2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

On average, when you [smoke/ smoked] regularly, about how many cigarettes {do/did} you usually smoke each day?*

View results for a demographic group:
Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  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
Western 215 37 15.2 10.4-21.7 69 34.1 26.0-43.3 66 27.4 20.8-35.1 43 23.3 16.5-31.8
GENDER
Male 109 16 13.0 7.1-22.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 106 21 17.6 10.7-27.6 *** *** *** 27 20.8 13.4-30.9 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 188 31 13.9 9.3-20.3 60 33.6 25.0-43.4 57 27.2 20.3-35.5 40 25.3 17.9-34.5
Non-Hispanic Black 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 21.8 13.1-33.9 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 116 25 21.5 13.8-31.8 *** *** *** 34 22.9 15.7-32.1 16 15.6 9.0-25.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 184 34 15.9 10.8-22.8 57 34.3 25.4-44.4 57 27.4 20.5-35.6 36 22.4 15.3-31.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 91 21 20.8 12.7-32.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 118 20 15.2 8.9-24.6 45 38.9 29.0-49.7 35 26.1 17.9-36.4 18 19.8 11.9-31.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 163 26 13.3 8.3-20.5 45 30.3 21.0-41.4 54 28.5 20.8-37.7 38 28.0 19.6-38.3
Rent 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 20.6 12.8-31.3 13 13.6 7.5-23.5
Rural 131 *** *** *** *** *** *** 45 30.6 21.8-41.0 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 90 25 24.7 16.2-35.6 *** *** *** 21 19.2 12.0-29.3 14 14.4 8.1-24.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 125 30 22.9 15.6-32.4 *** *** *** 35 23.8 16.6-32.9 21 16.0 10.1-24.3
2nd Quartile 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Lung Cancer Screening.

*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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 15MAY24.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts