2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

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  Total
Respond.^		 White Black or African American Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Other*
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,975 2,633 65.9 64.0-67.8 783 21.1 19.5-22.8 361 8.4 7.3- 9.5 101 1.3 0.8- 2.0 97 3.4 2.6- 4.3
GENDER
Male 1,794 1,217 67.4 64.6-70.1 307 19.1 16.8-21.6 180 8.4 7.0-10.1 40 1.3 0.7- 2.3 50 3.8 2.7- 5.4
Female 2,181 1,416 64.6 61.9-67.2 476 22.9 20.7-25.2 181 8.3 6.9-10.0 61 1.3 0.6- 2.6 47 3.0 2.1- 4.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,555 2,512 97.6 96.3-98.5 *** *** *** 18 1.0 0.5- 1.8 *** *** *** 13 0.7 0.4- 1.5
Non-Hispanic Black 764 *** *** *** 734 94.5 91.5-96.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 57 82.5 70.8-90.1
Hispanic 377 41 8.8 6.2-12.3 14 3.2 1.7- 6.1 311 84.4 79.6-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 705 408 54.8 50.3-59.2 122 20.0 16.5-23.9 128 17.2 14.1-20.8 12 1.1 0.5- 2.1 35 7.0 4.7-10.2
35-44 614 350 59.2 54.5-63.9 137 24.8 20.8-29.4 95 11.5 9.0-14.5 *** *** *** 23 3.7 2.3- 5.7
45-54 662 405 63.1 58.6-67.4 137 23.8 20.0-28.1 83 8.9 7.0-11.4 19 1.5 0.6- 3.8 18 2.8 1.6- 4.7
55-64 703 493 72.7 68.5-76.6 154 21.8 18.3-25.8 27 2.5 1.5- 4.0 19 1.5 0.6- 3.6 *** *** ***
65-74 755 566 79.4 74.9-83.3 143 17.2 14.1-20.9 *** *** *** 32 2.2 0.6- 8.3 *** *** ***
75+ 465 370 80.6 75.3-85.0 79 17.9 13.6-23.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 362 133 46.8 40.1-53.7 64 20.3 15.4-26.2 144 28.3 23.3-33.9 18 3.9 1.3-11.0 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 919 557 62.9 58.9-66.8 209 23.0 19.7-26.7 105 10.1 7.9-12.7 32 1.8 1.0- 3.2 16 2.2 1.3- 3.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,082 733 67.7 64.0-71.1 241 21.4 18.6-24.6 59 5.5 3.9- 7.5 21 0.7 0.3- 1.6 28 4.8 3.1- 7.3
College Graduate 1,601 1,205 74.0 71.3-76.5 268 19.4 17.1-21.9 51 2.4 1.7- 3.3 29 0.4 0.2- 0.8 48 3.8 2.8- 5.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,265 831 68.2 64.7-71.5 286 21.9 19.2-24.9 86 6.3 4.8- 8.1 45 2.2 1.1- 4.6 17 1.4 0.8- 2.4
No 2,684 1,782 64.9 62.5-67.2 493 20.7 18.8-22.8 273 9.3 8.0-10.7 56 0.9 0.5- 1.5 80 4.3 3.3- 5.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 494 347 71.1 66.0-75.7 115 24.8 20.4-29.8 17 2.2 1.2- 4.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 3,478 2,283 65.2 63.1-67.2 668 20.7 19.0-22.5 344 9.1 8.0-10.4 92 1.3 0.8- 2.1 91 3.7 2.8- 4.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,130 1,384 64.9 62.4-67.4 388 20.7 18.6-23.0 253 10.1 8.6-11.7 41 0.9 0.5- 1.6 64 3.4 2.6- 4.5
Unemployed 195 90 44.9 36.6-53.5 67 33.4 25.6-42.1 25 15.2 9.7-23.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,107 847 77.7 74.0-81.0 208 18.9 16.1-22.0 13 1.0 0.5- 2.1 32 1.6 0.5- 5.2 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 293 166 60.7 53.2-67.7 90 31.6 25.1-38.9 14 3.1 1.5- 6.4 19 3.4 1.4- 8.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 227 132 57.2 48.3-65.7 26 14.1 8.7-22.2 52 16.4 11.6-22.6 *** *** *** 14 11.4 6.2-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 225 103 46.1 37.1-55.3 72 31.5 23.8-40.3 36 16.2 10.6-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 357 181 49.3 42.4-56.2 102 34.7 28.0-42.1 57 12.6 9.3-17.0 16 3.1 1.2- 7.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 415 228 57.3 51.0-63.4 107 24.5 19.8-30.0 55 12.3 8.8-17.1 15 2.7 0.6-11.4 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 420 269 59.8 53.6-65.8 88 23.8 18.8-29.6 44 11.4 7.7-16.6 *** *** *** 11 4.5 2.3- 8.6
$50,000-74,999 508 370 71.7 66.6-76.4 99 20.2 16.3-24.8 15 2.9 1.5- 5.6 11 1.2 0.5- 2.8 13 3.9 2.0- 7.4
$75,000-100,000 408 314 74.2 68.5-79.2 53 15.7 11.8-20.6 19 4.0 2.4- 6.7 *** *** *** 14 4.6 2.4- 8.6
$100,000-150,000 435 362 83.8 79.3-87.5 42 10.5 7.5-14.4 11 2.4 1.1- 5.0 *** *** *** 12 2.7 1.4- 5.1
$150,000+ 357 289 79.3 73.7-83.9 47 15.3 11.2-20.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 850 517 62.4 58.1-66.6 173 21.2 17.8-25.0 116 12.3 9.9-15.2 25 0.8 0.4- 1.5 19 3.3 1.8- 6.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 320 152 44.5 37.2-52.0 86 33.1 26.2-40.7 65 17.9 13.3-23.7 13 2.2 0.7- 6.6 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 346 169 49.6 42.7-56.5 91 28.6 22.6-35.4 61 16.0 11.6-21.7 14 1.8 0.7- 4.9 11 4.0 2.1- 7.5
151% to 200% 319 202 62.8 55.2-69.8 72 21.3 16.3-27.3 29 9.6 5.7-15.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 2,038 1,562 75.8 73.4-78.0 325 17.2 15.3-19.4 60 2.6 1.9- 3.6 39 1.0 0.5- 1.7 52 3.4 2.4- 4.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 850 517 62.4 58.1-66.6 173 21.2 17.8-25.0 116 12.3 9.9-15.2 25 0.8 0.4- 1.5 19 3.3 1.8- 6.0
HOUSING
Own 2,709 2,006 72.8 70.6-75.0 436 17.4 15.7-19.3 130 5.5 4.4- 6.8 79 1.4 0.8- 2.5 58 2.8 2.0- 3.9
Rent 971 448 44.1 40.3-48.0 281 33.6 29.7-37.6 192 17.0 14.4-19.9 19 1.2 0.6- 2.4 31 4.2 2.8- 6.2
Other arrangement 267 158 59.0 51.2-66.4 63 22.9 17.3-29.6 36 11.4 7.7-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,164 732 58.4 54.9-61.9 268 25.4 22.4-28.7 107 9.2 7.2-11.6 *** *** *** 51 6.4 4.6- 8.9
Regional City or Suburban County 1,061 730 68.3 64.7-71.7 209 20.8 17.8-24.1 93 7.9 6.2- 9.9 *** *** *** 20 2.1 1.2- 3.5
Rural 1,750 1,171 70.3 67.3-73.1 306 17.8 15.6-20.3 161 8.0 6.6- 9.7 86 2.1 1.1- 3.9 26 1.8 1.1- 3.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,130 612 60.5 56.6-64.2 311 27.4 24.1-30.9 111 7.8 6.2- 9.8 82 2.6 1.7- 4.0 14 1.7 0.9- 3.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,625 1,195 70.5 67.4-73.4 257 17.7 15.4-20.3 132 8.0 6.4-10.0 *** *** *** 31 2.7 1.6- 4.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,220 826 64.4 61.1-67.6 215 20.7 18.0-23.7 118 9.1 7.4-11.2 *** *** *** 52 5.2 3.8- 7.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,188 909 74.9 71.5-78.0 129 11.7 9.6-14.2 101 8.3 6.6-10.4 *** *** *** 41 3.9 2.7- 5.5
2nd Quartile 995 690 64.4 60.6-68.0 177 22.5 19.4-26.0 95 8.4 6.5-10.6 *** *** *** 28 4.4 2.8- 6.7
3rd Quartile 1,164 744 64.3 60.8-67.8 288 24.5 21.5-27.7 100 7.8 6.0-10.0 12 1.3 0.6- 2.7 20 2.1 1.1- 3.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 628 290 49.1 43.6-54.6 189 34.7 29.6-40.2 65 10.0 7.4-13.5 76 4.1 2.7- 6.3 *** *** ***

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or some other group

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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