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?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,072 300 7.5 6.5- 8.5 3,772 92.5 91.5-93.5
GENDER
Male 1,842 126 7.0 5.7- 8.7 1,716 93.0 91.3-94.3
Female 2,230 174 7.8 6.6- 9.4 2,056 92.2 90.6-93.4
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,584 94 3.9 3.1- 4.9 2,490 96.1 95.1-96.9
Non-Hispanic Black 776 128 16.6 13.6-20.2 648 83.4 79.8-86.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 75 *** *** *** 70 95.5 88.3-98.3
Hispanic 395 38 8.3 5.5-12.2 357 91.7 87.8-94.5
AGE
18-34 717 53 7.1 5.3- 9.5 664 92.9 90.5-94.7
35-44 630 60 10.1 7.5-13.5 570 89.9 86.5-92.5
45-54 670 62 8.8 6.5-11.8 608 91.2 88.2-93.5
55-64 720 72 9.0 6.9-11.8 648 91.0 88.2-93.1
65-74 773 34 5.0 3.2- 7.8 739 95.0 92.2-96.8
75+ 481 15 2.5 1.3- 4.6 466 97.5 95.4-98.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 381 35 9.8 6.7-14.1 346 90.2 85.9-93.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 949 62 6.0 4.4- 8.1 887 94.0 91.9-95.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,100 92 8.0 6.3-10.1 1,008 92.0 89.9-93.7
College Graduate 1,626 110 7.2 5.8- 8.9 1,516 92.8 91.1-94.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,302 146 11.0 9.1-13.3 1,156 89.0 86.7-90.9
No 2,744 152 5.9 4.9- 7.1 2,592 94.1 92.9-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 504 34 5.7 3.8- 8.5 470 94.3 91.5-96.2
Non-Veteran 3,561 265 7.6 6.6- 8.8 3,296 92.4 91.2-93.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,179 165 7.2 6.0- 8.6 2,014 92.8 91.4-94.0
Unemployed 197 30 14.4 9.4-21.4 167 85.6 78.6-90.6
Retired 1,136 44 3.9 2.7- 5.8 1,092 96.1 94.2-97.3
Unable to Work 303 44 15.6 10.9-21.8 259 84.4 78.2-89.1
Other not in Labor Force 231 13 6.6 3.5-12.1 218 93.4 87.9-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 230 30 12.6 8.0-19.3 200 87.4 80.7-92.0
$15,000- 24,999 367 43 10.0 6.8-14.6 324 90.0 85.4-93.2
$25,000- 34,999 423 31 8.3 5.4-12.5 392 91.7 87.5-94.6
$35,000- 49,999 424 29 6.5 4.2- 9.9 395 93.5 90.1-95.8
$50,000-74,999 518 42 8.3 5.9-11.6 476 91.7 88.4-94.1
$75,000-100,000 415 19 4.9 2.8- 8.2 396 95.1 91.8-97.2
$100,000-150,000 443 25 5.2 3.2- 8.2 418 94.8 91.8-96.8
$150,000+ 360 15 5.0 2.8- 8.9 345 95.0 91.1-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 892 66 8.1 6.0-10.7 826 91.9 89.3-94.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 93 11 14.8 7.4-27.4 82 85.2 72.6-92.6
50% to 100% 327 37 10.4 6.7-15.8 290 89.6 84.2-93.3
101% to 150% 353 42 9.8 6.8-14.0 311 90.2 86.0-93.2
151% to 200% 323 25 7.7 4.9-12.1 298 92.3 87.9-95.1
More than 200% 2,069 118 5.9 4.8- 7.3 1,951 94.1 92.7-95.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 892 66 8.1 6.0-10.7 826 91.9 89.3-94.0
HOUSING
Own 2,769 175 6.6 5.5- 7.8 2,594 93.4 92.2-94.5
Rent 995 94 9.7 7.7-12.2 901 90.3 87.8-92.3
Other arrangement 273 28 9.1 5.7-14.3 245 90.9 85.7-94.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,190 97 9.3 7.4-11.6 1,093 90.7 88.4-92.6
Regional City or Suburban County 1,089 77 6.9 5.2- 8.9 1,012 93.1 91.1-94.8
Rural 1,793 126 6.4 5.1- 8.0 1,667 93.6 92.0-94.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,163 91 5.8 4.5- 7.6 1,072 94.2 92.4-95.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,653 116 7.8 6.3- 9.6 1,537 92.2 90.4-93.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,256 93 8.2 6.5-10.2 1,163 91.8 89.8-93.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,214 67 5.0 3.8- 6.6 1,147 95.0 93.4-96.2
2nd Quartile 1,028 76 8.4 6.5-10.8 952 91.6 89.2-93.5
3rd Quartile 1,180 102 9.1 7.3-11.4 1,078 90.9 88.6-92.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 650 55 7.3 5.1-10.4 595 92.7 89.6-94.9

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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 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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