2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

On average, when you [smoke/ smoked] regularly, about how many cigarettes {do/did} you usually smoke each day?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 9 cigarettes (less than half a pack) 10 to 19 cigarettes (half a pack to less than a pack) 20 cigarettes (one pack) 21+ cigarettes (more than one pack)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,415 413 28.5 25.8-31.3 460 32.4 29.6-35.5 396 28.8 26.0-31.8 146 10.3 8.5-12.4
GENDER
Male 753 219 27.9 24.4-31.7 219 28.4 24.7-32.4 226 31.4 27.6-35.5 89 12.3 9.7-15.4
Female 662 194 29.2 25.2-33.5 241 37.6 33.1-42.2 170 25.5 21.6-29.8 57 7.8 5.7-10.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,014 220 22.2 19.3-25.4 337 31.3 28.1-34.8 329 33.9 30.5-37.5 128 12.6 10.3-15.2
Non-Hispanic Black 187 78 40.1 32.2-48.6 68 38.8 30.6-47.6 34 17.1 11.5-24.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 126 82 63.2 53.3-72.1 25 21.2 14.1-30.8 14 11.4 6.5-19.2 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 175 97 47.4 39.1-55.8 38 26.6 19.4-35.3 31 21.8 15.3-30.2 *** *** ***
35-44 213 80 34.4 27.6-41.9 85 39.7 32.4-47.4 37 20.1 14.4-27.2 11 5.9 3.0-11.3
45-54 228 55 21.0 15.8-27.3 86 37.8 30.9-45.3 78 37.2 30.3-44.8 *** *** ***
55-64 285 75 24.0 18.8-30.2 97 34.3 27.8-41.5 82 28.5 22.6-35.2 31 13.1 8.5-19.7
65-74 283 54 18.9 14.2-24.6 93 32.0 25.9-38.8 88 32.7 26.4-39.7 48 16.4 12.0-22.0
75+ 213 47 22.9 16.5-30.9 54 20.5 15.0-27.5 76 36.1 28.2-44.7 36 20.5 14.2-28.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 56 34.2 26.0-43.4 32 21.6 14.7-30.7 43 32.3 23.9-42.1 14 11.9 6.6-20.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 346 104 27.1 22.2-32.7 106 33.0 27.3-39.2 95 27.8 22.6-33.6 41 12.2 8.6-16.9
Some Post-H.S. 452 117 26.2 21.7-31.1 152 34.1 29.1-39.5 136 30.7 25.8-35.9 47 9.1 6.5-12.5
College Graduate 464 133 30.5 25.8-35.7 167 35.3 30.5-40.5 121 25.1 20.9-29.9 43 9.0 6.4-12.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 556 137 25.1 21.0-29.6 165 29.2 24.7-34.2 175 31.3 26.7-36.2 79 14.5 11.2-18.5
No 845 274 31.1 27.6-34.8 293 35.0 31.3-38.9 213 26.5 23.1-30.3 65 7.4 5.6- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 221 55 29.3 22.5-37.2 58 24.6 18.6-31.8 75 32.3 25.6-39.7 33 13.8 9.4-19.7
Non-Veteran 1,193 357 28.2 25.3-31.2 402 34.0 30.8-37.3 321 28.2 25.2-31.4 113 9.6 7.8-11.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 685 241 33.6 29.6-37.8 229 33.0 28.9-37.4 165 25.7 22.0-29.8 50 7.7 5.6-10.5
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 98 20.9 16.9-25.6 142 29.3 24.5-34.6 158 34.6 29.4-40.1 68 15.2 11.6-19.6
Unable to Work 136 31 23.8 16.4-33.3 42 31.3 22.9-41.0 43 30.5 22.1-40.4 20 14.5 8.2-24.2
Other not in Labor Force 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 118 37 29.2 20.7-39.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 10.6 5.9-18.5
$25,000- 34,999 129 45 33.4 24.3-43.8 *** *** *** 31 21.5 14.4-30.8 11 11.6 5.4-23.2
$35,000- 49,999 189 44 22.3 15.9-30.4 62 33.2 25.5-41.9 64 35.8 27.7-44.7 19 8.7 5.0-14.7
$50,000-74,999 170 57 30.9 23.5-39.4 51 26.5 19.9-34.3 38 26.6 18.9-36.1 24 16.0 10.3-24.0
$75,000-100,000 171 49 30.6 22.9-39.5 58 34.5 26.6-43.3 41 24.0 17.1-32.5 23 10.9 6.9-16.8
$100,000-150,000 137 36 27.5 19.8-37.0 56 36.2 27.6-45.7 39 29.7 21.8-38.9 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 141 34 23.3 16.6-31.7 53 37.5 29.2-46.7 43 31.7 23.7-40.9 11 7.5 3.8-14.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 294 97 31.4 25.5-37.9 94 34.3 27.7-41.5 75 25.8 20.1-32.5 28 8.6 5.5-13.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 40 34.7 25.2-45.6 *** *** *** 28 21.1 14.0-30.6 13 10.4 5.7-18.3
101% to 150% 171 44 22.7 16.2-31.0 45 27.2 19.5-36.5 59 35.9 27.3-45.5 23 14.2 8.6-22.5
151% to 200% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 717 196 27.8 24.1-31.8 252 33.5 29.6-37.6 200 29.0 25.2-33.0 69 9.8 7.5-12.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 294 97 31.4 25.5-37.9 94 34.3 27.7-41.5 75 25.8 20.1-32.5 28 8.6 5.5-13.0
HOUSING
Own 902 213 24.0 20.9-27.4 300 33.4 29.9-37.2 286 31.8 28.3-35.4 103 10.8 8.7-13.4
Rent 415 178 45.7 40.2-51.3 130 30.5 25.5-35.9 73 16.0 12.5-20.3 34 7.9 5.4-11.3
Other arrangement 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 412 159 37.1 31.9-42.6 139 34.7 29.5-40.2 82 21.0 16.6-26.2 32 7.3 4.9-10.6
Regional City or Suburban County 424 123 28.3 23.5-33.6 126 29.4 24.3-35.0 127 30.0 25.0-35.5 48 12.3 8.9-16.9
Rural 579 131 22.5 18.6-26.8 195 33.4 28.9-38.3 187 33.4 28.8-38.2 66 10.8 8.2-14.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 300 84 27.9 22.4-34.3 97 34.6 28.4-41.4 90 28.0 22.4-34.4 29 9.5 6.3-14.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 516 133 25.1 20.9-29.8 173 32.1 27.4-37.1 150 31.5 26.7-36.6 60 11.4 8.4-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 599 196 31.7 27.6-36.2 190 31.7 27.3-36.4 156 26.8 22.8-31.3 57 9.7 7.1-13.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 467 125 25.2 20.9-30.1 158 32.4 27.3-37.9 136 30.5 25.6-35.9 48 11.9 8.5-16.4
2nd Quartile 465 147 31.1 26.4-36.2 149 32.6 27.7-37.8 117 26.4 21.8-31.5 52 10.0 7.3-13.5
3rd Quartile 357 105 29.0 23.8-34.8 114 32.9 27.4-38.9 106 30.3 24.9-36.3 32 7.9 5.1-11.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 126 36 28.0 19.8-38.0 39 30.9 22.1-41.3 37 28.0 19.8-38.1 14 13.1 7.5-22.0

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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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