BRFSS 2015 - Eastern North Carolina**: (Has your household been tested for the presence of radon gas?)

2015 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,768	1,229	25.0	23.6-26.5	3,539	75.0	73.5-76.4
-Eastern	1,554	254	15.3	13.3-17.6	1,300	84.7	82.4-86.7
GENDER
Male	670	115	16.1	13.1-19.6	555	83.9	80.4-86.9
Female	884	139	14.6	12.0-17.6	745	85.4	82.4-88.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	995	178	17.8	15.0-20.9	817	82.2	79.1-85.0
Non-Hispanic Black	391	57	12.1	8.9-16.2	334	87.9	83.8-91.1
Other	144	***	***	***	***	***	***
AGE
18-34	216	23	9.4	5.9-14.8	193	90.6	85.2-94.1
35-44	194	34	20.8	14.7-28.6	160	79.2	71.4-85.3
45-54	273	52	17.7	13.2-23.4	221	82.3	76.6-86.8
55-64	378	59	16.2	12.4-21.0	319	83.8	79.0-87.6
65-74	289	50	15.1	10.9-20.4	239	84.9	79.6-89.1
75+	186	34	17.4	12.0-24.5	152	82.6	75.5-88.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	163	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	480	60	11.6	8.7-15.3	420	88.4	84.7-91.3
Some Post-H.S.	472	80	17.0	13.4-21.4	392	83.0	78.6-86.6
College Graduate	436	100	23.6	19.1-28.8	336	76.4	71.2-80.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	152	21	12.1	6.9-20.3	131	87.9	79.7-93.1
$15,000- 24,999	273	30	11.1	7.4-16.4	243	88.9	83.6-92.6
$25,000- 34,999	130	26	15.6	10.0-23.4	104	84.4	76.6-90.0
$35,000- 49,999	181	27	15.4	9.6-23.8	154	84.6	76.2-90.4
$50,000- 74,999	206	31	16.9	11.2-24.6	175	83.1	75.4-88.8
$75,000+	306	70	21.8	17.1-27.5	236	78.2	72.5-82.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	479	84	15.6	12.2-19.6	395	84.4	80.4-87.8
No	1,068	169	15.3	12.8-18.1	899	84.7	81.9-87.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	258	56	21.3	16.0-27.8	202	78.7	72.2-84.0
Non-Veteran	1,294	198	14.3	12.1-16.7	1,096	85.7	83.3-87.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY
Urban	108	19	17.4	10.6-27.3	89	82.6	72.7-89.4
Regional City or Suburban	193	37	16.4	11.5-22.9	156	83.6	77.1-88.5
Rural	1,253	198	14.9	12.7-17.5	1,055	85.1	82.5-87.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,768

1,229

25.0

23.6-26.5

3,539

75.0

73.5-76.4

-Eastern

1,554

254

15.3

13.3-17.6

1,300

84.7

82.4-86.7

GENDER

Male

670

115

16.1

13.1-19.6

555

83.9

80.4-86.9

Female

884

139

14.6

12.0-17.6

745

85.4

82.4-88.0

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

995

178

17.8

15.0-20.9

817

82.2

79.1-85.0

Non-Hispanic Black

391

12.1

8.9-16.2

334

87.9

83.8-91.1

Other

144

***

AGE

18-34

216

9.4

5.9-14.8

193

90.6

85.2-94.1

35-44

194

20.8

14.7-28.6

160

79.2

71.4-85.3

45-54

273

17.7

13.2-23.4

221

82.3

76.6-86.8

55-64

378

16.2

12.4-21.0

319

83.8

79.0-87.6

65-74

289

15.1

10.9-20.4

239

84.9

79.6-89.1

75+

186

17.4

12.0-24.5

152

82.6

75.5-88.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

163

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

480

11.6

8.7-15.3

420

88.4

84.7-91.3

Some Post-H.S.

472

17.0

13.4-21.4

392

83.0

78.6-86.6

College Graduate

436

100

23.6

19.1-28.8

336

76.4

71.2-80.9

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

152

12.1

6.9-20.3

131

87.9

79.7-93.1

$15,000- 24,999

273

11.1

7.4-16.4

243

88.9

83.6-92.6

$25,000- 34,999

130

15.6

10.0-23.4

104

84.4

76.6-90.0

$35,000- 49,999

181

15.4

9.6-23.8

154

84.6

76.2-90.4

$50,000- 74,999

206

16.9

11.2-24.6

175

83.1

75.4-88.8

$75,000+

306

21.8

17.1-27.5

236

78.2

72.5-82.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

479

15.6

12.2-19.6

395

84.4

80.4-87.8

1,068

169

15.3

12.8-18.1

899

84.7

81.9-87.2

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

258

21.3

16.0-27.8

202

78.7

72.2-84.0

Non-Veteran

1,294

198

14.3

12.1-16.7

1,096

85.7

83.3-87.9

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY

Urban

108

17.4

10.6-27.3

82.6

72.7-89.4

Regional City or Suburban

193

16.4

11.5-22.9

156

83.6

77.1-88.5

Rural

1,253

198

14.9

12.7-17.5

1,055

85.1

82.5-87.3

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2015 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2015 Annual Results Technical Notes for more 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.

**Eastern North Carolina: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties.
Piedmont North Carolina: Alamance, Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Catawba, Chatham, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Guilford, Iredell, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Stokes, Union, Vance, Wake, Warren, and Yadkin counties.
Western North Carolina: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, and Yancey counties.

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