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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,720 54 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,154 68.7 66.0-71.4 253 12.8 11.1-14.8 259 15.6 13.5-17.9
Female 2,141 81 3.6 2.8- 4.8 1,332 64.0 61.3-66.6 389 16.8 15.0-18.8 339 15.6 13.6-17.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,471 28 1.1 0.7- 1.6 1,553 64.6 62.2-67.0 469 17.0 15.3-18.8 421 17.3 15.4-19.4
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 344 20 7.0 3.9-12.3 238 70.1 63.7-75.8 55 14.6 10.8-19.6 31 8.2 5.6-12.0
AGE
18-34 653 24 4.3 2.8- 6.5 427 67.7 63.3-71.8 116 13.7 11.2-16.7 86 14.3 11.2-18.2
35-44 577 28 3.9 2.5- 6.2 380 67.6 62.9-72.1 108 17.0 13.8-20.9 61 11.4 8.5-15.0
45-54 637 24 3.2 2.0- 5.0 420 68.6 64.2-72.6 95 13.2 10.6-16.5 98 15.0 12.0-18.6
55-64 686 29 4.0 2.6- 6.0 444 65.8 61.3-70.0 114 15.5 12.5-19.0 99 14.8 11.8-18.5
65-74 754 24 2.5 1.4- 4.5 471 61.6 56.8-66.2 130 17.6 14.1-21.8 129 18.2 14.8-22.2
75+ 476 *** *** *** 298 64.6 58.8-70.1 70 13.2 9.9-17.5 103 21.5 16.9-27.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 343 13 3.5 1.7- 6.9 231 65.6 58.7-71.9 44 11.6 7.8-16.8 55 19.3 14.3-25.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 883 34 3.0 2.0- 4.5 630 71.2 67.3-74.9 94 11.0 8.6-14.0 125 14.8 12.0-18.0
Some Post-H.S. 1,054 44 3.9 2.8- 5.6 716 69.0 65.4-72.3 124 11.6 9.5-14.0 170 15.5 12.9-18.5
College Graduate 1,565 44 2.8 1.9- 4.0 899 58.6 55.8-61.4 377 23.6 21.3-26.1 245 15.0 13.1-17.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,262 78 5.5 4.2- 7.2 803 65.1 61.7-68.4 177 12.9 10.8-15.4 204 16.5 14.0-19.3
No 2,580 56 2.2 1.6- 3.1 1,674 66.8 64.5-69.0 461 16.0 14.4-17.7 389 15.0 13.3-16.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 493 12 2.3 1.1- 4.4 348 70.5 65.2-75.3 57 11.3 8.3-15.1 76 16.0 12.2-20.7
Non-Veteran 3,362 123 3.4 2.7- 4.3 2,135 65.6 63.5-67.6 584 15.5 14.1-17.0 520 15.5 14.0-17.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,043 61 2.8 2.1- 3.8 1,322 66.4 63.9-68.8 368 15.7 14.0-17.6 292 15.1 13.2-17.2
Unemployed 174 18 8.3 4.9-13.8 114 68.9 60.0-76.6 19 11.9 6.7-20.1 23 10.9 6.8-17.1
Retired 1,112 22 1.2 0.7- 2.2 700 63.1 59.2-66.8 180 16.5 13.8-19.6 210 19.2 16.3-22.6
Unable to Work 291 24 8.9 5.4-14.2 189 67.5 60.5-73.8 33 9.8 6.5-14.6 45 13.8 9.9-18.8
Other not in Labor Force 218 *** *** *** 148 72.2 63.9-79.2 40 12.0 8.3-17.1 22 12.0 6.9-19.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 218 24 8.2 4.8-13.6 148 69.1 60.3-76.7 21 10.8 6.1-18.6 25 11.9 7.5-18.3
$15,000- 24,999 341 24 5.2 3.2- 8.5 220 68.5 62.1-74.4 46 13.2 9.4-18.1 51 13.1 9.3-18.0
$25,000- 34,999 390 11 3.0 1.5- 6.0 270 70.1 63.8-75.8 50 11.9 8.3-16.8 59 15.0 10.8-20.5
