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
-Non-Hispanic White 806 149 21.9 18.5-25.7 256 32.5 28.7-36.4 172 21.5 18.3-25.0 104 11.7 9.4-14.4 125 12.5 10.2-15.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 384 69 22.9 17.9-29.0 119 30.6 25.4-36.2 81 21.6 17.2-26.8 47 10.7 7.8-14.5 68 14.2 10.9-18.4
AGE
18-34 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 105 19 17.7 11.1-27.1 45 40.8 31.0-51.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 113 16 14.0 8.0-23.3 38 36.8 27.1-47.7 37 31.3 22.7-41.4 22 17.9 11.6-26.6 *** *** ***
55-64 158 25 18.1 11.9-26.5 37 23.2 16.5-31.6 27 17.7 11.9-25.6 35 21.1 14.8-29.1 34 19.9 14.0-27.6
65-74 172 27 14.3 9.5-20.9 41 24.3 17.6-32.5 32 19.6 13.5-27.5 27 16.3 10.7-24.0 45 25.6 18.8-33.9
75+ 167 *** *** *** 50 29.4 21.4-38.9 35 24.3 16.3-34.7 19 12.8 7.8-20.3 45 23.2 16.6-31.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 166 29 19.5 13.4-27.5 47 32.9 25.2-41.7 37 23.1 16.5-31.4 18 7.9 4.7-13.0 35 16.5 11.5-23.2
Some Post-H.S. 266 51 26.0 20.0-33.1 72 28.2 22.4-34.7 55 19.7 15.0-25.3 41 12.9 9.3-17.8 47 13.2 9.6-17.9
College Graduate 330 66 22.1 17.1-28.0 123 36.9 31.2-43.0 69 21.1 16.5-26.5 37 11.2 8.0-15.5 35 8.8 5.8-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 22.0 14.0-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 103 14 14.4 8.0-24.4 *** *** *** 28 25.4 17.2-35.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 320 68 24.2 18.8-30.6 113 35.0 29.4-41.2 70 21.9 17.3-27.4 43 12.4 9.0-16.7 26 6.4 4.1- 9.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 308 52 18.1 13.2-24.3 92 31.2 25.1-38.0 57 19.9 14.8-26.1 40 13.7 9.8-18.9 67 17.0 12.9-22.1
No 490 96 24.3 19.9-29.4 161 33.4 28.7-38.4 113 22.3 18.4-26.7 63 10.3 7.8-13.4 57 9.7 7.3-12.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 26 15.6 10.2-23.3 50 38.2 29.3-47.9 32 23.3 16.1-32.6 15 10.5 6.0-17.8 21 12.3 7.6-19.3
Non-Veteran 661 122 23.0 19.1-27.3 206 31.3 27.3-35.7 140 21.2 17.7-25.0 89 12.0 9.5-15.0 104 12.6 10.1-15.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 214 47 22.2 16.2-29.6 78 36.3 29.3-44.0 40 19.3 14.1-26.0 24 12.1 7.9-18.1 25 10.0 6.4-15.4
Regional City or Suburban County 260 46 22.1 16.3-29.3 88 35.5 28.8-42.8 58 21.6 16.2-28.0 29 9.2 6.2-13.5 39 11.7 8.1-16.4
Rural 332 56 21.5 16.4-27.6 90 26.9 21.6-32.8 74 23.0 18.0-28.9 51 13.6 10.0-18.3 61 15.1 11.3-19.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 370 87 27.0 21.9-32.8 142 39.4 33.9-45.3 81 21.0 16.8-26.0 46 9.8 7.1-13.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 328 44 13.3 9.5-18.3 86 25.1 20.0-31.1 64 21.4 16.2-27.7 45 15.1 10.9-20.6 89 25.0 19.9-30.9
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 483 89 20.5 16.4-25.4 165 34.8 30.0-39.9 116 23.3 19.3-27.8 62 12.2 9.3-15.8 51 9.3 6.8-12.6
HOUSING
Own 589 107 20.1 16.4-24.4 183 32.2 28.0-36.8 133 22.6 19.0-26.6 78 12.2 9.6-15.4 88 12.9 10.3-16.1
Rent 166 29 26.3 18.2-36.5 61 34.8 26.9-43.6 28 15.8 10.2-23.5 20 10.5 6.6-16.5 28 12.6 7.9-19.3
Other arrangement 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 136 22 18.8 11.7-28.6 38 32.3 23.7-42.4 29 20.7 14.1-29.3 20 12.9 7.7-20.8 27 15.3 10.1-22.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 296 52 22.8 17.2-29.7 93 30.9 25.0-37.6 66 22.0 16.8-28.2 37 11.0 7.7-15.5 48 13.3 9.6-18.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 374 75 22.2 17.5-27.8 125 33.7 28.4-39.6 77 21.4 17.0-26.6 47 11.8 8.6-15.9 50 10.9 7.9-14.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 332 68 24.5 19.2-30.8 110 32.8 27.0-39.1 70 21.4 16.6-27.1 38 10.3 7.2-14.5 46 11.0 7.9-15.2
2nd Quartile 242 37 17.6 12.2-24.6 79 34.4 27.7-41.7 54 23.8 18.1-30.6 34 12.2 8.5-17.2 38 12.1 8.3-17.3
3rd Quartile 187 35 21.6 15.2-29.7 55 31.1 23.7-39.6 40 19.6 13.9-27.0 22 11.3 7.0-17.7 35 16.4 11.4-23.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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