2021 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months at work, do you feel you were treated worse than, the same as, or better than people of other races?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Worse than other races The same as other races Better than other races Don't know/not sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,119 102 4.8 3.8- 6.1 1,785 84.7 82.8-86.5 134 5.8 4.8- 7.0 98 4.7 3.7- 5.9
-Eastern NC 744 43 5.7 3.9- 8.2 637 87.3 84.2-89.8 33 3.7 2.4- 5.4 31 3.4 2.2- 5.1
GENDER
Male 366 18 5.6 3.2- 9.8 317 87.3 82.4-90.9 16 3.9 2.2- 6.8 *** *** ***
Female 378 25 5.8 3.6- 9.1 320 87.3 83.2-90.5 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8 16 3.5 2.0- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 414 *** *** *** 369 90.1 86.3-93.0 18 3.4 2.1- 5.6 20 4.2 2.5- 6.9
Non-Hispanic Black 158 23 13.4 8.3-21.0 122 80.4 72.3-86.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 159 *** *** *** 136 88.2 80.6-93.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 175 *** *** *** 151 87.6 81.0-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 153 *** *** *** 129 89.4 83.1-93.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 167 *** *** *** 143 87.9 81.4-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 164 *** *** *** 144 87.4 79.4-92.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 183 *** *** *** 159 89.5 83.9-93.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 192 *** *** *** 165 88.3 81.6-92.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 306 19 6.4 3.8-10.8 259 84.7 79.4-88.8 13 4.2 2.3- 7.4 15 4.7 2.7- 8.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 152 *** *** *** 120 82.2 73.7-88.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 588 28 4.9 3.1- 7.7 513 88.5 85.2-91.2 24 3.7 2.3- 5.8 23 2.9 1.8- 4.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 648 38 6.2 4.2- 9.1 549 86.1 82.6-89.0 32 4.0 2.7- 6.0 29 3.7 2.4- 5.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 744 43 5.7 3.9- 8.2 637 87.3 84.2-89.8 33 3.7 2.4- 5.4 31 3.4 2.2- 5.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 283 *** *** *** 258 92.1 88.2-94.8 13 3.7 2.0- 6.5 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 132 *** *** *** 106 80.3 70.1-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 441 16 2.3 1.3- 4.0 393 91.9 89.0-94.1 19 3.1 1.9- 5.0 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 132 *** *** *** 106 80.3 70.1-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 489 22 4.7 2.8- 7.9 430 88.9 85.1-91.8 18 2.8 1.6- 4.7 19 3.6 2.1- 6.0
Rent 199 17 9.2 5.2-16.0 159 80.9 73.5-86.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 216 *** *** *** 188 88.3 82.5-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 465 27 5.9 3.7- 9.4 402 87.7 83.6-90.9 *** *** *** 20 3.4 2.0- 5.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 372 25 6.9 4.2-11.2 319 86.4 81.5-90.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 292 *** *** *** 246 87.1 82.1-90.8 15 3.9 2.3- 6.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 136 *** *** *** 113 87.8 81.1-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 251 *** *** *** 218 88.3 82.9-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 264 21 8.7 5.0-14.8 222 83.8 77.0-88.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 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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