2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

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  Total
Respond.^
White Black or African American Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Other* Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,584 2,239 60.8 58.6-63.1 612 18.9 17.2-20.8 291 8.0 6.9- 9.2 117 1.3 0.9- 1.8 151 5.5 4.5- 6.8 174 5.5 4.2- 7.1
GENDER
Male 1,657 1,056 63.0 59.9-66.1 245 17.6 15.3-20.2 154 8.7 7.0-10.7 46 1.1 0.6- 2.0 73 5.2 3.9- 6.8 83 4.5 3.4- 5.9
Female 1,927 1,183 58.9 55.6-62.0 367 20.1 17.6-22.8 137 7.3 6.0- 9.0 71 1.4 0.9- 2.2 78 5.9 4.3- 7.9 91 6.4 4.4- 9.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,251 2,136 93.7 91.3-95.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 0.7 0.4- 1.3 79 4.8 3.1- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 644 *** *** *** 577 88.9 85.0-91.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 27 4.6 2.9- 7.3 23 4.3 2.5- 7.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 140 24 20.7 12.7-32.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 11.1 4.6-24.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 356 46 11.8 8.5-16.3 *** *** *** 269 76.5 70.6-81.6 *** *** *** 18 4.8 2.6- 8.5 16 4.5 2.4- 8.4
AGE
18-34 681 373 54.3 49.6-59.0 99 15.8 12.7-19.5 118 14.8 12.0-18.2 14 1.0 0.5- 2.2 50 9.7 7.1-13.1 27 4.3 2.8- 6.5
35-44 552 299 53.2 47.9-58.4 101 20.0 16.2-24.5 79 12.3 9.2-16.2 14 1.0 0.4- 2.3 34 9.3 5.9-14.5 25 4.2 2.6- 6.7
45-54 584 350 59.5 53.3-65.3 103 21.9 17.6-27.0 57 7.6 5.4-10.4 17 1.3 0.4- 4.4 32 4.1 2.7- 6.2 25 5.6 2.1-14.6
55-64 683 451 65.4 60.3-70.2 133 22.0 18.1-26.5 19 3.1 1.8- 5.1 32 2.0 0.8- 4.6 14 1.9 1.0- 3.5 34 5.7 3.3- 9.6
65-74 627 429 70.1 64.4-75.3 114 16.9 13.4-21.1 *** *** *** 31 1.6 0.9- 2.8 13 2.9 1.6- 5.5 30 7.0 3.5-13.4
75+ 380 297 75.9 68.3-82.1 48 14.0 9.9-19.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 5.2 2.4-10.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 299 95 34.8 27.5-42.9 32 12.2 8.2-17.8 129 33.2 26.5-40.8 18 2.6 1.0- 6.5 11 7.4 3.5-14.9 14 9.8 4.7-19.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 799 456 62.0 57.6-66.3 164 20.6 17.2-24.4 83 8.6 6.6-11.2 38 1.2 0.8- 1.9 30 4.6 3.0- 7.0 28 2.9 1.8- 4.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,046 673 62.1 57.8-66.3 208 22.5 19.0-26.4 42 3.9 2.6- 5.7 29 1.1 0.5- 2.4 41 4.4 3.0- 6.5 53 6.0 3.7- 9.7
College Graduate 1,426 1,009 69.1 65.9-72.0 206 16.3 14.0-18.9 36 1.8 1.2- 2.7 32 1.0 0.5- 1.9 68 6.9 5.2- 9.0 75 5.0 3.8- 6.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,166 727 61.4 57.0-65.5 203 18.6 15.4-22.3 81 6.8 5.0- 9.4 53 1.7 0.9- 3.0 48 6.0 4.0- 8.9 54 5.5 3.5- 8.7
No 2,375 1,485 61.0 58.4-63.5 403 19.3 17.3-21.5 207 8.5 7.2-10.0 63 1.0 0.6- 1.7 102 5.4 4.3- 6.7 115 4.8 3.8- 6.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 443 288 62.3 56.2-68.0 96 23.3 18.5-28.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 4.7 2.7- 7.9 27 7.2 4.2-12.0
Non-Veteran 3,128 1,946 60.8 58.3-63.2 514 18.4 16.5-20.4 284 8.8 7.5-10.2 108 1.3 0.9- 1.9 135 5.7 4.5- 7.1 141 5.1 3.8- 6.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,014 1,227 59.3 56.4-62.0 341 18.8 16.7-21.1 202 9.4 8.0-11.2 56 1.1 0.7- 1.8 98 6.4 5.0- 8.0 90 5.0 3.5- 7.2
Unemployed 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.8 4.8-15.7 *** *** *** 11 8.9 4.0-18.4 *** *** ***
Retired 951 696 72.9 68.1-77.3 156 18.0 14.1-22.6 *** *** *** 30 1.5 0.7- 3.5 17 2.3 1.3- 4.0 43 4.5 2.9- 6.9
Unable to Work 265 145 52.5 42.6-62.2 53 19.7 13.9-27.0 14 7.8 3.0-18.5 24 1.4 0.8- 2.4 11 5.9 1.9-16.6 18 12.8 6.1-25.1
Other not in Labor Force 192 101 53.5 44.6-62.1 20 13.5 8.3-21.2 50 20.7 15.2-27.4 *** *** *** 13 8.0 3.8-15.9 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 178 *** *** *** 33 21.8 14.1-32.1 21 7.1 4.1-12.1 17 3.3 1.5- 7.2 16 10.2 5.3-18.6 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 307 133 50.7 42.9-58.4 71 20.8 15.6-27.3 56 16.3 12.0-21.7 18 1.5 0.8- 2.9 15 7.1 2.7-17.0 14 3.6 2.1- 6.3
