2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months, when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for 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 3,861 135 3.3 2.7- 4.0 2,486 66.2 64.2-68.0 642 15.0 13.7-16.4 598 15.6 14.1-17.1
-Non-Hispanic Black 740 72 8.8 6.7-11.5 494 69.2 65.0-73.1 82 10.6 8.1-13.7 92 11.4 9.0-14.4
GENDER
Male 290 28 7.6 4.9-11.5 194 68.6 61.8-74.8 31 10.8 7.0-16.4 37 12.9 9.0-18.3
Female 450 44 9.6 6.7-13.6 300 69.6 64.2-74.5 51 10.4 7.5-14.4 55 10.4 7.6-14.0
AGE
18-34 111 *** *** *** 75 71.3 61.3-79.6 *** *** *** 16 11.3 6.5-18.8
35-44 119 *** *** *** 88 74.9 64.8-82.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 132 15 9.2 5.3-15.2 92 71.0 61.3-79.0 *** *** *** 15 10.1 5.7-17.1
55-64 147 18 11.6 6.7-19.2 85 57.9 47.9-67.3 20 14.1 8.1-23.5 24 16.4 10.2-25.3
65-74 140 *** *** *** 84 64.4 53.7-73.8 23 13.9 8.2-22.5 18 11.6 6.7-19.3
75+ 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 206 18 8.0 4.7-13.3 141 70.5 62.2-77.5 25 12.7 7.8-20.0 22 8.9 5.4-14.5
Some Post-H.S. 223 26 10.3 6.5-16.0 146 72.9 65.8-79.0 22 7.8 4.8-12.4 29 9.0 5.9-13.5
College Graduate 245 25 9.9 6.2-15.5 165 68.3 61.0-74.7 28 9.7 6.3-14.7 27 12.1 8.0-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** 66 80.4 70.1-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 138 *** *** *** 94 65.3 55.6-74.0 19 12.3 7.4-19.7 14 12.9 7.3-21.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 282 39 13.0 8.8-18.7 173 64.8 57.6-71.4 30 8.8 5.5-13.9 40 13.4 9.4-18.7
No 455 33 6.8 4.6-10.0 319 71.3 66.0-76.1 52 11.6 8.4-15.7 51 10.3 7.4-14.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 109 *** *** *** 73 69.6 58.8-78.5 *** *** *** 16 13.8 7.8-23.2
Non-Veteran 631 63 9.0 6.7-12.0 421 69.1 64.5-73.4 71 10.8 8.1-14.2 76 11.1 8.5-14.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 246 26 10.2 6.6-15.3 162 67.4 60.3-73.8 27 11.3 7.4-16.9 31 11.1 7.6-16.1
Regional City or Suburban County 200 17 7.2 4.1-12.6 143 73.8 65.6-80.6 19 9.5 5.2-16.5 21 9.5 5.9-15.0
Rural 294 29 8.5 5.3-13.2 189 67.4 60.3-73.8 36 10.7 7.2-15.8 40 13.4 9.0-19.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 364 31 8.3 5.6-12.1 254 70.0 64.1-75.2 38 10.7 7.5-15.2 41 11.0 7.7-15.3
Unemployed 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 204 *** *** *** 138 70.1 61.9-77.3 28 12.5 8.1-18.8 26 13.3 8.4-20.3
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 14.7 8.5-24.2
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** 59 77.1 65.6-85.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 308 26 9.0 5.9-13.7 211 70.1 63.8-75.8 36 10.4 7.2-14.9 35 10.4 7.0-15.2
HOUSING
Own 426 38 8.1 5.5-11.6 286 70.4 65.0-75.4 48 10.3 7.2-14.5 54 11.2 8.2-15.1
Rent 254 30 11.3 7.4-16.8 165 65.7 58.0-72.6 28 10.9 6.9-16.7 31 12.2 8.1-18.0
Other arrangement 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 295 29 9.2 5.8-14.3 193 65.4 58.1-72.1 34 11.1 7.2-16.5 39 14.3 9.7-20.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 245 21 7.0 4.2-11.4 168 72.9 65.9-78.9 27 10.0 6.4-15.2 29 10.2 6.7-15.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 200 22 10.1 6.4-15.8 133 68.9 61.1-75.7 21 10.8 6.6-17.4 24 10.2 6.5-15.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 16.5 10.3-25.5
2nd Quartile 166 *** *** *** 124 77.3 69.7-83.4 17 8.9 5.3-14.6 13 7.2 4.1-12.4
3rd Quartile 275 27 10.7 7.0-15.9 178 65.2 58.1-71.8 34 11.7 7.9-17.0 36 12.4 8.4-17.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 182 *** *** *** 123 69.4 59.8-77.5 *** *** *** 23 13.1 7.7-21.2

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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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