2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months, do you feel that in general 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,026 287 10.8 9.2-12.6 2,125 70.9 68.7-73.0 614 18.3 16.7-20.0
GENDER
Male 1,406 116 10.4 8.3-12.9 1,045 74.7 71.6-77.5 245 15.0 12.9-17.3
Female 1,620 171 11.2 8.9-13.9 1,080 67.4 64.2-70.5 369 21.4 19.0-24.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,956 73 3.9 2.9- 5.1 1,337 69.9 67.3-72.3 546 26.3 23.9-28.7
Non-Hispanic Black 504 145 32.2 27.0-37.8 339 64.9 59.3-70.1 20 2.9 1.8- 4.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 310 34 9.7 6.5-14.2 246 83.4 78.0-87.6 30 6.9 4.4-10.7
AGE
18-34 594 58 10.8 8.0-14.5 400 69.2 64.5-73.5 136 20.0 16.6-23.9
35-44 468 63 15.5 11.7-20.1 301 64.7 59.2-69.8 104 19.9 16.1-24.3
45-54 489 50 10.2 7.3-14.1 342 72.1 67.0-76.7 97 17.7 14.1-22.0
55-64 580 69 13.1 9.6-17.5 415 71.3 66.2-75.8 96 15.7 12.3-19.7
65-74 527 27 5.6 3.2- 9.6 388 75.5 70.6-79.9 112 18.9 15.2-23.1
75+ 317 17 3.8 2.0- 7.2 246 79.9 73.2-85.3 54 16.3 11.4-22.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 256 29 12.0 7.5-18.6 213 83.8 77.0-88.9 14 4.2 2.2- 7.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 653 54 8.2 5.8-11.3 537 82.2 78.1-85.7 62 9.6 7.1-13.0
Some Post-H.S. 895 111 15.0 11.6-19.2 627 67.0 62.6-71.1 157 18.0 15.1-21.2
College Graduate 1,214 93 8.0 6.2-10.1 741 60.2 56.8-63.5 380 31.8 28.8-35.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 958 109 13.5 10.2-17.8 678 70.5 66.2-74.6 171 15.9 13.4-18.9
No 2,039 176 9.4 7.8-11.3 1,425 71.0 68.4-73.4 438 19.6 17.6-21.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 373 33 12.3 8.1-18.0 288 76.4 70.4-81.5 52 11.4 8.3-15.3
Non-Veteran 2,647 253 10.5 8.9-12.5 1,832 70.2 67.8-72.5 562 19.3 17.5-21.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,727 184 11.5 9.7-13.6 1,172 68.7 66.0-71.3 371 19.8 17.6-22.1
Unemployed 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 15.0 8.6-24.9
Retired 809 43 8.1 4.5-13.9 599 73.3 68.1-77.9 167 18.7 15.5-22.3
Unable to Work 206 24 12.9 7.6-21.1 166 81.4 73.1-87.6 16 5.6 3.2- 9.8
Other not in Labor Force 164 15 7.7 4.2-13.5 110 71.5 63.2-78.6 39 20.8 14.8-28.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 150 25 17.8 10.3-28.9 103 70.0 59.2-79.0 22 12.2 7.5-19.3
$15,000- 24,999 258 28 12.0 7.6-18.4 203 79.1 72.0-84.8 27 8.9 5.6-13.8
$25,000- 34,999 304 40 12.4 8.5-17.7 227 76.8 70.4-82.1 37 10.9 7.4-15.7
$35,000- 49,999 303 25 10.7 6.6-17.0 231 73.9 66.4-80.2 47 15.4 10.6-21.9
$50,000-74,999 368 38 9.5 6.6-13.5 247 69.6 63.8-74.9 83 20.8 16.5-26.0
$75,000-100,000 341 24 6.9 4.0-11.8 223 65.6 59.1-71.7 94 27.4 22.0-33.6
$100,000-150,000 324 22 8.1 5.0-12.8 214 67.4 60.8-73.3 88 24.5 19.4-30.6
$150,000+ 347 26 8.9 5.4-14.3 200 59.4 53.1-65.4 121 31.7 26.4-37.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 631 59 12.6 8.4-18.3 477 74.4 68.7-79.4 95 13.0 10.2-16.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 17.0 9.2-29.2
50% to 100% 263 36 15.7 10.2-23.4 200 75.7 67.9-82.2 27 8.6 5.4-13.3
101% to 150% 200 29 13.9 9.0-20.9 145 73.2 64.6-80.3 26 12.9 7.9-20.5
151% to 200% 231 28 11.1 7.3-16.7 176 75.3 67.4-81.8 27 13.6 8.5-20.9
More than 200% 1,617 124 8.2 6.6-10.1 1,070 67.8 64.9-70.5 423 24.0 21.7-26.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 631 59 12.6 8.4-18.3 477 74.4 68.7-79.4 95 13.0 10.2-16.6
HOUSING
Own 2,081 170 9.7 7.9-12.0 1,447 70.3 67.6-72.8 464 20.0 18.0-22.2
Rent 718 98 13.8 10.9-17.3 506 72.2 68.1-76.1 114 13.9 11.3-17.0
Other arrangement 200 16 12.3 6.6-21.6 152 72.2 62.7-80.0 32 15.6 10.5-22.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 949 94 12.4 9.3-16.4 610 64.3 60.1-68.2 245 23.3 20.3-26.7
Regional City or Suburban County 792 71 10.3 7.8-13.5 538 70.4 66.3-74.3 183 19.2 16.2-22.7
Rural 1,285 122 9.7 7.5-12.3 977 77.2 74.0-80.1 186 13.2 11.1-15.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 782 101 14.6 11.1-18.9 608 76.1 71.3-80.2 73 9.4 7.0-12.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 982 90 10.7 8.4-13.5 703 73.7 70.1-76.9 189 15.7 13.3-18.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,262 96 9.0 6.6-12.1 814 66.2 62.7-69.5 352 24.8 22.1-27.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 937 61 7.4 5.4- 9.9 610 66.8 63.0-70.4 266 25.9 22.6-29.4
2nd Quartile 790 56 9.0 6.0-13.2 565 73.2 68.8-77.1 169 17.8 15.0-21.1
3rd Quartile 788 100 15.0 11.9-18.8 542 70.1 65.9-74.0 146 14.9 12.3-17.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 511 70 15.3 10.8-21.4 408 77.7 71.3-83.0 33 7.0 4.3-11.1

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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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