BRFSS 2023 - North Carolina: (Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?)

2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,139	139	5.5	4.4- 6.8	3,000	94.5	93.2-95.6
GENDER
Male	1,311	44	4.3	2.8- 6.5	1,267	95.7	93.5-97.2
Female	1,828	95	6.4	4.9- 8.3	1,733	93.6	91.7-95.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	1,865	25	1.5	0.9- 2.4	1,840	98.5	97.6-99.1
Non-Hispanic Black	569	71	13.4	9.8-18.0	498	86.6	82.0-90.2
Non-Hispanic Am Indian	310	***	***	***	305	99.8	99.3-99.9
Non-Hispanic Other	99	***	***	***	90	90.7	81.1-95.7
Hispanic	263	27	9.5	6.0-14.7	236	90.5	85.3-94.0
AGE
18-34	507	25	4.5	2.8- 7.0	482	95.5	93.0-97.2
35-44	448	33	8.4	5.2-13.5	415	91.6	86.5-94.8
45-54	504	28	6.8	4.3-10.7	476	93.2	89.3-95.7
55-64	628	31	7.1	4.4-11.5	597	92.9	88.5-95.6
65-74	567	14	2.7	1.1- 6.9	553	97.3	93.1-98.9
75+	445	***	***	***	440	98.2	94.9-99.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	251	17	6.0	3.1-11.4	234	94.0	88.6-96.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	663	29	5.1	3.2- 8.0	634	94.9	92.0-96.8
Some Post-H.S.	922	48	6.8	4.6- 9.9	874	93.2	90.1-95.4
College Graduate	1,289	44	4.1	2.8- 5.8	1,245	95.9	94.2-97.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	1,064	84	9.4	7.1-12.3	980	90.6	87.7-92.9
No	2,048	55	3.7	2.5- 5.3	1,993	96.3	94.7-97.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	364	11	4.4	1.7-10.9	353	95.6	89.1-98.3
Non-Veteran	2,770	128	5.6	4.5- 7.0	2,642	94.4	93.0-95.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,665	79	5.6	4.2- 7.4	1,586	94.4	92.6-95.8
Unemployed	135	16	10.9	6.0-19.1	119	89.1	80.9-94.0
Retired	922	13	1.8	0.8- 4.0	909	98.2	96.0-99.2
Unable to Work	246	22	9.4	5.0-17.0	224	90.6	83.0-95.0
Other not in Labor Force	152	***	***	***	145	95.3	88.5-98.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	122	14	12.9	7.2-22.1	108	87.1	77.9-92.8
$15,000- 24,999	211	22	9.6	5.6-16.1	189	90.4	83.9-94.4
$25,000- 34,999	283	12	4.9	2.2-10.6	271	95.1	89.4-97.8
$35,000- 49,999	386	21	7.2	4.0-12.6	365	92.8	87.4-96.0
$50,000-74,999	419	13	4.0	2.1- 7.5	406	96.0	92.5-97.9
$75,000-100,000	325	***	***	***	317	94.3	85.3-97.9
$100,000-150,000	353	14	4.0	2.1- 7.5	339	96.0	92.5-97.9
$150,000+	331	***	***	***	324	96.9	93.0-98.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	709	28	4.9	2.9- 8.2	681	95.1	91.8-97.1
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	52	***	***	***	47	89.5	76.2-95.7
50% to 100%	232	24	7.4	4.5-11.9	208	92.6	88.1-95.5
101% to 150%	194	16	8.5	4.7-14.9	178	91.5	85.1-95.3
151% to 200%	244	11	6.1	2.8-13.0	233	93.9	87.0-97.2
More than 200%	1,692	54	4.7	3.3- 6.7	1,638	95.3	93.3-96.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	709	28	4.9	2.9- 8.2	681	95.1	91.8-97.1
HOUSING
Own	2,192	62	4.3	3.1- 5.9	2,130	95.7	94.1-96.9
Rent	705	57	8.9	6.3-12.4	648	91.1	87.6-93.7
Other arrangement	213	18	7.8	4.3-13.8	195	92.2	86.2-95.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	890	51	6.7	4.9- 9.1	839	93.3	90.9-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County	748	45	6.0	3.9- 9.1	703	94.0	90.9-96.1
Rural	1,501	43	4.1	2.6- 6.4	1,458	95.9	93.6-97.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	1,077	42	5.2	3.2- 8.3	1,035	94.8	91.7-96.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	914	36	4.5	2.9- 7.0	878	95.5	93.0-97.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,148	61	6.4	4.7- 8.6	1,087	93.6	91.4-95.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	922	41	6.5	4.4- 9.5	881	93.5	90.5-95.6
2nd Quartile	766	41	5.2	3.6- 7.3	725	94.8	92.7-96.4
3rd Quartile	837	36	3.9	2.4- 6.2	801	96.1	93.8-97.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	614	21	7.8	3.7-15.5	593	92.2	84.5-96.3

