2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,232 1,760 55.1 52.8-57.4 230 7.0 6.0- 8.2 332 10.2 8.9-11.6 300 8.1 7.0- 9.3 610 19.6 17.7-21.6
GENDER
Male 1,496 816 55.5 52.1-58.8 119 7.7 6.1- 9.7 149 10.0 8.2-12.2 133 8.0 6.4- 9.8 279 18.8 16.2-21.6
Female 1,736 944 54.8 51.6-57.9 111 6.4 5.1- 7.9 183 10.4 8.7-12.3 167 8.2 6.8- 9.9 331 20.3 17.7-23.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,062 1,275 63.8 61.2-66.4 152 7.3 6.0- 8.9 224 10.7 9.1-12.5 211 9.1 7.7-10.6 200 9.1 7.8-10.7
Non-Hispanic Black 569 236 37.9 33.1-43.1 24 3.7 2.3- 6.0 46 8.2 5.9-11.1 43 6.5 4.4- 9.5 220 43.6 38.5-48.9
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 129 *** *** *** 13 10.8 5.3-20.8 12 8.4 3.9-17.4 13 6.8 2.5-16.9 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.0 6.6-24.2
Hispanic 316 106 36.5 29.8-43.9 29 11.6 7.7-17.0 35 10.1 6.8-14.7 16 4.1 2.4- 6.8 130 37.7 30.7-45.4
AGE
18-34 630 265 47.5 42.5-52.5 52 7.1 5.2- 9.6 94 14.2 11.2-17.9 77 10.4 8.0-13.5 142 20.8 17.2-24.9
35-44 501 196 41.7 36.2-47.4 40 9.5 6.6-13.6 60 9.8 7.4-13.0 52 9.6 6.9-13.1 153 29.3 24.7-34.5
45-54 530 277 53.5 48.0-58.9 32 5.6 3.7- 8.5 54 9.3 6.8-12.6 56 9.8 7.2-13.2 111 21.8 17.6-26.8
55-64 618 357 59.2 54.0-64.1 44 6.5 4.6- 9.3 67 12.2 8.9-16.6 55 7.5 5.2-10.6 95 14.6 11.4-18.4
65-74 557 370 67.1 61.8-72.1 37 7.5 5.0-11.1 37 6.4 4.4- 9.3 42 5.5 3.9- 7.8 71 13.4 9.8-18.1
75+ 339 260 77.1 68.9-83.6 21 5.7 2.8-11.1 16 4.3 2.1- 8.6 13 2.4 1.3- 4.6 29 10.5 5.7-18.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 264 144 60.5 52.2-68.3 20 6.8 4.0-11.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 84 27.7 20.9-35.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 731 469 64.9 60.2-69.2 42 5.9 3.9- 8.6 63 9.7 7.1-12.9 40 4.3 2.9- 6.2 117 15.3 12.3-19.0
Some Post-H.S. 948 537 53.3 49.1-57.4 77 7.5 5.7- 9.8 85 9.5 7.4-12.2 83 9.3 7.2-12.0 166 20.3 16.8-24.4
College Graduate 1,278 603 45.9 42.6-49.3 90 7.6 6.0- 9.7 175 14.1 12.0-16.6 169 12.7 10.7-15.0 241 19.6 17.1-22.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,053 618 58.6 54.2-62.9 65 6.2 4.5- 8.6 85 8.0 6.0-10.6 90 7.0 5.4- 8.9 195 20.2 16.6-24.4
No 2,150 1,126 53.2 50.5-55.9 163 7.5 6.2- 9.0 242 11.2 9.6-12.9 206 8.6 7.3-10.2 413 19.5 17.4-21.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 392 233 58.7 52.3-64.9 32 8.4 5.3-12.9 29 5.5 3.6- 8.3 28 6.7 4.1-10.7 70 20.7 15.8-26.7
Non-Veteran 2,833 1,522 54.7 52.2-57.1 198 6.9 5.8- 8.2 302 10.7 9.3-12.3 272 8.3 7.2- 9.6 539 19.4 17.4-21.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,838 879 50.2 47.4-53.1 138 7.5 6.1- 9.1 226 11.5 9.9-13.4 203 9.9 8.4-11.6 392 20.9 18.7-23.2
Unemployed 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 5.7 2.9-11.1 *** *** ***
Retired 841 594 70.2 65.1-74.9 51 5.9 4.0- 8.6 55 6.1 4.4- 8.5 54 5.3 3.7- 7.7 87 12.5 8.7-17.7
Unable to Work 236 146 63.3 53.3-72.2 16 6.4 3.3-12.1 11 4.7 2.3- 9.6 16 4.8 2.5- 8.9 47 20.8 13.3-31.1
Other not in Labor Force 173 72 37.4 29.0-46.6 14 8.8 4.8-15.5 27 20.9 13.3-31.3 15 8.8 4.7-16.2 45 24.0 17.4-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 164 92 57.5 47.0-67.3 11 7.6 3.8-14.7 *** *** *** 12 6.9 3.3-14.0 40 21.8 14.1-32.2
