2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months, do you feel that in general 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,026 287 10.8 9.2-12.6 2,125 70.9 68.7-73.0 614 18.3 16.7-20.0
Eastern NC 1,104 122 13.8 10.8-17.4 833 72.2 68.2-75.9 149 14.0 11.5-17.0
GENDER
Male 509 55 17.2 12.3-23.5 402 72.3 66.1-77.8 52 10.5 7.6-14.3
Female 595 67 10.5 7.5-14.3 431 72.1 66.8-76.8 97 17.5 13.6-22.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 628 31 5.2 3.3- 8.1 482 75.7 71.0-79.9 115 19.1 15.4-23.4
Non-Hispanic Black 223 54 31.5 23.0-41.6 158 64.2 54.4-73.0 *** *** ***
Other 235 33 16.7 10.7-25.0 181 72.8 63.4-80.5 21 10.5 5.9-18.2
AGE
18-34 192 24 18.7 11.6-28.7 133 61.8 52.2-70.6 35 19.5 13.5-27.3
35-44 174 21 13.8 7.5-23.9 130 72.0 61.6-80.5 23 14.2 8.6-22.7
45-54 163 22 17.4 10.2-28.1 121 71.5 60.9-80.1 20 11.1 6.7-17.9
55-64 222 32 14.4 9.1-22.3 171 77.7 69.5-84.2 19 7.8 4.5-13.2
65-74 210 *** *** *** 165 79.7 72.2-85.6 33 13.7 9.2-20.0
75+ 129 *** *** *** 103 80.0 68.0-88.4 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 118 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 272 27 13.2 7.7-21.9 223 76.5 67.7-83.5 22 10.3 6.1-16.7
Some Post-H.S. 362 50 17.4 12.4-23.9 265 68.7 61.8-74.9 47 13.8 9.9-19.0
College Graduate 351 27 6.1 3.5-10.2 253 71.6 64.8-77.5 71 22.4 17.0-28.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 404 48 14.5 9.9-20.7 301 69.5 62.8-75.5 55 16.0 11.7-21.4
No 687 72 13.1 9.4-17.9 524 74.1 68.9-78.7 91 12.8 9.9-16.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 190 17 10.3 5.7-17.9 157 81.5 73.1-87.7 16 8.2 4.5-14.5
Non-Veteran 912 105 14.6 11.1-18.8 674 70.1 65.5-74.3 133 15.3 12.4-18.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 584 74 15.6 11.7-20.3 433 70.6 65.2-75.5 77 13.9 10.5-18.1
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 321 *** *** *** 253 78.6 72.0-84.0 50 15.3 10.8-21.3
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 124 22 19.6 11.4-31.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 137 *** *** *** 101 73.7 63.4-81.8 24 19.6 12.5-29.4
$75,000+ 313 28 10.7 6.2-17.9 224 69.9 62.4-76.6 61 19.4 14.3-25.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 23 12.1 7.1-19.9 181 74.8 66.0-82.0 29 13.1 8.2-20.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 14 17.2 9.4-29.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 540 49 10.4 6.9-15.4 401 72.3 66.7-77.3 90 17.3 13.5-21.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 233 23 12.1 7.1-19.9 181 74.8 66.0-82.0 29 13.1 8.2-20.1
HOUSING
Own 783 74 10.4 7.8-13.9 599 75.5 71.1-79.4 110 14.1 11.1-17.7
Rent 247 41 19.0 12.8-27.2 177 68.1 59.5-75.5 29 13.0 8.5-19.4
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 268 28 15.1 9.7-22.7 193 68.2 60.5-75.1 47 16.7 12.0-22.6
Rural 761 93 14.6 10.9-19.3 586 74.3 69.2-78.9 82 11.1 8.3-14.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 613 88 19.2 14.4-25.2 474 71.0 64.8-76.6 51 9.7 6.7-13.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 234 24 12.4 7.3-20.1 173 73.4 65.3-80.3 37 14.2 9.5-20.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 257 *** *** *** 186 73.3 66.3-79.3 61 22.4 16.9-29.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 201 *** *** *** 147 71.0 62.3-78.4 45 23.3 16.6-31.7
2nd Quartile 131 *** *** *** 96 76.1 65.6-84.1 27 16.0 10.2-24.4
3rd Quartile 306 40 17.1 11.9-24.0 220 69.4 62.2-75.7 46 13.5 9.6-18.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 466 65 17.8 12.1-25.3 370 73.8 66.0-80.3 31 8.5 5.0-13.8

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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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