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
-MALES 1,417 858 57.6 54.5-60.6 559 42.4 39.4-45.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 918 677 70.9 67.3-74.3 241 29.1 25.7-32.7
Non-Hispanic Black 259 103 36.5 30.1-43.5 156 63.5 56.5-69.9
Other 222 64 25.8 19.7-32.9 158 74.2 67.1-80.3
AGE
18-34 286 130 45.3 38.9-51.9 156 54.7 48.1-61.1
35-44 178 97 55.1 46.8-63.1 81 44.9 36.9-53.2
45-54 248 151 58.8 51.2-66.0 97 41.2 34.0-48.8
55-64 262 178 67.1 60.3-73.3 84 32.9 26.7-39.7
65-74 252 181 70.3 63.0-76.7 71 29.7 23.3-37.0
75+ 174 109 56.8 47.3-65.8 65 43.2 34.2-52.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 158 38 31.2 22.9-40.9 120 68.8 59.1-77.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 358 159 47.6 41.6-53.7 199 52.4 46.3-58.4
Some Post-H.S. 415 271 62.6 57.1-67.8 144 37.4 32.2-42.9
College Graduate 483 388 80.4 76.2-84.0 95 19.6 16.0-23.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 182 79 39.2 31.2-47.8 103 60.8 52.2-68.8
$25,000- 34,999 119 52 42.5 32.7-52.8 67 57.5 47.2-67.3
$35,000- 49,999 165 95 55.6 46.7-64.2 70 44.4 35.8-53.3
$50,000- 74,999 165 111 63.5 54.0-72.0 54 36.5 28.0-46.0
$75,000+ 440 354 76.8 71.7-81.3 86 23.2 18.7-28.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 454 246 49.2 43.6-54.7 208 50.8 45.3-56.4
No 951 606 61.6 57.9-65.2 345 38.4 34.8-42.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 361 257 70.7 64.7-76.0 104 29.3 24.0-35.3
Non-Veteran 1,054 600 54.0 50.5-57.5 454 46.0 42.5-49.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 459 287 58.1 52.7-63.4 172 41.9 36.6-47.3
Regional City or Suburban County 395 252 58.9 53.0-64.6 143 41.1 35.4-47.0
Rural 563 319 56.2 51.3-61.0 244 43.8 39.0-48.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 825 499 58.6 54.7-62.5 326 41.4 37.5-45.3
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 392 271 65.5 59.5-71.2 121 34.5 28.8-40.5
Unable to Work 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 148 61 35.6 27.4-44.9 87 64.4 55.1-72.6
151% to 200% 120 61 49.6 39.4-59.9 59 50.4 40.1-60.6
More than 200% 723 539 71.6 67.5-75.5 184 28.4 24.5-32.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 321 161 48.4 42.0-54.9 160 51.6 45.1-58.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 492 293 56.9 51.7-62.1 199 43.1 37.9-48.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 604 404 62.6 57.8-67.1 200 37.4 32.9-42.2

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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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