2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,121 82 6.6 5.1- 8.4 877 78.9 75.3-82.1 82 6.2 4.8- 8.0 80 8.3 5.9-11.8
GENDER
Male 598 34 5.2 3.5- 7.7 486 82.9 79.1-86.1 42 6.4 4.5- 9.1 36 5.5 3.8- 7.8
Female 523 48 8.0 5.7-11.2 391 74.3 68.1-79.7 40 6.0 4.1- 8.6 44 11.6 7.1-18.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 675 *** *** *** 554 82.6 77.4-86.8 57 6.7 4.9- 9.1 47 8.6 5.1-14.1
Non-Hispanic Black 209 47 18.8 13.7-25.3 137 67.6 60.0-74.4 *** *** *** 16 7.7 4.5-13.0
Other 215 17 6.2 3.6-10.7 169 80.7 74.0-86.0 16 5.9 3.4-10.0 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 312 21 6.2 3.8-10.1 257 84.1 78.9-88.2 17 4.8 2.7- 8.3 17 4.9 2.9- 8.2
35-44 252 23 9.1 5.7-14.2 193 76.4 69.7-82.0 23 7.3 4.6-11.5 13 7.1 3.9-12.5
45-54 257 18 5.1 2.9- 8.8 199 75.7 64.0-84.5 24 7.7 4.8-12.3 *** *** ***
55-64 220 17 7.2 4.2-12.2 174 79.8 72.7-85.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 217 *** *** *** 171 80.8 74.2-86.0 16 6.4 3.6-11.2 18 8.3 5.0-13.5
Some Post-H.S. 272 21 6.3 3.8-10.4 219 78.9 69.5-86.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 561 41 7.1 5.0-10.0 436 78.5 74.3-82.3 48 7.9 5.6-11.0 36 6.5 4.5- 9.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 208 26 11.2 7.2-17.2 147 74.9 67.8-80.9 17 6.8 3.9-11.6 18 7.1 4.3-11.5
No 906 56 5.6 4.1- 7.6 724 80.9 77.7-83.8 65 6.2 4.6- 8.3 61 7.2 5.4- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,050 77 6.3 4.8- 8.1 819 78.8 75.1-82.1 79 6.4 4.9- 8.3 75 8.5 5.9-12.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,089 78 6.5 5.0- 8.4 857 79.2 75.5-82.4 81 6.4 4.9- 8.2 73 8.0 5.4-11.5
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** 72 84.1 73.5-91.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 107 *** *** *** 81 80.9 71.4-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 135 14 10.9 6.1-18.7 100 74.2 64.8-81.9 13 6.2 3.4-10.9 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 520 27 5.2 3.4- 8.0 429 82.7 78.5-86.2 41 7.9 5.5-11.2 23 4.2 2.6- 6.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 716 47 6.5 4.7- 9.0 575 80.9 77.3-84.1 57 7.3 5.4- 9.8 37 5.3 3.7- 7.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 711 39 5.5 3.8- 7.9 560 78.1 73.4-82.3 53 6.7 4.9- 9.1 59 9.7 6.3-14.5
Rent 317 37 10.3 7.1-14.7 240 78.3 72.6-83.0 23 5.0 3.2- 7.8 17 6.4 3.8-10.8
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** 69 85.9 76.0-92.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 668 56 8.5 6.3-11.4 516 77.5 73.5-81.0 46 6.3 4.4- 8.8 50 7.8 5.7-10.5
Regional City or Suburban County 275 19 5.4 3.1- 9.3 218 78.1 68.0-85.7 22 6.2 3.7-10.0 *** *** ***
Rural 178 *** *** *** 143 84.5 77.6-89.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 425 29 6.9 4.5-10.4 339 78.5 71.3-84.3 29 4.8 3.1- 7.3 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 661 50 6.4 4.7- 8.8 512 78.7 74.8-82.1 50 7.4 5.3-10.2 49 7.5 5.4-10.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 392 23 4.6 2.9- 7.3 305 79.8 74.9-84.0 32 7.4 4.8-11.1 32 8.2 5.6-11.9
2nd Quartile 428 27 6.2 4.0- 9.3 341 80.2 75.5-84.2 33 6.8 4.6-10.0 27 6.8 4.4-10.2
3rd Quartile 276 30 10.6 6.7-16.2 211 73.5 62.1-82.5 15 3.5 1.9- 6.1 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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