BRFSS 2022 - North Carolina: (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?)

2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,432	178	6.0	4.7- 7.5	3,254	94.0	92.5-95.3
GENDER
Male	1,576	74	5.7	4.1- 7.8	1,502	94.3	92.2-95.9
Female	1,856	104	6.2	4.5- 8.6	1,752	93.8	91.4-95.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	2,171	47	2.6	1.8- 3.7	2,124	97.4	96.3-98.2
Non-Hispanic Black	619	76	11.1	8.5-14.5	543	88.9	85.5-91.5
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	134	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial	44	***	***	***	***	***	***
Non-Hispanic Other	67	***	***	***	64	97.1	90.8-99.1
Hispanic	336	36	12.8	7.7-20.5	300	87.2	79.5-92.3
AGE
18-34	662	39	5.9	4.0- 8.5	623	94.1	91.5-96.0
35-44	525	46	9.4	6.7-13.2	479	90.6	86.8-93.3
45-54	564	39	6.2	4.2- 9.0	525	93.8	91.0-95.8
55-64	661	31	5.5	3.5- 8.6	630	94.5	91.4-96.5
65-74	597	15	1.4	0.7- 2.8	582	98.6	97.2-99.3
75+	357	***	***	***	352	96.0	84.9-99.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	278	26	11.2	6.5-18.9	252	88.8	81.1-93.5
H.S. or G.E.D.	765	37	4.5	3.0- 6.6	728	95.5	93.4-97.0
Some Post-H.S.	1,009	58	7.6	5.0-11.4	951	92.4	88.6-95.0
College Graduate	1,368	57	3.6	2.6- 4.9	1,311	96.4	95.1-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	1,124	99	11.9	8.7-15.9	1,025	88.1	84.1-91.3
No	2,274	77	2.9	2.2- 3.8	2,197	97.1	96.2-97.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	422	23	5.9	3.6- 9.5	399	94.1	90.5-96.4
Non-Veteran	3,002	155	6.0	4.7- 7.7	2,847	94.0	92.3-95.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,941	103	5.3	4.2- 6.6	1,838	94.7	93.4-95.8
Unemployed	121	18	15.8	8.6-27.2	103	84.2	72.8-91.4
Retired	913	25	4.2	1.7-10.0	888	95.8	90.0-98.3
Unable to Work	246	24	15.2	8.6-25.6	222	84.8	74.4-91.4
Other not in Labor Force	186	***	***	***	180	98.2	95.8-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	166	14	9.1	4.9-16.4	152	90.9	83.6-95.1
$15,000- 24,999	295	33	10.2	6.6-15.5	262	89.8	84.5-93.4
$25,000- 34,999	348	22	5.3	2.9- 9.5	326	94.7	90.5-97.1
$35,000- 49,999	346	16	5.4	3.1- 9.1	330	94.6	90.9-96.9
$50,000-74,999	420	21	4.7	2.9- 7.4	399	95.3	92.6-97.1
$75,000-100,000	383	13	3.0	1.6- 5.5	370	97.0	94.5-98.4
$100,000-150,000	353	***	***	***	345	97.4	94.2-98.9
$150,000+	372	11	3.3	1.4- 7.3	361	96.7	92.7-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	749	40	8.9	5.3-14.7	709	91.1	85.3-94.7
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	79	***	***	***	73	92.2	82.5-96.8
50% to 100%	295	33	11.2	7.2-16.9	262	88.8	83.1-92.8
101% to 150%	220	15	5.6	2.8-10.8	205	94.4	89.2-97.2
151% to 200%	267	20	5.6	3.2- 9.8	247	94.4	90.2-96.8
More than 200%	1,804	62	3.6	2.6- 4.8	1,742	96.4	95.2-97.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	749	40	8.9	5.3-14.7	709	91.1	85.3-94.7
HOUSING
Own	2,373	87	4.3	3.0- 6.1	2,286	95.7	93.9-97.0
Rent	797	75	11.2	8.0-15.4	722	88.8	84.6-92.0
Other arrangement	231	13	8.1	4.1-15.5	218	91.9	84.5-95.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	1,088	65	7.2	4.8-10.6	1,023	92.8	89.4-95.2
Regional City or Suburban County	889	44	6.7	4.4-10.1	845	93.3	89.9-95.6
Rural	1,455	69	4.3	3.2- 5.9	1,386	95.7	94.1-96.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	894	59	6.8	4.9- 9.5	835	93.2	90.5-95.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	1,119	45	4.5	3.1- 6.4	1,074	95.5	93.6-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,419	74	6.7	4.5- 9.8	1,345	93.3	90.2-95.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	1,059	48	6.0	4.0- 9.0	1,011	94.0	91.0-96.0
2nd Quartile	901	33	5.3	2.9- 9.2	868	94.7	90.8-97.1
3rd Quartile	880	59	6.6	4.8- 9.0	821	93.4	91.0-95.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	592	38	6.4	4.1- 9.8	554	93.6	90.2-95.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,432

