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
MALES 1,406 116 10.4 8.3-12.9 1,045 74.7 71.6-77.5 245 15.0 12.9-17.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 920 35 3.8 2.6- 5.7 668 75.2 71.7-78.3 217 21.0 18.1-24.3
Non-Hispanic Black 197 57 36.2 27.8-45.5 134 61.5 52.2-69.9 *** *** ***
Other 267 23 8.6 5.3-13.8 225 85.3 79.3-89.9 19 6.0 3.5-10.1
AGE
18-34 312 32 12.6 8.3-18.6 227 72.9 66.1-78.8 53 14.5 10.5-19.7
35-44 219 24 12.5 7.8-19.2 156 71.5 64.0-78.0 39 16.1 11.5-22.1
45-54 230 18 8.4 5.0-13.8 171 77.1 70.2-82.7 41 14.5 10.3-20.2
55-64 259 24 12.4 7.5-19.7 194 72.5 64.6-79.2 41 15.1 10.6-21.2
65-74 236 *** *** *** 185 78.7 70.6-85.0 42 15.8 11.1-21.9
75+ 125 *** *** *** 97 81.5 71.6-88.6 20 11.7 6.7-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 145 15 13.7 7.4-24.1 124 82.5 72.2-89.5 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 334 25 8.8 5.3-14.1 285 84.0 77.8-88.6 24 7.3 4.4-11.9
Some Post-H.S. 399 44 13.7 9.8-18.7 298 72.3 66.5-77.3 57 14.1 10.6-18.4
College Graduate 523 32 6.6 4.4- 9.8 334 63.5 58.5-68.2 157 29.9 25.5-34.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 92 *** *** *** 78 85.7 73.6-92.8 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 115 11 10.9 5.5-20.6 94 82.8 72.7-89.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 140 14 13.8 7.5-24.2 109 75.4 64.0-84.0 17 10.8 5.4-20.5
$50,000- 74,999 184 17 8.9 5.1-15.0 135 76.2 68.2-82.6 32 15.0 10.0-21.8
$75,000+ 549 36 8.1 5.3-12.1 363 66.3 61.4-71.0 150 25.6 21.6-30.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 429 36 10.3 6.9-15.0 325 77.1 71.7-81.7 68 12.6 9.6-16.5
No 964 78 10.2 7.8-13.4 710 73.6 69.9-77.1 176 16.1 13.6-19.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 322 26 11.8 7.4-18.2 254 78.5 72.0-83.8 42 9.7 6.9-13.5
Non-Veteran 1,080 89 9.9 7.6-12.6 788 73.7 70.3-76.9 203 16.4 14.0-19.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 455 35 10.0 7.0-14.1 307 68.3 63.1-73.1 113 21.7 17.7-26.2
Regional City or Suburban County 363 37 11.8 8.0-17.1 263 74.5 68.3-79.8 63 13.7 10.1-18.4
Rural 588 44 9.5 6.4-14.1 475 80.0 75.1-84.1 69 10.5 8.0-13.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 924 83 10.4 8.1-13.3 679 73.7 70.1-77.1 162 15.8 13.3-18.8
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 330 12 7.1 3.4-14.3 254 76.1 69.2-81.9 64 16.8 12.5-22.1
Unable to Work 76 *** *** *** 65 88.3 75.9-94.8 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 96 11 11.6 6.0-21.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 833 57 7.8 5.6-10.6 584 71.8 68.0-75.4 192 20.4 17.5-23.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 352 41 17.6 12.0-25.3 286 75.2 67.6-81.5 25 7.2 4.6-10.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 455 41 10.6 7.4-15.0 337 76.8 71.8-81.2 77 12.6 9.7-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 599 34 6.4 4.4- 9.4 422 72.6 68.1-76.7 143 21.0 17.3-25.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 456 24 5.9 3.7- 9.5 321 72.6 67.3-77.4 111 21.4 17.2-26.3
2nd Quartile 353 20 6.4 3.9-10.4 271 79.4 74.1-83.9 62 14.1 10.7-18.6
3rd Quartile 378 52 18.9 14.0-25.1 262 68.7 62.4-74.4 64 12.4 9.3-16.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 219 20 13.5 6.7-25.1 191 81.5 70.4-89.1 *** *** ***

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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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