2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?

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  Total
Respond.^
Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,232 1,760 55.1 52.8-57.4 230 7.0 6.0- 8.2 332 10.2 8.9-11.6 300 8.1 7.0- 9.3 610 19.6 17.7-21.6
Eastern NC 1,190 691 56.4 52.4-60.3 89 6.7 5.0- 8.8 104 9.4 7.4-11.8 79 6.3 4.7- 8.4 227 21.2 18.0-24.9
GENDER
Male 539 308 56.1 50.1-62.0 47 7.3 4.8-11.0 37 6.9 4.7-10.1 38 7.5 4.9-11.3 109 22.1 17.2-28.0
Female 651 383 56.7 51.4-61.8 42 6.1 4.2- 8.8 67 11.7 8.7-15.6 41 5.1 3.4- 7.6 118 20.4 16.3-25.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 670 459 67.2 62.4-71.6 54 7.0 4.9- 9.8 66 11.3 8.5-14.9 44 7.1 4.9-10.3 47 7.4 5.3-10.3
Non-Hispanic Black 249 123 40.0 32.2-48.5 *** *** *** 16 5.9 3.3-10.1 *** *** *** 82 43.8 35.3-52.8
Other 249 96 38.1 29.1-48.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 94 39.9 30.9-49.5
AGE
18-34 204 81 43.1 34.4-52.2 21 8.7 5.1-14.4 29 12.4 8.1-18.5 20 8.8 5.2-14.4 53 27.1 19.5-36.3
35-44 186 84 44.6 35.7-53.9 *** *** *** 23 13.2 8.1-20.7 *** *** *** 52 27.5 19.4-37.4
45-54 177 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 6.7 3.8-11.7 *** *** *** 38 24.5 16.3-35.1
55-64 242 147 65.3 56.9-72.8 *** *** *** 20 9.3 5.2-16.0 *** *** *** 41 14.7 9.9-21.3
65-74 230 155 63.5 54.2-71.9 18 9.2 5.0-16.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 18.6 11.9-27.8
75+ 135 110 84.0 72.8-91.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 302 194 58.8 50.6-66.6 *** *** *** 21 8.8 5.0-15.0 *** *** *** 58 23.2 16.5-31.5
Some Post-H.S. 389 232 57.2 50.5-63.6 33 7.8 4.9-12.3 33 7.6 5.1-11.2 29 6.9 4.5-10.6 62 20.5 15.3-26.9
College Graduate 373 200 49.1 42.8-55.5 30 8.6 5.6-12.8 46 17.1 12.4-23.2 34 8.0 5.3-12.1 63 17.2 12.8-22.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 443 259 55.2 48.7-61.5 33 6.9 4.3-10.8 35 9.4 6.2-14.1 34 7.7 4.9-11.9 82 20.7 15.7-26.8
No 735 425 57.0 51.9-61.9 54 6.6 4.6- 9.4 68 9.4 7.0-12.5 45 5.4 3.6- 8.0 143 21.6 17.4-26.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 199 123 58.0 48.4-67.0 20 9.8 5.5-16.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 19.1 12.4-28.3
Non-Veteran 989 566 56.0 51.6-60.3 69 6.1 4.4- 8.4 89 10.0 7.7-12.8 67 6.2 4.6- 8.4 198 21.7 18.1-25.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 626 321 51.9 46.6-57.1 50 6.6 4.6- 9.3 73 11.3 8.5-14.8 45 7.9 5.4-11.3 137 22.4 18.2-27.2
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 336 249 71.7 64.3-78.1 22 5.4 3.1- 9.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 32 12.9 8.3-19.5
Unable to Work 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 21.8 14.1-32.2
$35,000- 49,999 124 *** *** *** 14 10.4 5.7-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 147 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 10.8 6.3-18.0 17 10.2 5.7-17.6 20 21.2 13.1-32.5
$75,000+ 327 186 59.6 52.6-66.2 23 6.1 3.7- 9.8 39 11.4 7.9-16.1 27 7.6 4.7-12.0 52 15.3 10.6-21.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 258 169 61.9 53.0-70.0 *** *** *** 18 8.8 4.9-15.2 *** *** *** 45 19.2 13.5-26.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 134 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 107 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 568 323 55.4 49.9-60.8 44 6.8 4.8- 9.5 63 11.0 8.2-14.4 47 8.0 5.6-11.4 91 18.8 14.5-24.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 258 169 61.9 53.0-70.0 *** *** *** 18 8.8 4.9-15.2 *** *** *** 45 19.2 13.5-26.7
HOUSING
Own 842 519 61.2 56.6-65.6 64 6.6 4.8- 9.0 72 8.9 6.6-11.9 56 6.6 4.6- 9.2 131 16.8 13.6-20.6
Rent 264 126 47.1 39.2-55.2 19 7.4 4.1-13.0 26 11.9 7.7-18.1 *** *** *** 79 29.3 22.3-37.3
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 287 145 48.5 41.3-55.8 26 8.9 5.5-14.1 31 10.4 6.8-15.6 *** *** *** 67 26.4 20.4-33.5
Rural 818 501 61.5 56.4-66.3 60 5.9 4.1- 8.4 58 7.4 5.2-10.3 50 5.4 3.7- 7.9 149 19.8 15.7-24.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 669 384 55.1 49.2-60.8 51 6.7 4.4-10.2 41 6.5 4.2- 9.8 38 4.7 2.9- 7.5 155 27.0 21.9-32.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 249 153 61.9 53.9-69.3 21 6.6 4.0-10.6 21 8.2 4.8-13.5 *** *** *** 36 16.8 11.3-24.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 272 154 53.7 46.5-60.9 17 6.8 4.0-11.3 42 16.4 11.7-22.5 23 9.2 5.7-14.7 36 13.8 9.7-19.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 214 127 54.1 45.9-62.1 *** *** *** 34 19.7 13.6-27.6 20 10.5 6.2-17.3 22 10.8 6.9-16.5
2nd Quartile 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 9.4 5.2-16.5 *** *** *** 26 20.0 12.7-30.1
3rd Quartile 319 177 54.0 46.9-60.9 29 8.7 5.4-13.6 25 8.7 5.5-13.6 22 5.3 3.2- 8.8 66 23.4 17.9-29.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 516 311 60.1 53.0-66.9 38 5.7 3.4- 9.4 27 4.5 2.6- 7.7 *** *** *** 113 25.3 19.1-32.8

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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