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
Non-Hispanic White 1,956 73 3.9 2.9- 5.1 1,337 69.9 67.3-72.3 546 26.3 23.9-28.7
GENDER
Male 920 35 3.8 2.6- 5.7 668 75.2 71.7-78.3 217 21.0 18.1-24.3
Female 1,036 38 3.9 2.5- 5.8 669 64.9 61.1-68.5 329 31.2 27.8-34.9
AGE
18-34 335 *** *** *** 201 62.9 56.6-68.8 122 33.3 27.7-39.4
35-44 259 *** *** *** 160 63.0 56.0-69.5 89 31.8 25.8-38.6
45-54 301 *** *** *** 199 69.2 62.7-75.0 90 27.4 21.9-33.8
55-64 399 23 6.9 4.1-11.4 287 72.3 66.3-77.6 89 20.7 16.2-26.2
65-74 374 *** *** *** 264 74.4 68.8-79.2 100 23.6 19.0-29.0
75+ 257 *** *** *** 206 81.5 73.9-87.2 45 17.5 11.8-25.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 382 *** *** *** 322 84.1 78.9-88.2 47 12.9 9.2-17.9
Some Post-H.S. 589 34 6.1 4.1- 9.2 425 69.3 64.6-73.7 130 24.5 20.6-29.0
College Graduate 904 21 1.8 1.1- 2.9 519 56.5 52.6-60.4 364 41.7 37.9-45.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 18.2 10.3-30.0
$15,000- 24,999 109 *** *** *** 87 82.2 72.5-89.0 16 12.3 6.9-20.9
$25,000- 34,999 158 *** *** *** 119 77.7 68.8-84.6 32 19.4 13.0-28.0
$35,000- 49,999 194 *** *** *** 149 76.4 67.2-83.6 40 21.8 14.7-30.9
$50,000- 74,999 263 *** *** *** 179 69.9 62.9-76.0 75 26.3 20.6-33.0
$75,000+ 782 19 2.4 1.4- 4.3 473 61.5 57.3-65.5 290 36.1 32.2-40.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 628 32 5.5 3.6- 8.4 449 73.3 68.8-77.4 147 21.2 17.6-25.3
No 1,308 40 2.9 1.9- 4.3 874 68.1 64.9-71.1 394 29.0 26.1-32.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 248 *** *** *** 196 81.1 74.8-86.0 43 14.2 10.2-19.4
Non-Veteran 1,705 64 3.7 2.7- 5.1 1,138 68.4 65.6-71.1 503 27.9 25.3-30.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 561 *** *** *** 324 57.2 52.2-62.1 225 40.3 35.5-45.4
Regional City or Suburban County 562 19 4.5 2.6- 7.6 375 70.2 65.3-74.6 168 25.4 21.4-29.9
Rural 833 42 4.4 3.0- 6.3 638 78.6 74.9-81.8 153 17.1 14.2-20.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,084 45 4.4 3.1- 6.2 697 65.7 62.2-69.1 342 29.9 26.7-33.3
Unemployed 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 607 *** *** *** 449 75.3 70.6-79.5 144 22.0 18.1-26.5
Unable to Work 123 *** *** *** 103 85.4 76.6-91.2 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.8 8.2-25.2
101% to 150% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** 109 78.1 67.7-85.8 24 19.7 12.2-30.1
More than 200% 1,211 31 2.5 1.6- 3.9 781 66.3 63.0-69.5 399 31.2 28.1-34.4
HOUSING
Own 1,506 54 3.9 2.8- 5.4 1,022 69.7 66.7-72.5 430 26.4 23.8-29.2
Rent 323 *** *** *** 222 70.5 64.4-76.0 87 26.2 21.0-32.2
Other arrangement 112 *** *** *** 82 70.5 59.3-79.6 26 26.3 17.6-37.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 383 28 6.3 3.9-10.2 308 81.2 75.5-85.8 47 12.5 8.7-17.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 712 23 3.8 2.4- 6.0 520 75.3 71.3-78.9 169 20.9 17.7-24.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 861 22 2.9 1.7- 4.9 509 60.5 56.4-64.4 330 36.7 32.8-40.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 709 22 3.5 2.0- 6.0 431 61.3 56.8-65.7 256 35.2 30.9-39.6
2nd Quartile 549 *** *** *** 391 73.1 68.4-77.2 148 24.9 20.9-29.4
3rd Quartile 485 24 5.8 3.6- 9.3 334 73.3 68.3-77.8 127 20.8 17.0-25.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 213 *** *** *** 181 83.1 74.5-89.1 *** *** ***

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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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