BRFSS 2021 - North Carolina: (Within the past 30 days, have you felt emotionally upset, for example angry, sad, or frustrated, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,072	300	7.5	6.5- 8.5	3,772	92.5	91.5-93.5
-Non-Hispanic Black	776	128	16.6	13.6-20.2	648	83.4	79.8-86.4
GENDER
Male	308	46	14.7	10.4-20.4	262	85.3	79.6-89.6
Female	468	82	18.0	14.1-22.8	386	82.0	77.2-85.9
AGE
18-34	118	15	10.9	6.3-18.3	103	89.1	81.7-93.7
35-44	130	25	22.1	14.4-32.3	105	77.9	67.7-85.6
45-54	136	30	21.0	13.9-30.5	106	79.0	69.5-86.1
55-64	154	36	22.0	15.3-30.6	118	78.0	69.4-84.7
65-74	143	***	***	***	***	***	***
75+	86	***	***	***	***	***	***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	66	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	217	29	13.3	8.5-20.2	188	86.7	79.8-91.5
Some Post-H.S.	237	40	16.5	11.5-23.1	197	83.5	76.9-88.5
College Graduate	254	52	21.9	16.4-28.7	202	78.1	71.3-83.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	77	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	102	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	105	***	***	***	***	***	***
$35,000- 49,999	88	15	15.7	8.7-26.8	73	84.3	73.2-91.3
$50,000- 74,999	96	21	22.5	14.1-34.0	75	77.5	66.0-85.9
$75,000+	138	25	17.9	11.7-26.5	113	82.1	73.5-88.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	295	60	19.2	14.2-25.5	235	80.8	74.5-85.8
No	477	68	15.5	11.9-20.0	409	84.5	80.0-88.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	114	16	9.5	5.2-16.6	98	90.5	83.4-94.8
Non-Veteran	662	112	17.7	14.3-21.6	550	82.3	78.4-85.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹
Urban	261	52	20.4	15.1-26.9	209	79.6	73.1-84.9
Regional City or Suburban County	208	36	17.3	11.8-24.6	172	82.7	75.4-88.2
Rural	307	40	11.7	8.0-17.0	267	88.3	83.0-92.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	380	70	16.8	13.0-21.6	310	83.2	78.4-87.0
Unemployed	62	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	213	***	***	***	***	***	***
Unable to Work	93	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	24	***	***	***	***	***	***
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	35	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	90	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	88	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	72	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	319	56	18.1	13.5-23.7	263	81.9	76.3-86.5
HOUSING
Own	440	70	17.6	13.5-22.6	370	82.4	77.4-86.5
Rent	269	44	15.3	10.9-21.1	225	84.7	78.9-89.1
Other arrangement	65	***	***	***	***	***	***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	307	39	10.6	7.2-15.4	268	89.4	84.6-92.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	259	40	14.7	10.2-20.7	219	85.3	79.3-89.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	210	49	23.8	17.7-31.2	161	76.2	68.8-82.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	126	21	13.4	8.0-21.5	105	86.6	78.5-92.0
2nd Quartile	177	40	22.5	16.3-30.3	137	77.5	69.7-83.7
3rd Quartile	285	43	14.9	10.7-20.4	242	85.1	79.6-89.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	188	24	11.1	6.5-18.2	164	88.9	81.8-93.5

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,072

300

7.5

6.5- 8.5

3,772

92.5

91.5-93.5

-Non-Hispanic Black

776

128

16.6

13.6-20.2

648

83.4

79.8-86.4

GENDER

Male

308

14.7

10.4-20.4

262

85.3

79.6-89.6

Female

468

18.0

14.1-22.8

386

82.0

77.2-85.9

AGE

18-34

118

10.9

6.3-18.3

103

89.1

81.7-93.7

35-44

130

22.1

14.4-32.3

105

77.9

67.7-85.6

45-54

136

21.0

13.9-30.5

106

79.0

69.5-86.1

55-64

154

22.0

15.3-30.6

118

78.0

69.4-84.7

65-74

143

***

75+

***

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

217

13.3

8.5-20.2

188

86.7

79.8-91.5

Some Post-H.S.

237

16.5

11.5-23.1

197

83.5

76.9-88.5

College Graduate

254

21.9

16.4-28.7

202

78.1

71.3-83.6

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

102

***

$25,000- 34,999

105

***

$35,000- 49,999

15.7

8.7-26.8

84.3

73.2-91.3

$50,000- 74,999

22.5

14.1-34.0

77.5

66.0-85.9

$75,000+

138

17.9

11.7-26.5

113

82.1

73.5-88.3

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

295

19.2

14.2-25.5

235

80.8

74.5-85.8

477

15.5

11.9-20.0

409

84.5

80.0-88.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

114

9.5

5.2-16.6

90.5

83.4-94.8

Non-Veteran

662

112

17.7

14.3-21.6

550

82.3

78.4-85.7

RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY¹

Urban

261

20.4

15.1-26.9

209

79.6

73.1-84.9

Regional City or Suburban County

208

17.3

11.8-24.6

172

82.7

75.4-88.2

Rural

307

11.7

8.0-17.0

267

88.3

83.0-92.0

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

380

16.8

13.0-21.6

310

83.2

78.4-87.0

Unemployed

***

Retired

213

***

Unable to Work

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

***

More than 200%

319

18.1

13.5-23.7

263

81.9

76.3-86.5

HOUSING

Own

440

17.6

13.5-22.6

370

82.4

77.4-86.5

Rent

269

15.3

10.9-21.1

225

84.7

78.9-89.1

Other arrangement

***

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

307

10.6

7.2-15.4

268

89.4

84.6-92.8

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

259

14.7

10.2-20.7

219

85.3

79.3-89.8

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

210

23.8

17.7-31.2

161

76.2

68.8-82.3

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

126

13.4

8.0-21.5

105

86.6

78.5-92.0

2nd Quartile

177

22.5

16.3-30.3

137

77.5

69.7-83.7

3rd Quartile

285

14.9

10.7-20.4

242

85.1

79.6-89.3

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

188

11.1

6.5-18.2

164

88.9

81.8-93.5

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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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2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 30 days, have you felt emotionally upset, for example angry, sad, or frustrated, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?