2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Radon Testing

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,657 725 27.7 25.7-29.8 1,932 72.3 70.2-74.3
GENDER
Male 1,235 369 29.4 26.6-32.5 866 70.6 67.5-73.4
Female 1,422 356 26.1 23.4-29.0 1,066 73.9 71.0-76.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,665 539 32.3 29.8-35.0 1,126 67.7 65.0-70.2
Non-Hispanic Black 557 118 21.2 17.4-25.8 439 78.8 74.2-82.6
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 75 11 13.4 7.0-24.2 64 86.6 75.8-93.0
Non-Hispanic Other 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 244 19 6.3 3.6-10.7 225 93.7 89.3-96.4
AGE
18-34 419 100 24.7 20.3-29.8 319 75.3 70.2-79.7
35-44 372 118 33.5 28.2-39.3 254 66.5 60.7-71.8
45-54 457 124 25.1 20.9-29.8 333 74.9 70.2-79.1
55-64 541 146 27.2 23.0-31.8 395 72.8 68.2-77.0
65-74 492 150 33.6 28.6-38.9 342 66.4 61.1-71.4
75+ 339 73 19.6 14.9-25.4 266 80.4 74.6-85.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 272 24 10.6 6.9-15.9 248 89.4 84.1-93.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 622 101 19.5 15.9-23.7 521 80.5 76.3-84.1
Some Post-H.S. 807 211 28.5 24.9-32.4 596 71.5 67.6-75.1
College Graduate 952 387 43.6 40.1-47.2 565 56.4 52.8-59.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 902 167 19.0 16.0-22.5 735 81.0 77.5-84.0
No 1,737 555 32.0 29.4-34.6 1,182 68.0 65.4-70.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 366 106 30.6 25.1-36.7 260 69.4 63.3-74.9
Non-Veteran 2,291 619 27.3 25.2-29.5 1,672 72.7 70.5-74.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,380 417 30.0 27.3-32.9 963 70.0 67.1-72.7
Unemployed 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 773 203 26.2 22.6-30.0 570 73.8 70.0-77.4
Unable to Work 258 41 16.2 11.3-22.7 217 83.8 77.3-88.7
Other not in Labor Force 146 39 30.8 22.1-41.2 107 69.2 58.8-77.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 187 19 10.6 6.4-16.9 168 89.4 83.1-93.6
$15,000- 24,999 351 59 17.2 13.0-22.5 292 82.8 77.5-87.0
$25,000- 34,999 211 36 16.0 11.2-22.5 175 84.0 77.5-88.8
$35,000- 49,999 299 71 26.4 20.6-33.1 228 73.6 66.9-79.4
$50,000-74,999 313 106 31.9 25.9-38.4 207 68.1 61.6-74.1
$75,000+ 736 299 40.5 36.6-44.6 437 59.5 55.4-63.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 560 135 26.2 21.7-31.2 425 73.8 68.8-78.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 72 *** *** *** 66 93.5 84.6-97.4
50% to 100% 255 32 13.6 9.3-19.6 223 86.4 80.4-90.7
101% to 150% 271 51 18.2 13.5-24.1 220 81.8 75.9-86.5
151% to 200% 202 40 24.0 17.0-32.7 162 76.0 67.3-83.0
More than 200% 1,284 458 35.7 32.7-38.8 826 64.3 61.2-67.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 560 135 26.2 21.7-31.2 425 73.8 68.8-78.3
HOUSING
Own 1,859 592 31.5 29.0-34.0 1,267 68.5 66.0-71.0
Rent 634 95 14.1 11.2-17.7 539 85.9 82.3-88.8
Other arrangement 151 32 21.0 14.2-29.8 119 79.0 70.2-85.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 814 291 35.3 31.6-39.2 523 64.7 60.8-68.4
Regional City or Suburban County 717 196 25.8 22.3-29.7 521 74.2 70.3-77.7
Rural 1,126 238 23.0 20.1-26.3 888 77.0 73.7-79.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 659 115 18.4 15.0-22.4 544 81.6 77.6-85.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 909 255 27.5 24.2-31.2 654 72.5 68.8-75.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,089 355 32.3 29.2-35.6 734 67.7 64.4-70.8

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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