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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 1,234 715 60.3 56.4-64.0 99 8.0 6.2-10.3 118 8.9 6.8-11.4 101 7.1 5.6- 9.0 201 15.8 13.1-18.9
Female 1,716 1,000 58.7 55.4-61.9 136 7.7 6.0- 9.7 190 10.5 8.8-12.4 153 9.0 7.4-10.9 237 14.1 11.9-16.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,810 1,175 66.9 64.1-69.7 157 8.8 7.2-10.6 181 9.4 7.9-11.2 159 7.9 6.6- 9.5 138 6.9 5.6- 8.5
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
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 294 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 6.9 3.1-14.8 23 7.0 2.9-16.1 52 5.7 3.1-10.1
Non-Hispanic Other 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 10.2 5.1-19.6 16 12.7 7.0-22.0 *** *** ***
Hispanic 181 81 52.5 43.1-61.7 16 6.9 4.0-11.6 29 12.4 8.0-18.7 17 9.0 5.2-15.4 38 19.2 13.0-27.4
AGE
18-34 472 206 46.5 40.7-52.4 42 9.5 6.4-13.9 84 15.5 11.8-20.1 48 8.3 6.0-11.3 92 20.2 15.9-25.3
35-44 409 197 52.1 45.6-58.5 33 6.4 4.0-10.0 52 11.6 8.4-15.6 53 12.5 9.1-17.0 74 17.4 13.0-23.0
45-54 476 236 51.4 44.9-57.8 36 8.2 5.2-12.6 54 10.1 7.2-14.1 62 13.5 10.0-18.1 88 16.8 12.8-21.8
55-64 588 364 65.4 59.6-70.8 45 7.3 5.0-10.5 49 6.6 4.4- 9.6 44 5.7 4.0- 8.2 86 15.0 11.0-20.2
65-74 535 353 71.8 66.4-76.6 43 7.9 5.6-11.2 48 6.6 4.3-10.0 27 3.9 2.4- 6.3 64 9.8 7.0-13.6
75+ 430 332 80.7 75.2-85.3 32 6.3 3.9-10.0 19 4.1 2.0- 8.2 19 4.5 2.5- 7.9 28 4.4 2.8- 6.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 185 130 73.8 63.9-81.7 11 3.2 1.7- 6.1 *** *** *** 13 6.4 3.3-12.0 21 8.3 4.5-14.8
H.S. or G.E.D. 615 425 68.4 63.1-73.2 36 6.1 4.2- 8.8 48 6.2 4.1- 9.1 22 3.5 2.1- 5.6 84 15.9 12.1-20.6
Some Post-H.S. 890 569 63.0 58.6-67.3 71 9.4 6.9-12.8 70 7.6 5.7-10.0 60 7.0 5.1- 9.5 120 13.0 10.2-16.4
College Graduate 1,248 584 43.5 39.9-47.1 115 8.6 6.8-10.9 180 15.6 13.1-18.6 158 13.9 11.7-16.6 211 18.3 15.5-21.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,012 625 64.7 60.5-68.7 70 5.9 4.4- 7.9 95 9.6 7.2-12.7 71 6.8 5.0- 9.0 151 13.1 10.5-16.1
No 1,912 1,072 56.8 53.6-59.9 164 8.8 7.1-10.8 211 9.9 8.3-11.7 181 8.8 7.3-10.4 284 15.8 13.6-18.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 357 227 64.6 57.3-71.3 30 8.3 5.3-12.8 22 4.9 2.6- 9.1 19 5.6 3.2- 9.6 59 16.5 11.6-23.1
Non-Veteran 2,588 1,485 58.7 56.0-61.4 205 7.8 6.4- 9.3 286 10.4 8.9-12.1 234 8.4 7.2- 9.9 378 14.7 12.9-16.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,560 792 52.6 49.2-55.9 137 9.0 7.2-11.1 184 10.9 9.1-13.0 174 10.0 8.4-11.9 273 17.5 15.1-20.3
Unemployed 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 7.9 4.0-15.0 23 18.8 11.6-28.9
Retired 879 616 74.9 70.7-78.7 68 6.4 4.7- 8.7 64 6.1 4.2- 8.8 52 5.5 3.9- 7.7 79 7.1 5.2- 9.5
Unable to Work 236 156 76.7 69.0-83.0 13 4.2 2.3- 7.6 17 3.7 1.9- 7.0 *** *** *** 42 12.2 7.9-18.5
Other not in Labor Force 124 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 12.7 7.5-20.6 *** *** *** 16 16.7 9.1-28.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 22.0 13.8-33.3
$15,000- 24,999 194 128 70.6 60.2-79.3 11 4.6 2.4- 8.6 18 6.7 3.7-11.6 *** *** *** 32 15.1 8.8-24.8
