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
-FEMALES 1,712 888 51.1 48.2-53.9 824 48.9 46.1-51.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,024 646 60.4 56.8-63.9 378 39.6 36.1-43.2
Non-Hispanic Black 405 156 38.1 32.5-44.0 249 61.9 56.0-67.5
Other 264 74 28.0 21.7-35.2 190 72.0 64.8-78.3
AGE
18-34 276 105 38.1 31.8-44.9 171 61.9 55.1-68.2
35-44 252 130 52.9 45.8-59.9 122 47.1 40.1-54.2
45-54 278 137 50.1 43.4-56.7 141 49.9 43.3-56.6
55-64 361 230 62.9 56.7-68.7 131 37.1 31.3-43.3
65-74 301 165 56.7 50.0-63.2 136 43.3 36.8-50.0
75+ 220 109 48.8 40.2-57.3 111 51.2 42.7-59.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 20 19.7 12.3-30.0 138 80.3 70.0-87.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 129 36.8 31.1-42.8 253 63.2 57.2-68.9
Some Post-H.S. 542 269 52.1 47.2-57.0 273 47.9 43.0-52.8
College Graduate 627 468 75.7 71.8-79.3 159 24.3 20.7-28.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 144 35 21.1 14.7-29.5 109 78.9 70.5-85.3
$15,000- 24,999 232 71 31.8 24.8-39.7 161 68.2 60.3-75.2
$25,000- 34,999 138 57 39.9 30.9-49.7 81 60.1 50.3-69.1
$35,000- 49,999 191 109 55.0 46.5-63.3 82 45.0 36.7-53.5
$50,000- 74,999 195 135 65.5 56.9-73.2 60 34.5 26.8-43.1
$75,000+ 391 297 74.2 68.7-79.1 94 25.8 20.9-31.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 612 249 39.7 35.0-44.6 363 60.3 55.4-65.0
No 1,090 635 56.8 53.3-60.3 455 43.2 39.7-46.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,670 870 51.4 48.5-54.2 800 48.6 45.8-51.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 515 290 54.5 49.5-59.4 225 45.5 40.6-50.5
Regional City or Suburban County 448 238 53.0 47.4-58.5 210 47.0 41.5-52.6
Rural 749 360 47.1 42.7-51.4 389 52.9 48.6-57.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 808 467 56.7 52.7-60.6 341 43.3 39.4-47.3
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 486 268 55.9 50.5-61.2 218 44.1 38.8-49.5
Unable to Work 192 67 31.8 24.5-40.2 125 68.2 59.8-75.5
Other not in Labor Force 153 60 44.4 35.2-53.9 93 55.6 46.1-64.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 188 45 22.8 16.6-30.5 143 77.2 69.5-83.4
101% to 150% 174 59 37.8 29.3-47.2 115 62.2 52.8-70.7
151% to 200% 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 756 535 69.3 65.2-73.1 221 30.7 26.9-34.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 456 193 41.6 36.2-47.1 263 58.4 52.9-63.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 582 324 54.3 49.3-59.2 258 45.7 40.8-50.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 674 371 52.9 48.6-57.2 303 47.1 42.8-51.4

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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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