2022 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/refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,042 135 6.3 5.1- 7.6 1,612 79.2 76.6-81.5 124 5.7 4.6- 7.0 171 8.9 7.0-11.1
GENDER
Male 1,069 57 5.3 3.9- 7.2 865 81.3 78.3-84.0 63 6.1 4.6- 8.1 84 7.3 5.6- 9.5
Female 973 78 7.4 5.7- 9.6 747 76.7 72.4-80.5 61 5.3 3.9- 7.1 87 10.6 7.4-15.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,236 33 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,015 82.6 79.2-85.6 88 6.1 4.7- 7.8 100 8.9 6.4-12.3
Non-Hispanic Black 360 68 16.8 12.8-21.7 253 72.1 66.2-77.2 12 4.6 2.5- 8.4 27 6.6 4.1-10.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 248 21 7.8 4.8-12.6 186 73.4 66.1-79.7 22 9.8 6.0-15.5 19 8.9 5.2-15.0
AGE
18-34 536 35 6.5 4.4- 9.3 434 81.6 77.3-85.3 33 5.2 3.5- 7.7 34 6.7 4.4-10.2
35-44 460 33 7.2 4.9-10.6 364 78.7 73.8-82.9 33 6.7 4.5- 9.9 30 7.4 4.8-11.1
45-54 459 28 5.2 3.3- 8.0 357 77.1 69.2-83.4 32 6.8 4.6-10.0 42 11.0 5.6-20.4
55-64 399 32 8.0 5.3-11.8 321 80.5 75.2-85.0 19 5.3 3.0- 9.1 27 6.2 3.8- 9.8
65-74 124 *** *** *** 97 76.2 65.2-84.6 *** *** *** 23 22.3 14.1-33.4
75+ 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 150 15 10.0 5.6-17.4 105 70.7 61.3-78.6 16 9.9 5.6-16.8 14 9.4 5.2-16.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 404 24 5.5 3.5- 8.7 324 82.0 77.2-86.0 21 4.8 2.9- 7.8 35 7.7 5.1-11.4
Some Post-H.S. 574 38 5.9 4.1- 8.5 463 78.8 73.0-83.6 21 4.0 2.5- 6.2 52 11.4 7.2-17.6
College Graduate 907 58 6.2 4.6- 8.4 713 79.6 76.3-82.6 66 7.0 5.2- 9.3 70 7.2 5.5- 9.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 433 40 8.9 6.2-12.5 326 76.1 70.9-80.6 28 6.0 3.9- 9.2 39 9.0 6.1-13.1
No 1,589 93 5.5 4.3- 7.0 1,271 80.8 78.3-83.1 96 5.7 4.5- 7.2 129 8.0 6.4- 9.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 194 *** *** *** 163 84.3 77.2-89.5 *** *** *** 15 7.1 3.9-12.6
Non-Veteran 1,845 126 6.3 5.1- 7.7 1,448 78.8 76.1-81.3 116 5.9 4.8- 7.3 155 9.0 7.0-11.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,980 125 6.0 4.9- 7.4 1,577 79.7 77.1-82.0 121 5.8 4.7- 7.1 157 8.5 6.7-10.9
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 124 11 9.1 4.8-16.6 92 75.1 65.3-82.9 *** *** *** 16 11.8 6.7-19.9
$25,000- 34,999 187 22 11.1 6.8-17.7 144 77.7 69.4-84.2 *** *** *** 13 5.3 2.6-10.5
$35,000- 49,999 207 18 7.3 4.2-12.3 162 79.5 72.0-85.4 11 5.2 2.8- 9.7 16 8.0 4.3-14.6
$50,000-74,999 283 22 7.8 4.9-12.2 224 78.4 71.4-84.0 18 4.8 2.9- 8.1 19 9.0 4.9-16.1
$75,000-100,000 270 13 3.6 1.9- 6.6 222 84.2 78.3-88.7 20 6.2 3.7-10.2 15 6.0 3.1-11.2
$100,000-150,000 273 *** *** *** 230 82.3 76.1-87.1 15 5.7 3.2-10.1 18 6.9 4.3-10.9
$150,000+ 310 12 3.4 1.7- 6.7 261 84.8 79.5-89.0 27 9.3 6.0-14.2 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 349 21 5.5 3.2- 9.4 250 72.7 64.3-79.7 19 4.2 2.4- 7.5 59 17.5 11.1-26.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 132 12 8.5 4.5-15.6 97 72.2 61.7-80.7 *** *** *** 16 12.7 7.1-21.7
101% to 150% 129 15 10.6 5.9-18.4 94 74.7 65.0-82.5 *** *** *** 12 9.5 5.0-17.4
151% to 200% 140 16 9.3 5.4-15.5 109 79.7 70.0-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,248 65 5.2 3.9- 6.9 1,029 82.5 79.7-84.9 84 6.5 5.0- 8.2 70 5.9 4.4- 7.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 349 21 5.5 3.2- 9.4 250 72.7 64.3-79.7 19 4.2 2.4- 7.5 59 17.5 11.1-26.5
HOUSING
Own 1,349 68 5.0 3.8- 6.6 1,075 79.0 75.7-82.0 80 5.7 4.4- 7.3 126 10.3 7.8-13.4
Rent 543 58 10.4 7.7-14.0 414 77.0 72.4-80.9 35 5.9 4.0- 8.4 36 6.8 4.6- 9.9
Other arrangement 133 *** *** *** 111 86.4 78.7-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 726 57 8.0 5.9-10.7 559 77.4 73.6-80.7 50 6.4 4.6- 8.8 60 8.2 6.2-10.9
Regional City or Suburban County 537 37 6.1 4.2- 8.7 429 78.7 72.6-83.8 36 5.6 3.9- 8.2 35 9.6 5.4-16.4
Rural 779 41 4.6 3.1- 6.7 624 81.5 77.5-84.9 38 5.0 3.4- 7.3 76 8.9 6.4-12.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 489 38 8.5 5.7-12.6 391 78.7 72.9-83.6 16 2.7 1.5- 4.6 44 10.0 6.4-15.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 634 34 5.3 3.6- 7.8 508 80.1 74.8-84.5 42 5.4 3.7- 7.6 50 9.2 5.6-14.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 919 63 6.1 4.6- 8.0 713 78.6 75.4-81.5 66 7.2 5.5- 9.5 77 8.1 6.3-10.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 658 33 4.1 2.8- 6.0 505 78.9 75.1-82.2 52 7.5 5.5-10.3 68 9.5 7.2-12.3
2nd Quartile 548 33 6.0 4.1- 8.6 439 80.4 76.4-83.9 42 7.2 5.1-10.0 34 6.4 4.4- 9.2
3rd Quartile 511 42 8.4 5.8-11.9 409 77.5 70.4-83.3 21 2.7 1.7- 4.3 39 11.4 6.4-19.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 325 27 8.9 5.5-14.0 259 80.1 73.3-85.5 *** *** *** 30 8.6 5.0-14.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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