We study the X-ray spectra of a sample of 19 obscured , optically-selected Seyfert galaxies ( Sy 1.8 , 1.9 and 2 ) in the local universe ( d \leq 175 Mpc ) , drawn from the CfA Seyfert sample .
Our analysis is driven by the high sensitivity of NuSTAR in the hard X-rays , coupled with soft X-ray spectra using XMM-Newton , Chandra , Suzaku , and Swift /XRT .
We also analyze the optical spectra of these sources in order to obtain accurate mass estimates and Eddington fractions .
We employ four different models to analyze the X-ray spectra of these sources , which all result in consistent results .
We find that 79-90 % of the sources are heavily obscured with line-of-sight column density N _ { H } > 10 ^ { 23 } ~ { } cm ^ { -2 } .
We also find a Compton-thick ( N _ { H } > 10 ^ { 24 } ~ { } cm ^ { -2 } ) fraction of 37 - 53 % .
These results are consistent with previous estimates based on multi-wavelength analyses .
We find that the fraction of reprocessed to intrinsic emission is positively correlated with N _ { H } and negatively correlated with the intrinsic , unabsorbed , X-ray luminosity ( in agreement with the Iwasawa-Taniguchi effect ) .
Our results support the hypothesis that radiation pressure regulates the distribution of the circumnuclear material .