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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 630 *** *** *** 542 87.1 84.0-89.8 50 7.2 5.3- 9.7 29 4.3 2.9- 6.4
Non-Hispanic Black 215 34 16.2 11.2-22.9 163 77.6 70.6-83.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 176 17 6.3 3.6-11.0 147 87.7 81.3-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 238 *** *** *** 209 89.9 85.4-93.2 15 5.2 3.0- 8.9 *** *** ***
35-44 241 21 8.8 5.3-14.2 193 81.9 75.5-86.9 16 5.5 3.1- 9.5 11 3.9 2.0- 7.4
45-54 238 18 8.9 5.3-14.6 198 81.7 75.1-86.8 12 4.3 2.4- 7.6 *** *** ***
55-64 216 *** *** *** 180 83.9 77.5-88.8 17 8.9 5.3-14.6 *** *** ***
65-74 67 *** *** *** 54 83.9 71.7-91.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 168 12 6.4 3.4-11.8 147 90.1 84.2-94.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 268 14 4.5 2.4- 8.3 224 86.0 80.7-90.0 17 5.7 3.3- 9.6 13 3.9 2.1- 7.1
College Graduate 546 33 6.6 4.4- 9.9 447 80.7 76.6-84.3 44 8.3 6.1-11.2 22 4.3 2.8- 6.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 73 *** *** *** 59 84.9 73.1-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 99 *** *** *** 88 91.1 83.0-95.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** 90 91.4 84.1-95.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 141 12 8.5 4.6-15.2 112 80.1 71.5-86.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 428 18 5.4 3.2- 9.0 357 82.6 78.1-86.4 40 8.3 6.0-11.4 13 3.7 2.0- 6.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 201 17 6.5 3.6-11.3 167 85.4 78.8-90.2 12 5.2 2.5-10.3 *** *** ***
No 828 45 5.5 3.9- 7.7 691 84.8 81.8-87.3 56 5.9 4.5- 7.8 36 3.8 2.6- 5.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 999 61 5.8 4.4- 7.8 832 84.8 82.1-87.1 65 5.7 4.3- 7.4 41 3.7 2.6- 5.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 333 23 7.7 4.9-12.1 264 79.8 74.5-84.3 36 9.6 6.8-13.5 *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 290 17 4.8 2.8- 8.1 241 86.5 81.8-90.1 15 3.7 2.1- 6.5 17 5.0 2.9- 8.4
Rural 412 22 4.4 2.6- 7.2 359 88.9 84.9-91.9 17 3.5 1.9- 6.3 14 3.2 1.8- 5.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 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
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** 45 88.0 75.9-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 96 11 9.0 4.3-17.9 78 83.5 72.4-90.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 75 *** *** *** 71 95.7 87.9-98.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 626 33 5.7 3.8- 8.4 518 83.2 79.6-86.3 52 7.3 5.4- 9.7 23 3.8 2.4- 6.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 286 20 5.2 3.0- 9.0 243 87.9 83.0-91.6 11 2.6 1.3- 5.2 12 4.2 2.2- 7.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 398 22 5.1 3.1- 8.1 333 85.6 81.4-89.1 26 5.5 3.5- 8.3 17 3.9 2.2- 6.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 351 20 6.5 4.0-10.4 288 82.7 77.9-86.6 31 7.8 5.3-11.2 12 3.0 1.6- 5.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 308 *** *** *** 258 86.4 81.8-90.0 29 7.6 5.1-11.2 12 3.5 1.9- 6.5
2nd Quartile 251 20 8.3 5.2-13.1 213 84.6 78.9-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 321 20 5.5 3.3- 9.0 264 84.5 79.7-88.3 22 6.3 4.1- 9.7 15 3.7 2.1- 6.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 155 13 7.7 3.8-14.8 129 83.1 74.4-89.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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