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
MALES 1,657 1,056 63.0 59.9-66.1 245 17.6 15.3-20.2 154 8.7 7.0-10.7 46 1.1 0.6- 2.0 73 5.2 3.9- 6.8 83 4.5 3.4- 5.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,054 1,006 96.2 94.7-97.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 2.8 1.9- 4.2
Non-Hispanic Black 248 *** *** *** 229 88.9 81.2-93.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 313 43 18.3 10.7-29.3 12 4.4 2.2- 8.9 147 47.5 38.9-56.3 39 3.7 2.3- 6.1 56 22.8 16.9-30.0 16 3.2 1.8- 5.8
AGE
18-34 353 208 58.0 51.2-64.5 45 15.9 11.4-21.8 64 16.0 11.9-21.2 *** *** *** 25 8.1 5.3-12.2 *** *** ***
35-44 253 145 58.6 51.1-65.7 35 16.4 11.5-22.9 42 12.4 8.5-17.6 *** *** *** 18 9.2 5.2-15.6 *** *** ***
45-54 276 170 64.5 57.1-71.4 45 21.4 15.4-28.8 28 6.7 4.4-10.2 *** *** *** 18 4.7 2.7- 8.2 11 2.3 1.2- 4.4
55-64 303 199 64.0 56.4-71.0 61 23.9 17.9-31.0 *** *** *** 12 2.8 0.9- 9.0 *** *** *** 18 6.1 3.6-10.1
65-74 287 202 73.9 66.1-80.4 39 13.0 8.5-19.2 *** *** *** 18 1.9 1.0- 3.6 *** *** *** 18 7.7 3.7-15.2
75+ 152 *** *** *** 17 14.4 8.3-23.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.0 2.2-10.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 54 39.2 29.9-49.4 24 15.7 10.0-23.8 73 31.9 23.4-41.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 411 235 64.9 58.6-70.8 81 19.8 15.1-25.6 45 7.6 5.3-10.8 19 1.2 0.6- 2.3 13 3.5 1.9- 6.5 18 2.9 1.5- 5.3
Some Post-H.S. 450 311 67.6 61.9-72.8 77 20.6 16.2-25.9 20 5.1 2.8- 9.0 *** *** *** 17 3.5 2.0- 6.0 17 3.0 1.8- 5.0
College Graduate 613 450 68.7 63.7-73.2 62 13.4 10.1-17.5 15 1.7 0.9- 3.1 *** *** *** 38 8.9 6.2-12.8 39 6.7 4.5- 9.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** 26 17.2 10.7-26.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 136 *** *** *** 21 19.4 11.6-30.7 32 18.3 11.8-27.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 159 93 62.9 52.8-71.9 31 18.8 12.4-27.3 15 8.5 4.9-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 215 147 64.6 55.7-72.7 35 19.6 13.5-27.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 4.1 2.0- 7.9 11 5.7 2.7-11.7
$75,000+ 612 478 73.3 68.4-77.6 61 13.8 10.4-18.0 17 3.3 1.9- 5.8 13 1.8 0.6- 4.8 33 6.6 4.4- 9.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 521 332 65.1 59.3-70.6 85 17.4 13.5-22.1 41 8.0 4.9-12.9 22 1.9 0.7- 5.1 20 4.4 2.5- 7.7 21 3.1 1.8- 5.2
No 1,113 711 62.1 58.2-65.8 156 17.8 14.9-21.1 112 9.0 7.1-11.4 23 0.6 0.3- 1.2 52 5.5 4.0- 7.5 59 5.0 3.6- 7.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 381 253 63.8 57.1-70.0 77 22.2 17.1-28.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 4.8 2.7- 8.4 23 6.9 3.7-12.3
Non-Veteran 1,266 800 63.1 59.5-66.6 167 16.4 13.8-19.4 149 10.6 8.5-13.2 37 1.1 0.5- 2.3 59 5.3 3.9- 7.2 54 3.4 2.5- 4.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 546 323 52.1 47.2-57.0 94 22.9 18.7-27.6 62 11.6 8.8-15.0 *** *** *** 38 9.1 6.4-12.7 26 3.8 2.4- 6.0
Regional City or Suburban County 425 290 69.2 62.8-74.9 61 13.6 9.9-18.3 37 8.1 4.8-13.5 *** *** *** 19 5.1 3.0- 8.6 16 3.8 2.1- 6.5
Rural 686 443 67.7 62.5-72.5 90 16.1 12.4-20.7 55 6.6 4.4- 9.8 41 2.1 1.0- 4.5 16 1.9 0.9- 3.8 41 5.5 3.5- 8.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,066 664 61.3 57.5-64.9 144 16.6 13.9-19.7 133 11.0 8.9-13.5 25 0.8 0.4- 1.4 57 6.8 5.0- 9.1 43 3.6 2.5- 5.2
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 387 288 72.2 65.2-78.3 50 15.2 10.7-21.3 *** *** *** 13 2.3 0.6- 7.8 *** *** *** 26 7.6 4.3-12.9
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** 25 19.6 11.7-31.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 120 *** *** *** 28 23.2 14.7-34.6 34 24.1 16.0-34.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 19.3 11.8-30.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 943 706 71.4 67.5-75.0 115 15.4 12.6-18.8 32 4.1 2.6- 6.4 19 1.3 0.5- 3.1 44 5.2 3.6- 7.3 27 2.6 1.6- 4.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 427 208 57.2 50.0-64.2 88 21.6 16.4-28.0 44 7.3 4.3-12.1 40 3.6 1.6- 7.5 15 3.2 1.6- 6.2 32 7.1 4.1-11.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 535 386 68.7 63.5-73.5 72 17.4 13.5-22.1 40 7.8 5.5-10.9 *** *** *** 16 3.4 1.8- 6.2 18 2.5 1.4- 4.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 695 462 61.5 56.8-66.0 85 15.7 12.5-19.5 70 10.1 7.3-13.9 *** *** *** 42 7.7 5.5-10.7 33 4.7 3.1- 6.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 525 391 68.6 63.0-73.8 50 12.2 9.0-16.5 36 8.5 5.2-13.7 *** *** *** 20 5.1 3.1- 8.2 26 5.3 3.4- 8.2
2nd Quartile 423 284 65.9 60.0-71.2 63 17.3 13.3-22.2 35 7.3 5.0-10.5 *** *** *** 21 6.2 3.8-10.1 18 2.9 1.6- 5.0
3rd Quartile 436 257 56.3 50.2-62.2 80 20.7 16.1-26.2 48 10.8 7.6-15.2 *** *** *** 23 5.3 3.4- 8.3 22 5.3 3.0- 9.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 273 124 55.6 46.0-64.8 52 25.8 17.8-35.9 35 7.8 4.7-12.7 36 4.1 2.4- 6.7 *** *** *** 17 4.9 2.1-10.9

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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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