2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^
1 to 24 years old 25 to 34 years old 35 to 44 years old 45 to 54 years old 55+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,098 198 20.4 17.6-23.6 358 32.1 28.9-35.5 231 21.2 18.5-24.3 142 12.3 10.2-14.7 169 13.9 11.7-16.5
-MALES 591 112 19.8 16.3-23.9 197 33.6 29.3-38.3 130 21.5 17.9-25.7 73 11.9 9.2-15.2 79 13.2 10.2-16.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 422 80 21.0 16.7-26.1 137 34.0 28.8-39.6 91 21.4 17.2-26.4 57 12.5 9.4-16.5 57 11.1 8.2-14.7
Non-Hispanic Black 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.4 12.0-29.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 28.1 19.0-39.4 22 25.1 16.1-36.9 *** *** ***
55-64 104 12 13.6 7.5-23.4 25 22.4 14.6-32.9 20 20.2 12.4-31.3 23 18.2 11.6-27.4 *** *** ***
65-74 117 22 16.2 10.3-24.6 34 27.2 18.9-37.5 16 13.2 7.6-21.9 16 17.2 10.2-27.7 29 26.1 17.9-36.6
75+ 113 18 13.1 7.1-22.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.6 6.1-21.0 25 21.1 13.4-31.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 143 28 19.8 13.4-28.1 50 34.9 26.6-44.3 27 18.6 12.2-27.3 18 12.5 7.4-20.3 20 14.2 8.5-22.6
Some Post-H.S. 165 28 18.9 12.8-27.0 48 30.1 22.7-38.7 38 21.7 15.6-29.3 22 11.3 7.1-17.6 29 18.0 12.3-25.6
College Graduate 206 38 19.8 14.3-26.8 78 40.2 32.8-48.1 46 20.8 15.4-27.5 23 10.6 6.9-15.9 21 8.6 5.0-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 81 16 18.3 10.5-29.8 *** *** *** 18 19.8 11.8-31.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 216 44 20.6 15.2-27.4 85 41.1 33.8-48.8 45 21.8 16.0-28.9 27 10.4 6.9-15.3 15 6.1 3.4-10.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 223 43 16.5 11.7-22.6 59 28.3 21.5-36.2 46 21.9 15.8-29.6 34 17.5 12.2-24.5 41 15.8 11.2-21.9
No 363 68 21.7 17.1-27.2 137 37.1 31.6-43.0 82 21.0 16.7-26.1 38 8.4 5.8-11.9 38 11.8 8.1-16.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 159 28 15.1 10.0-22.2 44 28.7 21.2-37.5 39 25.1 18.0-33.7 17 9.8 5.8-16.2 31 21.4 14.7-30.0
Non-Veteran 432 84 21.5 17.2-26.5 153 35.4 30.2-40.9 91 20.2 16.1-25.1 56 12.6 9.4-16.7 48 10.3 7.3-14.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 180 33 18.0 12.6-25.1 77 43.1 35.0-51.5 33 17.6 12.3-24.6 16 8.3 4.8-14.0 21 12.9 8.1-19.9
Regional City or Suburban County 181 27 14.9 9.6-22.3 64 37.7 29.5-46.6 46 26.5 19.4-35.2 23 10.8 6.7-16.9 21 10.1 5.8-17.1
Rural 230 52 25.7 19.6-32.9 56 22.5 17.0-29.1 51 20.0 14.8-26.5 34 15.7 10.8-22.1 37 16.2 11.3-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 308 66 24.2 19.1-30.3 122 38.7 32.6-45.2 72 22.9 18.0-28.8 34 8.9 6.0-12.8 14 5.2 2.7- 9.8
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 208 38 15.9 11.0-22.4 54 24.5 18.2-32.1 41 20.0 13.9-27.8 26 15.8 10.3-23.4 49 23.8 17.5-31.6
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 339 64 19.0 14.6-24.3 126 38.3 32.5-44.5 76 22.3 17.5-27.9 40 11.0 7.8-15.2 33 9.4 6.3-13.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 122 25 22.1 14.7-32.0 33 24.6 17.1-34.0 26 19.7 13.0-28.7 22 19.0 12.0-28.9 16 14.5 8.6-23.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 201 40 19.6 14.1-26.7 54 27.2 20.6-35.0 55 28.3 21.3-36.6 20 9.7 6.1-15.1 32 15.2 10.2-21.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 268 47 18.8 13.8-25.0 110 43.1 36.1-50.3 49 17.3 12.7-23.0 31 9.9 6.7-14.4 31 11.0 7.1-16.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 206 41 20.1 14.4-27.4 78 41.3 33.3-49.8 37 15.8 10.9-22.3 24 10.2 6.5-15.7 26 12.6 7.6-20.0
2nd Quartile 185 27 16.4 10.9-23.8 61 35.2 27.6-43.6 51 28.5 21.5-36.6 22 9.2 5.9-14.1 24 10.8 6.8-16.9
3rd Quartile 149 32 19.9 13.8-27.9 43 26.2 18.9-35.0 33 22.5 15.4-31.5 16 13.6 8.0-22.1 25 17.8 11.8-25.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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