2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 557 197 32.5 28.2-37.1 109 22.3 18.3-26.8 96 17.1 13.8-21.1 64 12.8 9.7-16.9 91 15.3 12.1-19.1
Female 459 155 36.4 31.1-42.0 81 17.6 13.6-22.5 98 20.7 16.8-25.3 48 10.1 7.4-13.7 77 15.2 11.6-19.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 753 227 30.2 26.5-34.2 136 20.1 16.7-23.9 154 20.7 17.5-24.3 92 12.0 9.5-15.0 144 16.9 14.1-20.2
Non-Hispanic Black 124 41 33.2 24.3-43.5 34 26.1 18.3-35.9 24 18.2 11.7-27.2 11 11.4 5.9-20.8 14 11.1 5.7-20.5
Non-Hispanic Other 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 85 62 74.8 63.6-83.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 122 88 67.3 56.6-76.4 19 21.2 13.4-31.9 13 10.3 5.7-18.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 140 67 46.1 37.0-55.5 28 20.1 13.5-29.0 25 19.0 12.7-27.4 16 11.9 7.1-19.2 *** *** ***
45-54 162 50 29.3 21.9-38.0 36 21.0 15.0-28.6 39 24.7 17.8-33.1 27 18.7 12.5-26.9 *** *** ***
55-64 194 54 24.0 18.0-31.2 36 20.4 14.5-27.9 38 19.7 14.0-27.0 20 11.5 6.6-19.4 46 24.4 17.5-32.8
65-74 208 50 20.3 15.1-26.6 36 19.8 13.8-27.5 38 18.8 13.3-26.0 21 11.0 6.7-17.7 63 30.1 23.2-38.2
75+ 178 39 18.8 13.0-26.3 33 19.4 12.6-28.6 39 21.2 15.1-28.9 24 18.1 11.2-27.8 43 22.5 16.0-30.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 95 *** *** *** 14 17.2 9.8-28.7 12 12.4 6.5-22.5 15 17.9 10.4-29.0 14 11.9 6.3-21.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 218 69 29.6 23.3-36.8 34 18.6 13.0-26.0 43 18.7 13.6-25.2 25 14.4 9.3-21.8 47 18.6 13.5-25.0
Some Post-H.S. 318 94 31.6 26.0-37.8 64 22.1 17.2-28.1 70 20.1 15.7-25.4 36 9.7 6.8-13.8 54 16.4 12.1-21.9
College Graduate 380 147 39.1 33.6-44.9 76 20.4 16.1-25.5 69 19.7 15.3-24.9 36 8.9 6.3-12.4 52 11.9 8.7-16.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 391 112 28.0 22.9-33.7 82 22.7 17.8-28.4 58 15.3 11.5-20.1 48 12.5 9.0-17.2 91 21.6 17.0-26.9
No 615 239 38.7 34.3-43.3 106 18.6 15.1-22.6 134 20.9 17.5-24.8 63 11.1 8.3-14.6 73 10.7 8.2-14.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 173 48 28.6 21.2-37.3 33 18.5 12.7-26.1 38 22.6 16.2-30.7 19 11.9 7.2-18.8 35 18.4 12.8-25.7
Non-Veteran 842 303 35.2 31.4-39.1 157 20.7 17.4-24.3 156 17.9 15.1-21.1 93 11.6 9.2-14.7 133 14.6 12.0-17.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 490 216 43.5 38.4-48.7 90 19.5 15.6-24.0 96 18.1 14.6-22.2 46 10.0 7.2-13.7 42 9.0 6.2-12.9
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 364 86 20.6 16.4-25.6 64 18.9 14.2-24.7 72 20.4 15.9-25.9 46 14.4 10.2-19.9 96 25.7 20.7-31.5
Unable to Work 82 15 15.6 8.7-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.1 9.3-29.4 21 19.5 12.2-29.7
Other not in Labor Force 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.3 5.4-18.8
$35,000- 49,999 133 43 32.9 23.8-43.5 22 15.3 9.4-23.9 32 24.4 16.7-34.2 11 7.5 3.7-14.6 25 19.9 12.6-29.9
