2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months at work, do you feel 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 Don't know/not sure/refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,756 136 8.0 6.5- 9.8 1,392 78.2 75.5-80.7 96 5.3 4.2- 6.7 132 8.5 6.7-10.6
GENDER
Male 855 58 7.0 5.0- 9.7 689 80.3 76.6-83.5 43 4.4 3.0- 6.4 65 8.3 6.1-11.1
Female 901 78 9.1 7.0-11.8 703 75.9 71.8-79.6 53 6.3 4.6- 8.6 67 8.7 6.1-12.2
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 977 33 3.3 2.2- 4.9 804 83.2 80.2-85.9 74 6.4 4.9- 8.2 66 7.1 5.3- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Black 319 66 21.4 16.2-27.7 219 66.2 58.7-72.9 *** *** *** 25 8.2 4.4-15.0
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 190 21 9.0 5.4-14.7 149 79.5 71.6-85.7 *** *** *** 13 8.5 4.5-15.5
AGE
18-34 415 27 6.4 4.1-10.1 328 78.1 72.4-82.9 35 6.8 4.7- 9.7 25 8.7 5.3-13.9
35-44 375 35 9.1 6.2-13.4 294 78.3 72.5-83.1 24 6.1 3.7-10.0 22 6.5 3.9-10.5
45-54 416 42 10.6 7.3-15.2 323 75.4 69.2-80.8 14 4.0 2.1- 7.5 37 9.9 6.3-15.2
55-64 384 29 7.8 5.0-11.9 312 81.0 75.6-85.5 17 3.8 2.1- 6.9 26 7.4 4.7-11.4
65-74 115 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 9.5 4.9-17.7
75+ 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 109 15 11.2 6.0-20.1 85 82.3 72.9-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 339 24 6.3 3.8-10.1 270 78.6 72.7-83.6 14 5.0 2.8- 9.1 31 10.1 6.8-14.8
Some Post-H.S. 488 46 10.1 7.1-14.1 393 76.6 70.8-81.6 17 4.2 2.4- 7.1 32 9.1 5.6-14.5
College Graduate 809 51 6.8 4.8- 9.5 637 78.6 74.9-81.9 60 7.0 5.3- 9.2 61 7.6 5.6-10.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 387 46 14.3 10.2-19.8 280 69.0 62.8-74.7 22 6.2 3.8- 9.9 39 10.4 7.2-14.8
No 1,351 88 6.4 4.9- 8.2 1,099 80.6 77.6-83.4 74 5.1 3.9- 6.7 90 7.9 5.9-10.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 184 15 10.6 5.6-19.3 143 76.0 67.0-83.2 *** *** *** 19 11.3 6.8-18.3
Non-Veteran 1,570 120 7.7 6.2- 9.6 1,248 78.5 75.6-81.1 89 5.7 4.4- 7.2 113 8.1 6.3-10.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,679 121 7.5 6.0- 9.3 1,345 79.0 76.2-81.5 93 5.5 4.3- 7.0 120 8.1 6.3-10.2
Unemployed 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 123 14 10.9 5.7-19.8 94 76.1 65.6-84.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 199 22 12.4 7.6-19.7 157 80.3 72.4-86.3 *** *** *** 14 4.8 2.4- 9.3
$50,000-74,999 251 16 6.0 3.4-10.6 197 76.2 68.5-82.5 17 7.7 4.3-13.6 21 10.0 5.9-16.4
$75,000-100,000 223 12 5.0 2.4-10.3 182 81.1 72.5-87.5 14 6.8 3.4-13.1 15 7.1 3.3-14.7
$100,000-150,000 274 21 8.0 4.9-12.9 225 82.2 76.0-87.1 16 5.1 2.9- 8.8 12 4.6 2.2- 9.5
$150,000+ 268 *** *** *** 223 82.6 76.3-87.4 24 8.1 5.2-12.4 11 5.4 2.9- 9.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 21 6.6 3.8-11.3 243 75.8 68.3-82.0 *** *** *** 42 15.8 10.4-23.2
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 19 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 101 17 16.8 9.9-27.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 119 18 15.2 7.7-27.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,090 67 6.3 4.8- 8.4 880 80.2 76.9-83.1 78 6.8 5.2- 8.9 65 6.6 4.9- 9.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 312 21 6.6 3.8-11.3 243 75.8 68.3-82.0 *** *** *** 42 15.8 10.4-23.2
HOUSING
Own 1,188 70 6.8 5.1- 9.0 955 79.4 76.0-82.3 63 4.7 3.5- 6.2 100 9.2 7.0-11.9
Rent 436 55 12.2 8.9-16.5 332 73.8 68.0-78.8 26 7.5 4.6-11.9 23 6.5 3.9-10.7
Other arrangement 114 *** *** *** 94 81.2 71.2-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 584 59 10.6 7.9-14.1 434 75.4 71.0-79.3 43 6.5 4.6- 9.2 48 7.5 5.4-10.4
Regional City or Suburban County 427 34 7.0 4.6-10.7 347 79.7 73.8-84.6 17 3.3 1.9- 5.7 29 9.9 6.2-15.6
Rural 745 43 6.2 4.1- 9.2 611 79.9 75.4-83.7 36 5.7 3.8- 8.5 55 8.2 5.7-11.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 47 9.6 6.5-14.0 476 80.0 74.8-84.3 12 2.3 1.2- 4.3 40 8.1 5.5-11.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 486 36 8.2 5.6-12.0 375 75.9 70.2-80.8 37 7.0 4.7-10.4 38 8.9 5.5-14.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 695 53 7.1 5.2- 9.7 541 79.0 75.1-82.4 47 5.6 4.0- 7.8 54 8.4 6.1-11.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 523 33 5.7 3.8- 8.6 412 80.7 76.4-84.4 37 5.9 4.1- 8.5 41 7.6 5.3-10.8
2nd Quartile 459 37 8.6 6.0-12.2 355 75.3 69.6-80.2 28 5.8 3.7- 8.9 39 10.3 6.8-15.5
3rd Quartile 462 42 9.2 6.2-13.4 359 78.4 73.3-82.8 28 5.3 3.4- 8.1 33 7.1 4.7-10.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 312 24 10.8 6.0-18.7 266 79.5 70.3-86.4 *** *** *** 19 8.5 4.3-16.2

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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