2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Radon Testing

Has your household been tested for the presence of radon gas?

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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
-Non-Hispanic Black 557 118 21.2 17.4-25.8 439 78.8 74.2-82.6
GENDER
Male 225 53 22.6 17.0-29.4 172 77.4 70.6-83.0
Female 332 65 20.1 15.0-26.5 267 79.9 73.5-85.0
AGE
18-34 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 99 25 25.7 17.1-36.7 74 74.3 63.3-82.9
55-64 120 29 25.7 17.0-36.8 91 74.3 63.2-83.0
65-74 91 18 19.4 11.4-31.0 73 80.6 69.0-88.6
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 149 19 15.5 9.5-24.4 130 84.5 75.6-90.5
Some Post-H.S. 197 42 22.9 16.1-31.3 155 77.1 68.7-83.9
College Graduate 160 51 30.7 23.3-39.2 109 69.3 60.8-76.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 90 15 15.1 8.6-25.1 75 84.9 74.9-91.4
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 199 27 14.6 9.3-22.2 172 85.4 77.8-90.7
No 352 91 24.9 19.8-30.8 261 75.1 69.2-80.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 72 15 19.4 11.1-31.6 57 80.6 68.4-88.9
Non-Veteran 485 103 21.5 17.3-26.4 382 78.5 73.6-82.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 214 58 26.5 20.2-33.9 156 73.5 66.1-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 138 31 20.4 12.9-30.8 107 79.6 69.2-87.1
Rural 205 29 14.8 9.6-22.1 176 85.2 77.9-90.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 278 69 23.3 18.1-29.5 209 76.7 70.5-81.9
Unemployed 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 154 28 16.7 11.0-24.7 126 83.3 75.3-89.0
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 15 17.3 9.9-28.4 64 82.7 71.6-90.1
151% to 200% 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 218 65 28.8 22.1-36.5 153 71.2 63.5-77.9
HOUSING
Own 308 78 24.5 19.2-30.7 230 75.5 69.3-80.8
Rent 200 30 14.2 9.7-20.4 170 85.8 79.6-90.3
Other arrangement 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 188 30 16.0 10.2-24.3 158 84.0 75.7-89.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 174 30 15.3 10.2-22.4 144 84.7 77.6-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 195 58 29.9 22.8-38.1 137 70.1 61.9-77.2

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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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