2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Lung Cancer Screening

On average, when you [smoke/ smoked] regularly, about how many cigarettes {do/did} you usually smoke each day?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 1 to 9 cigarettes (less than half a pack) 10 to 19 cigarettes (half a pack to less than a pack) 20 cigarettes (one pack) 21+ cigarettes (more than one pack)
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,415 413 28.5 25.8-31.3 460 32.4 29.6-35.5 396 28.8 26.0-31.8 146 10.3 8.5-12.4
Piedmont NC 714 245 31.1 27.3-35.0 224 32.3 28.3-36.6 180 27.0 23.2-31.1 65 9.7 7.3-12.7
GENDER
Male 381 135 31.2 26.1-36.7 109 27.8 22.9-33.3 99 29.4 24.2-35.2 38 11.6 8.2-16.3
Female 333 110 30.9 25.5-36.9 115 37.7 31.6-44.3 81 24.1 18.9-30.1 27 7.3 4.6-11.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 480 123 24.9 20.8-29.7 157 31.7 27.1-36.7 150 32.7 27.9-37.8 50 10.7 7.8-14.5
Non-Hispanic Black 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 15.7 9.0-25.9 *** *** ***
Other 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 124 52 35.1 26.4-44.9 49 41.0 31.4-51.3 19 18.1 11.4-27.7 *** *** ***
45-54 128 37 24.1 17.1-32.8 45 38.4 29.3-48.3 39 32.3 23.9-42.0 *** *** ***
55-64 142 43 25.0 18.0-33.7 48 33.2 24.4-43.3 38 28.8 20.7-38.5 *** *** ***
65-74 117 30 24.0 16.5-33.4 37 29.5 21.3-39.2 33 32.7 23.4-43.6 17 13.9 8.1-22.7
75+ 91 *** *** *** 19 16.2 9.9-25.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 152 48 27.8 20.6-36.5 45 30.1 22.4-39.2 38 26.7 19.3-35.6 21 15.4 9.6-23.7
Some Post-H.S. 225 73 30.1 23.8-37.2 74 34.2 27.3-41.8 63 29.4 22.9-36.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 266 87 31.7 25.8-38.1 90 35.4 29.3-42.1 64 23.6 18.2-29.9 25 9.3 6.0-14.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 258 77 28.3 22.3-35.1 66 29.2 22.7-36.7 82 30.2 23.9-37.4 33 12.3 8.2-18.1
No 444 166 33.4 28.7-38.5 156 34.9 30.0-40.1 91 23.6 19.2-28.8 31 8.1 5.4-11.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 87 *** *** *** 16 19.4 11.4-31.0 *** *** *** 12 12.6 7.0-21.8
Non-Veteran 627 221 31.2 27.3-35.4 208 34.1 29.8-38.7 145 25.4 21.4-29.8 53 9.2 6.7-12.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 383 152 34.6 29.4-40.3 124 33.2 27.8-39.1 82 24.6 19.8-30.3 25 7.5 4.7-11.7
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 51 25.0 18.8-32.5 59 27.5 21.2-34.9 66 33.8 26.3-42.1 28 13.7 9.1-20.2
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 26 25.4 16.6-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 86 *** *** *** 19 17.6 10.9-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 239 68 27.7 21.7-34.6 90 36.0 29.5-43.1 62 28.2 22.0-35.4 19 8.1 4.7-13.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 154 64 38.0 29.6-47.3 45 31.7 23.2-41.5 34 25.0 17.5-34.4 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 26 25.2 16.3-36.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 365 112 29.1 24.0-34.7 125 32.5 27.4-38.1 95 28.2 23.0-33.9 33 10.2 6.9-14.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 154 64 38.0 29.6-47.3 45 31.7 23.2-41.5 34 25.0 17.5-34.4 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 414 109 25.1 20.8-30.0 142 34.2 29.2-39.6 120 30.2 25.4-35.6 43 10.5 7.5-14.4
Rent 246 124 51.4 44.2-58.6 66 28.2 22.0-35.4 38 13.5 9.5-18.7 18 6.9 4.1-11.4
Other arrangement 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 375 150 37.8 32.3-43.5 120 33.5 28.2-39.3 76 22.0 17.2-27.7 29 6.7 4.4- 9.9
Regional City or Suburban County 215 62 26.2 20.2-33.3 63 30.1 23.2-38.0 63 29.4 22.8-37.0 27 14.2 9.3-21.2
Rural 124 33 24.2 16.6-33.8 41 33.2 24.2-43.7 41 33.9 24.9-44.2 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 300 90 28.1 22.6-34.3 93 31.0 25.2-37.5 83 29.9 24.0-36.6 34 11.0 7.4-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 386 146 33.7 28.6-39.2 122 33.7 28.2-39.6 89 24.1 19.3-29.6 29 8.6 5.6-12.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 216 74 27.6 21.5-34.6 72 33.8 26.5-42.0 54 27.6 21.0-35.3 16 11.1 6.5-18.2
2nd Quartile 330 112 32.0 26.5-38.1 103 33.3 27.5-39.6 77 24.5 19.2-30.7 38 10.2 7.0-14.5
3rd Quartile 153 53 33.2 25.2-42.2 47 30.7 22.9-39.7 44 30.4 22.6-39.5 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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