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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,014 220 22.2 19.3-25.4 337 31.3 28.1-34.8 329 33.9 30.5-37.5 128 12.6 10.3-15.2
GENDER
Male 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
Female 492 119 25.0 20.6-29.9 184 37.2 32.2-42.4 141 28.9 24.4-34.0 48 8.9 6.4-12.4
AGE
18-34 100 *** *** *** 25 27.0 18.2-38.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 137 38 25.6 18.4-34.4 59 41.3 32.3-50.8 30 24.6 17.2-34.0 *** *** ***
45-54 155 27 16.2 10.7-23.7 58 35.5 27.5-44.3 62 43.2 34.7-52.2 *** *** ***
55-64 208 34 16.8 11.6-23.8 77 35.2 28.2-42.9 71 34.5 27.5-42.4 26 13.4 8.6-20.4
65-74 221 36 16.4 11.6-22.7 67 26.7 20.8-33.5 74 35.7 28.5-43.5 44 21.2 15.5-28.4
75+ 185 40 20.0 13.8-28.1 45 18.9 13.3-26.1 67 39.2 30.4-48.8 33 21.9 14.9-31.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 238 52 22.6 17.1-29.4 69 27.5 21.5-34.3 83 35.5 28.8-42.8 34 14.5 10.1-20.3
Some Post-H.S. 333 64 21.2 16.5-26.8 113 33.0 27.4-39.1 113 34.2 28.6-40.4 43 11.6 8.2-16.1
College Graduate 378 97 26.8 21.8-32.4 137 36.2 30.9-41.9 107 27.6 22.9-33.0 37 9.4 6.5-13.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 128 18 13.1 7.7-21.5 43 35.6 26.0-46.5 *** *** *** 18 12.5 7.1-21.1
$50,000- 74,999 122 34 26.2 18.1-36.4 34 22.0 15.3-30.5 32 29.9 20.9-40.9 22 21.9 14.1-32.3
$75,000+ 376 91 25.8 20.9-31.4 133 33.6 28.4-39.3 115 31.6 26.4-37.2 37 9.0 6.3-12.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 409 70 18.4 14.2-23.5 127 29.0 24.0-34.6 142 35.6 30.1-41.5 70 16.9 13.1-21.7
No 595 150 25.3 21.4-29.6 209 33.4 29.2-37.9 180 31.9 27.6-36.5 56 9.5 6.9-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 171 34 22.2 15.4-31.0 44 23.3 16.7-31.5 63 37.2 29.2-46.1 30 17.3 11.6-24.9
Non-Veteran 842 185 22.0 18.8-25.5 293 33.0 29.4-36.9 266 33.3 29.6-37.3 98 11.7 9.3-14.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 253 66 26.4 20.6-33.1 97 37.5 30.9-44.5 66 27.4 21.3-34.4 24 8.8 5.6-13.6
Regional City or Suburban County 325 79 24.5 19.4-30.5 96 26.8 21.6-32.8 108 34.5 28.5-41.0 42 14.2 10.1-19.6
Rural 436 75 17.6 13.6-22.4 144 31.4 26.4-36.8 155 37.5 32.1-43.1 62 13.6 10.3-17.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 459 119 27.2 22.7-32.3 163 33.0 28.2-38.1 135 30.2 25.6-35.3 42 9.6 6.9-13.3
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 391 74 17.8 13.9-22.7 112 25.4 20.8-30.7 142 38.8 33.0-44.9 63 18.0 13.7-23.3
Unable to Work 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.2 8.9-27.6
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 114 17 13.6 8.0-22.1 33 28.1 19.4-38.9 *** *** *** 20 17.7 10.7-28.0
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 571 138 25.4 21.4-30.0 189 30.2 26.1-34.7 179 32.7 28.4-37.4 65 11.6 8.8-15.1
HOUSING
Own 723 147 20.6 17.3-24.3 232 31.0 27.3-35.0 249 35.4 31.5-39.6 95 13.0 10.4-16.1
Rent 225 63 31.6 24.7-39.4 84 34.7 27.7-42.3 53 23.0 17.3-29.9 25 10.8 7.0-16.3
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 191 37 19.3 13.5-26.7 63 32.0 24.8-40.2 63 32.7 25.4-41.0 28 16.0 10.7-23.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 391 77 19.8 15.4-25.0 131 31.6 26.4-37.4 131 36.2 30.6-42.3 52 12.4 9.1-16.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 432 106 25.7 21.2-30.9 143 30.7 26.0-36.0 135 32.2 27.2-37.5 48 11.3 8.1-15.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 380 85 21.9 17.3-27.2 131 32.1 26.8-37.8 122 33.4 28.0-39.3 42 12.7 8.9-17.7
2nd Quartile 316 70 23.2 18.1-29.2 107 32.4 26.7-38.7 95 32.0 26.0-38.6 44 12.4 8.8-17.1
3rd Quartile 250 57 24.2 18.4-31.1 78 30.1 23.9-37.1 86 36.0 29.2-43.4 29 9.7 6.5-14.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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