BRFSS 2023 - Eastern North Carolina: (Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?)

2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

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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
North Carolina	3,198	120	3.9	3.0- 5.0	2,264	71.8	69.6-73.9	355	9.9	8.7-11.2	459	14.4	12.7-16.3
Eastern NC	1,222	43	3.2	2.1- 4.8	929	75.4	71.7-78.8	83	7.0	5.2- 9.2	167	14.4	11.7-17.6
GENDER
Male	484	***	***	***	378	80.0	74.6-84.5	23	3.9	2.4- 6.4	67	13.9	10.0-19.0
Female	738	27	4.0	2.4- 6.7	551	71.6	66.5-76.2	60	9.6	6.8-13.2	100	14.9	11.4-19.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White	570	***	***	***	420	75.8	71.0-80.0	50	8.0	5.6-11.2	94	15.6	12.1-19.9
Non-Hispanic Black	248	26	9.0	5.5-14.4	183	74.2	66.3-80.9	16	6.5	3.6-11.5	23	10.3	6.0-17.2
Other	392	***	***	***	319	78.4	69.4-85.3	***	***	***	46	15.9	9.9-24.5
AGE
18-34	167	***	***	***	125	75.5	66.6-82.7	15	9.0	5.3-15.0	22	13.5	8.1-21.7
35-44	184	***	***	***	138	74.3	64.2-82.3	17	7.8	4.4-13.5	22	14.6	8.4-24.1
45-54	190	***	***	***	150	78.1	68.4-85.5	***	***	***	29	16.0	9.8-25.0
55-64	264	19	7.6	4.3-13.0	208	78.6	70.8-84.7	***	***	***	***	***	***
65-74	235	***	***	***	179	73.4	63.5-81.3	***	***	***	32	15.3	9.7-23.2
75+	168	***	***	***	122	74.7	63.4-83.5	***	***	***	33	19.8	11.9-31.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	103	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
H.S. or G.E.D.	278	***	***	***	224	78.5	70.8-84.7	***	***	***	38	15.4	10.2-22.6
Some Post-H.S.	411	***	***	***	321	76.5	70.3-81.8	23	6.8	4.3-10.7	54	13.7	9.5-19.4
College Graduate	423	***	***	***	315	72.5	66.1-78.0	42	9.3	6.3-13.4	51	13.4	9.4-18.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	447	25	5.7	3.2- 9.8	325	67.5	60.4-73.9	28	7.8	4.7-12.8	69	19.0	13.8-25.5
No	758	***	***	***	598	80.8	76.8-84.4	54	6.7	4.8- 9.3	89	10.6	8.0-14.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	168	***	***	***	140	84.6	76.0-90.5	***	***	***	20	11.1	6.2-19.1
Non-Veteran	1,049	41	3.6	2.3- 5.5	788	74.0	69.9-77.7	77	7.6	5.7-10.2	143	14.8	11.8-18.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	614	21	3.5	2.0- 6.2	483	77.9	73.0-82.1	35	5.7	3.8- 8.4	75	12.9	9.6-17.0
Unemployed	55	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Retired	361	***	***	***	269	75.3	68.0-81.4	28	7.3	4.2-12.4	58	16.3	11.3-23.1
Unable to Work	125	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Other not in Labor Force	54	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	56	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	89	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$25,000- 34,999	127	***	***	***	99	77.1	65.1-85.9	***	***	***	20	19.3	11.2-31.3
$35,000- 49,999	173	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$50,000- 74,999	168	***	***	***	131	74.3	64.3-82.3	***	***	***	20	13.6	8.0-22.1
$75,000+	342	***	***	***	274	81.0	75.4-85.6	34	9.7	6.5-14.4	30	8.1	5.4-12.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	267	***	***	***	190	69.3	60.2-77.1	***	***	***	52	21.3	14.6-29.9
POVERTY LEVEL²
Less than 50%	26	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	104	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
101% to 150%	91	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
151% to 200%	101	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
More than 200%	625	***	***	***	491	78.9	74.4-82.8	57	9.0	6.5-12.4	67	9.8	7.2-13.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	267	***	***	***	190	69.3	60.2-77.1	***	***	***	52	21.3	14.6-29.9
HOUSING
Own	873	27	3.2	1.9- 5.2	673	75.7	71.2-79.6	61	7.4	5.3-10.3	112	13.7	10.6-17.5
Rent	249	***	***	***	186	78.7	71.8-84.3	17	7.5	4.3-13.0	33	10.8	7.1-16.2
Other arrangement	85	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹
Urban	75	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
Regional City or Suburban County	282	***	***	***	212	77.3	71.1-82.5	22	7.3	4.5-11.7	33	11.0	7.5-15.9
Rural	865	***	***	***	666	75.2	70.3-79.6	56	7.0	4.8-10.0	118	15.3	11.7-19.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	860	34	3.9	2.4- 6.3	667	74.3	69.3-78.7	53	7.0	4.7-10.1	106	14.8	11.3-19.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	141	***	***	***	108	81.7	73.2-87.9	***	***	***	20	11.2	6.4-18.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	221	***	***	***	154	74.6	67.0-80.9	20	7.8	4.7-12.5	41	15.3	10.3-22.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	168	***	***	***	117	71.7	62.5-79.4	***	***	***	36	19.8	13.2-28.5
2nd Quartile	125	***	***	***	91	78.1	68.6-85.3	***	***	***	16	10.7	5.9-18.7
3rd Quartile	355	***	***	***	270	79.2	73.4-84.0	27	6.0	3.8- 9.2	44	11.9	8.1-17.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	574	***	***	***	451	71.2	63.6-77.7	32	7.9	4.5-13.4	71	16.8	11.7-23.5

