2019 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 664 259 37.4 33.2-41.9 405 62.6 58.1-66.8
GENDER
Male 259 103 36.5 30.1-43.5 156 63.5 56.5-69.9
Female 405 156 38.1 32.5-44.0 249 61.9 56.0-67.5
AGE
18-34 132 40 30.9 22.7-40.4 92 69.1 59.6-77.3
35-44 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 119 52 43.2 33.6-53.4 67 56.8 46.6-66.4
55-64 135 60 46.3 36.5-56.3 75 53.7 43.7-63.5
65-74 107 39 30.6 21.7-41.3 68 69.4 58.7-78.3
75+ 65 16 17.2 9.8-28.4 49 82.8 71.6-90.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 181 41 26.5 19.4-35.0 140 73.5 65.0-80.6
Some Post-H.S. 230 87 38.1 30.9-45.8 143 61.9 54.2-69.1
College Graduate 193 123 64.0 55.9-71.3 70 36.0 28.7-44.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 106 32 28.5 19.8-39.1 74 71.5 60.9-80.2
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 129 80 60.5 50.0-70.1 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 236 63 26.4 20.1-33.8 173 73.6 66.2-79.9
No 422 196 43.1 37.6-48.7 226 56.9 51.3-62.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 581 220 36.7 32.1-41.5 361 63.3 58.5-67.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 267 125 43.1 36.4-50.0 142 56.9 50.0-63.6
Regional City or Suburban County 158 66 38.5 29.6-48.2 92 61.5 51.8-70.4
Rural 239 68 28.6 22.2-36.0 171 71.4 64.0-77.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 336 148 40.5 34.6-46.6 188 59.5 53.4-65.4
Unemployed 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 173 63 31.6 24.2-40.2 110 68.4 59.8-75.8
Unable to Work 99 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 25 25.5 16.8-36.8 67 74.5 63.2-83.2
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 251 143 55.6 48.1-62.8 108 44.4 37.2-51.9
HOUSING
Own 339 165 44.9 38.8-51.3 174 55.1 48.7-61.2
Rent 255 74 27.7 22.0-34.3 181 72.3 65.7-78.0
Other arrangement 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 223 73 32.2 25.1-40.1 150 67.8 59.9-74.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 202 73 33.9 26.8-41.8 129 66.1 58.2-73.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 239 113 43.8 36.6-51.1 126 56.2 48.9-63.4

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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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