2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

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  Total
Respond.^		 White Black or African American Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Other* Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,228 1,925 61.4 59.0-63.8 572 21.1 19.1-23.2 252 8.3 7.2- 9.6 260 1.1 0.8- 1.6 113 4.7 3.6- 6.1 106 3.3 2.6- 4.3
GENDER
Male 1,351 815 61.1 57.3-64.7 230 21.7 18.6-25.3 120 8.2 6.7-10.2 90 0.9 0.5- 1.6 50 4.6 3.2- 6.5 46 3.5 2.3- 5.2
Female 1,877 1,110 61.7 58.5-64.8 342 20.5 18.0-23.2 132 8.3 6.8-10.2 170 1.3 0.8- 2.1 63 4.9 3.3- 7.1 60 3.2 2.3- 4.5
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,910 1,845 96.7 95.7-97.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 0.5 0.2- 0.9 37 1.9 1.3- 2.8
Non-Hispanic Black 581 *** *** *** 542 95.2 92.8-96.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 1.7 0.9- 3.3 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 317 21 7.4 3.0-17.1 *** *** *** 21 5.5 2.1-13.7 *** *** *** 14 5.7 1.9-15.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 106 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 273 32 11.7 6.6-20.1 *** *** *** 213 79.7 71.7-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 516 274 53.4 47.8-58.9 90 19.8 15.4-25.2 84 15.1 11.9-19.1 25 1.2 0.5- 2.9 30 8.0 5.0-12.5 13 2.4 1.3- 4.3
35-44 460 226 49.8 43.8-55.9 85 21.5 16.6-27.4 72 14.0 10.6-18.4 32 0.8 0.3- 2.5 30 10.0 6.2-15.5 15 3.8 2.2- 6.6
45-54 523 277 60.3 54.4-66.0 100 23.0 18.2-28.6 53 9.1 6.6-12.6 53 1.4 0.7- 2.7 21 3.2 1.9- 5.6 19 2.9 1.6- 5.3
55-64 642 376 64.7 59.2-69.9 124 23.6 19.2-28.6 31 4.6 3.0- 7.0 78 1.9 1.0- 3.5 16 2.3 1.2- 4.3 17 2.9 1.2- 7.0
65-74 586 387 71.4 65.6-76.5 110 23.3 18.4-28.9 *** *** *** 53 0.4 0.1- 1.3 *** *** *** 16 2.3 1.3- 4.0
75+ 454 359 80.4 74.0-85.5 57 13.8 9.4-19.8 *** *** *** 18 0.7 0.3- 1.7 *** *** *** 15 4.5 2.3- 8.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 259 75 39.7 30.8-49.5 41 18.1 11.9-26.6 110 37.3 29.7-45.6 16 1.1 0.4- 2.8 *** *** *** 13 2.9 1.2- 6.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 689 359 58.0 52.8-62.9 140 24.5 20.2-29.4 62 7.7 5.8-10.3 78 1.3 0.6- 2.8 20 3.9 2.1- 7.1 30 4.6 3.0- 6.9
Some Post-H.S. 942 562 65.9 61.5-70.0 186 21.8 18.3-25.8 43 3.8 2.7- 5.4 98 1.5 0.9- 2.5 26 3.8 2.1- 6.8 27 3.2 1.9- 5.4
College Graduate 1,320 922 68.4 64.7-71.9 203 18.7 15.9-21.8 35 2.2 1.4- 3.3 67 0.4 0.2- 1.0 61 7.9 5.7-10.9 32 2.4 1.6- 3.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,096 650 63.4 59.2-67.5 211 22.5 18.9-26.5 68 6.6 5.0- 8.6 102 1.2 0.7- 2.0 26 3.1 1.8- 5.3 39 3.3 2.1- 4.9
No 2,094 1,256 60.6 57.6-63.6 354 20.5 18.1-23.2 182 9.2 7.7-11.0 157 1.0 0.6- 1.7 86 5.5 4.1- 7.5 59 3.1 2.2- 4.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 372 244 64.1 56.5-71.0 72 22.9 17.3-29.8 13 3.0 1.6- 5.7 22 1.7 0.6- 4.3 *** *** *** 15 4.5 1.8-10.7
Non-Veteran 2,847 1,680 61.2 58.6-63.7 500 20.9 18.8-23.2 239 9.0 7.7-10.4 237 1.1 0.7- 1.5 106 4.8 3.7- 6.3 85 3.0 2.3- 3.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,706 959 57.6 54.4-60.8 306 22.1 19.4-25.1 178 10.7 9.0-12.7 138 1.3 0.8- 2.1 78 5.7 4.2- 7.6 47 2.5 1.8- 3.6
Unemployed 139 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 4.8 2.4- 9.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 949 689 78.2 74.1-81.8 141 16.5 13.3-20.4 11 1.0 0.5- 2.0 68 0.8 0.4- 1.7 *** *** *** 30 3.0 2.0- 4.6
