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 2,657 725 27.7 25.7-29.8 1,932 72.3 70.2-74.3
-FEMALES 1,422 356 26.1 23.4-29.0 1,066 73.9 71.0-76.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 859 256 30.4 26.8-34.2 603 69.6 65.8-73.2
Non-Hispanic Black 332 65 20.1 15.0-26.5 267 79.9 73.5-85.0
Other 214 28 13.3 8.7-19.7 186 86.7 80.3-91.3
AGE
18-34 198 38 20.8 14.8-28.3 160 79.2 71.7-85.2
35-44 217 64 32.3 25.3-40.2 153 67.7 59.8-74.7
45-54 241 64 24.7 19.2-31.3 177 75.3 68.7-80.8
55-64 308 78 26.5 20.9-33.0 230 73.5 67.0-79.1
65-74 258 68 31.6 24.8-39.3 190 68.4 60.7-75.2
75+ 179 38 18.2 12.1-26.3 141 81.8 73.7-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 132 *** *** *** 124 90.7 81.3-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 308 35 14.2 9.8-20.2 273 85.8 79.8-90.2
Some Post-H.S. 453 111 27.4 22.5-32.9 342 72.6 67.1-77.5
College Graduate 527 201 41.1 36.4-46.0 326 58.9 54.0-63.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 116 *** *** *** 109 94.3 86.7-97.7
$15,000- 24,999 192 26 13.1 8.5-19.6 166 86.9 80.4-91.5
$25,000- 34,999 110 18 16.4 9.7-26.3 92 83.6 73.7-90.3
$35,000- 49,999 153 36 27.8 19.5-37.9 117 72.2 62.1-80.5
$50,000- 74,999 168 61 35.9 27.3-45.4 107 64.1 54.6-72.7
$75,000+ 344 132 38.1 32.5-44.0 212 61.9 56.0-67.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 505 86 18.3 14.4-23.1 419 81.7 76.9-85.6
No 911 270 30.2 26.8-33.9 641 69.8 66.1-73.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,388 349 26.2 23.5-29.1 1,039 73.8 70.9-76.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 419 144 34.8 29.7-40.3 275 65.2 59.7-70.3
Regional City or Suburban County 374 93 24.6 19.6-30.3 281 75.4 69.7-80.4
Rural 629 119 20.6 16.8-25.1 510 79.4 74.9-83.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 665 193 28.8 25.0-33.0 472 71.2 67.0-75.0
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 413 93 22.7 18.1-28.0 320 77.3 72.0-81.9
Unable to Work 162 25 16.8 10.4-26.1 137 83.2 73.9-89.6
Other not in Labor Force 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 12 9.0 4.8-16.3 136 91.0 83.7-95.2
101% to 150% 139 22 15.3 9.5-23.6 117 84.7 76.4-90.5
151% to 200% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 644 223 35.0 30.8-39.5 421 65.0 60.5-69.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 375 52 13.5 9.6-18.6 323 86.5 81.4-90.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 485 135 27.7 23.0-32.9 350 72.3 67.1-77.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 562 169 30.9 26.6-35.5 393 69.1 64.5-73.4

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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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