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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,197 1,130 91.4 87.0-94.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 44 6.6 3.8-11.3
Non-Hispanic Black 396 *** *** *** 348 88.9 84.7-92.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 4.8 2.9- 8.1 16 4.2 2.3- 7.5
Other 297 43 12.1 8.1-17.7 11 5.3 2.7-10.2 129 46.7 38.5-55.1 61 6.7 3.7-11.6 41 23.8 16.3-33.6 12 5.4 2.6-10.8
AGE
18-34 328 165 50.6 44.2-57.1 54 15.6 11.7-20.5 54 13.6 10.1-18.2 *** *** *** 25 11.4 7.3-17.2 21 7.2 4.6-11.3
35-44 299 154 48.3 41.0-55.7 66 23.3 17.9-29.8 37 12.1 7.8-18.4 11 1.5 0.6- 3.9 16 9.4 4.6-18.4 15 5.3 2.9- 9.6
45-54 308 180 54.7 45.5-63.5 58 22.5 16.6-29.8 29 8.4 5.2-13.2 13 2.1 0.5- 8.5 14 3.5 1.8- 6.5 *** *** ***
55-64 380 252 66.7 59.7-73.0 72 20.3 15.6-26.0 *** *** *** 20 1.2 0.6- 2.4 *** *** *** 16 5.3 2.0-13.4
65-74 340 227 66.9 58.5-74.3 75 20.3 15.2-26.6 *** *** *** 13 1.4 0.5- 3.6 *** *** *** 12 6.4 1.9-19.2
75+ 228 180 78.5 69.1-85.7 31 13.8 8.7-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 388 221 58.9 52.7-64.8 83 21.4 16.9-26.8 38 9.7 6.7-14.0 19 1.2 0.7- 2.3 17 5.8 3.3-10.1 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 596 362 58.1 52.0-64.0 131 23.9 18.9-29.7 22 2.9 1.8- 4.6 21 1.7 0.7- 4.1 24 5.1 3.0- 8.5 36 8.3 4.5-14.7
College Graduate 813 559 69.4 65.3-73.2 144 18.7 15.5-22.2 21 1.8 1.0- 3.2 23 1.2 0.5- 2.6 30 5.2 3.5- 7.9 36 3.7 2.5- 5.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 110 *** *** *** 18 18.1 10.3-29.8 12 8.3 4.3-15.6 12 3.9 1.4-10.1 11 12.2 5.6-24.5 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 192 86 49.7 39.9-59.6 45 18.9 13.0-26.6 30 15.7 10.5-22.8 11 1.3 0.6- 2.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 224 119 51.2 42.5-59.9 57 28.0 20.8-36.4 23 12.7 7.3-21.1 12 1.4 0.6- 3.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 198 128 63.2 54.1-71.4 41 22.2 15.7-30.6 11 6.3 3.0-12.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 215 153 72.7 64.4-79.7 44 18.6 13.5-25.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 524 390 71.8 66.6-76.5 77 17.9 14.1-22.6 *** *** *** 14 1.0 0.4- 2.4 18 4.4 2.6- 7.4 15 2.7 1.4- 5.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 645 395 58.4 52.2-64.4 118 19.5 14.9-25.1 40 5.9 4.0- 8.8 31 1.5 0.8- 2.6 28 7.2 4.2-12.1 33 7.5 4.1-13.2
No 1,262 774 60.0 56.5-63.4 247 20.8 18.1-23.8 95 7.9 6.2-10.0 40 1.4 0.7- 2.7 50 5.3 3.8- 7.3 56 4.6 3.3- 6.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,862 1,146 59.0 55.7-62.3 347 19.8 17.3-22.6 135 7.4 6.0- 9.2 71 1.5 0.9- 2.3 76 5.9 4.4- 8.0 87 6.4 4.3- 9.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 584 323 50.4 45.0-55.8 153 28.4 23.4-34.1 46 7.9 5.5-11.3 *** *** *** 30 7.1 4.6-10.8 28 5.4 3.4- 8.3
Regional City or Suburban County 506 353 65.3 58.6-71.4 63 11.5 8.5-15.3 39 8.3 5.7-11.7 *** *** *** 20 5.5 3.2- 9.3 25 8.1 3.9-16.3
Rural 837 507 61.5 56.3-66.4 151 19.3 15.9-23.3 52 6.1 4.2- 8.6 61 2.0 1.3- 3.1 28 5.1 2.7- 9.2 38 6.0 3.1-11.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 948 563 56.9 52.5-61.2 197 21.3 18.2-24.8 69 7.7 5.7-10.2 31 1.5 0.7- 3.1 41 5.9 4.1- 8.3 47 6.7 3.9-11.3
Unemployed 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 564 408 73.4 66.7-79.2 106 19.9 14.4-26.8 *** *** *** 17 1.0 0.5- 2.1 12 2.7 1.4- 5.4 17 2.4 1.4- 4.2
Unable to Work 162 *** *** *** 28 19.7 12.4-29.8 *** *** *** 17 1.1 0.6- 2.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 158 84 52.4 42.9-61.8 11 8.4 4.2-15.8 46 24.7 18.1-32.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 13.4 6.4-25.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 191 74 38.0 29.3-47.5 39 21.3 14.6-30.0 36 21.5 14.3-31.1 17 1.2 0.6- 2.3 16 9.4 4.7-17.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 140 75 58.3 47.9-67.9 35 23.2 15.7-33.0 16 8.9 5.1-15.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 163 92 60.4 50.2-69.7 42 22.0 15.3-30.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 905 659 71.2 67.3-74.9 156 19.7 16.6-23.3 17 2.1 1.1- 3.9 25 0.8 0.4- 1.6 25 3.6 2.2- 5.6 23 2.6 1.6- 4.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 516 236 47.2 40.3-54.1 135 29.4 23.8-35.7 38 6.4 4.3- 9.5 61 3.2 2.1- 5.0 21 6.5 3.1-13.4 25 7.2 3.0-16.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 428 61.7 55.9-67.1 104 16.9 13.5-20.9 39 7.2 4.9-10.4 *** *** *** 26 5.8 3.7- 8.9 29 7.8 4.1-14.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 779 519 62.5 57.6-67.1 128 18.0 14.1-22.6 60 7.9 5.8-10.7 *** *** *** 31 5.6 3.6- 8.7 37 4.9 3.3- 7.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 576 425 72.3 67.6-76.6 67 12.0 9.1-15.5 31 5.2 3.4- 7.8 *** *** *** 23 5.7 3.5- 9.1 28 4.2 2.8- 6.3
2nd Quartile 514 340 58.9 52.8-64.7 94 21.9 16.7-28.1 36 7.6 5.1-11.1 *** *** *** 20 5.9 3.4- 9.8 19 4.4 2.7- 7.3
3rd Quartile 486 286 53.4 46.4-60.3 108 19.7 15.6-24.5 38 8.3 5.6-12.1 *** *** *** 22 5.5 3.3- 8.9 25 12.5 6.5-22.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 351 132 36.8 29.3-45.0 98 36.9 29.1-45.5 32 10.0 6.1-15.9 57 5.4 3.4- 8.5 13 7.2 2.3-20.5 19 3.8 2.0- 6.8

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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 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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