2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,432 178 6.0 4.7- 7.5 3,254 94.0 92.5-95.3
Non-Hispanic White 2,171 47 2.6 1.8- 3.7 2,124 97.4 96.3-98.2
GENDER
Male 1,010 22 2.7 1.6- 4.3 988 97.3 95.7-98.4
Female 1,161 25 2.5 1.5- 4.2 1,136 97.5 95.8-98.5
AGE
18-34 362 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 281 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 340 16 4.7 2.6- 8.3 324 95.3 91.7-97.4
55-64 442 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 418 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 291 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 436 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 655 22 4.4 2.7- 7.0 633 95.6 93.0-97.3
College Graduate 988 15 1.2 0.7- 2.1 973 98.8 97.9-99.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 182 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 289 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 844 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 713 28 5.4 3.5- 8.3 685 94.6 91.7-96.5
No 1,436 19 1.1 0.6- 1.8 1,417 98.9 98.2-99.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 279 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,890 41 2.6 1.8- 3.8 1,849 97.4 96.2-98.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 629 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 619 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 923 17 2.3 1.3- 4.0 906 97.7 96.0-98.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,189 26 2.5 1.6- 4.0 1,163 97.5 96.0-98.4
Unemployed 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 680 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 142 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 107 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 158 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,322 20 1.5 0.9- 2.6 1,302 98.5 97.4-99.1
HOUSING
Own 1,684 32 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,652 97.6 96.3-98.4
Rent 350 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 423 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 794 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 954 20 2.5 1.4- 4.3 934 97.5 95.7-98.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 794 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 614 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 525 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 238 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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