BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (Number of pack years*)

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
North Carolina	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
-FEMALES	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
Non-Hispanic White	351	109	34.3	28.5-40.5	64	18.8	14.1-24.5	77	21.6	17.1-26.8	40	10.7	7.6-15.0	61	14.7	11.0-19.2
Non-Hispanic Black	57	***	***	***	12	17.1	9.1-29.8	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other	47	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	47	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
35-44	65	***	***	***	***	***	***	12	18.0	10.0-30.3	***	***	***	***	***	***
45-54	79	***	***	***	16	17.9	10.7-28.6	***	***	***	12	18.0	10.2-29.8	***	***	***
55-64	93	29	26.2	17.6-37.1	14	14.5	8.1-24.6	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	95	22	20.2	12.9-30.2	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	73	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	25	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	87	***	***	***	***	***	***	18	20.0	12.1-31.3	11	12.6	6.4-23.2	19	17.2	10.4-27.0
Some Post-H.S.	165	51	35.7	27.5-44.8	29	17.7	11.8-25.9	40	21.4	15.4-28.9	18	9.1	5.4-14.9	27	16.1	10.2-24.7
College Graduate	181	70	40.0	31.8-48.7	35	17.1	11.7-24.4	38	23.9	17.3-32.1	14	7.3	4.2-12.6	24	11.7	7.3-18.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	18	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	32	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	45	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	62	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	54	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$75,000+	148	52	34.5	26.1-44.0	30	18.5	12.0-27.4	38	27.7	20.1-36.8	12	9.3	5.2-16.3	16	10.0	5.6-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	175	51	32.7	24.5-42.1	36	21.1	14.3-30.0	28	16.5	10.9-24.1	23	12.1	7.6-18.7	37	17.7	12.0-25.3
No	279	104	39.6	32.9-46.7	45	15.4	11.0-21.3	69	23.7	18.6-29.8	24	8.4	5.4-12.8	37	12.8	8.6-18.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	22	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Veteran	436	146	35.7	30.4-41.4	75	17.5	13.4-22.5	93	20.7	16.7-25.4	48	10.7	7.8-14.5	74	15.5	11.7-20.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	147	55	37.3	28.6-46.9	28	21.0	14.0-30.4	27	18.7	12.5-27.1	14	10.0	5.7-16.9	23	13.0	8.2-20.0
Regional City or Suburban County	127	44	38.7	29.1-49.3	22	16.2	9.4-26.5	29	22.1	15.0-31.5	13	7.3	4.0-13.1	19	15.6	9.6-24.3
Rural	185	56	34.0	25.8-43.3	31	15.8	10.3-23.5	42	21.3	15.4-28.8	21	12.1	7.5-19.1	35	16.7	10.6-25.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	202	87	45.5	37.4-53.9	36	16.3	11.2-23.0	44	19.7	14.4-26.4	19	9.0	5.6-14.4	16	9.4	4.9-17.3
Unemployed	15	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	166	38	22.8	16.2-31.2	30	20.2	13.0-29.8	36	23.8	16.9-32.5	17	8.9	5.0-15.2	45	24.3	17.5-32.6
Unable to Work	42	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	31	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	12	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	25	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	30	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	234	80	34.7	27.8-42.2	47	18.1	13.0-24.8	62	26.7	20.7-33.8	20	8.9	5.5-13.9	25	11.6	7.3-18.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	83	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	13	12.0	6.1-22.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	162	51	37.8	28.8-47.8	31	18.4	11.8-27.4	38	19.1	13.5-26.4	14	9.5	5.2-16.8	28	15.2	9.6-23.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	214	78	35.3	28.2-43.1	35	17.2	12.0-24.1	41	20.1	14.5-27.1	24	10.9	7.1-16.4	36	16.5	11.1-23.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	175	59	34.1	26.2-42.9	34	18.6	12.6-26.6	39	20.4	14.5-28.0	17	9.7	5.6-16.2	26	17.2	10.9-26.1
2nd Quartile	149	53	37.7	28.8-47.6	25	21.1	13.5-31.4	30	18.6	12.7-26.6	16	10.2	6.0-16.8	25	12.3	7.8-18.9
3rd Quartile	104	***	***	***	18	12.5	7.4-20.5	20	19.1	11.9-29.1	14	13.0	7.1-22.5	21	16.7	9.6-27.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	31	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***

