2019 BRFSS Survey Results: Western North Carolina

Radon Testing

Has your household been tested for the presence of radon gas?

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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
-Western 373 147 39.5 33.7-45.7 226 60.5 54.3-66.3
GENDER
Male 194 78 41.7 33.6-50.3 116 58.3 49.7-66.4
Female 179 69 37.3 29.0-46.3 110 62.7 53.7-71.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 313 132 40.4 34.1-47.1 181 59.6 52.9-65.9
Non-Hispanic Black 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 77 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 143 76 56.2 46.8-65.1 67 43.8 34.9-53.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 133 35 24.9 17.0-35.0 98 75.1 65.0-83.0
No 239 112 48.4 41.0-55.8 127 51.6 44.2-59.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 319 126 39.4 33.2-46.0 193 60.6 54.0-66.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 184 86 47.0 38.7-55.4 98 53.0 44.6-61.3
Unemployed 8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 135 46 28.9 21.0-38.3 89 71.1 61.7-79.0
Unable to Work 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 13 16.9 9.2-29.1 48 83.1 70.9-90.8
$25,000- 34,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 165 92 56.8 47.8-65.3 73 43.2 34.7-52.2
HOUSING
Own 291 126 41.7 35.1-48.6 165 58.3 51.4-64.9
Rent 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 92 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 281 95 34.9 28.3-42.1 186 65.1 57.9-71.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 165 57 34.6 26.2-44.1 108 65.4 55.9-73.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 133 67 51.4 41.5-61.1 66 48.6 38.9-58.5

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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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