2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Were any of the CT or CAT scans of your chest area done mainly to check or screen for lung cancer?

View results for a demographic group:
 Select a different topic:
View results for a different geographical area:
  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,496 339 22.0 19.5-24.6 1,157 78.0 75.4-80.5
-FEMALES 764 167 21.7 18.3-25.6 597 78.3 74.4-81.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 511 116 22.0 18.0-26.6 395 78.0 73.4-82.0
Non-Hispanic Black 157 37 24.3 16.9-33.7 120 75.7 66.3-83.1
Other 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 68 *** *** *** 66 96.1 82.7-99.2
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 127 23 20.7 13.3-30.7 104 79.3 69.3-86.7
55-64 161 45 27.2 19.6-36.3 116 72.8 63.7-80.4
65-74 160 49 30.5 22.6-39.7 111 69.5 60.3-77.4
75+ 164 41 25.5 18.1-34.8 123 74.5 65.2-81.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 153 33 20.5 14.0-29.0 120 79.5 71.0-86.0
Some Post-H.S. 245 69 27.5 21.2-34.8 176 72.5 65.2-78.8
College Graduate 305 50 14.4 10.7-19.2 255 85.6 80.8-89.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 69 17 18.2 10.6-29.4 52 81.8 70.6-89.4
$35,000- 49,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 191 32 18.6 12.9-26.1 159 81.4 73.9-87.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 347 88 23.4 18.8-28.8 259 76.6 71.2-81.2
No 410 76 20.4 15.7-26.1 334 79.6 73.9-84.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 737 160 21.7 18.2-25.6 577 78.3 74.4-81.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 222 53 23.0 17.4-29.8 169 77.0 70.2-82.6
Regional City or Suburban County 219 49 21.2 15.5-28.2 170 78.8 71.8-84.5
Rural 323 65 21.2 15.7-28.0 258 78.8 72.0-84.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 285 47 17.8 12.7-24.4 238 82.2 75.6-87.3
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 297 78 25.3 19.8-31.7 219 74.7 68.3-80.2
Unable to Work 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 13 15.4 8.4-26.6 41 84.6 73.4-91.6
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 337 65 19.6 15.1-25.0 272 80.4 75.0-84.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 173 39 21.9 14.9-30.8 134 78.1 69.2-85.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 264 52 21.8 16.2-28.7 212 78.2 71.3-83.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 327 76 21.6 16.8-27.5 251 78.4 72.5-83.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 264 58 23.0 17.2-30.0 206 77.0 70.0-82.8
2nd Quartile 225 47 17.8 12.8-24.2 178 82.2 75.8-87.2
3rd Quartile 191 46 27.3 19.9-36.1 145 72.7 63.9-80.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 84 16 15.1 8.5-25.3 68 84.9 74.7-91.5

Back to Lung Cancer Screening.

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.

BRFSS Home | Annual Questionnaires | Technical Notes

This page was generated on 18SEP25.

SCHS Home | FAQs | Contacts