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
-MALES 1,235 369 29.4 26.6-32.5 866 70.6 67.5-73.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 806 283 34.4 30.7-38.3 523 65.6 61.7-69.3
Non-Hispanic Black 225 53 22.6 17.0-29.4 172 77.4 70.6-83.0
Other 190 29 17.1 11.2-25.4 161 82.9 74.6-88.8
AGE
18-34 221 62 28.2 22.0-35.3 159 71.8 64.7-78.0
35-44 155 54 35.0 27.1-43.7 101 65.0 56.3-72.9
45-54 216 60 25.5 19.6-32.5 156 74.5 67.5-80.4
55-64 233 68 27.9 22.1-34.6 165 72.1 65.4-77.9
65-74 234 82 35.7 28.7-43.3 152 64.3 56.7-71.3
75+ 160 35 21.5 14.6-30.5 125 78.5 69.5-85.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 140 16 11.7 7.0-18.9 124 88.3 81.1-93.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 314 66 24.3 19.1-30.5 248 75.7 69.5-80.9
Some Post-H.S. 354 100 29.8 24.5-35.6 254 70.2 64.4-75.5
College Graduate 425 186 46.8 41.6-52.1 239 53.2 47.9-58.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 71 12 17.3 9.5-29.5 59 82.7 70.5-90.5
$15,000- 24,999 159 33 21.9 15.1-30.7 126 78.1 69.3-84.9
$25,000- 34,999 101 18 15.7 9.4-25.1 83 84.3 74.9-90.6
$35,000- 49,999 146 35 25.0 17.5-34.5 111 75.0 65.5-82.5
$50,000- 74,999 145 45 27.6 20.1-36.6 100 72.4 63.4-79.9
$75,000+ 392 167 42.5 37.1-48.1 225 57.5 51.9-62.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 397 81 19.9 15.5-25.1 316 80.1 74.9-84.5
No 826 285 33.7 30.1-37.5 541 66.3 62.5-69.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 332 99 31.4 25.6-37.7 233 68.6 62.3-74.4
Non-Veteran 903 270 28.8 25.6-32.3 633 71.2 67.7-74.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 395 147 35.8 30.6-41.4 248 64.2 58.6-69.4
Regional City or Suburban County 343 103 27.1 22.1-32.6 240 72.9 67.4-77.9
Rural 497 119 25.8 21.4-30.8 378 74.2 69.2-78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 715 224 31.0 27.3-35.0 491 69.0 65.0-72.7
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 360 110 30.2 24.9-36.1 250 69.8 63.9-75.1
Unable to Work 96 16 15.2 9.1-24.3 80 84.8 75.7-90.9
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 20 20.2 12.4-31.2 87 79.8 68.8-87.6
101% to 150% 132 29 20.7 13.9-29.5 103 79.3 70.5-86.1
151% to 200% 99 21 22.8 14.0-34.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 640 235 36.4 32.2-40.7 405 63.6 59.3-67.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 284 63 23.6 18.2-30.1 221 76.4 69.9-81.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 424 120 27.4 22.6-32.7 304 72.6 67.3-77.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 527 186 33.9 29.5-38.6 341 66.1 61.4-70.5

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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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