$25,000- 34,999 258 168 65.2 55.4-73.8 25 12.5 6.6-22.3 19 6.3 3.1-12.2 18 6.3 3.4-11.3 28 9.8 5.3-17.3
$35,000- 49,999 353 212 62.4 55.0-69.2 29 6.1 3.7- 9.9 37 10.2 6.5-15.8 25 7.2 4.2-12.1 50 14.1 9.7-20.0
$50,000-74,999 399 219 55.3 48.5-62.0 38 9.9 6.7-14.5 47 12.2 7.8-18.5 32 6.8 4.5-10.2 63 15.8 11.5-21.2
$75,000-100,000 308 161 50.9 42.7-59.1 35 13.5 8.5-20.8 39 12.9 8.5-18.9 35 11.0 7.3-16.1 38 11.8 7.6-17.9
$100,000-150,000 349 155 47.3 40.4-54.4 31 9.4 6.1-14.1 58 15.6 11.5-20.8 46 11.8 8.3-16.4 59 15.9 11.4-21.6
$150,000+ 329 175 51.7 44.7-58.7 25 5.9 3.7- 9.1 29 9.2 6.0-13.7 49 16.1 11.8-21.5 51 17.2 11.9-24.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 640 420 68.0 62.8-72.8 35 5.0 3.2- 7.8 51 6.4 4.4- 9.0 42 5.5 3.7- 8.0 92 15.1 11.5-19.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 216 136 63.8 53.4-73.1 13 8.5 3.2-20.5 22 10.3 6.0-17.1 11 5.2 2.5-10.2 34 12.3 7.5-19.5
101% to 150% 165 *** *** *** 11 3.6 1.7- 7.2 19 11.7 5.7-22.6 13 9.9 4.9-19.0 30 16.0 9.4-26.0
151% to 200% 228 145 63.8 54.0-72.6 23 8.5 5.1-13.9 17 7.9 3.2-18.5 *** *** *** 36 16.6 10.4-25.5
More than 200% 1,637 881 54.3 51.0-57.6 150 9.4 7.7-11.5 191 11.2 9.4-13.3 180 10.6 8.9-12.5 235 14.4 12.2-17.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 640 420 68.0 62.8-72.8 35 5.0 3.2- 7.8 51 6.4 4.4- 9.0 42 5.5 3.7- 8.0 92 15.1 11.5-19.5
HOUSING
Own 2,087 1,247 61.8 58.8-64.7 176 8.1 6.7- 9.8 200 8.8 7.3-10.5 192 8.4 7.0- 9.9 272 13.0 11.0-15.2
Rent 632 337 53.5 47.9-59.0 48 8.5 5.3-13.2 77 11.3 8.1-15.7 48 8.0 5.7-11.3 122 18.7 15.0-23.1
Other arrangement 204 115 51.4 42.3-60.4 *** *** *** 28 15.4 10.1-22.7 11 6.1 3.2-11.4 40 22.7 15.4-32.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 832 363 44.0 39.7-48.3 76 8.7 6.3-11.8 100 11.1 8.9-13.9 108 11.6 9.4-14.2 185 24.6 21.0-28.7
Regional City or Suburban County 700 409 62.1 57.0-67.0 49 6.8 4.8- 9.6 84 11.7 8.7-15.6 60 7.6 5.6-10.1 98 11.8 9.0-15.2
Rural 1,418 943 69.8 66.2-73.3 110 7.8 6.0-10.0 124 7.1 5.5- 9.1 86 5.8 4.3- 7.8 155 9.4 7.2-12.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,005 630 65.9 61.2-70.3 69 6.3 4.6- 8.6 106 9.0 6.9-11.7 69 6.7 4.7- 9.4 131 12.2 9.0-16.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 873 562 65.9 61.5-70.0 75 8.5 6.3-11.2 75 9.0 6.7-11.9 56 5.9 4.3- 8.0 105 10.8 8.4-13.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,072 523 50.5 46.5-54.5 91 8.2 6.1-10.8 127 10.7 8.6-13.3 129 10.8 8.9-13.1 202 19.8 16.8-23.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 865 465 54.3 49.9-58.7 81 9.8 7.1-13.2 104 10.6 8.5-13.2 89 9.8 7.7-12.4 126 15.5 12.4-19.2
2nd Quartile 725 432 60.7 55.9-65.4 50 6.0 4.2- 8.4 62 10.4 7.6-14.1 63 7.8 5.9-10.3 118 15.1 12.1-18.6
3rd Quartile 786 463 62.0 57.5-66.3 64 8.2 6.1-10.9 83 8.9 6.9-11.5 62 7.1 5.4- 9.5 114 13.8 10.8-17.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 574 355 64.0 56.1-71.2 40 6.8 4.1-11.0 59 7.0 4.5-10.7 40 6.7 3.8-11.5 80 15.5 9.8-23.8

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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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