2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,493 237 17.0 14.8-19.5 500 35.4 32.5-38.4 264 18.0 15.8-20.5 322 19.0 16.8-21.4 170 10.6 8.9-12.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,073 179 18.0 15.4-21.0 371 37.0 33.6-40.6 197 18.4 15.8-21.2 225 18.3 15.8-21.1 101 8.3 6.6-10.3
GENDER
Male 551 94 18.9 15.3-23.2 194 36.0 31.4-40.9 106 19.8 16.2-24.0 99 15.7 12.6-19.4 58 9.5 7.1-12.6
Female 522 85 17.0 13.4-21.3 177 38.2 33.2-43.4 91 16.7 13.3-20.7 126 21.3 17.5-25.7 43 6.8 4.8- 9.5
AGE
18-34 121 22 18.5 12.1-27.3 40 38.2 29.0-48.4 21 17.9 11.5-26.9 23 16.4 10.4-24.9 15 8.9 5.0-15.2
35-44 143 29 23.9 16.5-33.2 60 42.7 33.8-52.1 25 14.4 9.5-21.3 20 14.2 8.7-22.4 *** *** ***
45-54 161 25 14.5 9.4-21.7 48 29.1 21.9-37.7 35 24.4 17.5-32.8 37 23.3 16.7-31.5 16 8.7 5.2-14.1
55-64 219 49 20.7 15.3-27.3 84 42.2 34.7-50.0 35 16.9 11.8-23.6 34 13.3 9.0-19.3 17 6.9 3.9-12.1
65-74 224 29 14.8 10.0-21.4 80 36.4 29.3-44.1 39 17.1 12.2-23.4 58 23.3 17.8-30.0 18 8.4 5.1-13.5
75+ 198 24 15.5 9.4-24.4 57 31.9 23.9-41.1 40 20.2 14.1-28.0 53 21.1 15.3-28.2 24 11.3 7.1-17.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 249 42 16.3 11.8-22.0 93 38.1 31.4-45.3 47 20.6 15.4-27.1 46 17.4 12.6-23.5 21 7.6 4.7-12.2
Some Post-H.S. 346 72 21.0 16.4-26.4 119 38.1 32.2-44.2 65 18.3 14.1-23.4 67 16.5 12.7-21.2 23 6.2 3.9- 9.6
College Graduate 411 47 11.2 8.3-15.1 129 30.8 26.0-36.0 76 19.0 15.0-23.7 106 25.7 21.0-31.1 53 13.3 10.0-17.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 19.1 11.2-30.6 22 19.9 12.5-30.3 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 133 19 15.6 9.2-25.0 42 36.9 27.1-47.8 24 16.9 10.6-25.8 32 20.8 13.8-30.1 16 9.9 5.8-16.4
$50,000- 74,999 123 13 13.7 7.6-23.6 34 29.7 21.0-40.1 23 20.7 13.5-30.6 40 25.5 17.8-35.1 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 407 61 14.1 10.8-18.3 157 41.4 35.9-47.1 79 18.6 14.7-23.3 76 17.7 13.8-22.4 34 8.2 5.7-11.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 429 84 20.7 16.4-25.8 153 39.1 33.5-44.9 71 16.6 12.8-21.2 86 16.1 12.5-20.6 35 7.4 5.0-11.0
No 632 91 15.7 12.5-19.4 214 35.9 31.6-40.4 123 19.4 16.1-23.2 139 20.2 16.9-24.0 65 8.9 6.8-11.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 184 29 14.3 9.4-21.3 63 34.5 26.8-43.0 38 22.9 16.4-31.1 37 19.9 13.8-27.7 17 8.4 4.9-13.8
Non-Veteran 888 150 18.8 15.9-22.2 307 37.4 33.6-41.3 159 17.5 14.8-20.6 188 18.0 15.3-21.1 84 8.3 6.5-10.5
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 272 39 14.2 10.1-19.7 93 36.8 30.3-43.8 53 18.3 13.8-23.9 63 22.6 17.5-28.8 24 8.0 5.2-12.2
Regional City or Suburban County 352 57 18.4 14.0-23.9 130 37.6 31.7-43.8 55 15.8 11.8-20.9 74 18.0 13.9-23.1 36 10.1 7.0-14.3
Rural 449 83 20.2 16.0-25.1 148 36.7 31.4-42.3 89 20.7 16.5-25.6 88 15.7 12.3-19.9 41 6.8 4.7- 9.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 500 84 17.3 13.8-21.5 178 37.6 32.8-42.6 100 19.8 16.1-24.1 89 16.9 13.4-21.0 49 8.5 6.2-11.5
Unemployed 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 407 51 14.9 10.9-20.0 129 34.7 29.1-40.7 72 17.7 13.7-22.6 114 23.2 18.9-28.0 41 9.6 6.7-13.5
Unable to Work 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 118 *** *** *** 38 29.9 21.0-40.5 25 24.2 16.2-34.5 23 12.5 7.8-19.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 610 85 13.8 10.9-17.3 212 37.6 33.2-42.3 118 19.1 15.8-23.0 137 20.1 16.7-24.0 58 9.4 7.1-12.3
HOUSING
Own 767 120 16.7 13.8-20.1 274 37.9 34.0-42.1 143 18.7 15.7-22.1 154 18.2 15.3-21.5 76 8.5 6.6-10.9
Rent 237 40 21.4 15.3-29.1 70 30.2 23.7-37.5 41 16.8 12.1-22.8 63 22.4 17.1-28.7 23 9.3 5.9-14.2
Other arrangement 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 201 42 20.6 14.8-27.9 67 35.8 28.3-44.1 34 17.7 12.3-24.9 32 13.3 9.1-19.0 26 12.6 8.3-18.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 401 68 19.1 14.8-24.4 138 38.4 32.7-44.4 79 20.0 15.7-25.1 83 16.1 12.5-20.5 33 6.5 4.2- 9.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 471 69 16.0 12.4-20.3 166 36.3 31.4-41.5 84 17.2 13.7-21.4 110 22.4 18.3-27.2 42 8.1 5.8-11.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 406 65 19.8 15.4-25.2 135 34.8 29.5-40.6 74 16.9 13.1-21.4 99 22.3 17.9-27.5 33 6.2 4.3- 8.8
2nd Quartile 334 46 12.9 9.3-17.6 125 40.5 34.4-47.0 60 18.6 14.2-24.0 68 17.0 13.0-21.8 35 10.9 7.6-15.5
3rd Quartile 262 50 21.1 15.7-27.8 92 35.4 28.9-42.5 48 19.8 14.6-26.2 47 16.2 11.7-21.9 25 7.6 4.8-11.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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