2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for 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 3,480 107 3.1 2.4- 3.8 2,454 71.3 69.2-73.4 425 10.6 9.4-11.9 494 15.0 13.3-17.0
GENDER
Male 1,592 41 2.7 1.9- 3.9 1,143 73.8 70.9-76.5 167 8.8 7.3-10.6 241 14.7 12.6-17.2
Female 1,888 66 3.4 2.5- 4.5 1,311 69.1 66.0-72.1 258 12.2 10.5-14.1 253 15.3 12.7-18.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,197 23 1.2 0.7- 1.8 1,486 68.6 65.8-71.3 356 13.9 12.3-15.6 332 16.3 14.0-19.0
Non-Hispanic Black 619 53 8.2 5.9-11.3 471 75.9 71.2-80.0 27 4.0 2.3- 6.9 68 11.9 8.9-15.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 135 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 342 23 5.5 3.5- 8.6 259 77.6 71.5-82.7 25 6.4 3.9-10.5 35 10.5 6.8-15.8
AGE
18-34 653 24 4.2 2.7- 6.5 484 74.7 70.4-78.6 81 10.5 8.2-13.5 64 10.5 7.9-14.0
35-44 531 26 4.5 2.9- 6.8 381 71.4 66.4-75.9 67 12.4 9.4-16.1 57 11.8 8.8-15.7
45-54 560 18 3.3 1.9- 5.9 400 70.3 63.8-76.1 67 10.4 7.8-13.8 75 16.0 10.7-23.2
55-64 663 22 2.9 1.7- 4.8 472 70.3 65.1-75.0 76 10.1 7.6-13.2 93 16.7 12.7-21.8
65-74 620 12 1.6 0.8- 3.1 425 70.0 64.3-75.1 77 10.5 7.7-14.1 106 17.9 13.4-23.5
75+ 377 *** *** *** 251 69.4 62.2-75.8 47 10.1 6.9-14.4 75 20.2 14.7-27.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 281 16 3.9 2.1- 7.1 215 72.8 63.7-80.2 18 6.4 3.5-11.5 32 17.0 10.4-26.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 773 25 2.9 1.8- 4.6 592 78.2 74.3-81.7 51 4.9 3.4- 6.8 105 14.0 11.1-17.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,016 29 3.1 2.0- 4.8 749 71.9 67.7-75.7 98 10.0 7.9-12.5 140 15.0 11.7-18.9
College Graduate 1,398 36 2.8 1.9- 4.1 891 64.1 60.9-67.1 257 18.0 15.7-20.6 214 15.1 13.0-17.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,129 45 3.8 2.6- 5.4 798 71.3 67.3-75.0 130 9.9 7.9-12.2 156 15.1 11.9-18.8
No 2,310 62 2.7 2.0- 3.7 1,631 71.9 69.5-74.2 290 11.0 9.6-12.6 327 14.4 12.6-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 430 13 3.7 2.0- 6.8 308 73.0 67.2-78.0 44 8.6 5.7-12.8 65 14.7 10.9-19.5
Non-Veteran 3,037 94 3.0 2.3- 3.8 2,141 71.2 68.9-73.4 381 10.9 9.6-12.3 421 14.9 13.0-17.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,940 56 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,409 72.5 69.7-75.2 242 10.9 9.4-12.6 233 13.7 11.4-16.3
Unemployed 118 *** *** *** 81 74.9 63.6-83.6 *** *** *** 21 12.2 7.0-20.5
Retired 942 16 1.4 0.8- 2.6 636 69.7 65.4-73.6 123 11.5 9.2-14.4 167 17.4 14.2-21.0
Unable to Work 260 17 5.1 2.8- 8.9 185 70.3 59.9-78.9 19 3.9 2.3- 6.6 39 20.7 12.7-32.0
Other not in Labor Force 188 *** *** *** 129 68.7 59.9-76.4 32 17.4 11.5-25.5 20 9.5 5.7-15.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 168 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 8.7 4.9-14.8 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 291 19 6.4 3.5-11.3 222 79.7 73.3-84.9 22 6.7 4.0-11.1 28 7.2 4.6-11.1
