2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months, do you feel that in general 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,775 292 10.8 9.3-12.5 1,965 72.4 70.1-74.5 518 16.8 15.1-18.6
GENDER
Male 1,149 127 11.3 9.0-14.1 836 74.6 71.1-77.8 186 14.1 11.9-16.7
Female 1,626 165 10.5 8.6-12.7 1,129 70.5 67.4-73.3 332 19.1 16.7-21.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,685 50 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,182 73.2 70.5-75.8 453 22.9 20.6-25.4
Non-Hispanic Black 475 160 32.8 27.6-38.6 294 64.0 58.2-69.5 21 3.2 1.7- 5.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 283 36 15.6 8.5-27.1 241 81.5 69.7-89.5 *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 82 *** *** *** 66 86.7 76.1-93.0 *** *** ***
Hispanic 229 36 13.9 9.3-20.2 165 73.5 65.6-80.1 28 12.7 8.0-19.5
AGE
18-34 444 46 9.0 6.3-12.7 299 72.8 67.7-77.4 99 18.2 14.5-22.5
35-44 398 58 15.4 11.3-20.6 263 64.6 58.4-70.4 77 20.0 15.7-25.1
45-54 455 68 15.7 11.6-21.0 308 67.7 61.4-73.3 79 16.6 12.5-21.7
55-64 559 62 12.7 9.1-17.4 422 75.9 70.7-80.5 75 11.4 8.7-14.9
65-74 507 39 7.6 4.8-11.9 371 76.3 70.8-81.0 97 16.1 12.4-20.6
75+ 384 17 3.2 1.6- 6.4 280 76.6 70.1-82.0 87 20.3 15.2-26.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 220 28 7.5 4.6-11.9 167 81.9 74.8-87.3 25 10.7 6.5-17.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 578 55 11.6 8.4-15.8 471 78.4 73.5-82.6 52 10.0 7.3-13.6
Some Post-H.S. 811 110 13.4 10.6-16.8 600 72.9 68.6-76.7 101 13.7 10.9-17.1
College Graduate 1,155 96 8.8 6.7-11.5 719 62.5 58.8-66.0 340 28.7 25.6-32.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 926 121 13.1 10.4-16.5 636 69.9 65.6-73.8 169 17.0 14.1-20.4
No 1,825 168 9.8 8.1-11.9 1,313 73.5 70.7-76.1 344 16.7 14.7-18.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 309 34 11.7 7.6-17.6 228 74.7 67.6-80.7 47 13.6 9.3-19.3
Non-Veteran 2,462 257 10.7 9.2-12.5 1,735 72.1 69.7-74.4 470 17.2 15.4-19.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,473 182 13.4 11.2-16.0 1,008 68.5 65.3-71.5 283 18.0 15.8-20.6
Unemployed 116 21 13.2 7.8-21.5 *** *** *** 23 19.9 12.6-29.9
Retired 816 46 5.7 3.7- 8.5 598 76.4 72.0-80.2 172 18.0 14.7-21.9
Unable to Work 212 33 11.8 7.1-18.9 158 80.2 72.3-86.3 21 8.1 4.9-13.1
Other not in Labor Force 140 *** *** *** 114 83.1 74.3-89.3 19 11.4 6.6-18.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 109 16 12.5 7.0-21.4 77 74.6 63.7-83.1 16 12.9 7.3-21.9
$15,000- 24,999 195 36 14.6 8.9-23.2 140 73.0 62.3-81.5 19 12.4 6.8-21.6
$25,000- 34,999 251 39 18.0 12.1-26.1 189 73.3 64.9-80.3 23 8.7 5.4-13.6
$35,000- 49,999 342 39 12.0 7.9-17.7 258 77.1 70.6-82.5 45 11.0 7.6-15.6
$50,000-74,999 372 28 7.3 4.6-11.4 259 72.7 66.7-78.0 85 20.0 15.5-25.3
$75,000-100,000 291 27 8.6 5.2-13.6 191 66.2 58.6-73.2 73 25.2 19.2-32.4
$100,000-150,000 329 27 10.7 6.8-16.5 214 66.1 59.0-72.5 88 23.2 17.9-29.5
$150,000+ 297 21 9.6 5.7-15.5 194 63.8 56.6-70.5 82 26.6 21.0-33.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 589 59 9.8 6.9-13.7 443 78.5 73.7-82.6 87 11.7 8.9-15.3
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 213 36 14.1 9.3-20.9 158 79.4 71.9-85.4 19 6.5 3.8-10.9
101% to 150% 172 32 15.9 9.8-24.7 129 75.8 65.4-83.9 11 8.3 3.9-16.7
151% to 200% 225 34 15.1 9.2-23.7 167 73.4 64.4-80.9 24 11.5 7.1-18.1
More than 200% 1,519 122 9.4 7.6-11.7 1,029 68.0 64.8-71.0 368 22.6 20.1-25.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 589 59 9.8 6.9-13.7 443 78.5 73.7-82.6 87 11.7 8.9-15.3
HOUSING
Own 1,949 159 9.4 7.7-11.5 1,397 72.6 69.9-75.2 393 17.9 15.9-20.2
Rent 615 110 16.4 13.0-20.4 412 70.0 65.1-74.4 93 13.6 10.7-17.1
Other arrangement 189 21 10.3 5.9-17.1 141 77.3 69.0-83.8 27 12.5 7.9-19.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 773 105 14.8 11.9-18.3 463 63.5 59.2-67.5 205 21.8 18.6-25.2
Regional City or Suburban County 668 61 8.2 5.8-11.3 462 73.8 69.3-77.9 145 18.0 14.6-21.9
Rural 1,334 126 9.7 7.5-12.4 1,040 78.3 74.9-81.3 168 12.0 9.9-14.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 958 114 12.8 9.8-16.5 756 78.5 74.4-82.1 88 8.7 6.7-11.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 805 78 9.4 7.0-12.5 580 75.2 71.1-78.8 147 15.4 12.7-18.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,012 100 10.8 8.6-13.5 629 66.4 62.7-70.0 283 22.8 19.8-26.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 822 64 8.8 6.6-11.7 521 67.3 63.1-71.3 237 23.9 20.5-27.6
2nd Quartile 666 68 10.2 7.6-13.4 482 74.7 70.3-78.6 116 15.2 12.2-18.7
3rd Quartile 738 96 13.1 10.2-16.8 510 72.6 68.3-76.5 132 14.3 11.7-17.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 549 64 13.1 8.7-19.4 452 80.1 73.6-85.3 33 6.8 4.4-10.4

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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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