BRFSS 2022 - Western North Carolina: (The next question is about CT or CAT scans of your chest area. During this test, you lie flat on your back and are moved through an open, donut shaped x-ray machine. <br> Have you ever had a CT or CAT scan of your chest area?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

The next question is about CT or CAT scans of your chest area. During this test, you lie flat on your back and are moved through an open, donut shaped x-ray machine.
Have you ever had a CT or CAT scan of your chest area?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,138	1,654	39.2	37.1-41.2	2,484	60.8	58.8-62.9
Western	468	200	40.9	35.4-46.6	268	59.1	53.4-64.6
GENDER
Male	212	102	45.7	37.3-54.3	110	54.3	45.7-62.7
Female	256	98	36.6	29.5-44.2	158	63.4	55.8-70.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	405	172	42.4	36.6-48.5	233	57.6	51.5-63.4
Non-Hispanic Black	13	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	42	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	86	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	41	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	73	***	***	***	***	***	***
55-64	91	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	100	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	65	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	32	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	98	***	***	***	***	***	***
Some Post-H.S.	140	62	43.1	33.6-53.1	78	56.9	46.9-66.4
College Graduate	198	78	35.5	28.1-43.6	120	64.5	56.4-71.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	165	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	297	95	29.8	23.9-36.4	202	70.2	63.6-76.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	55	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	411	168	40.0	34.2-46.1	243	60.0	53.9-65.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	239	78	30.1	23.5-37.6	161	69.9	62.4-76.5
Unemployed	15	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	158	85	57.3	48.1-66.1	73	42.7	33.9-51.9
Unable to Work	36	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	17	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	22	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	45	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	52	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	70	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	70	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	135	50	32.0	23.7-41.7	85	68.0	58.3-76.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	74	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	7	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	37	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	38	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	42	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	267	108	37.6	30.6-45.1	159	62.4	54.9-69.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	74	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSING
Own	353	155	42.2	35.7-48.8	198	57.8	51.2-64.3
Rent	96	35	32.6	23.2-43.6	61	67.4	56.4-76.8
Other arrangement	17	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Regional City or Suburban County	174	65	34.2	26.4-43.1	109	65.8	56.9-73.6
Rural	294	135	44.1	37.0-51.4	159	55.9	48.6-63.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	121	***	***	***	***	***	***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	160	67	39.3	31.1-48.1	93	60.7	51.9-68.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	187	74	35.7	27.9-44.4	113	64.3	55.6-72.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	278	111	37.3	30.8-44.2	167	62.7	55.8-69.2
2nd Quartile	83	***	***	***	***	***	***
3rd Quartile	107	***	***	***	***	***	***

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,138

1,654

39.2

37.1-41.2

2,484

60.8

58.8-62.9

Western

468

200

40.9

35.4-46.6

268

59.1

53.4-64.6

GENDER

Male

212

102

45.7

37.3-54.3

110

54.3

45.7-62.7

Female

256

36.6

29.5-44.2

158

63.4

55.8-70.5

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

405

172

42.4

36.6-48.5

233

57.6

51.5-63.4

Non-Hispanic Black

***

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

45-54

***

55-64

***

65-74

100

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

***

Some Post-H.S.

140

43.1

33.6-53.1

56.9

46.9-66.4

College Graduate

198

35.5

28.1-43.6

120

64.5

56.4-71.9

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

165

***

297

29.8

23.9-36.4

202

70.2

63.6-76.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

411

168

40.0

34.2-46.1

243

60.0

53.9-65.8

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

239

30.1

23.5-37.6

161

69.9

62.4-76.5

Unemployed

***

Retired

158

57.3

48.1-66.1

42.7

33.9-51.9

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

135

32.0

23.7-41.7

68.0

58.3-76.3

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

267

108

37.6

30.6-45.1

159

62.4

54.9-69.4

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

***

HOUSING

Own

353

155

42.2

35.7-48.8

198

57.8

51.2-64.3

Rent

32.6

23.2-43.6

67.4

56.4-76.8

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Regional City or Suburban County

174

34.2

26.4-43.1

109

65.8

56.9-73.6

Rural

294

135

44.1

37.0-51.4

159

55.9

48.6-63.0

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

121

***

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

160

39.3

31.1-48.1

60.7

51.9-68.9

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

187

35.7

27.9-44.4

113

64.3

55.6-72.1

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

278

111

37.3

30.8-44.2

167

62.7

55.8-69.2

2nd Quartile

***

3rd Quartile

107

***

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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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2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

The next question is about CT or CAT scans of your chest area. During this test, you lie flat on your back and are moved through an open, donut shaped x-ray machine. Have you ever had a CT or CAT scan of your chest area?

The next question is about CT or CAT scans of your chest area. During this test, you lie flat on your back and are moved through an open, donut shaped x-ray machine.
Have you ever had a CT or CAT scan of your chest area?