2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 24 years old 25 to 34 years old 35 to 44 years old 45 to 54 years old 55+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,098 198 20.4 17.6-23.6 358 32.1 28.9-35.5 231 21.2 18.5-24.3 142 12.3 10.2-14.7 169 13.9 11.7-16.5
Eastern NC 310 59 19.8 15.0-25.6 80 25.7 20.4-31.7 65 22.8 17.6-29.0 49 16.3 11.9-21.9 57 15.5 11.4-20.7
GENDER
Male 164 36 24.1 17.3-32.7 45 27.4 20.3-35.9 29 16.5 11.1-23.9 26 17.0 11.0-25.3 28 15.0 9.8-22.2
Female 146 23 13.7 8.4-21.5 35 23.3 16.2-32.2 36 31.6 22.7-42.1 23 15.3 9.7-23.3 29 16.1 10.3-24.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 224 42 21.2 15.2-28.6 62 31.1 24.3-38.9 48 21.8 16.3-28.6 33 13.7 9.4-19.6 39 12.1 8.5-17.0
Non-Hispanic Black 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 20.1 11.9-31.8 *** *** *** 19 21.8 13.5-33.4
65-74 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 75 16 19.1 11.2-30.7 *** *** *** 15 19.3 11.1-31.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 104 16 18.9 11.4-29.7 24 21.9 14.4-31.9 26 27.6 19.0-38.3 17 12.3 7.2-20.2 21 19.3 11.9-29.6
College Graduate 103 22 22.4 14.1-33.5 30 31.2 22.1-42.0 19 18.3 11.4-28.1 16 17.2 10.4-27.2 16 10.9 6.4-18.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 118 20 14.3 8.7-22.6 30 25.3 17.3-35.5 19 17.0 10.4-26.6 23 24.4 15.8-35.7 26 18.9 12.1-28.3
No 190 39 23.1 16.6-31.2 50 26.1 19.5-34.0 46 26.4 19.5-34.8 26 11.7 7.5-17.7 29 12.7 8.2-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.6 9.7-29.9
Non-Veteran 227 49 22.7 16.8-30.1 52 22.5 16.9-29.4 43 21.2 15.3-28.6 41 19.0 13.4-26.1 42 14.6 10.2-20.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 146 34 24.2 17.1-33.2 45 29.7 22.0-38.7 36 26.9 19.3-36.2 22 13.4 8.2-21.2 *** *** ***
Unemployed 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 115 22 18.0 11.1-28.0 22 16.2 10.2-24.8 17 16.0 8.9-27.0 19 20.7 12.6-32.1 35 29.1 20.0-40.1
Unable to Work 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 113 24 20.0 12.8-29.9 34 33.8 24.5-44.6 26 23.7 16.1-33.3 19 15.2 9.4-23.6 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** 18 19.6 11.8-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 172 36 21.3 15.0-29.4 48 30.3 22.9-38.8 39 22.5 16.4-30.0 31 15.9 10.8-22.8 18 10.1 5.8-17.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 64 *** *** *** 18 19.6 11.8-30.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 228 38 16.7 11.7-23.3 56 25.2 19.2-32.3 55 25.6 19.5-32.9 38 17.1 12.0-23.7 41 15.4 10.8-21.5
Rent 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.9 8.0-23.1
Rural 188 40 23.0 16.6-30.9 42 19.9 14.4-26.9 37 21.5 15.1-29.5 31 17.5 11.8-25.2 38 18.1 12.5-25.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 163 29 17.1 11.3-25.1 42 24.5 17.6-32.9 33 23.3 16.0-32.6 29 19.0 12.6-27.6 30 16.1 10.6-23.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 107 22 24.5 15.8-35.8 28 28.4 19.4-39.5 24 23.4 15.6-33.5 17 14.1 8.4-22.7 16 9.6 5.5-16.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.0 8.8-27.3 *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 100 18 15.9 9.4-25.4 24 23.2 14.9-34.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 23.7 15.1-35.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*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 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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