2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

Number of pack years*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Less than 5 pack years 5+ pack years and less than 10 pack years 10+ pack years and less than 20 pack years 20+ pack years and less than 30 pack years 30+ pack years
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,016 352 34.2 30.8-37.7 190 20.3 17.4-23.5 194 18.7 16.1-21.6 112 11.7 9.4-14.4 168 15.2 12.8-18.1
-Non-Hispanic White 753 227 30.2 26.5-34.2 136 20.1 16.7-23.9 154 20.7 17.5-24.3 92 12.0 9.5-15.0 144 16.9 14.1-20.2
GENDER
Male 402 118 27.0 22.3-32.2 72 21.2 16.6-26.6 77 20.0 15.7-25.1 52 13.1 9.6-17.6 83 18.8 14.8-23.5
Female 351 109 34.3 28.5-40.5 64 18.8 14.1-24.5 77 21.6 17.1-26.8 40 10.7 7.6-15.0 61 14.7 11.0-19.2
AGE
18-34 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 99 *** *** *** 19 19.1 11.6-29.7 21 24.4 16.1-35.3 15 15.4 9.2-24.8 *** *** ***
45-54 111 28 25.1 16.7-35.9 27 24.0 16.4-33.7 30 28.5 19.9-39.2 20 17.6 11.1-26.7 *** *** ***
55-64 149 37 23.8 17.1-32.3 23 18.2 11.9-26.9 29 19.7 13.3-28.1 17 11.9 6.9-19.7 43 26.4 19.4-34.9
65-74 162 40 22.3 16.2-29.8 22 14.1 9.0-21.4 32 21.3 14.6-30.0 15 8.1 4.4-14.3 53 34.3 26.2-43.4
75+ 154 33 17.0 11.3-24.8 28 18.0 11.1-27.9 32 20.5 14.1-28.7 22 20.1 12.2-31.2 39 24.4 17.1-33.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 43 29.0 21.6-37.8 21 16.8 10.6-25.5 34 23.1 16.4-31.5 15 9.4 5.3-16.2 41 21.8 15.8-29.2
Some Post-H.S. 244 67 30.8 24.5-38.0 46 21.4 15.9-28.2 53 20.3 15.4-26.4 31 10.7 7.2-15.5 47 16.8 12.2-22.6
College Graduate 314 112 35.7 29.9-42.0 64 21.6 16.7-27.4 60 20.1 15.5-25.6 34 10.2 7.2-14.4 44 12.4 8.8-17.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** 17 17.4 9.9-28.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 19.0 11.3-30.0
$50,000- 74,999 97 30 27.3 18.3-38.5 14 17.7 10.2-29.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 22.6 14.2-34.1
$75,000+ 303 104 34.2 28.3-40.7 59 20.4 15.5-26.4 67 22.7 17.8-28.3 34 12.2 8.6-17.0 39 10.5 7.4-14.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 291 71 23.1 17.8-29.4 58 22.6 16.9-29.5 44 15.9 11.4-21.7 41 14.9 10.4-20.7 77 23.6 18.4-29.8
No 455 156 35.3 30.4-40.6 77 18.4 14.5-23.1 109 24.0 19.8-28.8 50 10.1 7.4-13.6 63 12.1 9.2-15.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 136 37 26.5 18.6-36.3 20 13.9 8.5-21.8 33 27.2 19.2-37.0 15 11.8 6.8-19.6 31 20.7 14.1-29.3
Non-Veteran 616 189 30.8 26.6-35.2 116 21.5 17.7-26.0 121 19.4 16.0-23.2 77 12.1 9.4-15.5 113 16.2 13.2-19.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 198 70 31.9 25.0-39.7 42 24.5 17.9-32.6 37 19.8 14.3-26.8 20 10.1 6.3-15.8 29 13.7 9.1-20.1
Regional City or Suburban County 244 75 32.3 25.6-39.8 45 18.0 12.8-24.6 50 21.2 15.6-28.1 32 13.2 8.8-19.3 42 15.4 11.0-21.1
Rural 311 82 27.1 21.7-33.3 49 19.0 13.9-25.2 67 20.9 16.3-26.5 40 12.4 8.7-17.2 73 20.6 16.0-26.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 348 130 37.7 32.0-43.8 71 23.7 18.7-29.6 78 20.4 16.2-25.4 37 10.0 7.1-13.9 32 8.2 5.6-11.8
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 306 71 19.9 15.4-25.2 48 15.4 11.1-21.0 61 22.1 16.9-28.4 38 13.3 9.0-19.1 88 29.4 23.5-35.9
Unable to Work 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 461 150 31.9 27.2-37.1 85 19.6 15.6-24.4 106 23.2 19.1-27.9 49 10.8 7.9-14.5 71 14.5 11.2-18.6
HOUSING
Own 551 154 27.6 23.5-32.2 103 21.1 17.3-25.6 121 21.5 17.8-25.6 67 11.9 9.2-15.3 106 17.9 14.6-21.7
Rent 159 63 44.7 35.6-54.2 28 15.5 9.9-23.5 22 15.9 9.9-24.4 18 10.4 6.2-16.7 28 13.5 8.8-20.2
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 131 33 27.3 19.3-37.2 19 16.8 10.1-26.5 34 24.3 17.0-33.3 14 9.4 5.2-16.4 31 22.3 15.2-31.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 82 29.7 23.6-36.6 50 19.7 14.5-26.2 53 19.3 14.4-25.4 35 13.0 8.8-18.9 58 18.3 13.7-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 344 112 31.7 26.3-37.7 67 21.7 16.7-27.6 67 20.6 16.1-26.0 43 12.2 8.8-16.6 55 13.8 10.2-18.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 303 95 30.2 24.5-36.6 66 24.4 18.7-31.1 58 18.9 14.3-24.6 32 11.0 7.5-16.0 52 15.5 11.4-20.7
2nd Quartile 232 77 33.4 26.7-40.9 37 19.6 13.9-26.8 43 18.6 13.7-24.9 39 16.1 11.3-22.4 36 12.3 8.4-17.6
3rd Quartile 175 47 28.9 21.5-37.6 27 13.6 8.9-20.1 38 24.9 17.8-33.6 18 9.1 5.3-15.2 45 23.6 17.1-31.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Pack years is computed as the number of years the respondent smoked multiplied by the number of packs of cigarettes they usually smoked each day.
See the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

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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