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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 492 119 25.0 20.6-29.9 184 37.2 32.2-42.4 141 28.9 24.4-34.0 48 8.9 6.4-12.4
Non-Hispanic Black 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 11.0 6.3-18.6 *** *** ***
Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 21.5 13.2-33.1 *** *** ***
45-54 115 28 22.5 15.1-32.3 *** *** *** 38 33.5 24.7-43.8 *** *** ***
55-64 144 40 21.2 15.0-29.0 56 42.8 33.0-53.3 34 24.8 16.6-35.4 14 11.1 6.2-19.2
65-74 141 32 24.0 16.7-33.1 53 39.9 30.5-50.1 37 25.7 17.9-35.3 19 10.5 6.1-17.5
75+ 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 44 29.2 21.4-38.3 52 38.4 29.5-48.2 37 22.1 15.5-30.5 16 10.3 6.0-17.2
Some Post-H.S. 244 69 27.0 21.1-33.9 91 38.6 31.4-46.2 63 27.3 20.9-34.8 21 7.1 4.2-11.8
College Graduate 223 66 31.8 24.8-39.8 84 37.1 30.0-44.7 56 23.9 18.2-30.8 17 7.2 4.1-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 21.0 12.8-32.7 11 11.1 5.4-21.4
$50,000- 74,999 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 190 49 27.7 20.7-35.9 77 38.2 30.6-46.4 55 30.4 23.3-38.6 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 261 71 27.1 21.0-34.2 87 36.2 29.1-44.1 76 27.7 21.4-34.9 27 9.0 5.8-13.7
No 396 123 31.0 25.8-36.6 154 38.9 33.4-44.8 91 23.6 18.9-29.0 28 6.5 4.1-10.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 632 183 28.8 24.8-33.3 231 37.7 33.1-42.4 163 25.6 21.6-30.0 55 7.9 5.8-10.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 204 71 34.8 27.6-42.7 76 37.6 30.2-45.7 39 18.8 13.0-26.4 18 8.8 5.2-14.3
Regional City or Suburban County 187 60 31.6 24.3-40.0 60 35.4 27.2-44.5 52 24.5 18.3-32.0 15 8.5 4.6-15.3
Rural 271 63 22.9 17.2-29.7 105 39.2 32.2-46.8 79 31.4 24.7-39.1 24 6.5 4.1-10.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 291 92 31.5 25.4-38.2 116 38.9 32.2-45.9 67 24.0 18.5-30.5 16 5.7 3.2-10.0
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 224 58 27.5 21.0-35.1 76 36.3 28.8-44.5 64 26.0 19.8-33.4 26 10.2 6.6-15.6
Unable to Work 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 12.6 6.1-24.1
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 316 91 29.9 24.2-36.3 124 37.1 31.2-43.4 81 27.9 22.3-34.2 20 5.1 3.1- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 132 39 29.2 20.5-39.8 *** *** *** 32 21.5 14.4-30.9 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 249 65 26.1 20.1-33.2 92 36.7 29.6-44.5 68 28.9 22.3-36.6 24 8.3 5.0-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 90 32.1 26.0-38.8 95 34.7 28.2-41.8 70 24.0 18.6-30.5 26 9.2 6.0-14.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 232 65 26.5 20.4-33.7 87 36.9 29.6-44.8 60 27.1 20.6-34.8 20 9.5 5.8-15.2
2nd Quartile 217 66 31.0 24.2-38.7 74 36.2 28.7-44.4 52 22.8 16.6-30.3 25 10.1 6.3-15.8
3rd Quartile 159 47 30.9 22.6-40.6 57 37.4 28.6-47.1 46 28.7 20.9-38.0 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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