2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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/refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,480 107 3.1 2.4- 3.8 2,454 71.3 69.2-73.4 425 10.6 9.4-11.9 494 15.0 13.3-17.0
Eastern NC 1,286 45 4.3 2.9- 6.4 947 72.6 68.9-75.9 103 7.4 5.7- 9.4 191 15.8 13.0-19.0
GENDER
Male 579 22 5.5 3.2- 9.3 429 71.3 65.6-76.4 41 6.0 4.0- 8.9 87 17.2 13.0-22.4
Female 707 23 3.2 1.9- 5.5 518 73.7 69.0-77.9 62 8.7 6.3-11.8 104 14.4 11.1-18.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 710 *** *** *** 515 72.5 67.9-76.6 75 10.2 7.7-13.3 110 15.6 12.3-19.7
Non-Hispanic Black 277 22 8.7 4.8-15.3 208 74.1 65.7-81.0 *** *** *** 35 14.5 9.2-22.0
Other 266 *** *** *** 209 73.6 63.8-81.5 *** *** *** 28 13.1 7.2-22.8
AGE
18-34 211 *** *** *** 168 76.1 67.7-82.8 *** *** *** 19 9.7 5.6-16.3
35-44 196 *** *** *** 151 74.0 64.8-81.5 *** *** *** 21 13.4 7.7-22.1
45-54 191 *** *** *** 140 70.2 60.2-78.6 15 6.5 3.6-11.3 28 18.8 11.5-29.2
55-64 252 *** *** *** 186 70.4 60.7-78.5 23 8.2 4.7-14.1 32 18.2 11.1-28.4
65-74 260 *** *** *** 183 73.1 65.4-79.7 23 7.1 4.3-11.5 50 19.0 13.3-26.5
75+ 151 *** *** *** 105 70.6 59.2-79.8 *** *** *** 30 15.8 9.7-24.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 317 *** *** *** 234 72.8 65.2-79.2 23 6.5 3.7-11.0 50 17.0 11.8-23.9
Some Post-H.S. 418 *** *** *** 319 73.8 67.5-79.2 25 6.3 3.9-10.0 58 14.4 10.3-19.9
College Graduate 414 *** *** *** 294 71.9 66.2-76.9 46 10.3 7.5-14.0 65 15.7 11.8-20.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 480 23 5.2 3.0- 8.9 353 73.0 66.9-78.3 38 7.5 5.0-11.2 66 14.3 10.1-19.8
No 790 22 3.8 2.1- 6.6 585 72.6 68.0-76.8 61 6.9 4.9- 9.4 122 16.8 13.3-20.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 217 *** *** *** 164 74.2 65.0-81.6 15 4.4 2.5- 7.8 32 18.0 11.4-27.4
Non-Veteran 1,064 39 4.5 2.9- 6.9 782 72.5 68.5-76.2 88 8.0 6.1-10.4 155 14.9 12.0-18.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 655 22 4.1 2.4- 6.8 505 76.5 71.8-80.6 52 7.1 5.0- 9.9 76 12.3 9.2-16.4
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 379 *** *** *** 271 70.5 63.3-76.8 34 9.9 6.4-15.1 68 18.5 13.2-25.2
Unable to Work 125 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 138 *** *** *** 107 75.1 63.7-83.8 *** *** *** 22 19.9 11.8-31.5
$50,000- 74,999 154 *** *** *** 119 79.1 69.4-86.3 *** *** *** 22 12.7 7.2-21.5
$75,000+ 345 *** *** *** 259 72.9 66.1-78.7 39 10.6 7.3-15.0 37 13.2 8.7-19.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 *** *** *** 193 66.4 58.2-73.8 22 6.8 3.8-11.6 72 21.0 15.2-28.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 602 16 3.3 1.9- 5.6 457 73.4 68.3-78.0 55 8.7 6.3-11.9 74 14.5 10.8-19.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 297 *** *** *** 193 66.4 58.2-73.8 22 6.8 3.8-11.6 72 21.0 15.2-28.4
HOUSING
Own 922 21 2.7 1.7- 4.4 669 71.0 66.7-75.0 83 8.5 6.4-11.1 149 17.8 14.4-21.8
Rent 269 *** *** *** 208 78.5 71.2-84.4 17 5.6 3.2- 9.7 24 8.0 4.8-13.0
Other arrangement 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 19.4 11.8-30.3
Regional City or Suburban County 299 *** *** *** 229 72.8 65.5-79.0 21 6.1 3.6-10.1 38 15.4 10.5-21.9
Rural 894 33 3.8 2.4- 6.0 659 73.4 68.8-77.5 70 7.3 5.4- 9.9 132 15.5 12.2-19.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 721 28 5.3 3.1- 9.0 555 75.0 69.5-79.7 42 4.8 3.1- 7.2 96 14.9 11.1-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 278 *** *** *** 197 70.7 63.4-77.0 26 9.6 6.0-14.9 46 17.3 12.2-24.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 287 *** *** *** 195 69.3 62.3-75.5 35 10.7 7.1-15.8 49 15.9 11.3-21.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 233 *** *** *** 151 64.3 56.4-71.6 31 12.3 8.1-18.2 47 20.7 14.8-28.1
2nd Quartile 149 *** *** *** 109 72.4 62.5-80.6 *** *** *** 23 17.1 10.4-26.9
3rd Quartile 348 *** *** *** 254 70.3 63.3-76.5 30 8.4 5.3-13.0 49 15.3 10.7-21.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 556 *** *** *** 433 79.1 73.2-84.0 31 4.4 2.8- 7.0 72 13.0 8.9-18.7

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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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