2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,493 237 17.0 14.8-19.5 500 35.4 32.5-38.4 264 18.0 15.8-20.5 322 19.0 16.8-21.4 170 10.6 8.9-12.5
GENDER
Male 790 131 17.9 14.9-21.4 271 34.8 31.0-38.9 147 19.8 16.6-23.4 148 16.8 14.0-19.9 93 10.8 8.6-13.4
Female 703 106 15.9 12.8-19.7 229 36.1 31.8-40.7 117 15.9 13.0-19.3 174 21.8 18.4-25.6 77 10.3 7.9-13.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,073 179 18.0 15.4-21.0 371 37.0 33.6-40.6 197 18.4 15.8-21.2 225 18.3 15.8-21.1 101 8.3 6.6-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 199 15 7.6 4.2-13.3 64 33.7 26.2-42.2 38 20.5 14.3-28.4 45 20.8 14.9-28.1 37 17.4 12.2-24.3
Non-Hispanic Other 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 21.0 12.9-32.3 11 12.9 6.4-24.4
Hispanic 131 22 16.6 10.7-24.9 41 32.2 24.0-41.8 20 14.9 9.3-23.0 27 19.0 12.9-27.3 21 17.2 11.0-25.9
AGE
18-34 197 33 17.2 12.1-24.0 69 39.7 32.1-47.9 29 15.9 10.8-22.7 45 19.0 13.7-25.7 21 8.2 5.1-12.9
35-44 223 41 20.2 14.6-27.2 76 36.1 29.1-43.8 37 14.6 10.3-20.3 46 20.2 14.6-27.2 23 8.9 5.8-13.5
45-54 237 34 13.7 9.4-19.5 68 28.7 22.6-35.7 45 20.6 15.2-27.1 53 22.3 16.9-28.9 37 14.7 10.2-20.8
55-64 302 62 20.8 15.6-27.2 109 37.4 30.9-44.4 46 17.7 12.7-24.1 51 13.4 9.8-18.1 34 10.8 7.3-15.6
65-74 289 36 13.8 9.5-19.6 106 36.7 30.3-43.5 51 17.5 12.9-23.3 70 22.2 17.3-28.1 26 9.8 6.2-15.0
75+ 229 28 14.8 9.3-22.7 67 31.1 23.9-39.4 53 24.2 17.8-32.0 54 18.2 13.3-24.5 27 11.7 7.5-17.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 149 37 28.0 20.1-37.5 51 38.2 29.3-48.0 19 10.0 6.0-16.1 24 14.0 8.8-21.5 18 9.8 5.9-15.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 364 58 15.3 11.6-19.9 131 35.6 30.1-41.5 68 21.5 16.7-27.2 71 17.3 13.4-22.2 36 10.3 7.0-14.8
Some Post-H.S. 466 86 18.6 14.7-23.3 158 36.9 31.9-42.3 82 17.8 14.1-22.1 94 18.1 14.5-22.3 46 8.6 6.3-11.7
College Graduate 505 54 10.1 7.5-13.3 159 32.1 27.5-37.0 93 18.6 15.1-22.8 131 25.2 21.0-29.8 68 14.1 10.9-18.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 579 110 20.2 16.4-24.6 202 37.5 32.7-42.6 97 16.9 13.5-20.9 114 16.4 13.2-20.1 56 9.0 6.6-12.2
No 895 122 14.7 12.0-17.8 290 33.8 30.2-37.5 163 18.7 15.8-22.0 207 21.1 18.2-24.3 113 11.8 9.6-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 236 34 12.6 8.5-18.4 70 28.2 22.1-35.3 54 25.8 19.6-33.0 53 23.6 17.7-30.7 25 9.8 6.3-14.8
Non-Veteran 1,256 203 17.9 15.4-20.7 429 36.6 33.4-40.0 210 16.6 14.3-19.2 269 18.1 15.8-20.7 145 10.7 8.9-12.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 731 118 16.8 13.8-20.3 244 35.5 31.5-39.7 131 18.6 15.4-22.3 149 18.2 15.2-21.7 89 10.9 8.6-13.6
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 491 58 13.2 9.8-17.5 159 34.5 29.5-39.9 97 20.4 16.4-25.2 126 21.3 17.5-25.7 51 10.6 7.6-14.5
Unable to Work 137 34 25.7 17.7-35.8 51 36.8 27.6-47.0 18 15.3 9.4-24.0 21 13.4 8.4-20.7 13 8.8 4.9-15.5
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 14.6 7.8-25.6 12 14.7 8.0-25.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 122 23 23.1 14.9-34.0 *** *** *** 20 18.8 11.7-28.8 19 11.6 7.1-18.5 11 8.7 4.2-17.3
