2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 290 59 20.6 15.2-27.2 100 30.7 24.7-37.4 99 38.2 31.4-45.4 32 10.6 7.1-15.5
GENDER
Male 152 27 15.8 10.4-23.4 47 26.6 19.3-35.5 60 45.4 35.9-55.2 18 12.2 7.2-19.9
Female 138 32 26.0 17.2-37.3 53 35.3 26.1-45.8 39 29.9 21.2-40.4 *** *** ***
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 246 42 17.6 12.2-24.8 84 31.2 24.7-38.6 89 39.4 32.1-47.2 31 11.8 7.8-17.4
Non-Hispanic Black 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 72 16 20.2 12.0-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 20.2 12.3-31.4 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 133 21 14.2 8.6-22.5 47 32.2 23.7-42.2 *** *** *** 18 13.9 8.0-22.9
No 156 38 26.0 17.9-36.1 53 29.8 21.8-39.3 52 37.4 28.3-47.6 13 6.8 3.8-12.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 256 54 20.1 14.7-27.0 89 32.2 25.8-39.5 84 37.0 29.9-44.7 29 10.6 7.0-15.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 114 *** *** *** 38 25.4 17.6-35.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 118 17 11.2 6.3-19.1 38 26.5 18.1-37.0 *** *** *** 15 15.9 8.8-27.0
Unable to Work 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 145 29 22.0 14.2-32.4 54 33.5 25.0-43.3 48 36.0 27.1-46.0 14 8.5 4.7-14.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 211 41 20.4 14.3-28.4 67 29.3 22.5-37.2 80 40.2 32.3-48.5 23 10.1 6.2-15.9
Rent 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 87 *** *** *** 26 21.4 13.6-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 203 38 17.0 11.7-24.1 74 34.4 26.9-42.8 68 38.0 30.0-46.7 23 10.5 6.7-16.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 30 15.9 10.2-23.9 65 35.7 27.3-44.9 51 36.8 28.0-46.6 20 11.6 7.2-18.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 87 *** *** *** 26 21.4 13.6-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 163 31 19.7 12.8-29.2 55 28.4 20.9-37.4 59 40.0 31.0-49.8 18 11.9 6.9-19.5
2nd Quartile 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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