2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 3,139 139 5.5 4.4- 6.8 3,000 94.5 93.2-95.6
Eastern NC 1,199 46 4.2 2.9- 6.1 1,153 95.8 93.9-97.1
GENDER
Male 478 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 721 31 5.6 3.5- 8.8 690 94.4 91.2-96.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 558 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Black 248 28 11.2 7.2-17.2 220 88.8 82.8-92.8
Other 382 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 185 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 229 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 97 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 275 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 408 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 414 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 440 30 7.8 4.7-12.6 410 92.2 87.4-95.3
No 750 16 2.4 1.3- 4.2 734 97.6 95.8-98.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,031 41 4.4 2.9- 6.6 990 95.6 93.4-97.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 608 26 4.9 3.0- 7.9 582 95.1 92.1-97.0
Unemployed 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 173 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 164 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 337 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 618 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 256 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 853 19 2.9 1.6- 5.2 834 97.1 94.8-98.4
Rent 249 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 278 21 7.1 4.2-11.9 257 92.9 88.1-95.8
Rural 848 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 841 36 5.3 3.4- 8.2 805 94.7 91.8-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 139 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 165 *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 352 *** *** *** *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 558 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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