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 2,657 725 27.7 25.7-29.8 1,932 72.3 70.2-74.3
-Eastern NC 878 144 17.6 14.5-21.2 734 82.4 78.8-85.5
GENDER
Male 391 77 19.7 15.5-24.7 314 80.3 75.3-84.5
Female 487 67 15.6 11.3-21.1 420 84.4 78.9-88.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 515 92 19.3 15.4-23.8 423 80.7 76.2-84.6
Non-Hispanic Black 229 35 16.2 10.3-24.5 194 83.8 75.5-89.7
Other 134 17 12.0 6.9-20.1 117 88.0 79.9-93.1
AGE
18-34 127 20 18.2 11.0-28.5 107 81.8 71.5-89.0
35-44 114 19 16.0 9.7-25.1 95 84.0 74.9-90.3
45-54 149 27 17.1 11.4-24.9 122 82.9 75.1-88.6
55-64 178 27 18.1 11.4-27.5 151 81.9 72.5-88.6
65-74 186 35 20.3 14.4-27.8 151 79.7 72.2-85.6
75+ 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 31 15.5 10.3-22.7 219 84.5 77.3-89.7
Some Post-H.S. 296 48 16.0 11.3-22.2 248 84.0 77.8-88.7
College Graduate 246 56 24.6 18.8-31.4 190 75.4 68.6-81.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 345 45 13.1 8.9-18.9 300 86.9 81.1-91.1
No 524 98 20.3 16.2-25.1 426 79.7 74.9-83.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 135 30 23.6 16.0-33.4 105 76.4 66.6-84.0
Non-Veteran 743 114 16.6 13.3-20.5 629 83.4 79.5-86.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 406 70 17.9 13.8-23.0 336 82.1 77.0-86.2
Unemployed 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 264 41 16.4 11.7-22.5 223 83.6 77.5-88.3
Unable to Work 121 18 16.9 9.1-29.2 103 83.1 70.8-90.9
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 121 18 16.2 9.6-26.2 103 83.8 73.8-90.4
$25,000- 34,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 111 17 15.0 9.3-23.5 94 85.0 76.5-90.7
$50,000- 74,999 106 22 19.5 12.4-29.3 84 80.5 70.7-87.6
$75,000+ 200 46 21.2 15.5-28.4 154 78.8 71.6-84.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 82 14 16.7 9.1-28.6 68 83.3 71.4-90.9
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 392 83 20.0 15.9-24.8 309 80.0 75.2-84.1
HOUSING
Own 613 111 18.4 15.0-22.5 502 81.6 77.5-85.0
Rent 204 20 8.3 4.9-13.7 184 91.7 86.3-95.1
Other arrangement 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 274 58 22.4 16.5-29.7 216 77.6 70.3-83.5
Rural 536 77 15.3 11.7-19.7 459 84.7 80.3-88.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 491 76 16.4 12.6-21.1 415 83.6 78.9-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 210 42 19.8 13.9-27.4 168 80.2 72.6-86.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 177 26 17.6 11.1-26.9 151 82.4 73.1-88.9

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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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