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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,348 18 1.2 0.7- 2.1 807 61.4 58.0-64.7 285 19.6 17.1-22.3 238 17.8 15.2-20.7
Non-Hispanic Black 450 44 9.6 6.7-13.6 300 69.6 64.2-74.5 51 10.4 7.5-14.4 55 10.4 7.6-14.0
Other 320 18 5.7 2.9-11.0 212 67.1 59.9-73.6 49 14.4 10.3-19.9 41 12.8 8.7-18.4
AGE
18-34 341 13 4.6 2.6- 8.1 222 68.6 62.5-74.1 68 14.9 11.4-19.1 38 11.9 8.0-17.3
35-44 319 17 4.4 2.4- 7.8 197 63.3 56.6-69.4 74 22.7 17.6-28.7 31 9.7 6.6-14.0
45-54 324 15 3.6 2.0- 6.6 206 68.3 62.2-73.8 52 12.9 9.6-17.3 51 15.1 11.0-20.5
55-64 385 15 3.9 2.1- 7.3 235 61.8 55.6-67.7 75 19.0 14.7-24.2 60 15.2 11.3-20.1
65-74 436 17 3.6 1.8- 7.0 270 58.2 51.3-64.8 70 18.0 13.0-24.4 79 20.2 15.4-26.1
75+ 288 *** *** *** 173 60.3 52.4-67.7 45 14.2 9.7-20.3 66 24.6 18.2-32.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 187 *** *** *** 128 68.4 59.1-76.5 24 12.5 7.3-20.8 28 16.1 10.6-23.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 451 19 3.2 1.7- 5.8 315 70.4 64.5-75.6 55 13.1 9.4-17.9 62 13.4 9.7-18.2
Some Post-H.S. 597 25 4.4 2.8- 7.0 395 66.1 61.1-70.7 71 12.0 9.2-15.5 106 17.5 13.9-21.9
College Graduate 898 30 3.4 2.2- 5.3 489 55.4 51.5-59.2 237 26.2 23.1-29.6 142 15.0 12.5-17.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 17 9.5 5.1-17.1 94 65.9 55.4-75.0 14 10.5 5.5-19.1 21 14.1 8.6-22.5
$15,000- 24,999 217 14 4.0 2.1- 7.5 137 68.7 60.7-75.8 31 14.5 9.7-21.1 35 12.8 8.4-18.9
$25,000- 34,999 237 *** *** *** 168 71.2 62.9-78.4 31 12.3 7.6-19.3 34 14.0 9.1-20.9
$35,000- 49,999 187 *** *** *** 121 67.9 58.4-76.0 29 12.2 7.9-18.4 28 15.8 9.8-24.6
$50,000- 74,999 250 *** *** *** 163 71.5 64.3-77.7 42 13.9 9.8-19.3 40 13.4 8.9-19.5
$75,000+ 604 12 2.3 1.2- 4.4 345 57.5 52.8-62.1 169 26.6 22.7-30.9 78 13.6 10.6-17.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 735 48 5.9 4.1- 8.4 451 62.5 57.8-67.1 112 14.0 11.1-17.6 124 17.5 14.1-21.6
No 1,396 32 2.4 1.6- 3.7 876 64.9 61.6-68.0 276 18.2 15.9-20.8 212 14.5 12.3-17.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.8 8.4-27.8 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,073 79 3.6 2.7- 4.8 1,290 64.2 61.5-66.8 376 16.8 14.9-18.9 328 15.4 13.5-17.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 606 27 5.2 3.3- 8.0 334 57.7 52.9-62.3 149 21.6 18.1-25.5 96 15.5 12.4-19.3
Regional City or Suburban County 571 21 3.4 2.0- 5.6 365 65.6 60.7-70.2 108 16.9 13.6-20.9 77 14.1 10.9-18.2
Rural 964 33 2.6 1.6- 4.1 633 68.1 63.8-72.1 132 12.8 10.2-15.8 166 16.6 13.5-20.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,022 35 3.2 2.1- 4.7 628 63.9 60.2-67.4 221 19.1 16.5-22.0 138 13.9 11.4-16.7
Unemployed 101 *** *** *** 69 75.2 64.2-83.8 *** *** *** 15 10.1 5.3-18.3
Retired 656 17 1.7 0.9- 3.3 400 58.9 53.5-64.1 104 17.4 13.5-22.0 135 22.0 17.8-26.8
Unable to Work 169 15 12.3 6.8-21.2 106 63.3 53.8-71.9 18 9.3 5.2-16.2 30 15.0 10.0-22.1
Other not in Labor Force 180 *** *** *** 123 71.5 62.2-79.3 35 14.0 9.4-20.2 16 10.6 5.4-19.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 192 14 6.3 3.2-12.1 130 69.7 61.0-77.2 21 12.4 7.7-19.5 27 11.5 7.3-17.9
101% to 150% 205 11 3.8 1.8- 7.8 141 71.1 62.3-78.5 25 11.8 7.0-19.3 28 13.4 8.3-20.9
151% to 200% 168 *** *** *** 115 75.5 66.7-82.6 19 9.2 5.2-15.8 27 12.1 7.7-18.4
More than 200% 1,015 22 2.2 1.3- 3.7 607 61.3 57.5-64.9 242 22.1 19.3-25.3 144 14.4 11.8-17.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 653 27 3.5 2.1- 5.9 431 65.0 59.3-70.4 86 13.8 10.3-18.4 109 17.6 13.5-22.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 846 32 3.5 2.2- 5.4 529 67.0 63.0-70.9 153 15.2 12.6-18.2 132 14.3 11.6-17.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 642 22 3.9 2.4- 6.3 372 59.9 55.4-64.2 150 20.7 17.4-24.3 98 15.5 12.5-19.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 612 17 2.7 1.5- 4.9 336 57.9 53.0-62.7 152 20.7 17.4-24.5 107 18.6 14.8-23.1
2nd Quartile 519 22 4.0 2.4- 6.7 347 69.8 64.9-74.3 77 14.4 11.2-18.5 73 11.7 9.0-15.2
3rd Quartile 623 24 3.9 2.4- 6.2 383 61.3 56.3-66.2 119 18.7 15.1-22.9 97 16.1 12.7-20.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 387 18 4.4 2.2- 8.5 266 70.1 62.8-76.5 41 8.7 5.8-12.8 62 16.9 11.6-23.9

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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 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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