178

6.0

4.7- 7.5

3,254

94.0

92.5-95.3

GENDER

Male

1,576

5.7

4.1- 7.8

1,502

94.3

92.2-95.9

Female

1,856

104

6.2

4.5- 8.6

1,752

93.8

91.4-95.5

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

2,171

2.6

1.8- 3.7

2,124

97.4

96.3-98.2

Non-Hispanic Black

619

11.1

8.5-14.5

543

88.9

85.5-91.5

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

134

***

Non-Hispanic Multiracial

***

Non-Hispanic Other

***

97.1

90.8-99.1

Hispanic

336

12.8

7.7-20.5

300

87.2

79.5-92.3

AGE

18-34

662

5.9

4.0- 8.5

623

94.1

91.5-96.0

35-44

525

9.4

6.7-13.2

479

90.6

86.8-93.3

45-54

564

6.2

4.2- 9.0

525

93.8

91.0-95.8

55-64

661

5.5

3.5- 8.6

630

94.5

91.4-96.5

65-74

597

1.4

0.7- 2.8

582

98.6

97.2-99.3

75+

357

***

352

96.0

84.9-99.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

278

11.2

6.5-18.9

252

88.8

81.1-93.5

H.S. or G.E.D.

765

4.5

3.0- 6.6

728

95.5

93.4-97.0

Some Post-H.S.

1,009

7.6

5.0-11.4

951

92.4

88.6-95.0

College Graduate

1,368

3.6

2.6- 4.9

1,311

96.4

95.1-97.4

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

1,124

11.9

8.7-15.9

1,025

88.1

84.1-91.3

2,274

2.9

2.2- 3.8

2,197

97.1

96.2-97.8

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

422

5.9

3.6- 9.5

399

94.1

90.5-96.4

Non-Veteran

3,002

155

6.0

4.7- 7.7

2,847

94.0

92.3-95.3

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,941

103

5.3

4.2- 6.6

1,838

94.7

93.4-95.8

Unemployed

121

15.8

8.6-27.2

103

84.2

72.8-91.4

Retired

913

4.2

1.7-10.0

888

95.8

90.0-98.3

Unable to Work

246

15.2

8.6-25.6

222

84.8

74.4-91.4

Other not in Labor Force

186

***

180

98.2

95.8-99.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

166

9.1

4.9-16.4

152

90.9

83.6-95.1

$15,000- 24,999

295

10.2

6.6-15.5

262

89.8

84.5-93.4

$25,000- 34,999

348

5.3

2.9- 9.5

326

94.7

90.5-97.1

$35,000- 49,999

346

5.4

3.1- 9.1

330

94.6

90.9-96.9

$50,000-74,999

420

4.7

2.9- 7.4

399

95.3

92.6-97.1

$75,000-100,000

383

3.0

1.6- 5.5

370

97.0

94.5-98.4

$100,000-150,000

353

***

345

97.4

94.2-98.9

$150,000+

372

3.3

1.4- 7.3

361

96.7

92.7-98.6

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

749

8.9

5.3-14.7

709

91.1

85.3-94.7

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

92.2

82.5-96.8

50% to 100%

295

11.2

7.2-16.9

262

88.8

83.1-92.8

101% to 150%

220

5.6

2.8-10.8

205

94.4

89.2-97.2

151% to 200%

267

5.6

3.2- 9.8

247

94.4

90.2-96.8

More than 200%

1,804

3.6

2.6- 4.8

1,742

96.4

95.2-97.4

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

749

8.9

5.3-14.7

709

91.1

85.3-94.7

HOUSING

Own

2,373

4.3

3.0- 6.1

2,286

95.7

93.9-97.0

Rent

797

11.2

8.0-15.4

722

88.8

84.6-92.0

Other arrangement

231

8.1

4.1-15.5

218

91.9

84.5-95.9

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

1,088

7.2

4.8-10.6

1,023

92.8

89.4-95.2

Regional City or Suburban County

889

6.7

4.4-10.1

845

93.3

89.9-95.6

Rural

1,455

4.3

3.2- 5.9

1,386

95.7

94.1-96.8

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

894

6.8

4.9- 9.5

835

93.2

90.5-95.1

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

1,119

4.5

3.1- 6.4

1,074

95.5

93.6-96.9

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,419

6.7

4.5- 9.8

1,345

93.3

90.2-95.5

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

1,059

6.0

4.0- 9.0

1,011

94.0

91.0-96.0

2nd Quartile

901

5.3

2.9- 9.2

868

94.7

90.8-97.1

3rd Quartile

880

6.6

4.8- 9.0

821

93.4

91.0-95.2

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

592

6.4

4.1- 9.8

554

93.6

90.2-95.9

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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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2022 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?