2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,232 1,760 55.1 52.8-57.4 230 7.0 6.0- 8.2 332 10.2 8.9-11.6 300 8.1 7.0- 9.3 610 19.6 17.7-21.6
Non-Hispanic White 2,062 1,275 63.8 61.2-66.4 152 7.3 6.0- 8.9 224 10.7 9.1-12.5 211 9.1 7.7-10.6 200 9.1 7.8-10.7
GENDER
Male 970 611 64.7 60.8-68.4 79 8.0 6.0-10.7 101 10.4 8.2-13.3 92 8.8 6.8-11.2 87 8.0 6.3-10.1
Female 1,092 664 63.0 59.3-66.5 73 6.6 5.0- 8.5 123 11.0 8.9-13.4 119 9.3 7.5-11.4 113 10.2 8.2-12.6
AGE
18-34 352 172 55.8 49.6-61.8 29 7.0 4.7-10.3 55 14.1 10.4-18.7 54 13.7 10.1-18.3 42 9.4 6.8-12.9
35-44 265 126 47.6 40.7-54.7 26 11.1 7.0-17.2 37 12.1 8.5-16.9 31 11.3 7.5-16.8 45 17.8 13.0-23.9
45-54 320 195 63.9 57.2-70.0 20 6.5 3.8-10.9 31 8.7 5.8-12.8 38 10.4 7.0-15.1 36 10.5 7.3-15.0
55-64 418 261 63.7 57.4-69.5 30 6.3 4.1- 9.7 51 14.2 9.9-20.0 43 8.5 5.9-11.9 33 7.3 4.8-11.1
65-74 393 275 73.5 67.9-78.3 26 6.9 4.2-11.0 33 7.7 5.1-11.5 31 6.0 4.1- 8.7 28 6.0 3.8- 9.2
75+ 280 224 83.0 75.9-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 419 321 74.8 69.0-79.8 22 6.3 3.7-10.4 30 8.6 5.5-13.4 20 4.4 2.6- 7.3 26 5.9 3.8- 8.9
Some Post-H.S. 623 408 64.7 60.0-69.1 54 8.2 6.0-11.1 54 9.2 6.8-12.4 55 9.2 6.7-12.5 52 8.8 6.5-11.7
College Graduate 929 469 49.5 45.7-53.4 73 8.0 6.1-10.3 139 15.9 13.2-18.9 134 14.0 11.6-16.8 114 12.6 10.3-15.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 122 90 74.5 64.0-82.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 173 116 63.7 53.7-72.6 *** *** *** 20 11.7 7.0-19.0 *** *** *** 14 7.8 4.3-13.7
$35,000- 49,999 202 128 66.8 57.8-74.7 22 8.6 5.3-13.9 *** *** *** 18 6.4 3.7-10.6 16 7.1 4.1-12.0
$50,000- 74,999 266 152 57.9 50.5-65.0 20 7.1 4.1-12.1 31 10.3 6.9-15.1 30 10.7 6.7-16.8 33 13.9 9.6-19.7
$75,000+ 805 438 56.8 52.7-60.9 56 7.3 5.3-10.0 108 12.2 9.9-15.0 111 13.0 10.5-15.9 92 10.7 8.4-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 671 452 68.9 64.2-73.3 42 6.7 4.4-10.0 53 7.8 5.4-11.1 57 7.5 5.5-10.1 67 9.1 6.9-11.9
No 1,374 812 61.1 57.9-64.3 110 7.7 6.2- 9.6 167 12.1 10.1-14.3 152 9.9 8.1-11.9 133 9.2 7.6-11.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 264 189 72.7 65.4-78.9 *** *** *** 17 5.0 2.9- 8.5 *** *** *** 22 8.0 5.0-12.4
Non-Veteran 1,796 1,084 62.6 59.8-65.4 132 7.3 5.9- 8.9 207 11.5 9.7-13.5 195 9.4 7.9-11.0 178 9.3 7.8-10.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 598 294 52.3 47.5-57.1 38 6.0 4.2- 8.4 90 14.0 11.1-17.5 93 14.5 11.5-18.0 83 13.3 10.4-16.8
Regional City or Suburban County 597 358 64.7 60.0-69.2 41 6.2 4.3- 8.7 68 10.0 7.5-13.1 61 8.6 6.2-11.7 69 10.5 8.1-13.6
Rural 867 623 71.1 66.8-75.0 73 9.1 6.7-12.3 66 9.0 6.6-12.3 57 5.7 4.1- 7.8 48 5.1 3.6- 7.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,132 624 57.9 54.4-61.4 88 7.7 6.0- 9.8 149 12.5 10.4-14.9 143 11.2 9.2-13.5 128 10.8 8.9-13.1
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 638 475 77.3 72.8-81.2 40 6.0 3.8- 9.3 49 6.9 4.8- 9.8 41 5.0 3.5- 7.2 33 4.8 3.2- 7.1
Unable to Work 137 99 75.0 65.1-82.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 88 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 13.4 7.4-23.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 102 72 74.9 64.1-83.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 106 74.2 65.3-81.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,245 703 57.6 54.1-61.0 96 8.2 6.4-10.5 157 12.1 10.0-14.5 152 11.5 9.5-13.8 137 10.6 8.8-12.8
HOUSING
Own 1,592 1,011 66.0 63.0-68.8 116 7.2 5.8- 9.1 164 9.8 8.1-11.7 148 8.3 6.8-10.0 153 8.8 7.3-10.5
Rent 338 189 57.1 50.8-63.2 23 6.5 4.1-10.2 46 13.3 9.7-18.0 41 10.7 7.6-14.7 39 12.5 8.9-17.3
Other arrangement 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 17.3 10.7-26.8 *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 405 301 73.3 66.5-79.2 35 9.1 5.6-14.5 *** *** *** 24 4.7 2.8- 7.7 28 6.2 4.0- 9.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 749 503 69.0 64.8-72.9 60 7.7 5.7-10.4 76 10.8 8.3-14.0 53 6.1 4.4- 8.4 57 6.3 4.7- 8.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 908 471 55.3 51.3-59.2 57 6.1 4.5- 8.2 131 12.4 10.2-15.0 134 13.4 11.0-16.3 115 12.7 10.4-15.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 745 406 56.5 52.1-60.8 44 6.0 4.2- 8.4 105 12.1 9.8-15.0 110 13.6 10.9-16.7 80 11.8 9.2-14.9
2nd Quartile 589 382 66.3 61.4-70.9 46 7.7 5.4-10.8 71 12.6 9.4-16.7 44 7.0 4.9- 9.9 46 6.4 4.6- 8.9
3rd Quartile 498 307 65.7 60.3-70.7 42 8.3 5.6-12.1 42 8.9 6.2-12.7 48 7.1 5.1- 9.9 59 10.0 7.5-13.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 230 180 79.3 71.0-85.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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