$15,000- 24,999 282 165 61.1 53.1-68.5 18 7.2 4.3-12.1 20 7.1 3.7-13.1 20 4.5 2.6- 7.8 59 20.0 14.6-26.8
$25,000- 34,999 331 181 54.7 47.5-61.7 28 9.9 5.9-16.1 36 11.8 8.1-16.8 16 5.1 2.8- 8.9 70 18.6 13.9-24.3
$35,000- 49,999 323 174 53.6 46.4-60.6 32 8.8 5.9-12.9 31 10.8 6.7-16.9 24 5.1 3.2- 8.0 62 21.8 16.4-28.4
$50,000-74,999 384 202 51.7 45.4-57.9 25 6.0 3.7- 9.6 38 9.7 6.4-14.6 42 9.9 6.7-14.5 77 22.7 17.9-28.3
$75,000-100,000 364 194 53.4 46.9-59.7 23 8.0 4.8-13.0 36 7.9 5.3-11.5 45 12.5 8.7-17.7 66 18.3 13.8-23.8
$100,000-150,000 329 163 53.9 47.2-60.6 29 8.4 5.5-12.7 48 12.5 9.0-17.1 38 11.0 7.5-15.8 51 14.2 10.3-19.2
$150,000+ 360 163 45.3 39.3-51.5 20 6.2 3.7-10.1 52 13.8 10.2-18.4 62 15.3 11.6-20.0 63 19.4 14.6-25.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 695 426 60.7 55.1-66.0 44 4.8 3.3- 6.9 62 9.8 7.3-13.1 41 5.0 3.4- 7.3 122 19.7 15.1-25.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 291 153 53.4 45.5-61.1 24 9.9 6.1-15.5 21 6.8 4.0-11.3 19 5.6 3.0-10.2 74 24.3 18.1-31.8
101% to 150% 214 116 59.1 50.8-66.9 13 4.2 2.1- 8.5 20 9.6 5.7-15.5 16 6.4 3.7-11.0 49 20.7 14.9-28.0
151% to 200% 246 150 61.9 53.7-69.4 20 7.3 4.2-12.1 21 11.5 6.7-19.2 14 3.6 1.8- 7.0 41 15.7 11.1-21.8
More than 200% 1,694 868 51.1 48.1-54.1 125 8.0 6.4- 9.9 201 11.1 9.4-13.1 199 10.9 9.2-12.9 301 18.8 16.6-21.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 695 426 60.7 55.1-66.0 44 4.8 3.3- 6.9 62 9.8 7.3-13.1 41 5.0 3.4- 7.3 122 19.7 15.1-25.2
HOUSING
Own 2,221 1,287 59.0 56.3-61.7 159 7.1 5.8- 8.6 218 9.1 7.7-10.7 196 7.7 6.5- 9.2 361 17.1 15.0-19.4
Rent 764 342 44.1 39.7-48.7 49 6.3 4.5- 8.7 91 13.1 10.4-16.3 73 8.4 6.4-11.0 209 28.0 23.9-32.6
Other arrangement 218 111 45.2 35.7-55.1 21 8.5 4.9-14.2 21 12.7 7.5-20.6 29 11.4 7.2-17.5 36 22.2 15.1-31.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,021 450 45.0 41.1-48.8 66 6.4 4.9- 8.4 135 12.5 10.3-15.2 130 11.1 9.1-13.5 240 25.0 21.5-28.9
Regional City or Suburban County 854 458 56.5 52.1-60.9 57 6.0 4.5- 8.1 92 9.8 7.6-12.4 81 8.1 6.1-10.7 166 19.6 16.2-23.4
Rural 1,357 852 63.2 59.5-66.7 107 8.4 6.5-10.8 105 8.4 6.5-10.8 89 5.4 4.1- 7.0 204 14.7 12.2-17.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 841 506 60.9 55.8-65.8 61 7.2 4.9-10.5 49 6.6 4.3-10.0 52 4.4 3.0- 6.4 173 20.9 17.0-25.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,046 622 59.9 56.1-63.6 83 7.8 6.0-10.0 106 10.4 8.3-12.9 77 6.6 5.0- 8.6 158 15.4 12.8-18.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,345 632 48.4 45.0-51.9 86 6.4 5.0- 8.1 177 11.8 9.8-14.0 171 11.1 9.3-13.2 279 22.3 19.3-25.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 993 507 50.9 47.0-54.8 64 6.8 5.1- 9.0 130 11.7 9.5-14.2 136 12.5 10.2-15.1 156 18.1 15.0-21.7
2nd Quartile 863 483 56.8 52.3-61.1 62 6.7 5.0- 9.0 103 12.1 9.6-15.3 61 6.1 4.5- 8.3 154 18.2 14.8-22.2
3rd Quartile 815 431 55.1 50.7-59.4 63 7.9 5.8-10.7 67 8.1 6.1-10.6 74 7.4 5.5- 9.8 180 21.6 18.3-25.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 561 339 61.7 55.0-68.0 41 6.5 4.0-10.4 32 5.2 3.3- 8.1 29 3.5 2.0- 6.2 120 23.1 17.7-29.5

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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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