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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % 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
-MALES 557 197 32.5 28.2-37.1 109 22.3 18.3-26.8 96 17.1 13.8-21.1 64 12.8 9.7-16.9 91 15.3 12.1-19.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 402 118 27.0 22.3-32.2 72 21.2 16.6-26.6 77 20.0 15.7-25.1 52 13.1 9.6-17.6 83 18.8 14.8-23.5
Non-Hispanic Black 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.2 8.0-27.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 82 *** *** *** 14 18.0 10.2-29.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 19.7 11.4-31.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 83 *** *** *** 20 23.6 15.1-34.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 101 25 22.3 14.6-32.5 22 25.0 16.4-36.3 18 17.3 10.6-27.1 11 12.5 5.8-24.8 25 22.9 14.5-34.1
65-74 113 28 20.3 13.7-29.1 22 20.4 13.1-30.5 17 14.8 8.5-24.6 12 13.0 6.9-23.3 34 31.4 22.2-42.4
75+ 105 26 19.5 12.3-29.3 *** *** *** 22 17.5 11.0-26.7 *** *** *** 23 20.4 12.7-31.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 131 45 30.0 22.1-39.3 19 17.1 10.7-26.2 25 18.1 11.9-26.5 14 15.5 8.7-25.9 28 19.4 12.8-28.2
Some Post-H.S. 153 43 27.4 20.1-36.1 35 26.7 19.3-35.7 30 18.8 12.9-26.6 18 10.4 6.2-16.8 27 16.7 11.1-24.4
College Graduate 199 77 38.4 31.2-46.2 41 23.2 17.1-30.7 31 15.9 10.6-23.2 22 10.3 6.6-15.7 28 12.2 7.9-18.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 207 79 36.8 29.7-44.5 40 20.7 15.0-27.8 37 18.6 13.3-25.4 25 12.8 8.4-19.1 26 11.1 6.9-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 216 61 24.2 18.3-31.2 46 24.0 17.6-31.8 30 14.3 9.5-20.9 25 12.9 8.1-19.9 54 24.7 18.3-32.5
No 336 135 38.0 32.3-44.1 61 20.8 16.1-26.6 65 18.9 14.5-24.2 39 13.0 9.1-18.4 36 9.3 6.4-13.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 151 40 26.6 19.1-35.6 27 18.1 11.9-26.5 33 22.5 15.7-31.3 19 13.6 8.3-21.4 32 19.2 13.2-27.1
Non-Veteran 406 157 34.7 29.6-40.1 82 23.7 19.0-29.2 63 15.2 11.5-19.7 45 12.6 8.9-17.5 59 13.8 10.3-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 163 79 42.2 34.1-50.9 35 26.0 18.6-35.0 23 15.5 10.1-23.2 *** *** *** 17 10.6 6.1-17.7
Regional City or Suburban County 177 54 28.0 21.0-36.3 37 21.4 15.0-29.6 31 18.3 12.3-26.2 27 18.9 12.3-27.8 28 13.4 8.5-20.5
Rural 217 64 29.6 23.2-37.0 37 20.3 14.5-27.7 42 17.3 12.4-23.5 28 12.4 8.1-18.6 46 20.4 14.9-27.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 288 129 42.1 35.8-48.8 54 21.5 16.3-27.8 52 17.0 12.7-22.5 27 10.6 6.8-16.0 26 8.7 5.5-13.5
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 198 48 19.0 13.8-25.5 34 18.0 12.3-25.5 36 18.0 12.3-25.4 29 18.3 12.1-26.8 51 26.8 19.9-35.0
Unable to Work 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 325 117 33.8 28.2-39.9 61 21.1 16.3-26.9 61 18.9 14.5-24.3 34 10.5 7.2-15.1 52 15.6 11.4-20.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 118 35 29.8 21.4-39.9 20 19.8 12.5-29.9 29 19.5 13.0-28.0 11 12.4 6.4-22.5 23 18.5 11.9-27.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 60 27.4 20.9-35.0 36 21.0 15.1-28.6 28 17.0 11.3-24.8 27 14.3 9.2-21.7 38 20.2 14.1-28.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 250 102 38.0 31.3-45.3 53 24.5 18.4-31.9 39 15.9 11.3-22.1 26 11.9 7.6-18.3 30 9.6 6.3-14.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 189 68 30.9 23.9-38.9 44 29.0 21.2-38.2 29 14.8 9.8-21.7 19 12.9 7.5-21.3 29 12.4 8.1-18.6
2nd Quartile 178 67 37.2 29.4-45.7 33 20.5 14.5-28.2 27 16.6 11.1-24.1 28 15.1 9.8-22.5 23 10.6 6.7-16.6
3rd Quartile 140 47 29.0 21.5-37.7 23 16.4 10.7-24.4 26 20.4 13.4-29.6 14 12.3 6.8-21.4 30 21.9 14.8-31.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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