2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 512 196 34.8 30.2-39.7 102 22.3 18.2-27.1 96 19.3 15.7-23.7 48 10.6 7.7-14.3 70 12.9 9.8-16.7
GENDER
Male 283 113 32.3 26.6-38.6 60 24.5 19.0-31.1 47 18.8 13.9-24.9 28 11.4 7.5-16.9 35 12.9 8.9-18.5
Female 229 83 38.2 31.0-45.9 42 19.5 13.9-26.7 49 20.1 14.9-26.5 20 9.5 5.9-14.8 35 12.8 8.6-18.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 355 119 31.3 26.1-37.1 71 22.5 17.6-28.3 73 21.7 17.2-27.0 39 11.2 7.9-15.6 53 13.3 9.9-17.7
Non-Hispanic Black 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 16.7 9.4-28.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 90 *** *** *** 19 20.6 13.0-31.0 *** *** *** 12 14.2 7.9-24.1 *** *** ***
55-64 98 30 22.6 15.1-32.4 21 22.7 14.6-33.5 17 19.1 11.8-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 87 18 16.4 10.1-25.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 24.1 15.2-35.9
75+ 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.8 10.5-28.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 97 30 26.5 18.0-37.2 15 18.6 11.0-29.9 23 24.4 16.1-35.1 *** *** *** 20 18.2 11.0-28.5
Some Post-H.S. 157 55 35.6 27.6-44.5 32 23.7 16.8-32.5 33 17.7 12.2-24.9 17 9.8 5.9-15.8 20 13.1 8.0-20.7
College Graduate 212 86 37.5 30.7-44.9 48 24.2 18.2-31.4 35 19.3 13.6-26.6 15 7.1 4.2-11.8 28 11.8 7.7-17.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 181 51 28.2 21.0-36.7 46 28.6 21.1-37.5 27 14.6 9.5-21.8 19 11.0 6.7-17.7 38 17.5 12.0-24.9
No 323 144 39.8 33.9-45.9 54 18.1 13.7-23.4 67 22.3 17.5-28.1 28 10.1 6.7-15.1 30 9.7 6.4-14.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 18.3 10.4-30.2
Non-Veteran 443 179 36.5 31.5-41.8 86 22.2 17.7-27.3 81 18.8 14.9-23.4 40 10.5 7.4-14.6 57 12.1 8.8-16.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 270 130 43.3 36.6-50.2 52 21.9 16.5-28.5 47 17.6 13.0-23.4 21 9.2 5.8-14.4 20 8.0 4.6-13.5
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 160 38 20.1 14.2-27.7 31 20.9 14.3-29.4 34 23.1 16.2-31.9 17 11.8 6.7-19.9 40 24.1 17.2-32.6
Unable to Work 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 183 68 34.6 27.3-42.7 39 22.6 16.2-30.5 40 23.4 17.1-31.2 16 9.4 5.6-15.5 20 10.0 5.8-16.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.3 6.3-19.3 *** *** *** 14 10.3 5.7-17.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 277 99 31.9 26.0-38.3 59 22.9 17.6-29.3 63 23.9 18.7-30.2 23 8.8 5.6-13.5 33 12.5 8.4-18.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.3 6.3-19.3 *** *** *** 14 10.3 5.7-17.7
HOUSING
Own 313 100 29.5 24.2-35.4 68 23.9 18.8-29.9 68 20.7 16.2-26.1 33 11.4 7.9-16.1 44 14.5 10.5-19.7
Rent 166 87 52.7 43.8-61.5 27 17.0 11.3-24.8 22 15.6 9.9-23.9 *** *** *** 20 8.6 5.2-13.9
Other arrangement 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 277 121 39.7 33.3-46.5 54 23.1 17.5-29.8 45 17.8 13.1-23.8 21 8.2 5.2-12.8 36 11.2 7.7-16.1
Regional City or Suburban County 149 45 29.0 21.4-38.0 31 20.7 14.1-29.2 33 22.2 15.5-30.9 16 12.9 7.4-21.5 24 15.2 9.7-23.1
Rural 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 18.1 11.0-28.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 201 70 34.5 27.1-42.6 38 19.6 13.9-27.1 37 17.5 12.3-24.4 22 12.6 8.0-19.4 34 15.8 10.7-22.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 291 120 35.4 29.4-41.8 59 23.8 18.3-30.4 52 19.8 14.9-25.8 26 9.9 6.4-14.9 34 11.2 7.5-16.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 163 65 30.8 23.7-39.0 38 28.2 20.4-37.6 31 19.1 13.1-26.9 14 10.6 5.8-18.5 15 11.2 6.3-19.1
2nd Quartile 233 88 37.7 30.6-45.2 43 20.8 15.1-28.0 38 16.6 11.8-22.9 28 13.2 8.8-19.3 36 11.7 8.0-16.8
3rd Quartile 105 *** *** *** 18 15.5 9.2-24.7 24 25.1 16.5-36.2 *** *** *** 17 17.4 10.1-28.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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