$50,000-74,999 131 45 31.1 22.8-40.8 23 19.8 12.9-29.1 30 22.6 15.3-32.2 13 6.9 3.7-12.6 20 19.5 12.0-30.2
$75,000-100,000 128 48 36.6 27.3-47.1 20 16.8 10.0-26.8 30 25.7 17.8-35.7 *** *** *** 22 14.0 8.6-21.8
$100,000-150,000 103 37 34.8 25.1-45.9 24 21.3 13.6-31.7 21 19.4 12.4-29.0 13 14.7 8.4-24.4 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 124 46 36.3 27.6-46.0 26 21.9 14.8-31.3 24 20.4 13.6-29.4 16 13.7 8.1-22.1 12 7.7 4.1-14.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 201 68 33.3 26.1-41.3 40 24.9 17.8-33.7 33 13.6 9.3-19.4 26 14.8 9.6-22.1 34 13.4 9.1-19.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 11.5 6.1-20.6
101% to 150% 104 *** *** *** 14 14.8 8.1-25.5 17 15.9 9.3-26.0 14 14.4 7.0-27.4 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 559 197 34.1 29.7-38.9 108 20.0 16.3-24.3 123 21.9 18.3-26.1 54 9.9 7.4-13.2 77 14.0 10.9-18.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 201 68 33.3 26.1-41.3 40 24.9 17.8-33.7 33 13.6 9.3-19.4 26 14.8 9.6-22.1 34 13.4 9.1-19.4
HOUSING
Own 687 213 30.5 26.7-34.7 130 20.9 17.5-24.9 141 19.2 16.1-22.8 84 12.7 10.0-16.0 119 16.6 13.6-20.1
Rent 269 123 48.7 41.8-55.6 49 17.6 12.9-23.6 39 15.8 11.2-21.9 21 6.8 4.3-10.7 37 11.1 7.6-15.8
Other arrangement 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 9.2 4.5-18.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 310 134 39.9 33.9-46.3 63 23.7 18.3-30.0 50 17.0 12.7-22.4 23 7.7 4.9-11.7 40 11.7 8.2-16.4
Regional City or Suburban County 304 98 32.0 26.1-38.6 59 19.5 14.5-25.6 60 19.7 14.9-25.6 40 14.6 10.1-20.6 47 14.2 10.2-19.5
Rural 402 120 31.6 26.3-37.4 68 18.3 14.1-23.5 84 19.1 15.1-23.7 49 12.3 8.9-16.6 81 18.8 14.5-24.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 201 61 32.1 25.0-40.3 35 18.8 12.9-26.6 48 21.7 16.1-28.7 21 11.2 6.7-18.0 36 16.2 11.1-22.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 351 111 32.0 26.4-38.2 67 19.9 15.2-25.4 66 18.0 13.8-23.1 41 12.2 8.5-17.1 66 18.0 13.6-23.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 464 180 36.8 31.9-42.1 88 21.3 17.0-26.3 80 17.8 14.0-22.3 50 11.5 8.3-15.5 66 12.7 9.5-16.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 364 127 32.4 27.1-38.3 78 24.0 18.8-30.1 68 17.5 13.5-22.4 36 11.4 7.7-16.5 55 14.7 10.7-19.9
2nd Quartile 327 120 37.4 31.5-43.8 58 20.8 15.8-26.8 57 17.5 13.3-22.7 44 12.9 9.2-17.7 48 11.4 8.2-15.6
3rd Quartile 244 78 32.6 26.0-39.9 41 15.0 10.7-20.6 46 19.9 14.6-26.6 28 12.6 8.2-18.9 51 20.0 14.5-26.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 24.3 15.6-35.8 *** *** *** 14 18.5 10.4-30.9

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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 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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