2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Radon Testing

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,129 1,746 54.1 52.1-56.2 1,383 45.9 43.8-47.9
-Eastern NC 1,045 502 46.2 42.6-49.9 543 53.8 50.1-57.4
GENDER
Male 445 244 52.2 46.6-57.8 201 47.8 42.2-53.4
Female 600 258 41.1 36.3-46.1 342 58.9 53.9-63.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 613 375 57.3 52.6-61.8 238 42.7 38.2-47.4
Non-Hispanic Black 268 84 31.5 24.8-39.0 184 68.5 61.0-75.2
Other 164 43 25.3 17.9-34.4 121 74.7 65.6-82.1
AGE
18-34 176 69 39.9 31.7-48.7 107 60.1 51.3-68.3
35-44 137 60 44.0 35.0-53.4 77 56.0 46.6-65.0
45-54 168 80 46.4 38.0-55.0 88 53.6 45.0-62.0
55-64 206 116 57.5 49.6-65.1 90 42.5 34.9-50.4
65-74 210 114 54.1 46.3-61.7 96 45.9 38.3-53.7
75+ 136 59 33.3 24.8-43.0 77 66.7 57.0-75.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 297 97 35.5 29.2-42.4 200 64.5 57.6-70.8
Some Post-H.S. 350 180 51.1 45.0-57.1 170 48.9 42.9-55.0
College Graduate 292 207 71.5 65.4-76.9 85 28.5 23.1-34.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 409 160 35.6 30.2-41.4 249 64.4 58.6-69.8
No 627 338 52.5 47.8-57.3 289 47.5 42.7-52.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 154 100 66.9 57.4-75.1 54 33.1 24.9-42.6
Non-Veteran 891 402 43.0 39.1-47.0 489 57.0 53.0-60.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 489 264 53.2 47.9-58.4 225 46.8 41.6-52.1
Unemployed 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 308 158 46.0 39.4-52.7 150 54.0 47.3-60.6
Unable to Work 137 43 31.2 22.3-41.7 94 68.8 58.3-77.7
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 19 17.2 10.5-26.9 70 82.8 73.1-89.5
$15,000- 24,999 146 55 35.8 27.1-45.4 91 64.2 54.6-72.9
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 135 63 46.4 37.1-56.0 72 53.6 44.0-62.9
$50,000- 74,999 124 73 52.3 42.0-62.4 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 228 163 70.4 62.6-77.1 65 29.6 22.9-37.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 32 25.2 16.8-36.0 78 74.8 64.0-83.2
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 456 284 59.9 54.4-65.1 172 40.1 34.9-45.6
HOUSING
Own 686 382 53.1 48.5-57.5 304 46.9 42.5-51.5
Rent 277 92 29.3 23.6-35.8 185 70.7 64.2-76.4
Other arrangement 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 319 165 49.0 42.2-55.7 154 51.0 44.3-57.8
Rural 643 292 43.7 39.2-48.3 351 56.3 51.7-60.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 596 253 41.1 36.4-45.9 343 58.9 54.1-63.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 238 131 51.0 43.5-58.5 107 49.0 41.5-56.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 211 118 52.9 44.6-61.1 93 47.1 38.9-55.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 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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