$25,000- 34,999 135 19 20.0 12.0-31.6 36 26.9 18.7-37.0 27 22.1 14.1-32.9 40 22.5 15.7-31.2 13 8.4 4.6-14.9
$35,000- 49,999 200 33 17.2 11.5-24.8 61 33.9 26.1-42.7 35 16.3 11.1-23.1 43 21.3 15.0-29.4 28 11.4 7.6-16.6
$50,000-74,999 175 19 14.4 8.6-23.1 53 31.6 24.1-40.2 32 20.1 13.9-28.1 47 21.3 15.3-28.9 24 12.7 8.1-19.2
$75,000-100,000 181 29 15.3 10.3-22.1 60 35.6 27.7-44.4 34 18.1 12.6-25.4 47 24.4 17.7-32.5 11 6.6 3.4-12.3
$100,000-150,000 148 15 10.2 5.9-17.2 52 39.1 30.4-48.7 28 19.4 12.8-28.1 29 16.4 10.9-23.9 24 14.9 9.7-22.2
$150,000+ 151 23 13.8 8.9-20.8 65 47.4 38.7-56.3 28 16.2 10.9-23.4 25 16.0 10.6-23.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 59 19.4 14.7-25.3 100 33.1 26.9-39.8 48 16.6 12.0-22.5 60 17.8 13.4-23.3 44 13.1 9.0-18.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 24 24.5 16.0-35.7 *** *** *** 16 14.8 8.5-24.6 24 14.7 9.5-22.2 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 179 27 23.5 15.8-33.4 55 28.7 21.2-37.6 39 22.0 15.3-30.4 35 15.7 10.3-23.2 23 10.2 6.2-16.2
151% to 200% 79 12 10.9 5.6-20.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 762 105 13.8 11.2-16.9 261 36.7 32.8-40.9 144 18.9 15.8-22.3 172 20.3 17.2-23.7 80 10.4 8.2-13.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 311 59 19.4 14.7-25.3 100 33.1 26.9-39.8 48 16.6 12.0-22.5 60 17.8 13.4-23.3 44 13.1 9.0-18.5
HOUSING
Own 958 145 16.2 13.6-19.3 335 36.6 33.1-40.3 182 19.5 16.6-22.6 186 17.4 14.8-20.3 110 10.3 8.3-12.7
Rent 431 65 16.0 12.2-20.7 131 30.2 25.4-35.4 64 14.3 10.9-18.6 118 26.2 21.8-31.2 53 13.3 10.0-17.5
Other arrangement 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.6 6.5-20.0 17 15.3 8.8-25.3 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 441 58 13.5 10.2-17.7 150 36.3 31.2-41.8 72 15.8 12.3-20.1 110 24.5 20.2-29.4 51 9.9 7.3-13.2
Regional City or Suburban County 454 69 16.8 13.0-21.4 162 35.9 30.7-41.4 76 17.7 13.7-22.5 97 18.1 14.4-22.4 50 11.6 8.4-15.6
Rural 598 110 19.8 16.0-24.2 188 34.3 29.7-39.2 116 19.9 16.3-24.1 115 15.8 12.7-19.5 69 10.2 7.8-13.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 316 60 17.1 12.9-22.3 97 31.3 25.4-37.8 55 18.2 13.7-23.9 58 17.3 13.0-22.8 46 16.1 11.7-21.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 527 87 18.0 14.3-22.4 175 36.9 31.9-42.1 101 19.8 15.9-24.3 104 15.3 12.3-19.0 60 10.0 7.4-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 650 90 16.2 12.9-20.2 228 36.3 31.9-40.8 108 16.5 13.3-20.1 160 22.9 19.4-26.9 64 8.2 6.2-10.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 499 78 19.7 15.4-24.8 162 34.8 29.8-40.2 88 16.8 13.2-21.1 121 21.2 17.3-25.7 50 7.5 5.6-10.1
2nd Quartile 488 69 14.2 10.9-18.1 175 38.4 33.3-43.7 79 16.8 13.2-21.0 106 18.7 15.2-22.8 59 12.0 9.0-15.9
3rd Quartile 373 63 17.7 13.5-23.0 125 31.9 26.7-37.6 69 20.1 15.6-25.7 74 19.5 15.1-24.8 42 10.7 7.5-15.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 133 27 17.1 11.0-25.6 38 35.9 26.3-46.7 28 21.0 13.9-30.5 21 11.4 7.1-17.6 19 14.7 9.1-22.8

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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