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%)
North Carolina 3,026 287 10.8 9.2-12.6 2,125 70.9 68.7-73.0 614 18.3 16.7-20.0
Females 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,036 38 3.9 2.5- 5.8 669 64.9 61.1-68.5 329 31.2 27.8-34.9
Non-Hispanic Black 307 88 28.7 22.9-35.4 205 67.8 61.1-73.9 14 3.4 1.9- 6.2
Other 253 40 13.6 9.0-19.9 189 79.9 72.7-85.5 24 6.6 3.8-11.2
AGE
18-34 282 26 8.8 5.7-13.5 173 65.1 58.5-71.2 83 26.0 20.7-32.1
35-44 249 39 18.4 12.9-25.4 145 58.0 49.8-65.7 65 23.6 17.9-30.5
45-54 259 32 11.9 7.7-18.1 171 67.2 59.6-73.9 56 20.9 15.5-27.6
55-64 321 45 13.7 9.3-19.6 221 70.2 63.3-76.3 55 16.1 11.6-21.9
65-74 291 18 5.6 3.3- 9.6 203 72.9 66.3-78.6 70 21.5 16.4-27.6
75+ 192 *** *** *** 149 78.8 69.2-85.9 34 19.5 12.5-29.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 111 14 9.5 4.9-17.7 89 85.7 76.5-91.7 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 319 29 7.5 4.9-11.4 252 80.3 74.4-85.1 38 12.2 8.3-17.6
Some Post-H.S. 496 67 16.1 11.0-22.9 329 62.7 56.3-68.6 100 21.2 17.1-26.1
College Graduate 691 61 9.0 6.6-12.1 407 57.6 53.0-62.1 223 33.4 29.2-37.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 19 16.0 9.1-26.5 *** *** *** 16 16.2 9.2-26.9
$15,000- 24,999 166 19 13.0 7.7-21.2 125 74.9 65.5-82.5 22 12.0 7.2-19.5
$25,000- 34,999 189 29 13.4 8.5-20.5 133 72.5 63.9-79.8 27 14.1 9.0-21.3
$35,000- 49,999 163 11 7.3 3.3-15.4 122 72.2 62.0-80.5 30 20.5 13.3-30.3
$50,000- 74,999 184 21 10.2 6.3-16.1 112 62.4 54.0-70.2 51 27.4 20.5-35.4
$75,000+ 463 36 7.9 5.2-11.7 274 60.9 55.3-66.3 153 31.2 26.3-36.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 529 73 16.2 11.1-23.0 353 65.2 58.7-71.1 103 18.7 14.8-23.2
No 1,075 98 8.6 6.8-10.9 715 68.4 64.8-71.7 262 23.0 20.1-26.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,567 164 11.0 8.7-13.9 1,044 67.5 64.2-70.6 359 21.5 19.0-24.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 494 59 14.5 9.6-21.2 303 60.9 54.6-66.7 132 24.7 20.3-29.7
Regional City or Suburban County 429 34 8.9 6.0-13.2 275 66.7 61.0-72.0 120 24.4 19.9-29.5
Rural 697 78 9.8 7.3-12.9 502 74.4 70.0-78.4 117 15.9 12.7-19.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 803 101 12.8 10.2-16.0 493 62.5 58.3-66.6 209 24.6 21.2-28.5
Unemployed 59 12 13.9 6.7-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 479 31 8.7 3.9-18.2 345 71.4 63.9-77.8 103 19.9 15.6-25.1
Unable to Work 130 17 15.8 8.4-27.6 101 76.8 65.0-85.5 12 7.4 3.8-14.0
Other not in Labor Force 137 *** *** *** 95 71.8 62.7-79.5 32 22.7 15.7-31.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 22 13.3 7.9-21.5 123 75.8 66.5-83.1 19 10.9 6.3-18.3
101% to 150% 122 20 11.8 6.8-19.8 *** *** *** 20 19.0 11.1-30.5
151% to 200% 135 17 10.8 6.1-18.4 101 75.5 65.6-83.3 17 13.7 8.0-22.6
More than 200% 784 67 8.7 6.5-11.6 486 62.9 58.6-67.0 231 28.4 24.7-32.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 430 60 11.5 8.1-16.2 322 76.9 70.8-82.1 48 11.5 7.8-16.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 527 49 10.7 7.8-14.6 366 70.7 65.7-75.3 112 18.6 15.0-22.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 663 62 11.3 7.4-16.8 392 60.4 55.1-65.4 209 28.3 24.3-32.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 481 37 8.7 5.9-12.6 289 61.3 55.8-66.6 155 30.0 25.2-35.2
2nd Quartile 437 36 11.4 6.6-18.9 294 67.3 60.6-73.4 107 21.3 17.1-26.2
3rd Quartile 410 48 11.1 7.8-15.6 280 71.4 65.7-76.6 82 17.5 13.5-22.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 292 50 16.8 11.3-24.1 217 74.8 66.4-81.7 25 8.4 4.6-14.9

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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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