2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Number of pack years*

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  Total
Respond.^
Less than 5 pack years 5+ pack years and less than 10 pack years 10+ pack years and less than 20 pack years 20+ pack years and less than 30 pack years 30+ pack years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,016 352 34.2 30.8-37.7 190 20.3 17.4-23.5 194 18.7 16.1-21.6 112 11.7 9.4-14.4 168 15.2 12.8-18.1
Eastern NC 293 89 32.4 26.3-39.2 50 18.2 13.4-24.2 59 19.3 14.8-24.9 40 13.1 9.0-18.6 55 17.0 12.5-22.6
GENDER
Male 159 48 33.2 25.3-42.2 28 19.7 13.3-28.1 30 16.5 11.2-23.6 21 14.3 8.6-22.7 32 16.3 10.9-23.7
Female 134 41 31.2 22.3-41.9 22 15.9 9.6-25.2 29 23.6 16.2-33.0 19 11.3 6.8-18.2 23 18.0 11.2-27.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 212 54 27.6 21.0-35.5 33 17.7 12.2-25.0 45 21.5 15.9-28.4 30 12.0 8.0-17.6 50 21.2 15.6-28.1
Non-Hispanic Black 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 14.7 8.0-25.5
Some Post-H.S. 97 21 24.1 15.5-35.5 21 22.2 14.0-33.2 25 26.9 18.2-37.8 *** *** *** 21 20.3 12.5-31.0
College Graduate 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 23.7 15.3-34.9 17 15.5 9.4-24.4 15 12.1 7.0-20.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 112 28 24.4 16.4-34.8 23 18.5 11.9-27.7 21 18.1 11.4-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 180 61 37.1 29.0-45.9 27 18.0 11.8-26.4 38 20.1 14.4-27.3 26 13.6 8.7-20.7 28 11.2 7.3-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 81 *** *** *** 14 15.6 8.6-26.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 16.6 9.5-27.5
Non-Veteran 212 67 32.8 25.6-40.9 36 19.3 13.4-26.9 39 17.6 12.7-23.9 32 13.2 8.6-19.7 38 17.1 11.9-24.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 138 55 42.7 33.4-52.6 21 14.8 9.2-23.0 29 20.6 14.2-28.8 18 11.7 6.8-19.5 15 10.2 5.6-17.8
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 110 23 18.6 11.7-28.2 *** *** *** 21 15.6 9.8-23.9 17 17.7 10.0-29.3 29 25.9 17.1-37.1
Unable to Work 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 107 38 35.5 26.0-46.4 *** *** *** 28 25.4 17.5-35.2 *** *** *** 17 13.2 7.8-21.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 163 55 36.1 28.1-45.0 25 16.7 11.0-24.6 38 21.7 15.7-29.2 18 9.7 5.7-16.2 27 15.7 10.2-23.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 215 60 30.0 23.2-37.8 35 18.3 12.8-25.4 46 19.8 14.6-26.1 29 13.6 9.0-20.2 45 18.4 13.2-24.9
Rent 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.2 10.4-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 177 49 30.7 23.0-39.5 26 15.0 9.8-22.3 40 21.4 15.5-28.8 22 13.0 8.0-20.4 40 20.0 13.9-27.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 155 47 31.9 23.7-41.5 27 17.5 11.3-26.1 35 21.1 14.8-29.2 19 13.3 7.7-22.0 27 16.1 10.5-23.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 101 *** *** *** 16 18.6 11.0-29.8 15 13.8 8.0-22.7 16 14.0 8.2-22.9 20 15.9 9.6-25.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 18.2 10.4-29.7
2nd Quartile 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 92 *** *** *** 16 13.8 8.0-22.7 17 17.9 10.6-28.5 *** *** *** 18 20.6 12.3-32.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Pack years is computed as the number of years the respondent smoked multiplied by the number of packs of cigarettes they usually smoked each day.
See the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

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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