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
MALES 1,069 57 5.3 3.9- 7.2 865 81.3 78.3-84.0 63 6.1 4.6- 8.1 84 7.3 5.6- 9.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 658 15 1.8 1.0- 3.3 552 85.9 82.6-88.6 39 5.5 3.8- 7.8 52 6.9 5.0- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 144 26 17.7 11.5-26.3 102 71.4 61.9-79.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 239 13 4.5 2.3- 8.6 196 81.2 74.3-86.6 14 7.1 3.9-12.6 16 7.2 4.1-12.4
AGE
18-34 302 19 6.0 3.5-10.1 251 83.7 77.7-88.3 14 4.0 2.1- 7.5 18 6.3 3.3-11.4
35-44 225 12 5.2 2.8- 9.6 188 83.2 76.6-88.3 15 7.8 4.4-13.5 *** *** ***
45-54 239 *** *** *** 189 80.3 73.7-85.6 20 8.8 5.4-13.9 20 6.7 4.0-11.1
55-64 200 12 6.9 3.6-13.0 165 81.6 74.0-87.4 12 6.4 3.2-12.4 11 5.1 2.5- 9.8
65-74 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 108 *** *** *** 78 73.8 62.8-82.4 11 9.9 5.0-18.6 11 9.2 4.6-17.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 250 14 6.0 3.3-10.7 204 83.4 77.4-88.1 16 5.9 3.3-10.3 16 4.7 2.6- 8.2
Some Post-H.S. 278 14 4.7 2.5- 8.6 232 81.7 75.1-86.8 *** *** *** 22 8.8 5.2-14.7
College Graduate 427 21 4.6 2.8- 7.5 345 81.8 77.0-85.8 26 5.9 3.7- 9.2 35 7.7 5.1-11.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 102 *** *** *** 79 79.7 69.5-87.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 149 *** *** *** 122 78.9 67.8-86.8 *** *** *** 12 11.5 5.2-23.5
$75,000+ 484 16 2.7 1.5- 4.9 414 86.2 82.2-89.4 34 7.1 4.8-10.4 20 4.0 2.5- 6.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 232 13 5.4 2.9- 9.9 185 80.8 74.1-86.1 16 6.6 3.7-11.5 18 7.1 4.1-12.1
No 822 43 5.1 3.6- 7.3 668 81.5 78.0-84.6 47 6.0 4.3- 8.3 64 7.4 5.4-10.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 163 *** *** *** 137 84.9 77.3-90.3 *** *** *** 13 7.4 3.8-13.7
Non-Veteran 903 49 5.3 3.8- 7.3 727 81.0 77.6-83.9 57 6.5 4.8- 8.7 70 7.3 5.4- 9.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 400 24 6.8 4.3-10.5 322 80.2 75.1-84.4 23 5.9 3.6- 9.5 31 7.2 4.9-10.4
Regional City or Suburban County 264 20 6.4 3.9-10.2 208 81.1 75.3-85.8 18 5.6 3.3- 9.2 18 6.9 4.1-11.4
Rural 405 13 2.8 1.3- 6.0 335 82.7 77.0-87.3 22 6.6 4.1-10.6 35 7.8 4.7-12.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,050 54 5.0 3.7- 6.9 852 81.5 78.4-84.2 63 6.2 4.6- 8.2 81 7.3 5.5- 9.5
Unemployed 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 687 30 4.1 2.6- 6.2 580 84.2 80.5-87.3 42 6.2 4.3- 8.7 35 5.5 3.6- 8.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 249 16 8.2 4.4-14.8 202 77.4 68.5-84.3 *** *** *** 22 11.2 6.0-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 336 14 4.0 2.2- 7.1 274 83.9 79.1-87.8 22 6.3 3.9-10.0 26 5.8 3.7- 8.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 484 27 5.1 3.3- 7.8 389 80.9 76.5-84.7 32 7.1 4.7-10.5 36 6.9 4.8- 9.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 348 19 4.7 2.8- 7.8 270 79.6 74.2-84.0 29 8.4 5.5-12.7 30 7.3 4.8-11.0
2nd Quartile 281 11 4.2 2.2- 7.9 227 81.6 75.9-86.2 21 7.7 4.8-12.2 22 6.5 4.1-10.2
3rd Quartile 279 17 7.1 4.1-12.0 235 83.2 76.6-88.3 *** *** *** 18 7.3 3.8-13.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 161 *** *** *** 133 80.9 70.2-88.4 *** *** *** 14 10.3 4.9-20.4

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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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