$35,000- 49,999 397 20 5.2 2.9- 9.0 259 67.5 61.4-73.1 61 12.6 9.4-16.9 57 14.7 10.6-19.8
$50,000-74,999 497 *** *** *** 340 71.9 66.7-76.5 73 11.6 8.9-15.0 75 14.9 11.1-19.7
$75,000-100,000 407 *** *** *** 270 68.9 63.2-74.0 80 16.7 13.0-21.3 50 12.7 9.1-17.4
$100,000-150,000 426 *** *** *** 256 61.7 56.1-66.9 105 23.4 19.0-28.3 61 14.5 10.9-19.0
$150,000+ 353 *** *** *** 217 60.3 54.2-66.2 87 23.8 19.1-29.2 44 13.5 9.6-18.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 31 4.1 2.7- 6.2 506 62.0 57.7-66.2 119 12.7 10.1-15.7 176 21.1 17.8-25.0
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 301 23 5.5 3.2- 9.2 209 70.8 63.6-77.0 34 14.1 9.4-20.6 35 9.7 6.5-14.2
101% to 150% 329 18 4.6 2.4- 8.4 224 69.6 62.5-75.8 43 11.1 7.4-16.3 44 14.8 10.1-21.1
151% to 200% 304 16 5.0 2.7- 9.2 209 72.8 66.4-78.5 34 9.7 6.5-14.2 45 12.4 8.8-17.2
More than 200% 1,997 37 1.9 1.3- 2.8 1,278 66.0 63.4-68.4 401 17.9 16.0-19.9 281 14.3 12.4-16.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 832 31 4.1 2.7- 6.2 506 62.0 57.7-66.2 119 12.7 10.1-15.7 176 21.1 17.8-25.0
HOUSING
Own 2,674 66 2.3 1.7- 3.0 1,717 66.0 63.8-68.3 457 15.5 13.9-17.2 434 16.2 14.5-18.1
Rent 907 57 6.5 4.7- 8.9 581 66.7 62.8-70.4 149 14.8 12.3-17.8 120 11.9 9.7-14.6
Other arrangement 246 12 5.2 2.6-10.2 164 64.7 56.4-72.2 32 11.2 7.5-16.4 38 18.9 12.9-26.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,125 45 4.4 3.1- 6.2 660 61.8 58.4-65.2 242 18.6 16.2-21.3 178 15.2 12.8-17.8
Regional City or Suburban County 1,040 29 2.3 1.5- 3.5 677 66.5 62.8-69.9 179 15.8 13.3-18.6 155 15.5 12.9-18.5
Rural 1,696 61 3.2 2.3- 4.3 1,149 69.5 66.5-72.4 221 11.4 9.6-13.4 265 15.9 13.6-18.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,102 45 3.7 2.6- 5.4 754 68.5 64.4-72.3 134 11.6 9.1-14.5 169 16.2 13.3-19.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,572 49 2.7 1.9- 3.8 1,015 68.2 65.4-71.0 262 13.7 11.9-15.7 246 15.4 13.3-17.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,187 41 3.6 2.5- 5.2 717 62.3 59.0-65.5 246 18.8 16.4-21.4 183 15.3 13.0-18.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,143 31 2.5 1.6- 3.8 661 59.8 56.2-63.3 254 19.7 17.2-22.6 197 18.0 15.3-21.1
2nd Quartile 972 29 3.1 2.0- 4.8 669 71.1 67.6-74.4 129 11.8 9.7-14.3 145 14.0 11.5-16.8
3rd Quartile 1,120 45 3.7 2.6- 5.2 716 65.0 61.4-68.4 196 16.5 14.0-19.3 163 14.8 12.4-17.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 626 30 4.9 3.0- 8.0 440 71.8 66.6-76.5 63 7.8 5.6-10.8 93 15.5 11.6-20.3

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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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