2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Were any of the CT or CAT scans of your chest area done mainly to check or screen for lung cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,529 314 22.7 19.4-26.4 1,215 77.3 73.6-80.6
Western 187 41 27.5 19.2-37.6 146 72.5 62.4-80.8
GENDER
Male 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 159 34 26.9 18.0-38.0 125 73.1 62.0-82.0
Non-Hispanic Black 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 157 36 27.2 18.3-38.3 121 72.8 61.7-81.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 144 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rent 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 104 18 19.5 11.7-30.5 86 80.5 69.5-88.3
2nd Quartile 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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