BRFSS 2015 - Piedmont North Carolina**: (Has your household been tested for the presence of radon gas?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,768	1,229	25.0	23.6-26.5	3,539	75.0	73.5-76.4
-Piedmont	2,303	668	28.2	26.1-30.3	1,635	71.8	69.7-73.9
GENDER
Male	980	304	29.2	26.1-32.5	676	70.8	67.5-73.9
Female	1,323	364	27.3	24.6-30.1	959	72.7	69.9-75.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,542	504	32.1	29.5-34.8	1,038	67.9	65.2-70.5
Non-Hispanic Black	455	104	22.2	18.1-26.9	351	77.8	73.1-81.9
Other	276	50	16.3	12.1-21.6	226	83.7	78.4-87.9
AGE
18-34	337	68	19.4	15.2-24.5	269	80.6	75.5-84.8
35-44	360	121	37.1	31.6-42.9	239	62.9	57.1-68.4
45-54	455	137	29.7	25.3-34.5	318	70.3	65.5-74.7
55-64	464	144	29.1	24.8-33.8	320	70.9	66.2-75.2
65-74	408	118	26.6	22.1-31.8	290	73.4	68.2-77.9
75+	245	69	26.4	20.7-33.0	176	73.6	67.0-79.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	218	30	15.0	10.2-21.5	188	85.0	78.5-89.8
H.S. or G.E.D.	573	120	21.7	18.1-25.8	453	78.3	74.2-81.9
Some Post-H.S.	596	167	27.9	24.0-32.1	429	72.1	67.9-76.0
College Graduate	902	347	40.0	36.6-43.6	555	60.0	56.4-63.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	177	33	17.2	11.7-24.5	144	82.8	75.5-88.3
$15,000- 24,999	348	55	15.6	11.6-20.8	293	84.4	79.2-88.4
$25,000- 34,999	185	40	21.6	15.2-29.6	145	78.4	70.4-84.8
$35,000- 49,999	254	73	29.8	23.6-36.9	181	70.2	63.1-76.4
$50,000- 74,999	289	86	30.8	24.9-37.3	203	69.2	62.7-75.1
$75,000+	606	277	44.7	40.3-49.1	329	55.3	50.9-59.7
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	527	150	27.0	22.9-31.5	377	73.0	68.5-77.1
No	1,772	515	28.5	26.2-31.0	1,257	71.5	69.0-73.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	270	90	33.2	27.2-39.7	180	66.8	60.3-72.8
Non-Veteran	2,025	572	27.4	25.2-29.7	1,453	72.6	70.3-74.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	1,176	406	34.6	31.6-37.8	770	65.4	62.2-68.4
Regional City or Suburban	622	159	23.2	19.7-27.1	463	76.8	72.9-80.3
Rural	505	103	19.9	16.2-24.3	402	80.1	75.7-83.8

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,768

1,229

25.0

23.6-26.5

3,539

75.0

73.5-76.4

-Piedmont

2,303

668

28.2

26.1-30.3

1,635

71.8

69.7-73.9

GENDER

Male

980

304

29.2

26.1-32.5

676

70.8

67.5-73.9

Female

1,323

364

27.3

24.6-30.1

959

72.7

69.9-75.4

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,542

504

32.1

29.5-34.8

1,038

67.9

65.2-70.5

Non-Hispanic Black

455

104

22.2

18.1-26.9

351

77.8

73.1-81.9

Other

276

16.3

12.1-21.6

226

83.7

78.4-87.9

AGE

18-34

337

19.4

15.2-24.5

269

80.6

75.5-84.8

35-44

360

121

37.1

31.6-42.9

239

62.9

57.1-68.4

45-54

455

137

29.7

25.3-34.5

318

70.3

65.5-74.7

55-64

464

144

29.1

24.8-33.8

320

70.9

66.2-75.2

65-74

408

118

26.6

22.1-31.8

290

73.4

68.2-77.9

75+

245

26.4

20.7-33.0

176

73.6

67.0-79.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

218

15.0

10.2-21.5

188

85.0

78.5-89.8

H.S. or G.E.D.

573

120

21.7

18.1-25.8

453

78.3

74.2-81.9

Some Post-H.S.

596

167

27.9

24.0-32.1

429

72.1

67.9-76.0

College Graduate

902

347

40.0

36.6-43.6

555

60.0

56.4-63.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

177

17.2

11.7-24.5

144

82.8

75.5-88.3

$15,000- 24,999

348

15.6

11.6-20.8

293

84.4

79.2-88.4

$25,000- 34,999

185

21.6

15.2-29.6

145

78.4

70.4-84.8

$35,000- 49,999

254

29.8

23.6-36.9

181

70.2

63.1-76.4

$50,000- 74,999

289

30.8

24.9-37.3

203

69.2

62.7-75.1

$75,000+

606

277

44.7

40.3-49.1

329

55.3

50.9-59.7

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

527

150

27.0

22.9-31.5

377

73.0

68.5-77.1

1,772

515

28.5

26.2-31.0

1,257

71.5

69.0-73.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

270

33.2

27.2-39.7

180

66.8

60.3-72.8

Non-Veteran

2,025

572

27.4

25.2-29.7

1,453

72.6

70.3-74.8

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

1,176

406

34.6

31.6-37.8

770

65.4

62.2-68.4

Regional City or Suburban

622

159

23.2

19.7-27.1

463

76.8

72.9-80.3

Rural

505

103

19.9

16.2-24.3

402

80.1

75.7-83.8

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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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