$25,000- 34,999 360 194 54.0 47.1-60.8 78 24.5 19.0-31.0 55 15.0 10.6-20.7 15 1.1 0.5- 2.4 11 3.9 2.0- 7.2 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 357 221 63.0 56.4-69.2 72 20.5 15.8-26.3 26 7.4 4.7-11.3 12 0.6 0.3- 1.2 12 4.1 2.2- 7.5 14 4.3 2.0- 9.2
$50,000-74,999 430 300 68.4 62.3-74.0 79 19.1 14.9-24.2 13 3.8 1.7- 8.3 *** *** *** 15 4.4 2.1- 9.0 16 4.1 2.2- 7.5
$75,000-100,000 393 297 72.1 65.8-77.6 55 16.9 12.4-22.6 13 5.2 2.7- 9.8 *** *** *** 11 3.5 1.8- 6.8 *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 365 280 74.2 68.2-79.4 38 14.5 10.4-19.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 6.3 4.0-10.0 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 378 291 71.7 65.4-77.3 45 15.3 11.1-20.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 7.1 4.1-11.9 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 816 439 51.5 46.2-56.7 141 18.6 14.7-23.3 93 11.0 8.3-14.5 21 1.3 0.6- 3.1 31 5.7 3.8- 8.6 91 11.8 8.3-16.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 11.7 6.2-21.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 311 113 39.2 31.9-46.9 67 22.1 16.6-28.8 70 22.6 16.9-29.4 26 1.7 1.0- 3.0 22 6.9 3.8-12.1 13 7.6 3.2-17.0
101% to 150% 232 113 53.2 45.1-61.1 54 24.2 17.8-32.0 39 13.1 9.1-18.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 274 160 63.6 56.0-70.7 66 22.1 16.5-28.8 19 5.9 3.3-10.1 12 1.1 0.5- 2.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,848 1,365 71.3 68.6-73.9 271 17.4 15.2-19.8 49 3.2 2.2- 4.6 44 1.1 0.6- 2.0 69 4.4 3.4- 5.8 50 2.6 1.9- 3.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 816 439 51.5 46.2-56.7 141 18.6 14.7-23.3 93 11.0 8.3-14.5 21 1.3 0.6- 3.1 31 5.7 3.8- 8.6 91 11.8 8.3-16.6
HOUSING
Own 2,465 1,729 67.9 65.1-70.5 331 15.8 13.8-18.0 109 5.0 3.9- 6.3 96 1.4 0.9- 2.2 85 4.4 3.3- 5.8 115 5.6 4.0- 7.7
Rent 842 362 40.3 36.3-44.5 220 28.7 24.9-32.8 161 18.7 15.2-22.7 14 0.7 0.3- 1.5 43 6.2 4.4- 8.7 42 5.5 3.8- 7.9
Other arrangement 237 125 47.2 38.1-56.6 55 24.7 17.8-33.2 19 9.2 5.5-14.8 *** *** *** 23 15.5 9.5-24.2 *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,130 646 51.2 47.5-54.9 247 25.8 22.4-29.5 108 9.6 7.7-11.9 *** *** *** 68 8.0 6.1-10.5 54 4.6 3.3- 6.4
Regional City or Suburban County 931 643 67.1 62.5-71.4 124 12.5 10.0-15.3 76 8.2 6.0-11.1 *** *** *** 39 5.3 3.7- 7.7 41 6.1 3.5-10.4
Rural 1,523 950 64.5 60.8-68.0 241 17.8 15.2-20.7 107 6.3 4.8- 8.2 102 2.1 1.4- 3.2 44 3.5 2.1- 5.7 79 5.8 3.9- 8.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 943 444 52.0 47.0-57.0 223 25.7 21.7-30.0 82 6.8 4.9- 9.5 101 3.4 2.2- 5.2 36 4.9 2.8- 8.5 57 7.2 4.2-11.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,167 814 65.0 61.0-68.7 176 17.1 14.5-20.1 79 7.5 5.8- 9.6 *** *** *** 42 4.6 3.2- 6.6 47 5.3 3.1- 8.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,474 981 62.0 58.6-65.3 213 16.9 14.3-19.9 130 9.0 7.1-11.2 *** *** *** 73 6.6 5.0- 8.6 70 4.8 3.6- 6.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,101 816 70.6 67.0-74.0 117 12.1 9.9-14.8 67 6.8 4.8- 9.4 *** *** *** 43 5.4 3.8- 7.6 54 4.7 3.5- 6.4
2nd Quartile 937 624 62.2 58.0-66.3 157 19.7 16.3-23.6 71 7.5 5.7- 9.7 *** *** *** 41 6.0 4.2- 8.6 37 3.7 2.5- 5.4
3rd Quartile 922 543 54.8 50.1-59.4 188 20.2 17.0-23.7 86 9.5 7.3-12.3 13 1.1 0.4- 3.0 45 5.4 3.8- 7.6 47 9.1 5.5-14.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 624 256 45.3 39.1-51.7 150 31.9 26.1-38.2 67 9.0 6.3-12.7 93 4.8 3.4- 6.7 22 4.8 1.8-12.0 36 4.3 2.5- 7.1

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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 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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