Total
Respond.^

Worse than other races

The same as other races

Better than other races

Don't know/not sure/refused

C.I.(95%)

North Carolina

3,198

120

3.9

3.0- 5.0

2,264

71.8

69.6-73.9

355

9.9

8.7-11.2

459

14.4

12.7-16.3

Eastern NC

1,222

3.2

2.1- 4.8

929

75.4

71.7-78.8

7.0

5.2- 9.2

167

14.4

11.7-17.6

GENDER

Male

484

***

378

80.0

74.6-84.5

3.9

2.4- 6.4

13.9

10.0-19.0

Female

738

4.0

2.4- 6.7

551

71.6

66.5-76.2

9.6

6.8-13.2

100

14.9

11.4-19.2

RACE

Non-Hispanic White

570

***

420

75.8

71.0-80.0

8.0

5.6-11.2

15.6

12.1-19.9

Non-Hispanic Black

248

9.0

5.5-14.4

183

74.2

66.3-80.9

6.5

3.6-11.5

10.3

6.0-17.2

Other

392

***

319

78.4

69.4-85.3

***

15.9

9.9-24.5

AGE

18-34

167

***

125

75.5

66.6-82.7

9.0

5.3-15.0

13.5

8.1-21.7

35-44

184

***

138

74.3

64.2-82.3

7.8

4.4-13.5

14.6

8.4-24.1

45-54

190

***

150

78.1

68.4-85.5

***

16.0

9.8-25.0

55-64

264

7.6

4.3-13.0

208

78.6

70.8-84.7

***

65-74

235

***

179

73.4

63.5-81.3

***

15.3

9.7-23.2

75+

168

***

122

74.7

63.4-83.5

***

19.8

11.9-31.0

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

103

***

H.S. or G.E.D.

278

***

224

78.5

70.8-84.7

***

15.4

10.2-22.6

Some Post-H.S.

411

***

321

76.5

70.3-81.8

6.8

4.3-10.7

13.7

9.5-19.4

College Graduate

423

***

315

72.5

66.1-78.0

9.3

6.3-13.4

13.4

9.4-18.7

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

447

5.7

3.2- 9.8

325

67.5

60.4-73.9

7.8

4.7-12.8

19.0

13.8-25.5

758

***

598

80.8

76.8-84.4

6.7

4.8- 9.3

10.6

8.0-14.1

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

168

***

140

84.6

76.0-90.5

***

11.1

6.2-19.1

Non-Veteran

1,049

3.6

2.3- 5.5

788

74.0

69.9-77.7

7.6

5.7-10.2

143

14.8

11.8-18.4

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

614

3.5

2.0- 6.2

483

77.9

73.0-82.1

5.7

3.8- 8.4

12.9

9.6-17.0

Unemployed

***

Retired

361

***

269

75.3

68.0-81.4

7.3

4.2-12.4

16.3

11.3-23.1

Unable to Work

125

***

Other not in Labor Force

***

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

***

$15,000- 24,999

***

$25,000- 34,999

127

***

77.1

65.1-85.9

***

19.3

11.2-31.3

$35,000- 49,999

173

***

$50,000- 74,999

168

***

131

74.3

64.3-82.3

***

13.6

8.0-22.1

$75,000+

342

***

274

81.0

75.4-85.6

9.7

6.5-14.4

8.1

5.4-12.0

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

267

***

190

69.3

60.2-77.1

***

21.3

14.6-29.9

POVERTY LEVEL²

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

104

***

101% to 150%

***

151% to 200%

101

***

More than 200%

625

***

491

78.9

74.4-82.8

9.0

6.5-12.4

9.8

7.2-13.1

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

267

***

190

69.3

60.2-77.1

***

21.3

14.6-29.9

HOUSING

Own

873

3.2

1.9- 5.2

673

75.7

71.2-79.6

7.4

5.3-10.3

112

13.7

10.6-17.5

Rent

249

***

186

78.7

71.8-84.3

7.5

4.3-13.0

10.8

7.1-16.2

Other arrangement

***

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT¹

Urban

***

Regional City or Suburban County

282

***

212

77.3

71.1-82.5

7.3

4.5-11.7

11.0

7.5-15.9

Rural

865

***

666

75.2

70.3-79.6

7.0

4.8-10.0

118

15.3

11.7-19.7

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

860

3.9

2.4- 6.3

667

74.3

69.3-78.7

7.0

4.7-10.1

106

14.8

11.3-19.2

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

141

***

108

81.7

73.2-87.9

***

11.2

6.4-18.7

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

221

***

154

74.6

67.0-80.9

7.8

4.7-12.5

15.3

10.3-22.0

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

168

***

117

71.7

62.5-79.4

***

19.8

13.2-28.5

2nd Quartile

125

***

78.1

68.6-85.3

***

10.7

5.9-18.7

3rd Quartile

355

***

270

79.2

73.4-84.0

6.0

3.8- 9.2

11.9

8.1-17.1

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

574

***

451

71.2

63.6-77.7

7.9

4.5-13.4

16.8

11.7-23.5

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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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2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?