TABLE 3.
Attitudes and behaviors related to radon during the home-buying processa, by state policy type
| Notification Policy States |
Certification Policy States | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 995) | Yes (n = 542) |
No (n = 454) |
χ2 |
Yes (n = 410) |
No (n = 586) |
χ2b |
|
| % | % | % | P | % | % | P | |
| Real estate agent discussed radon with homebuyer | 60 | 64 | 56 | .007 | 61 | 60 | .87 |
| Paperwork signed by buyer/seller related to radon testing | 51 | 61 | 39 | <.001 | 60 | 46 | <.001 |
| Buyer received radon brochure during inspection/closing | 41 | 50 | 31 | <.001 | 43 | 40 | .15 |
| Understanding of radon health issues impacted home-buying process | 41 | 42 | 41 | .87 | 36 | 46 | .002 |
a
All survey respondents were homebuyers in the last 12 mo prior to survey administration.
b
Statistical significance was regarded as a two-sided P-value <.05