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
-MALES 753 219 27.9 24.4-31.7 219 28.4 24.7-32.4 226 31.4 27.6-35.5 89 12.3 9.7-15.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 522 101 19.8 16.1-24.2 153 26.4 22.3-30.9 188 38.1 33.3-43.2 80 15.7 12.3-19.8
Non-Hispanic Black 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 21.6 13.2-33.3 *** *** ***
Other 128 *** *** *** 26 27.3 18.2-38.8 16 12.1 7.0-20.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 109 *** *** *** 22 25.5 16.7-36.7 20 25.3 16.5-36.7 *** *** ***
35-44 114 47 36.7 27.6-46.8 41 38.2 28.7-48.7 19 19.0 12.0-28.6 *** *** ***
45-54 113 27 19.7 13.0-28.5 42 35.7 26.4-46.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 141 35 26.6 18.9-36.0 41 26.7 19.0-36.2 48 31.8 23.8-41.0 17 14.9 8.2-25.7
65-74 142 22 14.6 9.3-22.2 40 25.5 18.2-34.5 51 38.6 29.6-48.5 29 21.3 14.5-30.1
75+ 126 24 21.3 13.4-32.1 30 16.6 10.9-24.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 42 35.6 26.1-46.3 20 18.2 11.1-28.4 *** *** *** 11 14.3 7.5-25.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 197 60 25.7 19.7-32.9 54 29.4 22.4-37.6 58 31.5 24.4-39.5 25 13.3 8.6-20.2
Some Post-H.S. 208 48 25.2 18.9-32.7 61 29.3 22.8-36.8 73 34.3 27.4-42.0 26 11.2 7.3-16.7
College Graduate 241 67 29.3 23.3-36.2 83 33.7 27.4-40.8 65 26.2 20.4-33.1 26 10.7 6.9-16.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 20 19.7 12.0-30.5 21 21.6 13.4-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** 25 22.9 15.0-33.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 259 70 27.5 21.7-34.2 90 34.5 28.2-41.4 68 26.5 20.8-33.0 31 11.5 7.7-16.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 295 66 23.3 18.1-29.5 78 23.3 18.1-29.4 99 34.3 28.0-41.2 52 19.1 14.0-25.4
No 449 151 31.1 26.5-36.2 139 32.0 27.1-37.3 122 28.8 24.1-34.0 37 8.1 5.6-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 192 45 29.1 21.8-37.6 48 22.7 16.7-30.2 68 33.2 26.0-41.2 31 15.0 10.2-21.5
Non-Veteran 561 174 27.5 23.6-31.8 171 30.3 25.9-35.0 158 30.9 26.4-35.7 58 11.3 8.4-15.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 208 88 39.2 32.1-46.9 63 32.0 25.1-39.6 43 23.0 16.8-30.6 14 5.9 3.2-10.6
Regional City or Suburban County 237 63 25.9 19.9-32.9 66 25.0 19.0-32.1 75 34.1 27.1-41.8 33 15.1 10.2-21.7
Rural 308 68 22.2 17.2-28.1 90 28.9 23.2-35.4 108 34.8 28.9-41.3 42 14.1 10.1-19.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 394 149 35.0 29.9-40.6 113 29.0 24.0-34.5 98 26.9 22.0-32.4 34 9.1 6.2-13.1
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 242 40 15.5 11.0-21.6 66 23.5 17.9-30.3 94 41.6 34.2-49.5 42 19.3 13.9-26.2
Unable to Work 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 80 20 18.8 11.5-29.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 401 105 26.4 21.7-31.6 128 31.0 26.0-36.4 119 29.7 24.8-35.2 49 12.9 9.4-17.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 168 45 27.1 20.2-35.3 43 27.4 20.1-36.2 58 32.2 24.6-40.8 22 13.2 8.4-20.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 267 68 24.3 18.8-30.8 81 28.0 22.2-34.5 82 33.7 27.2-40.9 36 14.0 9.7-19.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 318 106 31.5 25.9-37.7 95 29.3 23.6-35.7 86 29.1 23.4-35.5 31 10.2 6.5-15.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 235 60 24.0 18.2-31.0 71 28.2 21.5-36.0 76 33.7 26.7-41.4 28 14.1 9.0-21.5
2nd Quartile 248 81 31.2 25.0-38.1 75 29.6 23.5-36.5 65 29.3 23.0-36.6 27 9.9 6.5-14.8
3rd Quartile 198 58 27.6 21.2-35.0 57 29.7 22.9-37.5 60 31.4 24.3-39.6 23 11.3 6.9-17.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 17.4 9.4-29.9

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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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