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,139

139

5.5

4.4- 6.8

3,000

94.5

93.2-95.6

GENDER

Male

1,311

4.3

2.8- 6.5

1,267

95.7

93.5-97.2

Female

1,828

6.4

4.9- 8.3

1,733

93.6

91.7-95.1

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

1,865

1.5

0.9- 2.4

1,840

98.5

97.6-99.1

Non-Hispanic Black

569

13.4

9.8-18.0

498

86.6

82.0-90.2

Non-Hispanic Am Indian

310

***

305

99.8

99.3-99.9

Non-Hispanic Other

***

90.7

81.1-95.7

Hispanic

263

9.5

6.0-14.7

236

90.5

85.3-94.0

AGE

18-34

507

4.5

2.8- 7.0

482

95.5

93.0-97.2

35-44

448

8.4

5.2-13.5

415

91.6

86.5-94.8

45-54

504

6.8

4.3-10.7

476

93.2

89.3-95.7

55-64

628

7.1

4.4-11.5

597

92.9

88.5-95.6

65-74

567

2.7

1.1- 6.9

553

97.3

93.1-98.9

75+

445

***

440

98.2

94.9-99.4

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

251

6.0

3.1-11.4

234

94.0

88.6-96.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

663

5.1

3.2- 8.0

634

94.9

92.0-96.8

Some Post-H.S.

922

6.8

4.6- 9.9

874

93.2

90.1-95.4

College Graduate

1,289

4.1

2.8- 5.8

1,245

95.9

94.2-97.2

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

1,064

9.4

7.1-12.3

980

90.6

87.7-92.9

2,048

3.7

2.5- 5.3

1,993

96.3

94.7-97.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

364

4.4

1.7-10.9

353

95.6

89.1-98.3

Non-Veteran

2,770

128

5.6

4.5- 7.0

2,642

94.4

93.0-95.5

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,665

5.6

4.2- 7.4

1,586

94.4

92.6-95.8

Unemployed

135

10.9

6.0-19.1

119

89.1

80.9-94.0

Retired

922

1.8

0.8- 4.0

909

98.2

96.0-99.2

Unable to Work

246

9.4

5.0-17.0

224

90.6

83.0-95.0

Other not in Labor Force

152

***

145

95.3

88.5-98.1

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

122

12.9

7.2-22.1

108

87.1

77.9-92.8

$15,000- 24,999

211

9.6

5.6-16.1

189

90.4

83.9-94.4

$25,000- 34,999

283

4.9

2.2-10.6

271

95.1

89.4-97.8

$35,000- 49,999

386

7.2

4.0-12.6

365

92.8

87.4-96.0

$50,000-74,999

419

4.0

2.1- 7.5

406

96.0

92.5-97.9

$75,000-100,000

325

***

317

94.3

85.3-97.9

$100,000-150,000

353

4.0

2.1- 7.5

339

96.0

92.5-97.9

$150,000+

331

***

324

96.9

93.0-98.6

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

709

4.9

2.9- 8.2

681

95.1

91.8-97.1

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

89.5

76.2-95.7

50% to 100%

232

7.4

4.5-11.9

208

92.6

88.1-95.5

101% to 150%

194

8.5

4.7-14.9

178

91.5

85.1-95.3

151% to 200%

244

6.1

2.8-13.0

233

93.9

87.0-97.2

More than 200%

1,692

4.7

3.3- 6.7

1,638

95.3

93.3-96.7

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

709

4.9

2.9- 8.2

681

95.1

91.8-97.1

HOUSING

Own

2,192

4.3

3.1- 5.9

2,130

95.7

94.1-96.9

Rent

705

8.9

6.3-12.4

648

91.1

87.6-93.7

Other arrangement

213

7.8

4.3-13.8

195

92.2

86.2-95.7

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

890

6.7

4.9- 9.1

839

93.3

90.9-95.1

Regional City or Suburban County

748

6.0

3.9- 9.1

703

94.0

90.9-96.1

Rural

1,501

4.1

2.6- 6.4

1,458

95.9

93.6-97.4

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

1,077

5.2

3.2- 8.3

1,035

94.8

91.7-96.8

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

914

4.5

2.9- 7.0

878

95.5

93.0-97.1

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,148

6.4

4.7- 8.6

1,087

93.6

91.4-95.3

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

922

6.5

4.4- 9.5

881

93.5

90.5-95.6

2nd Quartile

766

5.2

3.6- 7.3

725

94.8

92.7-96.4

3rd Quartile

837

3.9

2.4- 6.2

801

96.1

93.8-97.6

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

614

7.8

3.7-15.5

593

92.2

84.5-96.3

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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 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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2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?