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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,068 190 4.6 3.8- 5.6 3,878 95.4 94.4-96.2
-Non-Hispanic White 2,582 53 2.5 1.7- 3.8 2,529 97.5 96.2-98.3
GENDER
Male 1,188 25 2.3 1.4- 3.9 1,163 97.7 96.1-98.6
Female 1,394 28 2.7 1.5- 4.8 1,366 97.3 95.2-98.5
AGE
18-34 391 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 342 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 399 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 484 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 565 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 364 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 550 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 710 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 1,192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 373 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 963 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 803 38 5.9 3.7- 9.5 765 94.1 90.5-96.3
No 1,761 *** *** *** *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,242 49 2.7 1.7- 4.0 2,193 97.3 96.0-98.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 723 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 710 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 1,149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,358 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unemployed 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 839 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 123 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 159 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 197 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,557 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 1,996 33 2.2 1.3- 3.7 1,963 97.8 96.3-98.7
Rent 425 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 593 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,178 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 811 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 897 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 687 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 716 19 2.6 1.5- 4.3 697 97.4 95.7-98.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 282 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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