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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,100 1,063 96.5 94.9-97.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 2.3 1.4- 3.8
Non-Hispanic Black 348 *** *** *** 319 92.8 88.7-95.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 2.8 1.4- 5.9 *** *** ***
Other 411 37 12.3 6.6-21.8 15 3.9 1.8- 8.0 127 48.4 39.5-57.3 166 7.4 4.5-11.7 47 24.5 16.6-34.6 19 3.6 1.8- 7.0
AGE
18-34 269 141 52.8 44.8-60.7 47 17.0 11.7-24.1 41 16.2 11.5-22.5 17 2.1 0.8- 5.4 17 10.2 5.4-18.3 *** *** ***
35-44 266 125 49.7 41.8-57.7 51 22.3 15.9-30.3 39 13.7 9.5-19.5 24 0.7 0.2- 2.1 18 9.6 4.9-17.9 *** *** ***
45-54 313 164 58.1 50.6-65.3 63 24.0 18.2-30.9 30 10.4 6.6-16.0 32 1.0 0.5- 2.1 12 3.5 1.7- 6.8 12 3.1 1.3- 6.9
55-64 367 218 66.3 59.3-72.6 70 24.1 18.4-30.8 15 3.8 2.0- 6.9 48 2.3 1.1- 5.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 341 222 73.0 66.1-79.0 65 22.0 16.5-28.7 *** *** *** 36 0.6 0.2- 2.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 291 224 79.0 71.0-85.2 41 13.0 8.2-19.9 *** *** *** 12 0.7 0.3- 1.8 *** *** *** 11 6.6 3.2-13.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 *** *** *** 23 14.1 8.1-23.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 390 210 62.6 55.9-68.9 72 18.0 13.7-23.3 32 9.0 6.1-13.1 48 1.5 0.5- 4.5 11 3.9 1.5- 9.8 17 4.9 2.8- 8.6
Some Post-H.S. 578 328 62.0 56.1-67.6 127 25.7 20.8-31.3 26 3.5 2.2- 5.4 66 1.6 0.9- 2.9 19 5.4 2.7-10.3 12 1.9 1.0- 3.5
College Graduate 762 531 69.4 64.6-73.8 119 18.9 15.4-22.9 17 1.4 0.7- 2.8 45 0.6 0.2- 1.7 30 6.6 4.0-10.7 20 3.2 1.9- 5.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 154 76 61.9 51.0-71.7 27 18.2 11.3-27.8 18 12.9 7.9-20.4 25 1.5 0.6- 3.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 189 *** *** *** 41 23.2 16.0-32.4 18 13.1 7.8-21.0 26 0.6 0.2- 1.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 224 120 54.5 45.6-63.1 51 23.8 17.3-31.9 21 14.3 9.1-21.9 22 0.4 0.1- 1.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 253 153 64.6 56.4-72.1 49 22.7 16.6-30.2 *** *** *** 25 2.3 0.9- 5.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 501 361 72.6 66.2-78.1 71 17.1 12.7-22.5 13 1.3 0.5- 3.0 31 1.6 0.6- 4.2 16 6.2 3.2-11.7 *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 662 387 64.8 59.6-69.6 139 22.0 17.9-26.7 37 7.1 4.9-10.0 68 1.5 0.8- 2.9 13 1.5 0.7- 3.5 18 3.1 1.6- 5.9
No 1,191 713 60.7 56.6-64.6 198 19.7 16.6-23.2 93 9.0 7.0-11.6 101 1.2 0.6- 2.2 50 6.7 4.4-10.0 36 2.8 1.9- 4.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,820 1,081 61.9 58.7-65.1 328 20.3 17.8-23.1 129 8.4 6.8-10.4 167 1.3 0.8- 2.1 63 5.1 3.5- 7.3 52 3.0 2.1- 4.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 508 294 51.5 45.9-57.1 115 24.8 20.4-29.9 47 10.6 7.7-14.5 *** *** *** 27 9.1 5.4-14.8 16 2.8 1.6- 5.0
Regional City or Suburban County 425 280 63.6 56.9-69.9 75 17.2 12.3-23.4 37 9.3 6.5-13.3 *** *** *** 15 5.2 2.6-10.2 13 3.2 1.8- 5.8
Rural 944 536 68.3 63.8-72.5 152 19.4 16.1-23.3 48 5.9 3.9- 8.8 156 1.4 0.9- 2.4 21 1.4 0.7- 2.9 31 3.6 2.1- 5.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 873 487 57.0 52.3-61.6 170 24.0 20.0-28.4 71 9.7 7.3-12.9 84 1.8 0.9- 3.2 39 5.6 3.6- 8.5 22 2.0 1.1- 3.3
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 587 422 78.6 73.7-82.8 90 15.7 12.0-20.2 *** *** *** 46 1.1 0.4- 2.7 *** *** *** 17 3.5 2.0- 6.0
Unable to Work 175 *** *** *** 45 28.7 20.3-38.8 *** *** *** 28 1.0 0.4- 2.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 141 *** *** *** *** *** *** 35 23.7 16.4-32.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 *** *** *** 38 22.1 15.0-31.4 26 15.9 10.4-23.7 21 1.4 0.4- 4.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 128 *** *** *** 28 21.4 13.6-32.2 *** *** *** 26 1.5 0.6- 3.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 84 71.9 61.4-80.5 24 16.9 10.1-26.9 *** *** *** 20 1.4 0.6- 3.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 923 623 68.4 63.9-72.6 159 20.4 17.0-24.4 28 3.0 1.8- 4.7 67 1.5 0.7- 3.0 30 5.5 3.3- 8.9 16 1.3 0.7- 2.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 676 289 54.8 49.0-60.4 151 29.0 24.1-34.5 43 7.3 4.9-10.8 144 2.5 1.4- 4.3 22 2.0 1.0- 3.9 27 4.4 2.5- 7.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 529 382 70.3 64.5-75.5 78 17.1 12.8-22.5 30 6.9 4.4-10.8 17 0.7 0.3- 1.3 *** *** *** 12 2.2 1.1- 4.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 672 439 59.8 54.6-64.7 113 17.8 14.2-21.9 59 10.0 7.5-13.2 *** *** *** 31 8.1 5.0-12.8 21 3.3 2.0- 5.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 525 383 66.7 60.5-72.4 60 12.1 8.6-16.8 35 7.6 5.3-10.7 *** *** *** 21 8.4 4.6-14.9 18 4.3 2.6- 7.0
2nd Quartile 464 308 62.9 56.8-68.7 84 20.5 15.9-26.1 40 10.4 7.2-14.7 *** *** *** 13 3.6 1.9- 6.8 *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 497 310 61.2 55.5-66.5 116 23.7 19.3-28.8 32 7.7 5.1-11.3 14 1.3 0.6- 2.7 12 3.2 1.6- 6.2 13 3.0 1.6- 5.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 391 109 43.8 35.4-52.6 82 37.5 29.4-46.3 25 5.8 3.1-10.5 139 4.4 2.3- 8.1 17 2.9 1.2- 7.1 19 5.6 2.6-11.9

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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 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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