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%)
North Carolina 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
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,178 *** *** *** 775 65.1 60.9-69.0 226 16.8 14.4-19.5 167 17.2 13.6-21.6
Non-Hispanic Black 384 37 10.2 7.0-14.7 296 76.3 70.4-81.3 *** *** *** 41 11.3 7.7-16.3
Other 289 17 4.3 2.3- 7.8 220 74.9 66.6-81.7 22 8.8 4.8-15.7 30 12.0 7.3-19.2
AGE
18-34 319 12 3.8 2.0- 7.2 230 71.6 65.2-77.2 52 14.7 10.7-19.8 25 9.9 6.3-15.1
35-44 291 17 5.4 3.1- 9.2 205 68.0 60.7-74.4 37 13.7 9.5-19.4 32 12.9 8.7-18.8
45-54 299 13 4.3 2.1- 8.7 205 65.0 54.6-74.1 44 13.1 9.1-18.5 *** *** ***
55-64 372 13 3.6 1.8- 6.9 266 70.2 63.2-76.4 41 9.2 6.4-13.3 52 17.0 11.7-24.0
65-74 338 *** *** *** 234 73.0 64.6-79.9 50 11.4 8.1-15.8 47 14.1 8.0-23.5
75+ 226 *** *** *** 146 63.8 53.8-72.7 30 11.7 7.4-18.2 47 24.1 16.2-34.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 *** *** *** 297 76.7 70.7-81.8 25 5.6 3.4- 9.1 51 15.7 11.3-21.4
Some Post-H.S. 580 20 3.6 2.2- 6.1 416 68.6 62.5-74.2 63 11.9 8.9-15.8 81 15.8 11.1-22.1
College Graduate 801 29 3.9 2.5- 6.0 500 62.4 58.2-66.5 163 20.3 17.0-23.9 109 13.5 10.8-16.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 10.9 5.7-19.7 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 186 11 5.6 2.6-11.7 148 83.4 76.0-88.8 13 5.7 3.0-10.9 14 5.3 2.8- 9.6
$25,000- 34,999 216 13 4.4 2.4- 8.0 156 73.0 64.1-80.3 25 10.6 6.6-16.4 22 12.1 6.6-21.1
$35,000- 49,999 193 *** *** *** 149 74.3 65.2-81.7 16 8.0 4.4-14.0 24 16.1 9.9-24.9
$50,000- 74,999 214 11 4.5 2.4- 8.3 139 63.6 55.0-71.4 35 17.0 11.2-25.1 29 14.9 9.6-22.4
$75,000+ 518 11 2.9 1.4- 6.0 350 68.1 62.9-72.9 100 17.8 14.2-22.2 57 11.1 8.1-15.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 629 27 4.2 2.6- 6.7 442 68.3 62.4-73.7 77 11.8 8.9-15.5 83 15.6 11.2-21.4
No 1,239 39 3.0 2.0- 4.4 856 70.5 67.2-73.6 177 12.4 10.4-14.7 167 14.1 11.8-16.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,827 63 3.2 2.3- 4.3 1,266 69.1 65.9-72.2 253 12.3 10.6-14.3 245 15.4 12.7-18.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 569 29 5.0 3.2- 7.5 380 68.1 62.9-72.8 96 15.1 11.8-19.1 64 11.9 8.7-15.9
Regional City or Suburban County 498 13 2.9 1.5- 5.7 340 67.3 60.7-73.3 74 12.3 9.3-16.1 71 17.4 12.0-24.6
Rural 821 24 2.3 1.4- 3.7 591 71.6 66.6-76.2 88 9.4 7.3-12.1 118 16.7 12.6-21.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 926 33 3.3 2.2- 5.0 657 69.8 65.2-73.9 134 12.9 10.5-15.6 102 14.1 10.4-18.7
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 560 12 1.9 0.9- 3.8 377 69.9 64.3-75.0 80 12.4 9.4-16.1 91 15.9 12.0-20.6
Unable to Work 159 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 154 *** *** *** 106 67.1 57.1-75.7 27 19.6 12.5-29.4 15 9.2 5.2-15.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 180 12 6.1 2.9-12.0 *** *** *** 14 5.6 2.9-10.5 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 136 *** *** *** 104 79.3 70.0-86.3 13 8.2 4.2-15.4 12 9.2 4.6-17.3
151% to 200% 162 *** *** *** 124 74.8 63.5-83.5 13 9.9 4.8-19.4 18 13.8 7.2-24.8
More than 200% 892 26 3.4 2.1- 5.4 604 67.1 63.1-70.9 154 16.3 13.6-19.4 108 13.2 10.5-16.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 505 16 2.5 1.2- 4.9 394 76.2 68.5-82.5 32 5.6 3.5- 8.9 63 15.7 10.0-23.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 626 17 2.6 1.4- 4.6 435 68.2 62.4-73.5 80 10.4 8.0-13.4 94 18.8 13.9-24.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 757 33 4.5 3.0- 6.7 482 66.3 61.9-70.5 146 17.1 14.0-20.6 96 12.1 9.5-15.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 561 16 3.4 1.9- 6.0 339 63.8 58.9-68.5 121 18.7 15.2-22.8 85 14.1 11.0-17.9
2nd Quartile 507 20 3.9 2.4- 6.3 366 73.2 68.1-77.8 59 10.5 7.6-14.2 62 12.4 9.2-16.4
3rd Quartile 476 17 3.0 1.6- 5.5 337 64.9 57.0-72.1 54 9.3 6.7-12.9 68 22.8 15.8-31.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 344 13 3.0 1.4- 6.2 269 81.1 74.5-86.4 24 6.7 4.0-11.1 38 9.2 5.5-14.8

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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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