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
-MALES 1,084 40 4.1 2.8- 5.9 921 84.5 81.6-87.0 66 5.8 4.4- 7.7 57 5.6 4.1- 7.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 688 13 2.3 1.2- 4.3 600 87.3 84.0-90.0 43 5.7 4.1- 8.0 32 4.7 3.1- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 155 17 9.8 5.7-16.4 113 72.6 63.5-80.1 *** *** *** 18 11.8 6.8-19.6
Other 219 *** *** *** 191 86.7 79.2-91.7 15 6.5 3.2-12.7 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 286 12 4.7 2.4- 8.9 242 82.0 75.7-86.9 17 7.1 4.2-11.8 15 6.2 3.4-11.1
35-44 243 11 4.6 2.1- 9.7 205 85.3 78.9-90.0 19 5.8 3.4- 9.8 *** *** ***
45-54 264 *** *** *** 218 85.1 79.8-89.3 16 4.7 2.8- 7.8 20 7.2 4.3-11.9
55-64 185 *** *** *** 165 88.7 82.3-92.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** 87 83.2 71.1-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 270 *** *** *** 230 83.8 77.9-88.4 19 7.1 4.3-11.6 13 6.1 3.4-10.8
Some Post-H.S. 262 12 4.5 2.2- 8.7 228 86.2 80.3-90.6 12 5.3 2.8- 9.8 *** *** ***
College Graduate 442 14 3.4 1.9- 6.1 370 84.0 79.8-87.4 28 5.7 3.8- 8.4 30 6.9 4.6-10.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 119 *** *** *** 102 85.4 75.8-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 162 *** *** *** 140 86.5 78.4-91.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 455 *** *** *** 398 87.5 83.6-90.7 31 7.1 4.7-10.5 18 3.7 2.3- 6.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 199 13 5.9 3.1-10.8 161 83.5 76.7-88.7 15 6.2 3.2-11.4 *** *** ***
No 883 27 3.6 2.3- 5.7 758 84.7 81.4-87.4 51 5.8 4.2- 7.9 47 5.9 4.2- 8.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 *** *** *** 144 90.8 84.8-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 920 35 4.2 2.9- 6.2 776 83.8 80.6-86.5 58 6.0 4.4- 8.1 51 6.0 4.3- 8.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 376 16 4.6 2.6- 8.1 302 81.2 76.1-85.4 32 6.8 4.6- 9.9 26 7.4 4.7-11.5
Regional City or Suburban County 290 *** *** *** 250 84.2 78.2-88.8 22 8.4 5.1-13.4 11 4.6 2.4- 8.6
Rural 418 17 4.6 2.6- 7.9 369 88.0 83.4-91.4 12 2.7 1.4- 5.3 20 4.7 2.6- 8.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,084 40 4.1 2.8- 5.9 921 84.5 81.6-87.0 66 5.8 4.4- 7.7 57 5.6 4.1- 7.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 682 17 2.3 1.3- 4.0 596 87.4 84.1-90.1 38 5.3 3.7- 7.6 31 5.0 3.2- 7.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 259 13 5.5 2.9-10.1 228 87.1 80.9-91.5 11 5.1 2.4-10.4 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 446 17 4.5 2.5- 7.9 363 81.0 76.0-85.1 36 7.0 4.8-10.2 30 7.5 4.9-11.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 379 *** *** *** 330 86.5 81.8-90.1 19 5.0 3.0- 8.2 20 5.6 3.3- 9.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 344 *** *** *** 298 88.1 83.8-91.5 23 6.6 4.1-10.3 18 4.5 2.6- 7.6
2nd Quartile 300 12 4.5 2.3- 8.6 253 83.1 77.3-87.7 16 4.4 2.5- 7.6 19 8.0 4.8-13.0
3rd Quartile 306 15 6.2 3.6-10.6 256 82.1 76.0-87.0 22 7.6 4.5-12.4 13 4.1 2.0- 8.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 134 *** *** *** 114 83.9 73.8-90.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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