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
MALES 1,592 41 2.7 1.9- 3.9 1,143 73.8 70.9-76.5 167 8.8 7.3-10.6 241 14.7 12.6-17.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,019 13 1.4 0.8- 2.6 711 72.6 69.1-75.9 130 10.6 8.7-12.9 165 15.3 12.7-18.4
Non-Hispanic Black 235 16 5.6 2.9-10.7 175 75.4 67.5-81.9 17 6.2 3.1-12.3 27 12.7 8.1-19.5
Other 297 11 3.9 2.0- 7.2 239 81.3 75.0-86.3 18 5.7 3.1-10.2 29 9.1 5.9-14.0
AGE
18-34 334 12 4.5 2.4- 8.4 254 77.9 71.9-82.9 29 6.4 4.2- 9.6 39 11.2 7.6-16.2
35-44 240 *** *** *** 176 75.2 68.3-81.0 30 10.8 7.1-16.1 25 10.6 6.7-16.2
45-54 261 *** *** *** 195 76.2 69.4-81.9 23 7.4 4.6-11.9 38 14.1 9.7-20.1
55-64 291 *** *** *** 206 70.4 62.5-77.3 35 11.0 7.3-16.3 41 16.5 10.8-24.3
65-74 282 *** *** *** 191 66.6 58.7-73.6 27 9.4 5.4-16.1 59 22.4 16.5-29.6
75+ 151 *** *** *** 105 77.6 68.6-84.6 17 7.6 4.1-13.5 28 14.5 9.0-22.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 *** *** *** 120 72.2 61.5-80.9 11 8.6 4.0-17.5 20 15.8 9.1-26.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 16 3.8 2.1- 6.6 295 79.6 74.2-84.1 26 4.1 2.6- 6.5 54 12.5 8.9-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 436 *** *** *** 333 76.3 71.0-80.9 35 7.4 5.1-10.6 59 13.8 10.2-18.5
College Graduate 597 *** *** *** 391 66.2 61.5-70.5 94 15.2 12.1-18.9 105 17.3 13.9-21.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 10.2 5.3-18.6
$25,000- 34,999 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 155 *** *** *** 120 81.7 72.6-88.2 15 7.8 3.4-16.8 15 7.3 4.0-12.9
$50,000- 74,999 207 *** *** *** 150 71.9 63.0-79.3 19 7.5 4.3-13.0 36 19.5 13.0-28.3
$75,000+ 590 11 1.6 0.9- 3.0 414 71.7 67.2-75.8 90 13.4 10.6-16.7 75 13.3 10.2-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 500 18 3.2 1.8- 5.6 356 75.2 70.0-79.7 53 7.3 5.3-10.0 73 14.3 10.6-19.0
No 1,071 23 2.5 1.6- 4.0 775 73.4 69.8-76.7 113 9.5 7.5-11.9 160 14.6 12.1-17.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 *** *** *** 265 73.5 67.2-78.9 39 8.8 5.6-13.6 58 15.2 11.0-20.6
Non-Veteran 1,210 31 2.7 1.8- 4.2 875 74.1 70.8-77.1 128 8.8 7.2-10.8 176 14.3 11.9-17.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 526 13 2.7 1.5- 4.8 364 73.2 68.7-77.2 69 11.0 8.4-14.3 80 13.2 10.3-16.6
Regional City or Suburban County 398 *** *** *** 286 74.7 69.1-79.6 42 7.5 5.3-10.5 62 15.3 11.5-20.3
Rural 668 20 2.9 1.7- 4.9 493 73.7 68.6-78.2 56 7.8 5.5-11.1 99 15.6 11.9-20.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,014 23 2.5 1.6- 3.9 752 75.0 71.5-78.2 108 9.2 7.4-11.4 131 13.3 10.8-16.3
Unemployed 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 382 *** *** *** 259 69.3 62.7-75.3 43 10.3 6.8-15.4 76 19.6 14.7-25.6
Unable to Work 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 12.3 5.6-24.9
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** 68 83.2 72.5-90.3 *** *** *** 13 11.8 6.1-21.7
151% to 200% 110 *** *** *** 86 81.3 70.0-89.0 *** *** *** 12 10.7 4.8-22.1
More than 200% 908 15 1.6 0.9- 2.7 651 73.1 69.3-76.5 121 11.1 9.0-13.5 121 14.3 11.5-17.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 414 17 5.6 3.1- 9.8 310 70.8 63.3-77.3 24 5.1 2.6- 9.6 63 18.6 13.0-25.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 513 13 2.2 1.2- 4.0 376 76.7 72.1-80.7 45 7.3 5.1-10.3 79 13.7 10.6-17.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 665 11 1.5 0.8- 2.9 457 73.1 69.0-76.8 98 11.9 9.5-14.9 99 13.5 10.7-16.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 508 *** *** *** 334 69.1 64.1-73.6 80 13.2 10.2-16.8 89 16.6 13.1-20.8
2nd Quartile 400 11 2.4 1.3- 4.4 293 76.7 71.6-81.2 36 7.6 5.2-11.0 60 13.3 9.9-17.6
3rd Quartile 420 16 4.3 2.3- 7.9 310 74.6 68.6-79.8 41 7.8 5.1-11.9 53 13.2 9.3-18.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 264 *** *** *** 206 76.5 66.4-84.3 *** *** *** 39 17.4 10.3-27.9

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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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