$25,000- 34,999 345 16 3.7 2.1- 6.5 260 74.0 66.9-80.1 31 8.7 5.7-13.1 38 13.6 8.6-20.7
$35,000- 49,999 348 *** *** *** 269 77.9 71.7-83.1 31 7.9 4.8-12.7 39 11.8 8.0-17.0
$50,000-74,999 421 13 2.7 1.5- 4.8 289 67.8 61.7-73.4 54 12.1 8.6-16.8 65 17.3 12.9-22.9
$75,000-100,000 384 11 3.6 1.8- 7.2 271 70.4 64.5-75.8 48 11.2 8.0-15.6 54 14.7 10.8-19.7
$100,000-150,000 353 *** *** *** 239 68.8 62.6-74.4 68 16.7 12.6-21.8 42 13.1 9.2-18.2
$150,000+ 371 *** *** *** 254 70.8 65.0-76.1 74 18.3 14.2-23.2 36 9.3 6.1-14.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 799 18 2.9 1.6- 5.0 528 69.0 63.9-73.6 77 7.7 5.8-10.0 176 20.5 16.3-25.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.0 7.3-25.4 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 289 20 6.8 3.9-11.6 226 75.0 66.3-82.1 23 8.9 4.9-15.5 20 9.3 4.6-18.0
101% to 150% 222 *** *** *** 172 80.8 74.1-86.2 15 5.5 2.9-10.0 25 10.2 6.3-16.0
151% to 200% 272 12 2.3 1.1- 4.6 210 77.5 69.5-83.9 20 7.7 4.2-13.7 30 12.5 7.5-20.0
More than 200% 1,800 41 2.4 1.7- 3.4 1,255 70.3 67.6-72.9 275 13.5 11.7-15.4 229 13.8 11.8-16.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 799 18 2.9 1.6- 5.0 528 69.0 63.9-73.6 77 7.7 5.8-10.0 176 20.5 16.3-25.4
HOUSING
Own 2,410 54 2.3 1.7- 3.2 1,673 69.9 67.3-72.5 315 11.2 9.8-12.8 368 16.5 14.3-19.0
Rent 800 44 5.2 3.6- 7.5 585 74.8 71.0-78.3 85 8.8 6.9-11.2 86 11.1 8.7-14.2
Other arrangement 230 *** *** *** 176 77.0 68.7-83.6 23 10.3 6.0-17.2 23 7.9 4.6-13.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,095 42 3.9 2.8- 5.5 744 70.4 67.0-73.6 165 13.2 11.0-15.8 144 12.5 10.2-15.1
Regional City or Suburban County 896 21 2.7 1.6- 4.6 626 70.7 66.2-74.8 116 10.1 8.1-12.5 133 16.5 12.9-20.8
Rural 1,489 44 2.6 1.8- 3.7 1,084 72.6 69.1-75.9 144 8.6 7.0-10.7 217 16.2 13.3-19.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 919 33 3.9 2.5- 6.2 704 73.6 68.3-78.3 56 5.4 3.6- 7.9 126 17.1 12.9-22.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,139 30 2.4 1.6- 3.7 811 72.1 68.3-75.6 125 9.0 7.3-11.0 173 16.5 13.3-20.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,422 44 3.1 2.2- 4.4 939 69.5 66.5-72.4 244 14.6 12.6-16.9 195 12.7 10.8-15.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,069 21 2.3 1.4- 3.8 673 66.3 62.8-69.7 201 16.1 13.7-18.8 174 15.3 12.9-18.0
2nd Quartile 907 31 3.2 2.2- 4.7 659 74.9 71.3-78.2 95 9.1 7.1-11.6 122 12.8 10.4-15.6
3rd Quartile 896 33 3.6 2.3- 5.6 647 69.4 64.3-74.2 95 8.6 6.6-11.2 121 18.3 13.9-23.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 608 22 3.3 1.9- 5.7 475 79.0 73.3-83.8 34 4.7 3.0- 7.3 77 12.9 8.8-18.4

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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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