2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,559 154 11.4 9.2-14.0 1,038 68.6 65.6-71.5 367 19.9 17.7-22.4
GENDER
Male 736 57 9.3 6.8-12.5 524 74.0 69.9-77.7 155 16.7 13.9-20.0
Female 823 97 13.4 10.0-17.6 514 63.7 59.2-68.0 212 22.9 19.6-26.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,007 34 3.8 2.5- 5.7 637 66.5 62.9-69.9 336 29.7 26.5-33.2
Non-Hispanic Black 275 91 33.8 27.4-40.9 175 64.2 57.1-70.7 *** *** ***
Other 252 27 9.4 5.9-14.6 205 85.5 79.7-89.8 20 5.1 3.0- 8.6
AGE
18-34 348 32 9.2 6.3-13.4 232 70.2 64.3-75.4 84 20.6 16.2-25.8
35-44 258 39 17.2 12.4-23.5 147 60.4 53.1-67.1 72 22.4 17.4-28.3
45-54 266 28 9.6 6.1-14.6 177 70.4 63.4-76.5 61 20.0 15.0-26.2
55-64 289 34 14.5 9.6-21.2 190 65.7 58.5-72.2 65 19.9 14.8-26.0
65-74 236 *** *** *** 172 75.8 68.2-82.1 51 18.2 13.2-24.6
75+ 134 *** *** *** 103 80.0 69.8-87.4 25 16.6 9.8-26.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 310 25 7.3 4.7-11.2 254 83.4 77.8-87.8 31 9.2 5.9-14.2
Some Post-H.S. 421 57 16.9 11.8-23.6 281 64.1 57.7-70.0 83 19.0 15.0-23.8
College Graduate 708 62 9.6 7.3-12.6 397 56.5 52.1-60.7 249 33.9 30.0-38.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 430 52 14.9 9.8-21.9 288 69.3 62.6-75.2 90 15.9 12.4-20.1
No 1,118 102 10.1 8.0-12.6 740 68.2 64.8-71.5 276 21.7 19.0-24.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 142 15 16.8 9.6-27.9 98 70.0 59.6-78.6 29 13.2 8.7-19.5
Non-Veteran 1,414 138 10.8 8.6-13.5 938 68.5 65.3-71.6 338 20.7 18.3-23.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 955 106 12.0 9.7-14.7 610 66.2 62.5-69.6 239 21.9 19.0-25.1
Unemployed 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 *** *** *** 260 70.6 62.3-77.7 79 18.1 13.7-23.5
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** 65 81.2 69.6-89.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 28.2 19.2-39.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 108 *** *** *** 80 79.5 68.7-87.3 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 142 17 12.3 7.1-20.4 106 76.9 67.7-84.1 19 10.8 6.4-17.8
$35,000- 49,999 137 *** *** *** 104 73.8 62.5-82.6 22 16.3 9.4-26.7
$50,000- 74,999 170 24 14.5 9.4-21.7 103 63.8 55.0-71.8 43 21.7 15.5-29.4
$75,000+ 591 44 8.5 5.9-12.0 346 61.5 56.7-66.0 201 30.1 26.0-34.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 34 14.5 8.8-22.9 257 72.7 64.8-79.3 55 12.8 9.2-17.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 112 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 97 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 866 73 9.3 7.1-12.1 530 64.5 60.6-68.2 263 26.2 23.0-29.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 346 34 14.5 8.8-22.9 257 72.7 64.8-79.3 55 12.8 9.2-17.5
HOUSING
Own 1,013 88 11.1 8.3-14.6 651 66.1 62.2-69.8 274 22.8 20.0-26.0
Rent 409 54 14.2 10.5-18.9 285 72.4 67.0-77.2 70 13.4 10.2-17.4
Other arrangement 120 *** *** *** 89 77.6 68.0-85.0 21 15.0 9.2-23.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 874 93 13.5 10.2-17.6 556 62.7 58.5-66.8 225 23.8 20.6-27.3
Regional City or Suburban County 398 40 10.6 7.2-15.2 271 72.6 66.8-77.7 87 16.9 13.0-21.6
Rural 287 21 7.1 4.0-12.3 211 78.6 72.6-83.5 55 14.3 10.4-19.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 612 61 11.7 8.8-15.4 430 72.5 68.0-76.6 121 15.9 12.9-19.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 871 83 11.2 8.2-15.3 548 64.0 59.7-68.1 240 24.8 21.5-28.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 533 47 10.0 7.1-13.9 336 64.4 59.3-69.3 150 25.5 21.3-30.3
2nd Quartile 588 46 9.9 6.4-14.9 416 71.5 66.3-76.1 126 18.6 15.3-22.5
3rd Quartile 393 56 16.9 12.2-22.9 248 66.0 59.8-71.8 89 17.1 13.4-21.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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