2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,950 1,715 59.4 56.9-61.9 235 7.8 6.6- 9.3 308 9.7 8.4-11.3 254 8.1 7.0- 9.4 438 14.9 13.2-16.8
Eastern NC 1,128 704 64.3 60.1-68.3 97 8.7 6.8-11.1 108 8.5 6.5-11.1 77 7.0 5.2- 9.6 142 11.5 8.9-14.6
GENDER
Male 451 280 66.9 60.4-72.8 33 7.3 4.8-10.8 45 7.1 4.4-11.3 30 8.1 5.0-12.9 63 10.6 7.4-15.0
Female 677 424 62.0 56.5-67.2 64 10.0 7.3-13.6 63 9.7 6.9-13.4 47 6.1 4.2- 8.8 79 12.2 8.7-16.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 543 391 73.2 68.3-77.5 51 9.6 7.0-13.1 38 6.2 4.2- 9.1 37 6.3 4.3- 9.1 26 4.7 2.9- 7.5
Non-Hispanic Black 238 123 49.5 40.8-58.2 20 6.3 3.7-10.6 25 11.7 7.3-18.1 15 8.9 4.9-15.5 55 23.7 17.1-31.8
Other 340 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 60 14.2 7.8-24.5
AGE
18-34 152 69 50.9 40.8-60.9 21 12.0 7.2-19.2 26 15.2 9.4-23.7 *** *** *** 23 14.2 8.5-22.6
35-44 165 *** *** *** 19 8.6 4.8-15.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 176 107 61.7 51.2-71.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 29 13.3 7.7-22.0
55-64 249 150 64.5 54.7-73.2 21 8.5 5.1-13.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 14.7 8.1-25.2
65-74 213 149 73.9 64.7-81.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 9.6 5.7-15.8
75+ 163 125 78.8 68.9-86.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 74 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 258 171 65.3 55.9-73.5 16 8.2 4.7-13.9 26 6.5 3.6-11.5 *** *** *** 36 15.7 9.7-24.3
Some Post-H.S. 391 260 67.2 60.4-73.4 33 7.9 5.1-12.1 26 7.3 4.1-12.4 29 9.0 5.6-14.2 43 8.6 5.6-13.2
College Graduate 401 218 55.0 48.3-61.5 44 11.6 8.0-16.6 53 13.7 9.7-19.0 34 8.1 5.1-12.4 52 11.6 8.1-16.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 425 270 63.1 56.0-69.7 27 6.9 4.2-11.0 38 9.0 5.8-13.9 30 8.1 5.0-13.0 60 12.8 8.6-18.8
No 693 426 64.7 59.4-69.6 70 9.9 7.4-13.1 69 8.1 5.7-11.4 47 6.6 4.4- 9.8 81 10.8 7.8-14.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 162 99 66.3 56.4-75.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 10.3 6.0-17.1
Non-Veteran 964 604 64.0 59.3-68.4 83 8.6 6.6-11.2 96 9.3 6.9-12.3 65 6.5 4.6- 9.2 116 11.6 8.8-15.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 568 323 60.8 54.8-66.4 59 9.3 6.7-12.7 61 10.1 7.2-14.1 48 8.2 5.6-12.0 77 11.6 8.2-16.1
Unemployed 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 339 242 73.9 66.6-80.1 25 8.4 5.0-13.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 30 6.8 4.2-10.8
Unable to Work 122 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 163 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 157 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 16.7 9.8-27.0
$75,000+ 326 193 61.0 53.5-68.0 38 12.0 8.1-17.3 32 9.8 6.0-15.4 30 8.2 5.3-12.4 33 9.2 5.5-14.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 231 153 71.4 62.5-78.9 *** *** *** 24 9.9 5.5-17.1 *** *** *** 30 9.0 5.6-14.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 597 361 61.6 56.0-66.8 62 10.7 7.8-14.3 56 8.8 6.1-12.7 51 8.4 5.9-11.7 67 10.6 7.5-14.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 231 153 71.4 62.5-78.9 *** *** *** 24 9.9 5.5-17.1 *** *** *** 30 9.0 5.6-14.4
HOUSING
Own 811 509 65.3 60.3-70.0 74 9.4 7.0-12.4 74 7.4 5.2-10.5 62 7.4 5.1-10.6 92 10.5 7.7-14.2
Rent 225 137 61.0 51.8-69.5 20 9.6 5.7-15.6 24 9.3 5.5-15.3 *** *** *** 33 13.2 7.9-21.3
Other arrangement 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 262 153 58.3 50.9-65.4 18 6.0 3.7- 9.7 33 14.2 9.5-20.6 20 8.3 5.0-13.4 38 13.2 8.9-19.2
Rural 796 509 67.8 62.4-72.7 66 8.4 6.1-11.6 71 6.3 4.3- 9.1 52 6.4 4.2- 9.8 98 11.1 8.0-15.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 785 474 62.0 56.5-67.2 56 7.0 4.9-10.0 89 10.9 8.0-14.7 56 7.3 4.9-10.9 110 12.7 9.3-17.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 134 95 68.1 57.2-77.3 17 13.2 7.7-21.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 209 135 67.6 59.1-75.0 24 10.1 6.3-15.7 *** *** *** 17 8.7 5.1-14.4 23 10.2 6.1-16.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 157 101 66.8 57.3-75.1 21 13.2 8.0-21.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 14.3 8.0-24.2
3rd Quartile 329 205 63.0 56.1-69.4 29 8.8 5.9-12.9 38 11.8 7.9-17.2 *** *** *** 40 11.9 8.0-17.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 522 321 65.5 57.5-72.7 38 8.0 4.7-13.1 54 7.4 4.5-11.8 *** *** *** 72 11.5 7.2-18.0

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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 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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