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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 497 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8 404 82.8 78.5-86.4 41 7.6 5.3-10.9 34 6.2 4.1- 9.1
Non-Hispanic Black 181 41 23.8 16.9-32.4 122 63.2 52.9-72.5 *** *** *** 14 9.9 4.1-22.4
Other 213 19 8.2 4.6-14.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 13.9 7.3-25.0
AGE
18-34 202 15 7.3 4.0-13.0 155 75.4 66.3-82.7 20 8.2 5.0-13.2 12 9.1 4.0-19.0
35-44 196 19 9.7 5.8-15.6 155 76.5 67.9-83.3 12 6.5 3.4-12.0 *** *** ***
45-54 240 30 14.0 9.2-20.7 179 71.5 63.2-78.6 *** *** *** 21 8.6 4.9-14.7
55-64 184 13 7.6 3.8-14.6 152 81.7 73.3-87.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 148 11 5.9 2.7-12.4 116 76.0 65.9-83.8 *** *** *** 14 11.9 6.5-20.8
Some Post-H.S. 269 29 11.2 7.4-16.5 216 75.6 67.2-82.5 *** *** *** 15 8.7 4.0-17.8
College Graduate 441 30 7.4 4.9-11.1 342 77.1 71.9-81.5 34 8.0 5.5-11.5 35 7.6 5.0-11.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 151 12 8.9 4.7-16.4 119 78.4 69.1-85.4 11 8.0 4.1-15.2 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 351 26 7.3 4.6-11.5 282 80.2 74.3-85.0 26 7.1 4.4-11.2 17 5.3 3.0- 9.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 201 27 18.6 12.2-27.3 145 66.3 57.2-74.3 12 7.8 4.2-14.1 17 7.3 4.0-13.0
No 691 50 6.5 4.7- 8.8 552 78.8 74.1-82.8 41 5.9 4.1- 8.5 48 8.8 5.8-13.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 864 74 9.0 6.9-11.8 676 75.9 71.6-79.7 52 6.5 4.7- 8.8 62 8.7 6.0-12.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 293 36 12.9 9.0-18.1 209 72.9 66.6-78.4 25 7.2 4.7-11.0 23 7.0 4.2-11.4
Regional City or Suburban County 205 17 6.8 3.9-11.8 165 77.0 67.0-84.6 *** *** *** 15 12.6 6.4-23.2
Rural 403 25 7.3 4.4-11.9 329 78.1 71.7-83.3 20 7.6 4.4-12.6 29 7.1 4.4-11.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 859 70 8.3 6.3-10.9 676 76.7 72.5-80.4 52 6.6 4.8- 8.9 61 8.4 5.8-12.1
Unemployed 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 547 43 8.3 5.9-11.7 436 79.6 75.0-83.5 40 7.1 4.9-10.2 28 5.0 3.1- 7.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 312 28 11.5 7.1-18.0 260 79.0 71.5-84.9 *** *** *** 19 7.3 4.0-13.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 235 20 9.4 5.8-15.0 174 71.7 62.5-79.4 26 11.8 7.4-18.3 15 7.1 2.6-18.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 354 30 7.9 5.2-11.7 269 76.9 71.1-81.8 22 5.0 3.2- 7.9 33 10.2 6.7-15.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 261 19 6.0 3.6- 9.7 195 76.1 69.2-81.8 22 8.5 5.3-13.5 25 9.4 5.8-14.9
2nd Quartile 230 23 10.9 7.0-16.7 180 74.5 65.7-81.7 13 5.1 2.7- 9.5 14 9.4 4.4-18.9
3rd Quartile 237 23 10.2 6.1-16.4 180 77.3 70.1-83.1 17 6.4 3.6-11.0 17 6.2 3.6-10.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 173 13 11.0 5.3-21.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.1 4.0-22.9

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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 U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. 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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