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
-MALES 1,720 54 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,154 68.7 66.0-71.4 253 12.8 11.1-14.8 259 15.6 13.5-17.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,123 *** *** *** 746 68.4 65.1-71.6 184 13.9 11.9-16.3 183 16.7 14.1-19.7
Non-Hispanic Black 290 28 7.6 4.9-11.5 194 68.6 61.8-74.8 31 10.8 7.0-16.4 37 12.9 9.0-18.3
Other 274 15 5.9 3.0-11.2 194 72.1 64.2-78.8 34 9.8 6.2-15.1 31 12.2 7.6-19.0
AGE
18-34 312 11 3.8 2.0- 7.3 205 66.6 60.0-72.6 48 12.3 8.9-16.8 48 17.2 12.5-23.2
35-44 258 11 3.4 1.6- 7.1 183 72.8 65.8-78.8 34 10.4 7.1-14.9 30 13.4 8.8-19.9
45-54 313 *** *** *** 214 68.9 62.5-74.6 43 13.6 9.6-18.9 47 14.8 10.8-20.1
55-64 301 14 4.0 2.3- 7.0 209 70.0 63.3-76.0 39 11.6 7.9-16.7 39 14.3 10.0-20.2
65-74 318 *** *** *** 201 66.0 59.4-71.9 60 17.1 12.8-22.5 50 15.7 11.4-21.3
75+ 188 *** *** *** 125 70.8 62.5-78.0 25 11.8 7.5-18.1 37 17.1 11.6-24.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 156 *** *** *** 103 62.2 51.8-71.5 20 10.4 6.0-17.5 27 23.2 15.2-33.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 432 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 315 72.0 66.6-76.9 39 9.2 6.3-13.1 63 16.0 12.2-20.7
Some Post-H.S. 457 19 3.3 2.0- 5.5 321 72.6 67.6-77.1 53 11.1 8.2-14.8 64 13.0 9.8-17.1
College Graduate 667 14 1.8 0.9- 3.6 410 63.2 59.0-67.3 140 20.0 16.9-23.5 103 14.9 12.1-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.0 5.9-19.6 16 13.5 7.6-22.8
$25,000- 34,999 153 *** *** *** 102 68.4 58.3-77.0 19 11.3 6.5-18.8 25 16.6 9.8-26.5
$35,000- 49,999 210 11 6.1 2.9-12.4 138 67.2 59.0-74.5 32 13.0 8.6-19.3 29 13.6 8.9-20.4
$50,000- 74,999 247 *** *** *** 177 72.3 64.6-78.8 31 9.7 6.4-14.3 35 16.2 10.6-23.9
$75,000+ 582 *** *** *** 398 70.2 65.6-74.4 103 15.6 12.6-19.2 77 13.6 10.5-17.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 527 30 4.9 3.2- 7.5 352 68.5 63.5-73.1 65 11.5 8.6-15.2 80 15.0 11.8-19.0
No 1,184 24 2.0 1.2- 3.2 798 69.0 65.7-72.2 185 13.4 11.3-15.7 177 15.6 13.1-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 428 *** *** *** 308 72.7 67.3-77.5 45 10.6 7.5-14.7 65 15.0 11.4-19.5
Non-Veteran 1,289 44 3.2 2.2- 4.5 845 67.7 64.4-70.7 208 13.5 11.5-15.7 192 15.7 13.3-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 519 18 3.4 1.9- 5.9 326 66.9 61.9-71.5 93 15.1 12.0-18.8 82 14.7 11.4-18.7
Regional City or Suburban County 469 *** *** *** 312 67.5 62.1-72.5 71 14.4 11.0-18.7 78 17.1 13.3-21.8
Rural 732 28 3.9 2.5- 5.9 516 71.3 67.0-75.2 89 9.7 7.6-12.3 99 15.1 11.9-19.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,021 26 2.5 1.6- 4.0 694 68.8 65.3-72.2 147 12.4 10.3-14.9 154 16.3 13.6-19.4
Unemployed 73 11 13.3 7.0-23.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 456 *** *** *** 300 68.7 63.4-73.6 76 15.3 11.9-19.4 75 15.5 11.8-20.0
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** 83 72.4 62.2-80.6 15 10.4 5.7-18.1 15 12.3 7.1-20.4
Other not in Labor Force 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.0 5.4-17.8 16 17.1 9.1-29.7
151% to 200% 136 *** *** *** 94 69.5 59.8-77.8 15 10.2 5.8-17.5 18 12.9 7.6-21.1
More than 200% 982 15 1.5 0.9- 2.7 671 70.7 67.2-73.9 159 13.6 11.4-16.1 137 14.2 11.6-17.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 449 18 4.0 2.3- 6.9 323 72.9 67.3-77.8 48 8.7 6.0-12.3 60 14.5 10.6-19.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 726 17 1.8 1.0- 3.1 486 69.7 65.5-73.5 109 11.9 9.7-14.7 114 16.6 13.5-20.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 545 19 3.3 1.9- 5.6 345 65.1 60.1-69.7 96 16.5 13.2-20.5 85 15.1 11.7-19.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 531 14 2.1 1.1- 4.0 325 62.0 56.7-66.9 102 18.6 14.9-23.0 90 17.3 13.6-21.7
2nd Quartile 453 *** *** *** 322 72.7 67.5-77.3 52 8.7 6.4-11.7 72 16.5 12.7-21.3
3rd Quartile 497 21 3.5 2.2- 5.7 333 69.4 64.4-74.1 77 13.8 10.7-17.6 66 13.3 10.0-17.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 239 12 5.7 2.8-11.2 174 74.1 66.2-80.7 22 6.7 3.7-11.5 31 13.6 8.7-20.5

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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 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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