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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,665 539 32.3 29.8-35.0 1,126 67.7 65.0-70.2
GENDER
Male 806 283 34.4 30.7-38.3 523 65.6 61.7-69.3
Female 859 256 30.4 26.8-34.2 603 69.6 65.8-73.2
AGE
18-34 195 69 33.4 26.6-41.0 126 66.6 59.0-73.4
35-44 194 78 41.8 34.3-49.8 116 58.2 50.2-65.7
45-54 267 84 27.9 22.4-34.1 183 72.1 65.9-77.6
55-64 365 108 28.3 23.4-33.8 257 71.7 66.2-76.6
65-74 363 125 37.5 31.6-43.7 238 62.5 56.3-68.4
75+ 261 65 22.8 17.0-29.8 196 77.2 70.2-83.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 91 14 15.4 8.8-25.5 77 84.6 74.5-91.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 350 67 21.4 16.7-27.0 283 78.6 73.0-83.3
Some Post-H.S. 519 151 31.5 26.9-36.4 368 68.5 63.6-73.1
College Graduate 701 305 47.1 43.0-51.2 396 52.9 48.8-57.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 35 21.9 15.5-30.1 129 78.1 69.9-84.5
$25,000- 34,999 119 27 22.3 15.0-32.0 92 77.7 68.0-85.0
$35,000- 49,999 190 51 29.5 21.9-38.4 139 70.5 61.6-78.1
$50,000- 74,999 228 81 34.7 27.5-42.6 147 65.3 57.4-72.5
$75,000+ 553 237 42.4 37.9-47.0 316 57.6 53.0-62.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 564 126 22.0 18.1-26.5 438 78.0 73.5-81.9
No 1,090 410 37.4 34.1-40.8 680 62.6 59.2-65.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 262 83 35.2 28.3-42.7 179 64.8 57.3-71.7
Non-Veteran 1,403 456 31.9 29.1-34.8 947 68.1 65.2-70.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 436 206 47.4 42.1-52.8 230 52.6 47.2-57.9
Regional City or Suburban County 476 147 29.4 24.9-34.2 329 70.6 65.8-75.1
Rural 753 186 25.8 22.1-29.8 567 74.2 70.2-77.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 833 304 35.7 32.1-39.4 529 64.3 60.6-67.9
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 570 168 29.2 24.9-33.8 402 70.8 66.2-75.1
Unable to Work 135 22 15.0 9.4-23.2 113 85.0 76.8-90.6
Other not in Labor Force 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 19 19.0 11.8-29.1 90 81.0 70.9-88.2
101% to 150% 133 28 19.0 12.8-27.3 105 81.0 72.7-87.2
151% to 200% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 949 362 38.0 34.6-41.6 587 62.0 58.4-65.4
HOUSING
Own 1,335 471 34.8 31.9-37.8 864 65.2 62.2-68.1
Rent 249 47 17.9 12.8-24.6 202 82.1 75.4-87.2
Other arrangement 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 336 70 20.8 16.2-26.4 266 79.2 73.6-83.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 639 206 31.6 27.4-36.2 433 68.4 63.8-72.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 690 263 38.0 33.9-42.1 427 62.0 57.9-66.1

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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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