2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,018 1,616 38.2 36.4-40.0 2,402 61.8 60.0-63.6
Piedmont NC 2,230 834 36.9 34.5-39.3 1,396 63.1 60.7-65.5
GENDER
Male 1,031 405 40.1 36.6-43.6 626 59.9 56.4-63.4
Female 1,199 429 33.9 30.8-37.2 770 66.1 62.8-69.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,300 537 40.1 37.1-43.3 763 59.9 56.7-62.9
Non-Hispanic Black 412 165 36.9 31.6-42.5 247 63.1 57.5-68.4
Other 500 124 25.8 21.2-31.0 376 74.2 69.0-78.8
AGE
18-34 574 106 18.3 14.9-22.3 468 81.7 77.7-85.1
35-44 375 93 26.5 21.6-32.0 282 73.5 68.0-78.4
45-54 366 128 36.6 31.0-42.4 238 63.4 57.6-69.0
55-64 340 174 54.4 48.2-60.5 166 45.6 39.5-51.8
65-74 295 173 60.3 53.9-66.4 122 39.7 33.6-46.1
75+ 237 149 59.7 50.8-68.0 88 40.3 32.0-49.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 203 70 43.0 34.9-51.5 133 57.0 48.5-65.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 430 173 38.9 33.6-44.5 257 61.1 55.5-66.4
Some Post-H.S. 566 228 37.5 33.1-42.1 338 62.5 57.9-66.9
College Graduate 1,022 360 33.3 30.2-36.6 662 66.7 63.4-69.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 602 328 52.1 47.2-57.1 274 47.9 42.9-52.8
No 1,600 493 30.7 28.1-33.4 1,107 69.3 66.6-71.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 189 93 43.8 35.8-52.1 96 56.2 47.9-64.2
Non-Veteran 2,041 741 36.2 33.8-38.7 1,300 63.8 61.3-66.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,316 388 30.7 27.8-33.7 928 69.3 66.3-72.2
Unemployed 116 39 34.6 25.4-45.1 77 65.4 54.9-74.6
Retired 492 293 58.8 53.4-64.1 199 41.2 35.9-46.6
Unable to Work 110 74 66.0 55.2-75.3 36 34.0 24.7-44.8
Other not in Labor Force 173 34 16.3 11.2-23.2 139 83.7 76.8-88.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 72 48.6 38.9-58.5 72 51.4 41.5-61.1
$25,000- 34,999 165 66 41.5 32.4-51.3 99 58.5 48.7-67.6
$35,000- 49,999 261 86 31.8 25.5-38.8 175 68.2 61.2-74.5
$50,000- 74,999 245 100 44.2 37.0-51.7 145 55.8 48.3-63.0
$75,000+ 824 280 33.5 29.9-37.3 544 66.5 62.7-70.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 192 35.1 30.4-40.2 326 64.9 59.8-69.6
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 53 35.8 27.1-45.5 89 64.2 54.5-72.9
101% to 150% 201 92 46.3 37.9-55.0 109 53.7 45.0-62.1
151% to 200% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,184 430 36.2 33.1-39.4 754 63.8 60.6-66.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 518 192 35.1 30.4-40.2 326 64.9 59.8-69.6
HOUSING
Own 1,261 518 40.3 37.2-43.4 743 59.7 56.6-62.8
Rent 792 255 30.6 27.1-34.4 537 69.4 65.6-72.9
Other arrangement 161 58 28.3 21.0-36.8 103 71.7 63.2-79.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,313 434 31.1 28.3-34.1 879 68.9 65.9-71.7
Regional City or Suburban County 579 248 42.0 37.4-46.8 331 58.0 53.2-62.6
Rural 338 152 45.9 39.7-52.3 186 54.1 47.7-60.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 780 314 38.4 34.5-42.5 466 61.6 57.5-65.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,372 484 34.9 32.0-37.9 888 65.1 62.1-68.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 784 291 38.1 34.1-42.2 493 61.9 57.8-65.9
2nd Quartile 950 358 34.7 31.3-38.4 592 65.3 61.6-68.7
3rd Quartile 450 166 39.0 33.8-44.4 284 61.0 55.6-66.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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