2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

How old were you when you last smoked cigarettes regularly?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 24 years old 25 to 34 years old 35 to 44 years old 45 to 54 years old 55+ years old
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,098 198 20.4 17.6-23.6 358 32.1 28.9-35.5 231 21.2 18.5-24.3 142 12.3 10.2-14.7 169 13.9 11.7-16.5
Piedmont NC 555 97 19.7 15.9-24.0 204 36.5 31.9-41.3 115 21.0 17.3-25.3 65 10.5 8.0-13.7 74 12.3 9.5-15.8
GENDER
Male 302 50 16.9 12.5-22.3 114 38.5 32.2-45.1 71 23.8 18.6-30.0 32 9.0 6.2-13.0 35 11.8 8.1-16.8
Female 253 47 23.2 17.2-30.7 90 34.0 27.5-41.0 44 17.4 12.6-23.5 33 12.4 8.4-17.9 39 13.0 9.2-18.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 380 72 21.6 16.9-27.0 134 35.6 30.2-41.3 80 21.8 17.4-27.0 45 10.6 7.7-14.3 49 10.5 7.7-14.2
Non-Hispanic Black 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.7 10.3-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 88 17 18.2 11.1-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 27.0 18.4-37.8 23 21.2 13.8-31.0 *** *** ***
55-64 105 14 14.8 8.5-24.7 26 22.5 14.8-32.6 20 20.3 12.4-31.4 20 18.7 11.4-29.3 25 23.6 15.4-34.5
65-74 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.8 11.5-29.1 13 13.4 7.4-23.1 26 26.7 17.9-37.8
75+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 112 16 16.3 9.7-26.0 38 33.7 24.6-44.2 26 25.8 17.2-36.7 *** *** *** 21 16.8 10.5-26.0
Some Post-H.S. 173 32 22.8 16.0-31.4 56 34.3 26.7-42.7 33 16.6 11.6-23.2 24 12.5 7.9-19.2 28 13.8 9.2-20.2
College Graduate 222 40 18.9 13.9-25.3 95 43.0 35.9-50.5 42 19.1 14.1-25.4 24 10.4 6.8-15.7 21 8.5 5.0-14.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 191 30 19.0 12.7-27.5 61 34.5 26.8-43.1 37 19.9 13.8-28.0 25 12.2 8.0-18.1 38 14.3 9.9-20.3
No 355 66 20.0 15.6-25.3 139 37.8 32.3-43.8 75 21.4 17.0-26.5 39 9.4 6.5-13.4 36 11.4 7.9-16.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 19.5 11.3-31.6
Non-Veteran 481 85 20.4 16.3-25.3 179 36.8 31.9-42.0 100 21.1 17.1-25.7 57 10.5 7.9-14.0 60 11.2 8.4-14.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 293 63 23.6 18.3-29.9 123 41.0 34.6-47.7 61 21.0 16.1-27.0 33 9.0 6.0-13.3 *** *** ***
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 171 20 10.9 6.8-17.2 50 29.1 21.7-37.7 34 21.4 14.9-29.8 21 13.2 8.3-20.3 46 25.4 18.6-33.6
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 194 39 22.6 16.3-30.5 83 41.8 34.2-49.8 36 19.5 13.8-27.0 23 10.8 7.0-16.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 26 24.0 16.0-34.5 33 27.1 18.9-37.3 21 20.5 13.0-30.8 16 9.3 5.3-15.7 22 19.0 12.2-28.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 293 46 17.1 12.5-23.0 118 39.7 33.4-46.3 66 23.3 18.1-29.4 35 11.3 7.9-15.9 28 8.6 5.6-13.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 118 26 24.0 16.0-34.5 33 27.1 18.9-37.3 21 20.5 13.0-30.8 16 9.3 5.3-15.7 22 19.0 12.2-28.2
HOUSING
Own 334 56 16.7 12.6-21.9 124 38.1 32.4-44.2 74 22.0 17.4-27.4 37 10.5 7.4-14.7 43 12.7 9.2-17.2
Rent 185 34 25.0 17.6-34.2 70 34.3 27.0-42.4 33 17.5 12.0-24.8 21 9.5 6.0-14.7 27 13.8 8.9-20.6
Other arrangement 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 307 57 19.3 14.5-25.2 123 40.5 34.3-47.1 54 17.2 13.0-22.4 32 9.6 6.6-13.9 41 13.3 9.5-18.4
Regional City or Suburban County 161 27 21.2 14.5-30.0 56 34.8 26.8-43.7 33 20.3 13.9-28.7 23 11.3 7.3-17.2 22 12.4 7.7-19.3
Rural 87 13 17.6 9.9-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 212 40 22.6 16.2-30.6 66 30.0 23.3-37.6 50 24.8 18.4-32.4 22 9.2 5.9-14.0 34 13.5 9.3-19.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 323 54 17.5 13.2-22.9 132 41.3 35.2-47.7 58 17.5 13.2-22.7 41 11.6 8.2-16.3 38 12.1 8.5-17.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 180 35 20.3 14.3-27.9 71 38.9 31.0-47.5 35 19.1 13.4-26.6 20 10.1 5.9-16.8 19 11.5 6.9-18.6
2nd Quartile 250 37 17.2 11.9-24.1 90 37.5 30.7-44.8 52 20.9 15.6-27.5 33 11.8 8.2-16.6 38 12.6 8.7-17.9
3rd Quartile 114 23 22.3 14.5-32.9 40 32.1 23.0-42.7 25 23.1 15.0-33.7 *** *** *** 15 13.4 7.9-21.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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