2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Non-Hispanic Black 542 236 44.0 38.2-49.9 34 4.8 3.2- 7.1 50 9.9 6.7-14.3 37 7.5 5.2-10.7 185 33.9 28.8-39.4
GENDER
Male 217 85 40.9 32.1-50.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 92 39.7 31.2-48.8
Female 325 151 46.7 39.4-54.2 24 6.1 3.7- 9.8 32 9.5 6.4-13.9 25 8.9 5.8-13.5 93 28.8 22.9-35.4
AGE
18-34 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 182 82 48.0 38.0-58.1 *** *** *** 19 8.9 5.1-14.9 17 10.2 5.9-17.0 51 27.3 19.6-36.6
College Graduate 193 54 20.9 14.9-28.5 *** *** *** 24 16.6 10.3-25.6 15 11.3 6.5-18.9 89 47.3 38.5-56.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 12.8 7.4-21.1 17 13.6 8.0-22.1 56 37.0 27.5-47.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 190 94 51.4 41.2-61.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 59 29.3 21.3-38.9
No 348 140 40.1 33.2-47.5 24 5.6 3.4- 8.9 32 9.1 5.9-13.8 27 8.8 5.8-13.2 125 36.4 30.0-43.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 475 207 43.5 37.3-49.8 33 5.1 3.3- 7.7 48 10.9 7.4-15.9 33 7.5 5.1-10.9 154 33.0 27.5-38.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 192 65 36.0 28.0-45.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 6.6 3.7-11.7 90 47.3 38.7-56.0
Regional City or Suburban County 128 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 222 119 55.0 45.8-63.9 *** *** *** 23 9.5 5.8-15.1 16 8.9 5.1-15.3 47 21.9 15.2-30.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 297 106 37.2 29.8-45.3 17 4.2 2.4- 7.3 35 10.7 7.1-15.8 27 9.5 6.2-14.3 112 38.4 31.4-45.9
Unemployed 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 129 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 34 25.1 16.3-36.5
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 18.5 10.6-30.4
Other not in Labor Force 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 260 98 40.0 32.1-48.4 14 4.8 2.7- 8.4 26 9.4 6.0-14.3 26 10.8 7.0-16.1 96 35.1 28.1-42.8
HOUSING
Own 301 123 42.9 35.4-50.7 17 3.8 2.2- 6.5 31 9.6 6.2-14.5 28 9.7 6.4-14.5 102 34.0 27.5-41.3
Rent 181 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 33.0 24.2-43.2
Other arrangement 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 217 113 50.2 40.8-59.5 *** *** *** 24 11.2 7.0-17.4 *** *** *** 52 25.8 18.3-35.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 47 29.8 21.0-40.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 187 67 38.1 29.0-48.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 86 43.5 34.5-52.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
2nd Quartile 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 65 40.0 30.2-50.8
3rd Quartile 187 89 50.5 41.0-59.9 *** *** *** 16 9.4 5.4-15.6 *** *** *** 61 27.9 20.4-36.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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