2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,775 292 10.8 9.3-12.5 1,965 72.4 70.1-74.5 518 16.8 15.1-18.6
Eastern NC 1,061 118 11.0 8.4-14.2 834 78.6 74.8-81.9 109 10.5 8.3-13.1
GENDER
Male 425 49 11.0 7.3-16.2 344 80.6 74.8-85.4 32 8.4 5.6-12.4
Female 636 69 10.9 7.7-15.3 490 76.7 71.6-81.1 77 12.4 9.4-16.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 498 *** *** *** 397 80.7 75.9-84.6 89 16.3 12.8-20.6
Non-Hispanic Black 212 62 26.8 19.6-35.5 139 70.7 62.0-78.1 *** *** ***
Other 344 43 10.6 6.1-17.9 292 85.5 77.3-91.1 *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 144 *** *** *** 108 78.7 69.6-85.7 23 16.6 10.7-25.0
35-44 166 22 14.3 7.9-24.4 126 75.3 64.7-83.5 18 10.4 6.1-17.2
45-54 167 23 14.5 8.3-24.0 133 78.3 68.4-85.8 *** *** ***
55-64 233 29 17.0 9.9-27.8 186 74.8 64.4-83.0 18 8.1 4.5-14.3
65-74 204 20 9.2 5.1-16.1 161 81.6 73.6-87.5 23 9.3 5.5-15.1
75+ 139 *** *** *** 113 85.0 75.5-91.2 *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 *** *** *** 203 81.9 73.1-88.3 16 7.0 4.0-11.9
Some Post-H.S. 358 40 10.4 6.7-15.8 289 79.8 73.4-85.0 29 9.8 6.3-14.9
College Graduate 372 36 11.5 7.5-17.2 278 70.8 64.1-76.8 58 17.7 13.2-23.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 385 59 14.7 10.2-20.6 282 73.7 66.8-79.5 44 11.7 8.0-16.8
No 668 57 9.0 6.0-13.2 547 81.2 76.5-85.1 64 9.8 7.3-13.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 144 *** *** *** 118 80.8 71.0-87.9 *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 915 104 11.0 8.2-14.5 715 78.2 74.0-81.9 96 10.8 8.4-13.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 546 64 11.3 7.8-16.0 426 77.5 72.2-82.1 56 11.2 8.3-14.9
Unemployed 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 309 22 8.6 4.8-15.0 255 83.4 76.7-88.5 32 8.0 5.0-12.3
Unable to Work 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 111 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 151 *** *** *** 127 82.7 70.2-90.7 *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 148 *** *** *** 115 76.5 67.1-83.8 22 16.0 10.1-24.5
$75,000+ 307 23 9.5 5.4-16.1 242 75.6 68.4-81.7 42 14.9 10.6-20.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 215 *** *** *** 173 87.8 81.5-92.2 *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 557 39 9.2 6.1-13.6 445 76.5 71.2-81.0 73 14.3 11.0-18.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 215 *** *** *** 173 87.8 81.5-92.2 *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 757 69 10.2 7.1-14.2 613 79.4 74.8-83.4 75 10.4 7.9-13.7
Rent 221 41 16.9 11.1-25.0 157 71.9 63.2-79.2 23 11.1 6.9-17.4
Other arrangement 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 243 32 12.0 7.7-18.2 181 76.2 69.1-82.1 30 11.8 7.8-17.4
Rural 751 79 10.7 7.4-15.0 604 80.5 75.7-84.5 68 8.8 6.5-11.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 745 91 12.8 9.3-17.4 594 78.4 73.5-82.7 60 8.8 6.4-12.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 126 *** *** *** 97 82.0 72.5-88.7 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 190 *** *** *** 143 76.9 68.3-83.6 33 15.5 10.4-22.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 143 *** *** *** 107 76.8 67.4-84.2 28 18.8 12.1-27.9
2nd Quartile 109 *** *** *** 85 79.2 67.9-87.3 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 310 43 13.6 9.2-19.6 228 77.3 70.9-82.7 39 9.1 6.2-13.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 499 55 11.3 7.0-17.9 414 80.8 73.9-86.3 30 7.8 4.9-12.3

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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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