BRFSS 2015 - Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics: (Has your household been tested for the presence of radon gas?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Local Health Director Region 5 Demographics

Radon Testing

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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
Region 5	585	154	24.8	21.1-29.0	431	75.2	71.0-78.9
GENDER
Male	246	73	27.2	21.5-33.7	173	72.8	66.3-78.5
Female	339	81	22.7	18.0-28.1	258	77.3	71.9-82.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	372	109	27.6	22.8-32.9	263	72.4	67.1-77.2
Non-Hispanic Black	131	30	20.6	14.0-29.2	101	79.4	70.8-86.0
Other	71	11	15.2	8.0-26.8	60	84.8	73.2-92.0
AGE
18-44	192	38	20.0	14.4-27.2	154	80.0	72.8-85.6
44-64	219	67	29.6	23.4-36.5	152	70.4	63.5-76.6
65+	165	46	24.9	18.3-33.0	119	75.1	67.0-81.7
EDUCATION
H.S. or Less	195	31	15.3	10.5-21.9	164	84.7	78.1-89.5
Some College +	386	122	30.9	25.9-36.3	264	69.1	63.7-74.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000	255	49	18.2	13.5-24.0	206	81.8	76.0-86.5
$50,000+	225	86	37.0	30.2-44.4	139	63.0	55.6-69.8

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

Region 5

585

154

24.8

21.1-29.0

431

75.2

71.0-78.9

GENDER

Male

246

27.2

21.5-33.7

173

72.8

66.3-78.5

Female

339

22.7

18.0-28.1

258

77.3

71.9-82.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

372

109

27.6

22.8-32.9

263

72.4

67.1-77.2

Non-Hispanic Black

131

20.6

14.0-29.2

101

79.4

70.8-86.0

Other

15.2

8.0-26.8

84.8

73.2-92.0

AGE

18-44

192

20.0

14.4-27.2

154

80.0

72.8-85.6

44-64

219

29.6

23.4-36.5

152

70.4

63.5-76.6

65+

165

24.9

18.3-33.0

119

75.1

67.0-81.7

EDUCATION

H.S. or Less

195

15.3

10.5-21.9

164

84.7

78.1-89.5

Some College +

386

122

30.9

25.9-36.3

264

69.1

63.7-74.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $50,000

255

18.2

13.5-24.0

206

81.8

76.0-86.5

$50,000+

225

37.0

30.2-44.4

139

63.0

55.6-69.8

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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.

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