2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Were any of the CT or CAT scans of your chest area done mainly to check or screen for lung cancer?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,496 339 22.0 19.5-24.6 1,157 78.0 75.4-80.5
-Non-Hispanic White 1,035 240 21.8 19.1-24.9 795 78.2 75.1-80.9
GENDER
Male 524 124 21.7 18.0-26.0 400 78.3 74.0-82.0
Female 511 116 22.0 18.0-26.6 395 78.0 73.4-82.0
AGE
18-34 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 115 14 16.2 9.2-27.0 101 83.8 73.0-90.8
55-64 230 68 26.8 21.0-33.4 162 73.2 66.6-79.0
65-74 248 82 33.0 26.5-40.2 166 67.0 59.8-73.5
75+ 259 67 26.6 20.2-34.2 192 73.4 65.8-79.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 213 51 20.9 15.5-27.4 162 79.1 72.6-84.5
Some Post-H.S. 298 88 28.0 22.5-34.2 210 72.0 65.8-77.5
College Graduate 464 83 15.5 12.3-19.3 381 84.5 80.7-87.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 42 30.7 21.4-41.8 73 69.3 58.2-78.6
$50,000- 74,999 129 26 22.4 14.8-32.5 103 77.6 67.5-85.2
$75,000+ 374 63 17.3 13.3-22.1 311 82.7 77.9-86.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 475 123 24.2 20.0-29.0 352 75.8 71.0-80.0
No 548 113 19.9 16.3-24.1 435 80.1 75.9-83.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 46 25.0 18.2-33.2 117 75.0 66.8-81.8
Non-Veteran 872 194 21.3 18.3-24.7 678 78.7 75.3-81.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 259 59 21.5 16.5-27.6 200 78.5 72.4-83.5
Regional City or Suburban County 320 74 22.2 17.2-28.2 246 77.8 71.8-82.8
Rural 456 107 21.8 17.7-26.4 349 78.2 73.6-82.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 405 65 15.5 11.8-19.9 340 84.5 80.1-88.2
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 133 27.4 22.7-32.6 333 72.6 67.4-77.3
Unable to Work 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 577 118 19.9 16.4-24.0 459 80.1 76.0-83.6
HOUSING
Own 772 188 23.3 20.0-26.9 584 76.7 73.1-80.0
Rent 200 39 16.1 11.4-22.4 161 83.9 77.6-88.6
Other arrangement 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 195 48 23.7 17.4-31.3 147 76.3 68.7-82.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 393 90 21.9 17.5-27.1 303 78.1 72.9-82.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 447 102 21.0 17.0-25.7 345 79.0 74.3-83.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 394 87 22.0 17.5-27.2 307 78.0 72.8-82.5
2nd Quartile 314 74 20.7 16.0-26.3 240 79.3 73.7-84.0
3rd Quartile 252 59 22.6 17.1-29.3 193 77.4 70.7-82.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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