2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

The next question is about CT or CAT scans of your chest area. During this test, you lie flat on your back and are moved through an open, donut shaped x-ray machine.
Have you ever had a CT or CAT scan of your chest area?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 1,616 38.2 36.4-40.0 2,402 61.8 60.0-63.6
-Non-Hispanic White 2,557 1,114 41.3 39.1-43.6 1,443 58.7 56.4-60.9
GENDER
Male 1,179 553 44.9 41.6-48.2 626 55.1 51.8-58.4
Female 1,378 561 37.9 34.9-41.1 817 62.1 58.9-65.1
AGE
18-34 448 91 20.3 16.5-24.8 357 79.7 75.2-83.5
35-44 330 96 28.9 23.7-34.7 234 71.1 65.3-76.3
45-54 355 124 37.3 31.6-43.2 231 62.7 56.8-68.4
55-64 472 239 54.5 49.4-59.6 233 45.5 40.4-50.6
65-74 477 266 58.9 53.6-63.9 211 41.1 36.1-46.4
75+ 450 291 60.7 54.0-67.0 159 39.3 33.0-46.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 504 235 42.9 37.9-48.0 269 57.1 52.0-62.1
Some Post-H.S. 692 318 40.7 36.6-44.9 374 59.3 55.1-63.4
College Graduate 1,255 491 36.7 33.8-39.8 764 63.3 60.2-66.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 171 81 42.8 34.1-51.8 90 57.2 48.2-65.9
$35,000- 49,999 278 124 40.2 33.4-47.5 154 59.8 52.5-66.6
$50,000- 74,999 323 141 44.6 38.3-51.1 182 55.4 48.9-61.7
$75,000+ 1,033 391 36.1 32.9-39.5 642 63.9 60.5-67.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 840 516 56.7 52.4-60.9 324 43.3 39.1-47.6
No 1,690 584 33.5 30.9-36.2 1,106 66.5 63.8-69.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 330 174 45.3 39.1-51.5 156 54.7 48.5-60.9
Non-Veteran 2,224 940 40.8 38.4-43.2 1,284 59.2 56.8-61.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 753 275 34.8 31.0-38.7 478 65.2 61.3-69.0
Regional City or Suburban County 783 346 41.2 37.2-45.3 437 58.8 54.7-62.8
Rural 1,021 493 46.6 42.9-50.4 528 53.4 49.6-57.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,288 425 32.7 29.8-35.7 863 67.3 64.3-70.2
Unemployed 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 887 518 58.1 53.9-62.2 369 41.9 37.8-46.1
Unable to Work 135 94 71.2 61.5-79.3 41 28.8 20.7-38.5
Other not in Labor Force 138 30 18.9 13.0-26.7 108 81.1 73.3-87.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 227 119 47.9 40.1-55.8 108 52.1 44.2-59.9
151% to 200% 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,527 613 38.4 35.6-41.3 914 61.6 58.7-64.4
HOUSING
Own 1,828 834 44.0 41.3-46.7 994 56.0 53.3-58.7
Rent 554 211 32.5 28.3-37.0 343 67.5 63.0-71.7
Other arrangement 154 66 33.8 25.6-43.0 88 66.2 57.0-74.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 470 213 41.8 36.7-47.2 257 58.2 52.8-63.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 891 422 44.0 40.1-48.0 469 56.0 52.0-59.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,196 479 38.9 35.7-42.2 717 61.1 57.8-64.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,010 427 41.4 37.8-45.0 583 58.6 55.0-62.2
2nd Quartile 768 335 39.6 35.6-43.8 433 60.4 56.2-64.4
3rd Quartile 605 268 42.2 37.7-46.9 337 57.8 53.1-62.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 174 84 45.6 37.0-54.4 90 54.4 45.6-63.0

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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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