Unable to Work 248 118 58.8 49.3-67.8 67 32.6 24.4-42.1 12 3.5 1.6- 7.4 37 0.8 0.4- 1.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 157 86 54.5 44.0-64.6 13 6.4 3.3-12.3 36 21.6 15.1-30.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 126 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 216 *** *** *** 39 20.6 13.6-30.0 24 10.9 6.8-17.0 35 1.0 0.5- 2.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 291 140 54.7 46.0-63.0 69 24.9 18.7-32.4 30 11.7 7.8-17.3 34 0.7 0.3- 1.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 393 201 53.8 46.7-60.7 86 25.3 19.4-32.2 47 13.4 9.7-18.3 40 0.4 0.2- 0.9 15 5.8 3.1-10.7 *** *** ***
$50,000-74,999 430 267 62.7 56.0-69.0 76 23.7 18.0-30.6 22 6.4 4.0-10.1 38 1.5 0.7- 3.3 15 2.9 1.4- 5.7 12 2.7 1.3- 5.4
$75,000-100,000 334 229 73.1 65.4-79.6 47 17.4 11.8-24.9 15 3.0 1.3- 6.6 28 1.6 0.7- 3.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$100,000-150,000 360 260 73.4 66.8-79.1 52 15.2 11.1-20.3 *** *** *** 20 1.6 0.5- 5.5 17 7.4 4.0-13.1 *** *** ***
$150,000+ 338 253 73.2 66.2-79.3 40 14.6 10.2-20.4 *** *** *** 13 0.6 0.1- 2.8 15 7.1 3.7-13.4 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 740 410 53.4 48.2-58.5 127 21.6 17.3-26.5 88 13.1 10.1-16.7 44 1.1 0.5- 2.4 23 3.7 2.1- 6.4 48 7.1 4.9-10.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 240 99 48.9 39.3-58.5 59 23.5 17.1-31.4 37 14.8 10.2-21.0 26 0.9 0.3- 2.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 201 *** *** *** 46 26.9 18.3-37.6 38 22.5 15.4-31.6 34 0.9 0.4- 2.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 246 131 62.5 53.3-70.9 47 24.2 16.6-33.9 20 6.9 4.1-11.5 30 1.1 0.5- 2.3 12 2.9 1.0- 7.8 *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,731 1,182 69.9 66.8-72.9 275 18.9 16.4-21.7 61 3.4 2.4- 4.6 121 1.2 0.7- 2.0 58 4.9 3.5- 6.8 34 1.8 1.2- 2.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 740 410 53.4 48.2-58.5 127 21.6 17.3-26.5 88 13.1 10.1-16.7 44 1.1 0.5- 2.4 23 3.7 2.1- 6.4 48 7.1 4.9-10.4
HOUSING
Own 2,247 1,488 68.6 65.7-71.3 310 17.7 15.5-20.2 99 5.3 4.1- 6.7 212 1.1 0.7- 1.8 72 4.2 3.0- 5.7 66 3.1 2.2- 4.3
Rent 727 310 40.1 35.5-45.0 195 29.3 24.7-34.4 134 20.6 17.1-24.5 33 1.0 0.5- 1.9 31 5.7 3.2-10.1 24 3.3 2.0- 5.2
Other arrangement 216 111 52.2 43.2-61.0 63 33.1 25.1-42.4 15 5.8 3.0-10.9 14 0.9 0.3- 2.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 909 525 50.9 46.8-54.9 198 26.0 22.4-30.0 96 11.6 9.3-14.4 13 0.9 0.4- 1.7 50 7.8 5.4-11.2 27 2.8 1.8- 4.4
Regional City or Suburban County 768 506 65.6 60.7-70.2 139 17.1 13.5-21.5 66 8.6 6.5-11.3 *** *** *** 27 5.3 3.2- 8.5 22 2.4 1.5- 3.8
Rural 1,551 894 66.8 63.1-70.2 235 20.0 17.0-23.4 90 5.4 4.0- 7.2 239 1.5 1.0- 2.2 36 1.9 1.1- 3.2 57 4.5 3.0- 6.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,110 499 56.6 52.0-61.1 232 27.4 23.5-31.8 80 6.7 5.0- 9.0 221 2.3 1.4- 3.6 35 2.3 1.4- 3.9 43 4.6 2.8- 7.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 942 669 69.4 65.1-73.3 144 18.2 14.9-22.1 57 6.4 4.7- 8.8 26 0.6 0.3- 0.9 19 2.6 1.5- 4.6 27 2.8 1.8- 4.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,176 757 58.1 54.2-61.9 196 19.5 16.5-23.0 115 10.7 8.7-13.1 13 0.9 0.4- 1.9 59 7.8 5.6-10.8 36 3.0 2.0- 4.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 946 689 67.3 63.0-71.3 102 11.8 9.2-15.0 71 8.2 6.4-10.6 *** *** *** 43 8.2 5.5-12.1 31 3.7 2.5- 5.6
2nd Quartile 789 511 61.5 56.8-66.0 147 22.2 18.3-26.6 69 9.8 7.5-12.8 16 0.7 0.2- 1.9 21 3.4 2.1- 5.6 25 2.4 1.5- 3.8
3rd Quartile 854 531 61.3 56.9-65.6 197 25.1 21.3-29.3 62 7.4 5.6- 9.8 21 0.9 0.5- 1.8 23 2.8 1.7- 4.6 20 2.4 1.4- 4.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 639 194 43.3 36.4-50.4 126 35.0 28.4-42.3 50 6.2 4.0- 9.3 213 4.5 2.7- 7.4 26 3.4 1.6- 6.8 30 7.7 3.9-14.5

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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 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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