2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
-Western 426 288 66.8 61.3-71.9 138 33.2 28.1-38.7
GENDER
Male 222 159 71.2 63.4-77.9 63 28.8 22.1-36.6
Female 204 129 62.5 54.3-69.9 75 37.5 30.1-45.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 353 257 70.0 64.0-75.4 96 30.0 24.6-36.0
Non-Hispanic Black 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 130 89 68.6 58.4-77.2 41 31.4 22.8-41.6
College Graduate 160 140 90.0 84.3-93.7 20 10.0 6.3-15.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 155 89 56.2 46.5-65.4 66 43.8 34.6-53.5
No 270 198 73.0 66.2-78.8 72 27.0 21.2-33.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 368 243 65.0 59.0-70.5 125 35.0 29.5-41.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 219 147 66.4 58.6-73.4 72 33.6 26.6-41.4
Unemployed 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 139 103 74.7 65.2-82.3 36 25.3 17.7-34.8
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 185 157 80.0 71.5-86.4 28 20.0 13.6-28.5
HOUSING
Own 315 236 71.2 64.8-76.8 79 28.8 23.2-35.2
Rent 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 111 86 74.9 64.5-83.0 25 25.1 17.0-35.5
Rural 315 202 64.4 57.8-70.5 113 35.6 29.5-42.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 189 117 63.7 55.1-71.5 72 36.3 28.5-44.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 157 120 73.7 64.9-80.9 37 26.3 19.1-35.1

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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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