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
Non-Hispanic White 1,236 33 2.4 1.6- 3.6 1,015 82.6 79.2-85.6 88 6.1 4.7- 7.8 100 8.9 6.4-12.3
GENDER
Male 658 *** *** *** 552 85.9 82.6-88.6 39 5.5 3.8- 7.8 52 6.9 5.0- 9.3
Female 578 18 3.1 1.7- 5.5 463 78.8 72.4-84.0 49 6.8 4.9- 9.4 48 11.3 6.7-18.4
AGE
18-34 309 *** *** *** 259 85.0 79.7-89.0 22 5.4 3.4- 8.6 17 6.2 3.5-10.5
35-44 252 *** *** *** 214 86.1 80.7-90.2 23 7.1 4.5-11.2 *** *** ***
45-54 285 *** *** *** 229 78.0 66.0-86.6 22 7.1 4.4-11.5 *** *** ***
55-64 259 *** *** *** 216 83.4 76.9-88.4 *** *** *** 17 6.8 3.8-12.0
65-74 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 195 *** *** *** 168 88.2 82.5-92.2 *** *** *** 15 7.4 4.3-12.5
Some Post-H.S. 371 14 3.5 2.0- 6.2 310 80.9 72.7-87.1 16 4.5 2.7- 7.5 *** *** ***
College Graduate 635 16 1.6 0.9- 2.7 510 82.2 78.5-85.3 59 8.9 6.6-11.9 50 7.4 5.4-10.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 81 *** *** *** 64 80.1 68.0-88.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 116 *** *** *** 99 83.9 73.4-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 177 *** *** *** 147 84.4 77.3-89.6 13 4.7 2.6- 8.3 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 642 *** *** *** 546 86.0 82.6-88.8 55 8.2 6.0-11.1 33 5.0 3.4- 7.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 262 *** *** *** 211 81.5 74.8-86.7 19 6.8 4.0-11.4 23 8.1 4.7-13.8
No 962 22 1.8 1.1- 3.0 797 84.6 81.8-87.0 69 6.0 4.6- 7.9 74 7.6 5.9- 9.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** 110 90.0 83.7-94.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,108 30 2.4 1.5- 3.8 905 81.9 78.1-85.1 83 6.5 5.0- 8.3 90 9.2 6.5-12.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 403 *** *** *** 325 80.8 75.9-84.9 36 8.2 5.5-11.9 33 8.9 6.1-12.7
Regional City or Suburban County 361 *** *** *** 296 80.4 71.8-86.8 29 6.9 4.5-10.4 *** *** ***
Rural 472 *** *** *** 394 86.2 81.9-89.5 23 3.6 2.3- 5.8 45 8.7 5.9-12.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,212 31 2.3 1.5- 3.5 1,000 82.8 79.3-85.8 85 6.1 4.7- 7.8 96 8.9 6.3-12.3
Unemployed 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 889 18 1.9 1.1- 3.3 748 85.0 82.2-87.5 72 7.4 5.7- 9.7 51 5.6 4.1- 7.5
HOUSING
Own 929 21 2.1 1.3- 3.6 764 82.4 78.3-86.0 61 5.6 4.2- 7.5 83 9.8 6.8-14.0
Rent 231 *** *** *** 186 81.0 74.6-86.2 22 9.1 5.7-14.3 13 6.8 3.8-12.0
Other arrangement 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 219 *** *** *** 189 86.6 79.2-91.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 436 *** *** *** 364 83.1 75.3-88.7 26 4.3 2.8- 6.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 581 17 2.3 1.3- 4.1 462 80.7 76.8-84.2 53 8.8 6.4-12.0 49 8.1 5.9-11.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 470 *** *** *** 361 79.2 74.7-83.1 46 9.1 6.5-12.6 50 9.6 7.0-12.9
2nd Quartile 353 *** *** *** 302 86.0 81.4-89.7 23 5.6 3.5- 8.9 23 6.7 4.2-10.4
3rd Quartile 294 *** *** *** 249 81.8 69.8-89.8 16 3.6 2.1- 6.2 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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