BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Do you know what radon gas is?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	5,444	2,931	49.9	48.3-51.5	2,513	50.1	48.5-51.7
-Piedmont	2,700	1,467	50.9	48.7-53.2	1,233	49.1	46.8-51.3
GENDER
Male	1,096	665	56.7	53.2-60.2	431	43.3	39.8-46.8
Female	1,604	802	46.1	43.2-49.0	802	53.9	51.0-56.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,769	1,190	63.8	61.0-66.4	579	36.2	33.6-39.0
Non-Hispanic Black	569	175	28.0	24.0-32.4	394	72.0	67.6-76.0
Other	327	82	22.9	18.2-28.4	245	77.1	71.6-81.8
AGE
18-34	454	134	29.0	24.3-34.1	320	71.0	65.9-75.7
35-44	413	209	51.7	46.2-57.1	204	48.3	42.9-53.8
45-54	510	296	57.0	52.2-61.8	214	43.0	38.2-47.8
55-64	528	340	63.5	58.5-68.2	188	36.5	31.8-41.5
65-74	454	297	63.0	57.3-68.3	157	37.0	31.7-42.7
75+	303	169	54.7	48.2-61.1	134	45.3	38.9-51.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	265	48	22.1	16.4-29.3	217	77.9	70.7-83.6
H.S. or G.E.D.	681	262	38.7	34.5-43.0	419	61.3	57.0-65.5
Some Post-H.S.	704	393	53.1	48.9-57.4	311	46.9	42.6-51.1
College Graduate	1,035	754	73.2	70.1-76.1	281	26.8	23.9-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	228	64	22.8	17.3-29.3	164	77.2	70.7-82.7
$15,000- 24,999	412	139	32.3	27.1-37.9	273	67.7	62.1-72.9
$25,000- 34,999	222	112	47.4	39.5-55.5	110	52.6	44.5-60.5
$35,000- 49,999	288	159	50.0	43.2-56.8	129	50.0	43.2-56.8
$50,000- 74,999	326	202	60.6	54.1-66.7	124	39.4	33.3-45.9
$75,000+	669	528	75.4	71.2-79.2	141	24.6	20.8-28.8
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	654	351	51.0	46.5-55.5	303	49.0	44.5-53.5
No	2,036	1,110	50.9	48.3-53.5	926	49.1	46.5-51.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	305	217	70.0	63.7-75.7	88	30.0	24.3-36.3
Non-Veteran	2,384	1,240	48.5	46.1-50.8	1,144	51.5	49.2-53.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,417	813	55.6	52.5-58.6	604	44.4	41.4-47.5
Regional City or Suburban	736	392	47.9	43.8-52.2	344	52.1	47.8-56.2
Rural	547	262	43.3	38.4-48.3	285	56.7	51.7-61.6

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

5,444

2,931

49.9

48.3-51.5

2,513

50.1

48.5-51.7

-Piedmont

2,700

1,467

50.9

48.7-53.2

1,233

49.1

46.8-51.3

GENDER

Male

1,096

665

56.7

53.2-60.2

431

43.3

39.8-46.8

Female

1,604

802

46.1

43.2-49.0

802

53.9

51.0-56.8

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,769

1,190

63.8

61.0-66.4

579

36.2

33.6-39.0

Non-Hispanic Black

569

175

28.0

24.0-32.4

394

72.0

67.6-76.0

Other

327

22.9

18.2-28.4

245

77.1

71.6-81.8

AGE

18-34

454

134

29.0

24.3-34.1

320

71.0

65.9-75.7

35-44

413

209

51.7

46.2-57.1

204

48.3

42.9-53.8

45-54

510

296

57.0

52.2-61.8

214

43.0

38.2-47.8

55-64

528

340

63.5

58.5-68.2

188

36.5

31.8-41.5

65-74

454

297

63.0

57.3-68.3

157

37.0

31.7-42.7

75+

303

169

54.7

48.2-61.1

134

45.3

38.9-51.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

265

22.1

16.4-29.3

217

77.9

70.7-83.6

H.S. or G.E.D.

681

262

38.7

34.5-43.0

419

61.3

57.0-65.5

Some Post-H.S.

704

393

53.1

48.9-57.4

311

46.9

42.6-51.1

College Graduate

1,035

754

73.2

70.1-76.1

281

26.8

23.9-29.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

228

22.8

17.3-29.3

164

77.2

70.7-82.7

$15,000- 24,999

412

139

32.3

27.1-37.9

273

67.7

62.1-72.9

$25,000- 34,999

222

112

47.4

39.5-55.5

110

52.6

44.5-60.5

$35,000- 49,999

288

159

50.0

43.2-56.8

129

50.0

43.2-56.8

$50,000- 74,999

326

202

60.6

54.1-66.7

124

39.4

33.3-45.9

$75,000+

669

528

75.4

71.2-79.2

141

24.6

20.8-28.8

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

654

351

51.0

46.5-55.5

303

49.0

44.5-53.5

2,036

1,110

50.9

48.3-53.5

926

49.1

46.5-51.7

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

305

217

70.0

63.7-75.7

30.0

24.3-36.3

Non-Veteran

2,384

1,240

48.5

46.1-50.8

1,144

51.5

49.2-53.9

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,417

813

55.6

52.5-58.6

604

44.4

41.4-47.5

Regional City or Suburban

736

392

47.9

43.8-52.2

344

52.1

47.8-56.2

Rural

547

262

43.3

38.4-48.3

285

56.7

51.7-61.6

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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.

Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
**Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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