2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 1,616 38.2 36.4-40.0 2,402 61.8 60.0-63.6
Eastern NC 1,102 477 39.5 36.2-42.9 625 60.5 57.1-63.8
GENDER
Male 488 230 43.3 38.2-48.4 258 56.7 51.6-61.8
Female 614 247 36.0 31.7-40.5 367 64.0 59.5-68.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 691 313 40.4 36.2-44.7 378 59.6 55.3-63.8
Non-Hispanic Black 227 115 46.3 39.0-53.8 112 53.7 46.2-61.0
Other 171 44 24.1 17.2-32.7 127 75.9 67.3-82.8
AGE
18-34 227 46 19.8 14.7-26.2 181 80.2 73.8-85.3
35-44 162 48 32.8 24.7-42.0 114 67.2 58.0-75.3
45-54 161 72 41.5 33.1-50.5 89 58.5 49.5-66.9
55-64 210 102 51.6 44.0-59.2 108 48.4 40.8-56.0
65-74 190 110 58.3 49.8-66.4 80 41.7 33.6-50.2
75+ 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 286 113 35.8 29.8-42.2 173 64.2 57.8-70.2
Some Post-H.S. 309 144 41.4 35.4-47.7 165 58.6 52.3-64.6
College Graduate 402 173 38.6 33.3-44.2 229 61.4 55.8-66.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 363 215 55.2 49.0-61.3 148 44.8 38.7-51.0
No 732 258 31.8 28.1-35.9 474 68.2 64.1-71.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 211 102 42.8 35.5-50.5 109 57.2 49.5-64.5
Non-Veteran 890 375 38.6 34.9-42.4 515 61.4 57.6-65.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 573 188 31.4 27.2-35.9 385 68.6 64.1-72.8
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 319 190 56.7 50.1-63.2 129 43.3 36.8-49.9
Unable to Work 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 75 15 17.5 10.2-28.3 60 82.5 71.7-89.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 104 35 27.5 19.2-37.7 69 72.5 62.3-80.8
$35,000- 49,999 137 70 49.3 39.3-59.3 67 50.7 40.7-60.7
$50,000- 74,999 155 70 40.3 32.0-49.3 85 59.7 50.7-68.0
$75,000+ 340 143 41.6 35.8-47.7 197 58.4 52.3-64.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 97 32.1 25.8-39.2 155 67.9 60.8-74.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 563 244 41.2 36.6-45.9 319 58.8 54.1-63.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 252 97 32.1 25.8-39.2 155 67.9 60.8-74.2
HOUSING
Own 715 327 42.2 38.1-46.4 388 57.8 53.6-61.9
Rent 297 116 33.1 27.4-39.3 181 66.9 60.7-72.6
Other arrangement 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 360 141 34.3 29.0-40.1 219 65.7 59.9-71.0
Rural 647 295 42.1 37.6-46.7 352 57.9 53.3-62.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 666 284 38.6 34.3-43.0 382 61.4 57.0-65.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 111 49 35.8 26.4-46.3 62 64.2 53.7-73.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 325 144 43.1 37.0-49.4 181 56.9 50.6-63.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 222 100 45.8 38.4-53.4 122 54.2 46.6-61.6
2nd Quartile 207 83 35.5 28.5-43.2 124 64.5 56.8-71.5
3rd Quartile 359 151 37.6 32.0-43.6 208 62.4 56.4-68.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 314 143 40.6 34.3-47.3 171 59.4 52.7-65.7

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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