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

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

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

-FEMALES

459

155

36.4

31.1-42.0

17.6

13.6-22.5

20.7

16.8-25.3

10.1

7.4-13.7

15.2

11.6-19.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

351

109

34.3

28.5-40.5

18.8

14.1-24.5

21.6

17.1-26.8

10.7

7.6-15.0

14.7

11.0-19.2

Non-Hispanic Black

***

17.1

9.1-29.8

***

Other

***

AGE

18-34

***

35-44

***

18.0

10.0-30.3

***

45-54

***

17.9

10.7-28.6

***

18.0

10.2-29.8

***

55-64

26.2

17.6-37.1

14.5

8.1-24.6

***

65-74

20.2

12.9-30.2

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

***

20.0

12.1-31.3

12.6

6.4-23.2

17.2

10.4-27.0

Some Post-H.S.

165

35.7

27.5-44.8

17.7

11.8-25.9

21.4

15.4-28.9

9.1

5.4-14.9

16.1

10.2-24.7

College Graduate

181

40.0

31.8-48.7

17.1

11.7-24.4

23.9

17.3-32.1

7.3

4.2-12.6

11.7

7.3-18.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

***

$35,000- 49,999

***

$50,000- 74,999

***

$75,000+

148

34.5

26.1-44.0

18.5

12.0-27.4

27.7

20.1-36.8

9.3

5.2-16.3

10.0

5.6-17.2

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

175

32.7

24.5-42.1

21.1

14.3-30.0

16.5

10.9-24.1

12.1

7.6-18.7

17.7

12.0-25.3

279

104

39.6

32.9-46.7

15.4

11.0-21.3

23.7

18.6-29.8

8.4

5.4-12.8

12.8

8.6-18.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

Non-Veteran

436

146

35.7

30.4-41.4

17.5

13.4-22.5

20.7

16.7-25.4

10.7

7.8-14.5

15.5

11.7-20.1

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

147

37.3

28.6-46.9

21.0

14.0-30.4

18.7

12.5-27.1

10.0

5.7-16.9

13.0

8.2-20.0

Regional City or Suburban County

127

38.7

29.1-49.3

16.2

9.4-26.5

22.1

15.0-31.5

7.3

4.0-13.1

15.6

9.6-24.3

Rural

185

34.0

25.8-43.3

15.8

10.3-23.5

21.3

15.4-28.8

12.1

7.5-19.1

16.7

10.6-25.4

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

202

45.5

37.4-53.9

16.3

11.2-23.0

19.7

14.4-26.4

9.0

5.6-14.4

9.4

4.9-17.3

Unemployed

***

Retired

166

22.8

16.2-31.2

20.2

13.0-29.8

23.8

16.9-32.5

8.9

5.0-15.2

24.3

17.5-32.6

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

234

34.7

27.8-42.2

18.1

13.0-24.8

26.7

20.7-33.8

8.9

5.5-13.9

11.6

7.3-18.0

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

***

12.0

6.1-22.1

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

162

37.8

28.8-47.8

18.4

11.8-27.4

19.1

13.5-26.4

9.5

5.2-16.8

15.2

9.6-23.0

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

214

35.3

28.2-43.1

17.2

12.0-24.1

20.1

14.5-27.1

10.9

7.1-16.4

16.5

11.1-23.8

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

175

34.1

26.2-42.9

18.6

12.6-26.6

20.4

14.5-28.0

9.7

5.6-16.2

17.2

10.9-26.1

2nd Quartile

149

37.7

28.8-47.6

21.1

13.5-31.4

18.6

12.7-26.6

10.2

6.0-16.8

12.3

7.8-18.9

3rd Quartile

104

***

12.5

7.4-20.5

19.1

11.9-29.1

13.0

7.1-22.5

16.7

9.6-27.5

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

***

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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 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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