 81 41.0 33.0-49.5 35 16.4 11.4-23.0 36 17.4 11.9-24.7 *** *** *** 33 19.5 13.3-27.8
2nd Quartile 201 78 41.5 32.5-51.2 28 11.4 7.5-17.0 36 15.6 10.9-22.0 27 9.5 6.1-14.5 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 10.7 5.9-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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