2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 14 years old 15 to 17 years old 18 years old 19 to 24 years old 25+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,493 237 17.0 14.8-19.5 500 35.4 32.5-38.4 264 18.0 15.8-20.5 322 19.0 16.8-21.4 170 10.6 8.9-12.5
Piedmont NC 752 107 15.6 12.7-19.1 254 36.5 32.4-40.7 128 18.0 15.0-21.6 179 21.5 18.3-25.0 84 8.4 6.6-10.6
GENDER
Male 399 58 16.4 12.5-21.3 131 33.6 28.3-39.3 78 21.7 17.2-27.1 88 20.1 16.0-24.9 44 8.2 5.9-11.3
Female 353 49 14.6 10.5-19.9 123 40.0 33.9-46.4 50 13.6 10.1-18.2 91 23.1 18.5-28.5 40 8.7 6.2-12.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 508 74 15.6 12.2-19.7 172 37.0 32.2-42.1 94 18.8 15.2-23.0 118 21.2 17.4-25.5 50 7.3 5.4-10.0
Non-Hispanic Black 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 17.2 10.1-27.9 29 21.2 14.3-30.3 17 12.0 7.1-19.5
Other 125 21 20.4 12.2-32.1 41 30.7 21.8-41.3 15 15.7 8.5-27.1 31 23.1 15.5-33.0 17 10.1 6.0-16.5
AGE
18-34 112 18 17.0 10.2-26.8 *** *** *** 14 15.9 9.2-26.2 35 26.2 18.1-36.3 *** *** ***
35-44 128 19 18.0 11.1-27.8 49 42.8 33.2-53.0 17 11.2 6.7-17.9 28 19.7 12.9-28.8 15 8.4 4.9-14.1
45-54 133 18 13.3 8.2-21.0 35 27.2 19.5-36.7 23 20.5 13.6-29.8 37 27.9 20.2-37.3 20 11.0 6.9-17.1
55-64 150 31 20.5 13.7-29.6 55 37.6 28.6-47.5 24 18.7 11.9-28.1 23 13.2 8.3-20.3 17 9.9 5.7-16.8
65-74 119 13 11.4 6.3-19.9 43 38.8 29.2-49.3 23 19.2 12.5-28.5 31 23.7 16.5-32.8 *** *** ***
75+ 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 24.2 15.7-35.4 24 20.2 13.0-30.1 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 160 26 15.5 10.2-22.9 56 31.6 24.1-40.2 31 24.1 16.8-33.2 38 23.4 16.7-31.8 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 225 39 17.5 12.4-24.2 81 41.5 34.2-49.2 36 16.3 11.5-22.5 49 19.1 14.1-25.4 20 5.6 3.5- 9.0
College Graduate 292 26 9.1 6.0-13.6 88 30.8 25.1-37.1 51 18.3 13.9-23.8 82 27.3 22.0-33.3 45 14.5 10.7-19.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 265 45 16.6 12.0-22.6 101 43.8 36.5-51.3 41 14.9 10.5-20.8 57 19.0 14.1-25.1 21 5.7 3.4- 9.4
No 472 57 14.2 10.6-18.6 149 32.4 27.7-37.4 83 19.7 15.7-24.4 121 23.6 19.6-28.1 62 10.3 7.8-13.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 90 *** *** *** 24 24.9 16.2-36.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 662 96 16.2 13.0-20.0 230 38.1 33.7-42.7 106 16.5 13.4-20.2 153 20.3 17.1-24.0 77 8.9 6.9-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 408 65 16.9 12.9-21.7 134 35.4 30.0-41.1 65 18.2 14.0-23.3 93 19.9 15.9-24.7 51 9.6 7.1-12.9
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 214 17 9.0 5.3-14.9 76 38.9 31.3-47.0 45 22.0 16.1-29.3 55 22.2 16.7-28.9 21 7.9 4.9-12.5
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 18.1 10.1-30.4 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 95 15 17.1 9.7-28.2 *** *** *** 14 13.6 7.5-23.4 *** *** *** 15 11.2 6.5-18.7
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 18.5 10.5-30.5 25 22.9 14.4-34.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 250 26 10.1 6.7-15.0 90 39.3 32.5-46.6 51 20.5 15.4-26.9 63 23.2 17.9-29.6 20 6.8 4.3-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 168 26 14.3 9.4-21.3 57 35.0 26.7-44.2 25 18.3 12.0-26.9 33 20.3 14.0-28.4 27 12.1 7.8-18.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 16.8 9.7-27.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 384 43 12.0 8.7-16.3 133 37.1 31.6-43.0 72 19.4 15.2-24.4 97 23.3 18.8-28.4 39 8.2 5.8-11.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 168 26 14.3 9.4-21.3 57 35.0 26.7-44.2 25 18.3 12.0-26.9 33 20.3 14.0-28.4 27 12.1 7.8-18.4
HOUSING
Own 435 58 14.6 11.2-19.0 156 37.9 32.8-43.3 82 20.1 16.0-24.8 95 20.3 16.4-24.9 44 7.1 5.1- 9.8
Rent 260 36 15.7 10.8-22.3 83 32.5 26.3-39.4 34 12.8 8.8-18.1 71 25.4 20.0-31.7 36 13.6 9.6-19.0
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 403 52 13.8 10.3-18.3 135 35.8 30.4-41.5 64 15.6 12.0-20.1 102 24.6 20.1-29.7 50 10.3 7.6-13.8
Regional City or Suburban County 224 38 18.6 13.3-25.5 75 35.5 28.4-43.3 39 19.0 13.5-26.1 49 18.6 13.6-24.8 23 8.2 5.2-12.8
Rural 125 17 14.6 8.3-24.2 44 39.8 30.2-50.2 25 21.9 14.7-31.4 28 19.3 12.5-28.5 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 305 42 13.9 9.9-19.3 109 40.4 33.9-47.2 59 20.4 15.5-26.5 63 16.9 12.8-22.0 32 8.4 5.7-12.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 418 61 17.0 12.9-22.0 135 33.0 27.8-38.7 61 15.5 11.7-20.1 111 25.6 21.1-30.7 50 8.9 6.6-12.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 235 37 19.2 13.5-26.5 72 33.4 26.4-41.3 33 15.0 10.3-21.4 61 23.8 18.1-30.6 32 8.6 5.9-12.4
2nd Quartile 345 48 13.5 9.8-18.3 121 38.9 32.9-45.3 56 17.2 13.0-22.5 81 20.2 15.9-25.3 39 10.1 7.2-14.0
3rd Quartile 156 20 15.6 9.7-24.0 57 35.0 27.0-43.9 35 23.2 16.1-32.2 34 21.7 15.1-30.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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