2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Data
Radon Questions and Responses
Do you know what radon gas is?
Total
Yes
No
Respondents'4
N
%
C. 1.(95%)
N
%
C. 1.(95%)
TOTAL
5,444
2,931
49.9
48.3-51.5 2,513
50.1
48.5-51.7
GENDER
Male
2,251
1,395
56.8
54.2-59.3
856
43.2
40.7-45.8
Female
3,193
1,536
44
41.9-46.1
1,657
56
53.9-58.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White
3,720
2,446
61.7
59.7-63.7
1,274
38.3
36.3-40.3
Non-Hispanic Black
1,075
288
25.1
22.2-28.3
787
74.9
71.7-77.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian
76
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Non-Hispanic Other
163
79
39.1
30.4-48.5
84
60.9
51.5-69.6
Hispanic
345
52
13.8
10.0-18.7
293
86.2
81.3-90.0
AGE
18-34
844
255
29.2
25.8-33.0
589
70.8
67.0-74.2
35-44
737
364
51
46.8-55.3
373
49
44.7-53.2
45-54
949
537
56.2
52.5-59.9
412
43.8
40.1-47.5
55-64
1,163
733
62.4
58.9-65.7
430
37.6
34.3-41.1
65-74
1,009
648
60.6
56.7-64.4
361
39.4
35.6-43.3
75+
674
354
51.2
46.6-55.7
320
48.8
44.3-53.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.
560
109
22.5
18.2-27.5
451
77.5
72.5-81.8
H.S. or G.E.D.
1,493
575
37.9
34.9-40.9
918
62.1
59.1-65.1
Some Post-H.S.
1,516
866
54.8
51.7-57.8
650
45.2
42.2-48.3
College Graduate
1,854
1,368
72.6
70.1-74.9
486
27.4
25.1-29.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000
501
149
26.2
21.9-31.1
352
73.8
68.9-78.1
$15,000-24,999
889
324
33.3
29.6-37.2
565
66.7
62.8-70.4
$25,000- 34,999
466
241
47.9
42.3-53.6
225
52.1
46.4-57.7
$35,000- 49,999
615
367
53.3
48.4-58.2
248
46.7
41.8-51.6
$50,000-74,999
694
449
60.8
56.1-65.2
245
39.2
34.8-43.9
$75,000+
1,180
911
73.7
70.5-76.7
269
26.3
23.3-29.5
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes
1,543
796
48.9
45.8-52.0
747
51.1
48.0-54.2
No
3,880
2,124
50.3
48.3-52.2
1,756
49.7
47.8-51.7
Source: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health
Chronic Disease and Injury Section, Cancer Prevention and Control Branch, Comprehensive Cancer Program
06/2017
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