2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months at work, do you feel you were treated worse than, the same as, or better than 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 2,119 102 4.8 3.8- 6.1 1,785 84.7 82.8-86.5 134 5.8 4.8- 7.0 98 4.7 3.7- 5.9
GENDER
Male 1,084 40 4.1 2.8- 5.9 921 84.5 81.6-87.0 66 5.8 4.4- 7.7 57 5.6 4.1- 7.7
Female 1,035 62 5.7 4.2- 7.6 864 85.0 82.4-87.3 68 5.7 4.4- 7.4 41 3.6 2.6- 5.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,318 22 1.8 1.1- 3.0 1,142 87.2 85.0-89.1 93 6.4 5.1- 8.0 61 4.5 3.4- 6.1
Non-Hispanic Black 370 51 13.5 9.9-18.0 276 75.4 69.9-80.2 17 4.4 2.6- 7.5 26 6.7 4.2-10.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 51 *** *** *** 42 88.4 76.4-94.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 272 16 6.2 3.3-11.4 234 86.6 80.7-90.9 15 4.6 2.4- 8.5 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 524 22 4.1 2.5- 6.5 451 85.7 81.8-88.9 32 6.2 4.2- 9.1 19 4.0 2.4- 6.7
35-44 484 32 6.6 4.3-10.0 398 83.6 79.3-87.2 35 5.7 3.8- 8.3 19 4.1 2.4- 6.9
45-54 502 28 5.9 3.8- 8.9 416 83.5 79.4-86.9 28 4.5 3.0- 6.6 30 6.2 4.1- 9.2
55-64 401 13 2.9 1.5- 5.6 345 86.4 82.1-89.8 23 6.1 3.9- 9.5 20 4.5 2.8- 7.3
65-74 137 *** *** *** 117 83.7 74.3-90.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 26 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 151 *** *** *** 129 86.4 78.0-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 438 20 4.2 2.6- 6.9 377 86.1 81.9-89.5 23 4.9 3.0- 7.8 18 4.8 2.8- 7.9
Some Post-H.S. 530 26 4.5 2.8- 7.1 452 86.1 82.3-89.2 29 5.5 3.6- 8.2 23 3.9 2.4- 6.4
College Graduate 988 47 5.3 3.7- 7.3 817 82.1 79.2-84.7 72 7.2 5.6- 9.1 52 5.4 4.0- 7.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 400 30 6.2 4.0- 9.3 328 84.4 79.9-88.1 27 5.7 3.5- 9.1 15 3.7 2.1- 6.5
No 1,711 72 4.6 3.5- 6.0 1,449 84.7 82.6-86.6 107 5.8 4.7- 7.2 83 4.9 3.8- 6.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 195 *** *** *** 173 90.9 85.7-94.3 11 5.6 3.0-10.1 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,919 96 5.0 4.0- 6.4 1,608 84.3 82.3-86.1 123 5.8 4.7- 7.1 92 4.9 3.8- 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,119 102 4.8 3.8- 6.1 1,785 84.7 82.8-86.5 134 5.8 4.8- 7.0 98 4.7 3.7- 5.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 127 *** *** *** 103 81.0 71.2-88.0 12 12.3 6.5-22.0 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 195 *** *** *** 165 83.0 74.8-89.0 *** *** *** 12 8.0 3.9-15.7
$35,000- 49,999 224 16 7.3 4.0-13.0 192 88.2 82.3-92.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 303 19 5.8 3.5- 9.5 252 83.8 78.3-88.2 16 4.2 2.4- 7.3 16 6.2 3.4-11.1
$75,000-100,000 283 *** *** *** 243 85.1 79.5-89.4 22 7.6 4.6-12.3 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 314 *** *** *** 272 86.6 81.7-90.3 21 6.8 4.3-10.6 11 4.0 2.1- 7.6
$150,000+ 286 *** *** *** 240 83.5 77.9-87.9 28 8.7 5.9-12.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 345 21 6.0 3.6-10.1 282 84.5 79.6-88.4 16 3.4 1.9- 5.9 26 6.0 3.9- 9.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 105 *** *** *** 88 83.2 72.2-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 168 14 7.9 4.0-15.0 136 79.2 69.9-86.2 12 9.8 5.0-18.3 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 153 *** *** *** 133 86.4 78.6-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,308 50 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,114 85.4 83.0-87.5 90 6.2 5.0- 7.8 54 4.4 3.2- 6.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 345 21 6.0 3.6-10.1 282 84.5 79.6-88.4 16 3.4 1.9- 5.9 26 6.0 3.9- 9.3
HOUSING
Own 1,403 58 4.7 3.5- 6.3 1,188 84.3 81.9-86.4 86 5.8 4.6- 7.4 71 5.2 4.0- 6.8
Rent 567 36 6.2 4.3- 9.0 468 83.5 79.6-86.8 41 6.3 4.4- 8.9 22 4.0 2.4- 6.5
Other arrangement 130 *** *** *** 112 91.5 85.8-95.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 709 39 6.1 4.3- 8.7 566 80.5 76.9-83.7 68 8.2 6.3-10.5 36 5.2 3.5- 7.6
Regional City or Suburban County 580 24 3.8 2.3- 6.1 491 85.3 81.6-88.4 37 6.1 4.2- 8.9 28 4.8 3.2- 7.2
Rural 830 39 4.5 3.0- 6.5 728 88.4 85.5-90.8 29 3.1 2.0- 4.8 34 4.0 2.6- 6.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 545 33 5.4 3.5- 8.1 471 87.5 83.7-90.5 22 3.9 2.3- 6.7 19 3.2 1.9- 5.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 844 39 4.7 3.3- 6.9 696 83.2 79.9-86.0 62 6.3 4.7- 8.3 47 5.8 4.1- 8.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 730 30 4.6 3.1- 6.9 618 84.7 81.4-87.4 50 6.3 4.7- 8.5 32 4.4 2.9- 6.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 652 14 1.6 0.8- 3.1 556 87.3 84.2-89.8 52 7.1 5.2- 9.5 30 4.0 2.7- 6.0
2nd Quartile 551 32 6.3 4.3- 9.1 466 83.8 79.8-87.1 26 4.2 2.7- 6.4 27 5.7 3.7- 8.7
3rd Quartile 627 35 5.9 4.0- 8.5 520 83.3 79.6-86.5 44 6.9 4.9- 9.7 28 3.9 2.5- 6.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 289 21 7.6 4.3-13.0 243 83.5 77.1-88.4 12 3.7 1.8- 7.5 13 5.2 2.8- 9.5

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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 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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