2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months at work, do you feel 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 Don't know/not sure/refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,042 135 6.3 5.1- 7.6 1,612 79.2 76.6-81.5 124 5.7 4.6- 7.0 171 8.9 7.0-11.1
Females 973 78 7.4 5.7- 9.6 747 76.7 72.4-80.5 61 5.3 3.9- 7.1 87 10.6 7.4-15.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 578 18 3.1 1.7- 5.5 463 78.8 72.4-84.0 49 6.8 4.9- 9.4 48 11.3 6.7-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 216 42 16.0 11.3-22.1 151 72.6 65.1-79.1 *** *** *** 21 9.8 5.8-15.9
Other 165 18 11.2 6.6-18.5 123 74.2 64.7-81.9 *** *** *** 14 9.1 4.5-17.6
AGE
18-34 234 16 7.0 4.1-11.7 183 79.2 72.5-84.6 19 6.5 3.9-10.7 16 7.3 4.0-12.8
35-44 235 21 9.5 5.8-15.1 176 73.7 66.2-80.1 18 5.6 3.4- 9.1 20 11.2 6.8-18.0
45-54 220 18 6.3 3.7-10.7 *** *** *** 12 4.6 2.3- 9.0 *** *** ***
55-64 199 20 9.2 5.5-14.9 156 79.3 71.3-85.5 *** *** *** 16 7.4 3.8-13.8
65-74 54 *** *** *** 46 90.7 79.8-96.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 154 *** *** *** 120 79.7 71.2-86.2 *** *** *** 19 12.5 7.3-20.6
Some Post-H.S. 296 24 6.9 4.4-10.8 231 76.3 67.0-83.7 11 3.2 1.7- 6.0 30 13.5 7.1-24.3
College Graduate 480 37 7.7 5.2-11.3 368 77.5 72.7-81.6 40 8.1 5.5-11.6 35 6.7 4.6- 9.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 114 14 10.2 5.4-18.4 88 78.0 67.4-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** 83 79.3 67.2-87.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 134 12 8.9 4.8-16.0 102 77.8 68.6-84.9 13 7.2 4.0-12.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 369 19 5.8 3.4- 9.7 299 80.6 75.1-85.1 28 7.3 4.7-11.1 23 6.3 3.8-10.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 201 27 12.8 8.3-19.1 141 70.7 62.4-77.8 12 5.4 2.8-10.2 21 11.2 6.6-18.4
No 767 50 6.0 4.3- 8.3 603 80.0 76.3-83.2 49 5.4 3.9- 7.5 65 8.7 6.4-11.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 942 77 7.4 5.6- 9.5 721 76.6 72.2-80.4 59 5.3 3.9- 7.1 85 10.8 7.5-15.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 326 33 9.5 6.4-13.8 237 73.9 68.0-79.1 27 7.0 4.5-10.8 29 9.6 6.4-14.2
Regional City or Suburban County 273 17 5.8 3.2-10.1 221 76.4 65.6-84.6 18 5.7 3.3- 9.7 17 12.2 5.3-25.7
Rural 374 28 6.8 4.4-10.3 289 80.0 74.2-84.7 16 3.0 1.7- 5.3 41 10.3 6.7-15.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 930 71 7.1 5.4- 9.3 725 77.5 73.1-81.4 58 5.4 4.0- 7.3 76 10.0 6.8-14.6
Unemployed 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 82 11 9.4 4.9-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 561 35 6.6 4.5- 9.7 449 80.1 75.8-83.8 42 6.9 4.8- 9.7 35 6.4 4.3- 9.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 240 22 8.9 5.3-14.5 189 80.2 72.2-86.4 *** *** *** 22 8.8 4.5-16.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 298 20 6.8 4.0-11.3 234 75.8 65.9-83.5 20 4.3 2.6- 7.1 24 13.2 6.5-25.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 435 36 7.2 5.0-10.3 324 75.9 71.0-80.3 34 7.4 5.0-10.9 41 9.5 6.7-13.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 310 14 3.5 2.0- 6.0 235 78.1 72.4-82.9 23 6.6 4.0-10.5 38 11.9 8.3-16.7
2nd Quartile 267 22 8.1 5.1-12.5 212 79.1 72.9-84.2 21 6.5 4.0-10.5 12 6.3 3.4-11.3
3rd Quartile 232 25 9.9 6.0-16.0 *** *** *** 12 3.2 1.7- 6.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 164 17 11.3 6.3-19.4 126 79.4 69.8-86.5 *** *** *** 16 7.0 3.2-14.5

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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