BRFSS 2021 - North Carolina: (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?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,072	300	7.5	6.5- 8.5	3,772	92.5	91.5-93.5
-FEMALES	2,230	174	7.8	6.6- 9.4	2,056	92.2	90.6-93.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,396	42	3.2	2.3- 4.6	1,354	96.8	95.4-97.7
Non-Hispanic Black	468	82	18.0	14.1-22.8	386	82.0	77.2-85.9
Other	342	48	13.1	9.1-18.6	294	86.9	81.4-90.9
AGE
18-34	355	25	7.3	4.8-11.1	330	92.7	88.9-95.2
35-44	344	36	10.8	7.4-15.5	308	89.2	84.5-92.6
45-54	337	37	9.9	6.7-14.5	300	90.1	85.5-93.3
55-64	407	41	8.9	6.2-12.7	366	91.1	87.3-93.8
65-74	448	22	5.4	3.0- 9.3	426	94.6	90.7-97.0
75+	290	***	***	***	280	97.0	93.4-98.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	199	25	13.4	8.5-20.5	174	86.6	79.5-91.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	474	30	5.3	3.3- 8.4	444	94.7	91.6-96.7
Some Post-H.S.	626	46	7.1	5.1- 9.9	580	92.9	90.1-94.9
College Graduate	924	72	8.3	6.3-10.9	852	91.7	89.1-93.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	153	22	16.5	10.1-25.8	131	83.5	74.2-89.9
$15,000- 24,999	227	26	9.8	5.8-15.9	201	90.2	84.1-94.2
$25,000- 34,999	248	13	5.8	3.0-11.1	235	94.2	88.9-97.0
$35,000- 49,999	199	20	9.4	5.5-15.6	179	90.6	84.4-94.5
$50,000- 74,999	258	23	9.2	5.7-14.6	235	90.8	85.4-94.3
$75,000+	616	30	5.0	3.3- 7.6	586	95.0	92.4-96.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	749	91	12.2	9.5-15.4	658	87.8	84.6-90.5
No	1,465	82	5.8	4.5- 7.6	1,383	94.2	92.4-95.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	68	***	***	***	58	86.9	74.5-93.7
Non-Veteran	2,159	164	7.7	6.4- 9.2	1,995	92.3	90.8-93.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	635	51	8.4	6.2-11.4	584	91.6	88.6-93.8
Regional City or Suburban County	592	51	8.5	6.2-11.7	541	91.5	88.3-93.8
Rural	1,003	72	6.8	5.1- 9.1	931	93.2	90.9-94.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,066	83	6.8	5.3- 8.7	983	93.2	91.3-94.7
Unemployed	111	17	15.0	8.4-25.2	94	85.0	74.8-91.6
Retired	672	27	3.8	2.3- 6.3	645	96.2	93.7-97.7
Unable to Work	174	32	23.4	15.8-33.1	142	76.6	66.9-84.2
Other not in Labor Force	192	12	7.2	3.7-13.6	180	92.8	86.4-96.3
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	64	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	201	22	10.9	6.5-17.8	179	89.1	82.2-93.5
101% to 150%	213	30	12.0	7.7-18.2	183	88.0	81.8-92.3
151% to 200%	178	13	6.4	3.2-12.4	165	93.6	87.6-96.8
More than 200%	1,042	61	6.0	4.4- 8.1	981	94.0	91.9-95.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	680	60	6.6	4.7- 9.3	620	93.4	90.7-95.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	877	64	8.3	6.2-11.0	813	91.7	89.0-93.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	673	50	8.2	6.1-11.0	623	91.8	89.0-93.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	642	33	4.9	3.3- 7.2	609	95.1	92.8-96.7
2nd Quartile	544	41	8.7	6.2-12.0	503	91.3	88.0-93.8
3rd Quartile	644	61	9.7	7.2-12.9	583	90.3	87.1-92.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	400	39	9.0	5.8-13.6	361	91.0	86.4-94.2

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,072

300

7.5

6.5- 8.5

3,772

92.5

91.5-93.5

-FEMALES

2,230

174

7.8

6.6- 9.4

2,056

92.2

90.6-93.4

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,396

3.2

2.3- 4.6

1,354

96.8

95.4-97.7

Non-Hispanic Black

468

18.0

14.1-22.8

386

82.0

77.2-85.9

Other

342

13.1

9.1-18.6

294

86.9

81.4-90.9

AGE

18-34

355

7.3

4.8-11.1

330

92.7

88.9-95.2

35-44

344

10.8

7.4-15.5

308

89.2

84.5-92.6

45-54

337

9.9

6.7-14.5

300

90.1

85.5-93.3

55-64

407

8.9

6.2-12.7

366

91.1

87.3-93.8

65-74

448

5.4

3.0- 9.3

426

94.6

90.7-97.0

75+

290

***

280

97.0

93.4-98.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

199

13.4

8.5-20.5

174

86.6

79.5-91.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

474

5.3

3.3- 8.4

444

94.7

91.6-96.7

Some Post-H.S.

626

7.1

5.1- 9.9

580

92.9

90.1-94.9

College Graduate

924

8.3

6.3-10.9

852

91.7

89.1-93.7

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

153

16.5

10.1-25.8

131

83.5

74.2-89.9

$15,000- 24,999

227

9.8

5.8-15.9

201

90.2

84.1-94.2

$25,000- 34,999

248

5.8

3.0-11.1

235

94.2

88.9-97.0

$35,000- 49,999

199

9.4

5.5-15.6

179

90.6

84.4-94.5

$50,000- 74,999

258

9.2

5.7-14.6

235

90.8

85.4-94.3

$75,000+

616

5.0

3.3- 7.6

586

95.0

92.4-96.7

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

749

12.2

9.5-15.4

658

87.8

84.6-90.5

1,465

5.8

4.5- 7.6

1,383

94.2

92.4-95.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

86.9

74.5-93.7

Non-Veteran

2,159

164

7.7

6.4- 9.2

1,995

92.3

90.8-93.6

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

635

8.4

6.2-11.4

584

91.6

88.6-93.8

Regional City or Suburban County

592

8.5

6.2-11.7

541

91.5

88.3-93.8

Rural

1,003

6.8

5.1- 9.1

931

93.2

90.9-94.9

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,066

6.8

5.3- 8.7

983

93.2

91.3-94.7

Unemployed

111

15.0

8.4-25.2

85.0

74.8-91.6

Retired

672

3.8

2.3- 6.3

645

96.2

93.7-97.7

Unable to Work

174

23.4

15.8-33.1

142

76.6

66.9-84.2

Other not in Labor Force

192

7.2

3.7-13.6

180

92.8

86.4-96.3

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

201

10.9

6.5-17.8

179

89.1

82.2-93.5

101% to 150%

213

12.0

7.7-18.2

183

88.0

81.8-92.3

151% to 200%

178

6.4

3.2-12.4

165

93.6

87.6-96.8

More than 200%

1,042

6.0

4.4- 8.1

981

94.0

91.9-95.6

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

680

6.6

4.7- 9.3

620

93.4

90.7-95.3

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

877

8.3

6.2-11.0

813

91.7

89.0-93.8

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

673

8.2

6.1-11.0

623

91.8

89.0-93.9

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

642

4.9

3.3- 7.2

609

95.1

92.8-96.7

2nd Quartile

544

8.7

6.2-12.0

503

91.3

88.0-93.8

3rd Quartile

644

9.7

7.2-12.9

583

90.3

87.1-92.8

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

400

9.0

5.8-13.6

361

91.0

86.4-94.2

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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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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?