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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,092 664 63.0 59.3-66.5 73 6.6 5.0- 8.5 123 11.0 8.9-13.4 119 9.3 7.5-11.4 113 10.2 8.2-12.6
Non-Hispanic Black 353 152 40.8 34.6-47.3 16 4.0 2.3- 6.8 31 9.6 6.6-13.9 27 5.9 3.7- 9.2 127 39.7 33.5-46.2
Other 267 112 42.2 33.4-51.5 21 9.5 5.7-15.4 27 9.8 5.5-16.9 19 7.9 4.2-14.1 88 30.7 23.4-39.1
AGE
18-34 296 119 46.3 39.4-53.3 21 6.5 4.1-10.2 44 14.0 9.9-19.5 35 9.8 6.6-14.3 77 23.4 18.3-29.5
35-44 268 91 38.1 30.1-46.7 23 9.7 6.0-15.1 38 9.5 6.6-13.5 31 10.5 6.9-15.5 85 32.3 25.6-39.8
45-54 282 151 51.4 44.0-58.8 13 3.9 2.1- 7.3 27 8.6 5.6-13.0 33 11.7 7.7-17.4 58 24.4 18.1-31.9
55-64 349 197 58.7 51.9-65.1 24 6.8 4.2-10.9 40 13.3 9.2-18.9 36 7.7 5.2-11.3 52 13.4 9.5-18.7
65-74 303 201 67.2 60.2-73.5 16 6.5 3.7-11.3 21 7.0 4.2-11.5 22 5.5 3.4- 8.8 43 13.7 9.5-19.4
75+ 203 163 82.8 74.9-88.6 11 3.8 1.7- 8.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 4.6 2.4- 8.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 33 23.0 14.8-33.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 353 228 65.8 59.5-71.7 23 6.3 3.9-10.0 34 10.1 6.9-14.8 17 3.4 2.0- 5.8 51 14.4 10.3-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 541 307 53.2 47.4-59.0 41 6.2 4.3- 8.8 47 9.0 6.2-12.8 42 7.8 5.4-11.2 104 23.8 18.5-30.0
College Graduate 729 342 44.3 39.9-48.7 40 6.9 4.7- 9.8 99 14.3 11.5-17.7 105 14.2 11.4-17.6 143 20.3 16.9-24.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 17.7 10.7-28.0
$15,000- 24,999 178 104 59.6 49.4-69.0 14 10.3 5.8-17.7 12 4.6 2.4- 8.8 12 5.1 2.5-10.3 36 20.3 13.6-29.4
$25,000- 34,999 207 112 53.8 44.8-62.5 17 8.2 4.3-14.9 25 13.0 8.3-19.8 *** *** *** 44 21.1 14.9-29.1
$35,000- 49,999 177 105 58.4 48.7-67.4 16 7.4 4.2-12.7 16 8.3 4.5-14.7 14 5.9 3.2-10.8 26 20.0 13.0-29.4
$50,000- 74,999 193 98 49.2 40.5-58.0 *** *** *** 20 11.4 6.2-20.2 25 10.6 6.7-16.5 41 23.5 17.0-31.5
$75,000+ 486 217 46.6 41.0-52.2 32 6.9 4.6-10.2 66 11.2 8.5-14.7 77 15.1 11.6-19.3 94 20.3 16.0-25.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 584 344 59.1 53.0-65.0 35 5.4 3.6- 8.1 50 8.5 5.9-12.2 48 6.5 4.6- 9.2 107 20.4 15.4-26.6
No 1,137 590 52.1 48.4-55.8 76 7.0 5.4- 9.0 129 11.1 9.1-13.5 118 9.2 7.3-11.4 224 20.6 17.8-23.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,678 919 55.3 52.0-58.5 107 6.4 5.1- 7.9 178 10.5 8.8-12.5 158 8.1 6.7- 9.8 316 19.8 17.2-22.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 528 222 42.8 37.4-48.5 27 5.4 3.5- 8.3 69 12.2 9.1-16.2 74 12.1 9.3-15.7 136 27.4 22.0-33.5
Regional City or Suburban County 456 247 56.4 50.6-62.1 30 6.4 4.3- 9.4 49 9.5 6.8-13.1 49 8.3 5.8-11.7 81 19.4 15.2-24.4
Rural 752 475 64.6 59.9-69.1 54 7.2 5.2-10.0 65 9.3 6.9-12.3 44 4.4 3.0- 6.5 114 14.4 11.3-18.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 868 389 46.5 42.3-50.7 61 7.2 5.4- 9.5 114 11.8 9.5-14.5 105 11.2 8.9-14.0 199 23.4 20.0-27.1
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 501 359 71.6 64.4-77.8 27 4.5 2.8- 7.1 34 6.9 4.5-10.5 36 5.1 3.4- 7.6 45 11.9 6.7-20.2
Unable to Work 143 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.1 2.3-10.9 27 16.3 9.3-27.0
Other not in Labor Force 141 67 46.2 36.4-56.4 *** *** *** 18 14.2 7.8-24.4 12 8.1 4.4-14.4 34 23.7 16.4-33.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 100 53.6 43.9-63.1 15 11.0 6.4-18.3 12 5.9 2.9-11.7 12 7.4 3.5-15.0 41 22.0 14.9-31.2
101% to 150% 128 70 60.7 50.0-70.4 *** *** *** 14 10.7 5.7-19.2 *** *** *** 30 21.2 14.1-30.6
151% to 200% 147 90 61.2 50.7-70.8 13 8.1 4.3-14.8 12 11.1 5.3-21.6 *** *** *** 24 16.1 10.1-24.8
More than 200% 830 405 48.3 44.1-52.6 56 7.2 5.3- 9.8 102 10.9 8.7-13.5 111 12.5 10.0-15.4 156 21.1 17.7-24.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 467 287 64.5 58.0-70.5 25 4.1 2.3- 6.9 36 9.1 6.0-13.6 26 3.1 1.8- 5.5 93 19.2 14.6-24.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 560 338 60.1 54.8-65.0 43 7.4 5.3-10.2 55 10.3 7.5-13.9 40 5.9 4.1- 8.5 84 16.4 12.8-20.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 709 319 45.9 41.1-50.9 43 6.7 4.8- 9.3 92 11.0 8.6-14.1 101 12.4 9.8-15.6 154 23.9 19.5-29.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 518 264 51.1 45.7-56.4 28 6.6 4.3- 9.9 64 10.4 7.9-13.7 78 14.0 10.7-18.1 84 17.9 14.1-22.6
2nd Quartile 467 254 54.3 48.0-60.4 35 7.0 4.8-10.0 55 11.4 8.2-15.6 35 5.9 4.1- 8.5 88 21.4 16.1-28.0
3rd Quartile 431 233 56.4 50.4-62.2 30 6.6 4.4- 9.8 40 10.2 7.0-14.5 40 7.1 4.9-10.2 88 19.8 15.5-24.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 320 193 62.1 53.3-70.1 18 3.6 1.9- 6.8 24 7.9 4.7-12.8 14 1.9 0.9- 4.3 71 24.6 17.7-33.0

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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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