BRFSS 2021 - North Carolina: (Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?)

2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
North Carolina	4,068	190	4.6	3.8- 5.6	3,878	95.4	94.4-96.2
-FEMALES	2,226	116	5.5	4.3- 7.1	2,110	94.5	92.9-95.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	1,394	28	2.7	1.5- 4.8	1,366	97.3	95.2-98.5
Non-Hispanic Black	464	55	11.7	8.5-16.0	409	88.3	84.0-91.5
Other	344	31	8.4	5.3-13.0	313	91.6	87.0-94.7
AGE
18-34	353	16	4.3	2.5- 7.3	337	95.7	92.7-97.5
35-44	342	17	6.9	4.1-11.3	325	93.1	88.7-95.9
45-54	340	21	5.9	3.3-10.2	319	94.1	89.8-96.7
55-64	407	31	6.4	4.1- 9.8	376	93.6	90.2-95.9
65-74	445	17	6.2	2.5-14.8	428	93.8	85.2-97.5
75+	290	11	2.4	1.2- 4.8	279	97.6	95.2-98.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	197	20	15.4	8.7-25.9	177	84.6	74.1-91.3
H.S. or G.E.D.	473	25	3.5	2.0- 6.1	448	96.5	93.9-98.0
Some Post-H.S.	624	22	3.4	2.1- 5.5	602	96.6	94.5-97.9
College Graduate	925	48	5.5	3.9- 7.8	877	94.5	92.2-96.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	150	23	14.5	8.7-23.3	127	85.5	76.7-91.3
$15,000- 24,999	224	16	8.7	4.5-16.2	208	91.3	83.8-95.5
$25,000- 34,999	249	11	7.8	3.1-18.5	238	92.2	81.5-96.9
$35,000- 49,999	199	***	***	***	189	93.8	87.8-97.0
$50,000- 74,999	260	***	***	***	252	97.0	93.6-98.6
$75,000+	617	18	3.0	1.7- 5.3	599	97.0	94.7-98.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	743	74	12.0	8.7-16.3	669	88.0	83.7-91.3
No	1,467	41	2.5	1.7- 3.7	1,426	97.5	96.3-98.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	66	***	***	***	58	88.6	76.4-94.9
Non-Veteran	2,157	108	5.4	4.1- 7.0	2,049	94.6	93.0-95.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	635	36	5.5	3.8- 8.0	599	94.5	92.0-96.2
Regional City or Suburban County	590	34	6.1	4.0- 9.1	556	93.9	90.9-96.0
Rural	1,001	46	5.1	3.1- 8.4	955	94.9	91.6-96.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,070	45	4.1	2.9- 5.8	1,025	95.9	94.2-97.1
Unemployed	111	14	11.4	6.0-20.6	97	88.6	79.4-94.0
Retired	668	22	4.0	1.7- 9.3	646	96.0	90.7-98.3
Unable to Work	170	26	19.8	12.4-30.1	144	80.2	69.9-87.6
Other not in Labor Force	192	***	***	***	186	97.6	93.6-99.1
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	63	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	196	21	12.3	7.1-20.4	175	87.7	79.6-92.9
101% to 150%	212	14	6.6	3.5-12.0	198	93.4	88.0-96.5
151% to 200%	178	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	1,047	36	3.4	2.3- 5.1	1,011	96.6	94.9-97.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	676	37	4.4	2.8- 6.8	639	95.6	93.2-97.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	877	43	6.2	4.0- 9.6	834	93.8	90.4-96.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	673	36	5.5	3.8- 7.9	637	94.5	92.1-96.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	642	19	3.7	1.7- 8.0	623	96.3	92.0-98.3
2nd Quartile	544	33	6.4	4.2- 9.4	511	93.6	90.6-95.8
3rd Quartile	642	41	6.8	4.7- 9.7	601	93.2	90.3-95.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	398	23	4.9	2.6- 8.9	375	95.1	91.1-97.4

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

4,068

190

4.6

3.8- 5.6

3,878

95.4

94.4-96.2

-FEMALES

2,226

116

5.5

4.3- 7.1

2,110

94.5

92.9-95.7

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

1,394

2.7

1.5- 4.8

1,366

97.3

95.2-98.5

Non-Hispanic Black

464

11.7

8.5-16.0

409

88.3

84.0-91.5

Other

344

8.4

5.3-13.0

313

91.6

87.0-94.7

AGE

18-34

353

4.3

2.5- 7.3

337

95.7

92.7-97.5

35-44

342

6.9

4.1-11.3

325

93.1

88.7-95.9

45-54

340

5.9

3.3-10.2

319

94.1

89.8-96.7

55-64

407

6.4

4.1- 9.8

376

93.6

90.2-95.9

65-74

445

6.2

2.5-14.8

428

93.8

85.2-97.5

75+

290

2.4

1.2- 4.8

279

97.6

95.2-98.8

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

197

15.4

8.7-25.9

177

84.6

74.1-91.3

H.S. or G.E.D.

473

3.5

2.0- 6.1

448

96.5

93.9-98.0

Some Post-H.S.

624

3.4

2.1- 5.5

602

96.6

94.5-97.9

College Graduate

925

5.5

3.9- 7.8

877

94.5

92.2-96.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

150

14.5

8.7-23.3

127

85.5

76.7-91.3

$15,000- 24,999

224

8.7

4.5-16.2

208

91.3

83.8-95.5

$25,000- 34,999

249

7.8

3.1-18.5

238

92.2

81.5-96.9

$35,000- 49,999

199

***

189

93.8

87.8-97.0

$50,000- 74,999

260

***

252

97.0

93.6-98.6

$75,000+

617

3.0

1.7- 5.3

599

97.0

94.7-98.3

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

743

12.0

8.7-16.3

669

88.0

83.7-91.3

1,467

2.5

1.7- 3.7

1,426

97.5

96.3-98.3

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

***

88.6

76.4-94.9

Non-Veteran

2,157

108

5.4

4.1- 7.0

2,049

94.6

93.0-95.9

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

635

5.5

3.8- 8.0

599

94.5

92.0-96.2

Regional City or Suburban County

590

6.1

4.0- 9.1

556

93.9

90.9-96.0

Rural

1,001

5.1

3.1- 8.4

955

94.9

91.6-96.9

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,070

4.1

2.9- 5.8

1,025

95.9

94.2-97.1

Unemployed

111

11.4

6.0-20.6

88.6

79.4-94.0

Retired

668

4.0

1.7- 9.3

646

96.0

90.7-98.3

Unable to Work

170

19.8

12.4-30.1

144

80.2

69.9-87.6

Other not in Labor Force

192

***

186

97.6

93.6-99.1

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

196

12.3

7.1-20.4

175

87.7

79.6-92.9

101% to 150%

212

6.6

3.5-12.0

198

93.4

88.0-96.5

151% to 200%

178

***

More than 200%

1,047

3.4

2.3- 5.1

1,011

96.6

94.9-97.7

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

676

4.4

2.8- 6.8

639

95.6

93.2-97.2

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

877

6.2

4.0- 9.6

834

93.8

90.4-96.0

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

673

5.5

3.8- 7.9

637

94.5

92.1-96.2

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

642

3.7

1.7- 8.0

623

96.3

92.0-98.3

2nd Quartile

544

6.4

4.2- 9.4

511

93.6

90.6-95.8

3rd Quartile

642

6.8

4.7- 9.7

601

93.2

90.3-95.3

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

398

4.9

2.6- 8.9

375

95.1

91.1-97.4

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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 experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?