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%)
North Carolina 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
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,036 669 66.3 62.6-69.9 86 7.9 6.1-10.2 111 10.2 8.1-12.7 93 8.5 6.7-10.8 77 7.0 5.2- 9.3
Non-Hispanic Black 325 151 46.7 39.4-54.2 24 6.1 3.7- 9.8 32 9.5 6.4-13.9 25 8.9 5.8-13.5 93 28.8 22.9-35.4
Other 344 174 43.5 33.6-53.8 25 8.4 3.3-19.7 47 13.5 8.9-20.1 33 11.0 6.6-17.6 65 23.6 15.6-34.2
AGE
18-34 250 107 48.8 40.6-57.1 27 11.8 7.0-19.1 45 12.9 9.1-17.9 25 8.1 5.1-12.8 46 18.4 12.9-25.5
35-44 236 104 44.2 35.9-52.9 16 4.7 2.3- 9.5 38 16.3 11.4-22.9 33 15.4 10.5-22.1 45 19.4 13.1-27.6
45-54 290 137 43.6 35.9-51.5 23 8.0 5.0-12.6 40 14.9 10.1-21.4 41 16.4 11.3-23.1 49 17.2 12.0-24.1
55-64 334 207 65.4 58.2-72.0 24 6.0 3.7- 9.4 27 7.1 4.2-11.6 30 7.1 4.6-10.8 46 14.5 9.8-20.9
65-74 310 211 74.4 67.6-80.2 25 7.1 4.5-11.0 29 7.4 4.2-12.9 14 3.3 1.8- 6.1 31 7.7 4.9-12.0
75+ 273 218 83.0 76.2-88.2 19 6.5 3.4-12.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** 17 3.6 2.0- 6.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 102 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 349 254 70.6 63.5-76.9 20 5.4 3.4- 8.7 29 9.4 5.9-14.5 11 3.5 1.7- 7.0 35 11.0 6.9-17.3
Some Post-H.S. 541 350 63.7 57.8-69.2 45 9.5 6.3-14.2 41 6.8 4.6- 9.8 35 6.8 4.5-10.1 70 13.2 9.8-17.7
College Graduate 718 315 38.9 34.5-43.6 63 7.7 5.6-10.7 116 17.4 14.1-21.3 102 16.8 13.5-20.8 122 19.1 15.3-23.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 136 96 73.3 62.9-81.6 *** *** *** 12 7.6 4.0-13.7 *** *** *** 18 12.4 6.8-21.7
$25,000- 34,999 175 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 4.5 2.2- 9.1 12 5.3 2.4-11.5 19 11.4 5.7-21.7
$35,000- 49,999 204 121 57.1 47.7-66.1 22 9.0 5.4-14.7 20 8.9 5.1-15.0 13 7.4 3.6-14.9 28 17.6 10.9-27.0
$50,000- 74,999 236 117 51.8 43.2-60.4 25 10.7 6.6-16.8 35 14.6 9.5-21.8 23 9.3 5.7-14.9 36 13.5 9.0-19.8
$75,000+ 474 214 44.6 38.3-51.1 40 7.0 4.7-10.3 70 14.4 10.8-18.9 77 16.6 12.8-21.3 73 17.3 12.7-23.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 607 381 65.4 60.2-70.4 41 6.0 4.1- 8.7 66 11.2 8.3-14.8 39 5.9 3.9- 8.9 80 11.5 8.5-15.2
No 1,093 609 55.3 51.1-59.5 95 8.6 6.4-11.4 122 10.1 8.0-12.5 112 10.4 8.3-12.9 155 15.6 12.7-19.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,666 975 58.9 55.5-62.1 131 7.7 6.0- 9.7 186 10.6 8.8-12.6 150 9.0 7.4-10.8 224 14.0 11.7-16.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 467 196 42.0 36.4-47.9 39 8.7 5.4-13.8 65 12.1 9.2-15.9 66 13.5 10.3-17.5 101 23.6 18.9-29.2
Regional City or Suburban County 386 220 60.3 53.5-66.7 31 7.9 5.2-12.0 50 11.8 8.4-16.3 37 8.3 5.6-12.0 48 11.7 8.0-16.9
Rural 863 584 70.9 66.4-75.0 66 6.6 4.9- 9.0 75 8.2 6.0-11.1 50 6.0 4.0- 8.8 88 8.3 6.0-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 809 379 47.9 43.1-52.8 72 8.4 6.3-11.2 112 12.9 10.3-16.0 105 12.5 10.0-15.6 141 18.2 14.7-22.3
Unemployed 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 542 388 75.4 70.3-79.9 43 7.0 4.7-10.2 39 6.4 4.1-10.0 30 5.4 3.5- 8.5 42 5.7 3.9- 8.4
Unable to Work 166 113 75.6 66.0-83.2 *** *** *** 12 5.8 3.0-11.1 *** *** *** 27 12.4 7.0-21.0
Other not in Labor Force 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 11.4 6.3-19.6 *** *** *** 14 15.8 8.1-28.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 8.4 4.7-14.7 *** *** *** 22 13.4 7.7-22.2
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 8.1 3.8-16.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 140 *** *** *** 17 10.4 5.7-18.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 14.2 7.7-24.6
More than 200% 870 446 49.8 45.1-54.5 79 8.3 6.3-10.8 118 13.5 10.8-16.8 108 13.0 10.4-16.1 119 15.4 12.1-19.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 614 387 66.3 60.6-71.6 44 5.7 3.8- 8.5 65 11.1 8.1-15.0 44 6.7 4.3-10.1 74 10.2 7.1-14.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 486 311 66.0 60.4-71.2 37 6.7 4.6- 9.5 49 9.7 6.8-13.5 36 7.9 5.3-11.5 53 9.7 6.9-13.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 616 302 49.0 43.7-54.4 55 9.5 6.5-13.6 76 10.6 8.1-13.8 73 11.2 8.6-14.5 110 19.6 15.7-24.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 481 251 49.5 43.4-55.7 43 10.0 6.3-15.5 65 12.1 9.0-16.0 55 11.6 8.5-15.8 67 16.8 12.3-22.5
2nd Quartile 424 257 62.7 56.7-68.3 27 5.4 3.5- 8.4 36 9.2 6.3-13.2 39 8.9 6.2-12.6 65 13.8 10.4-18.1
3rd Quartile 460 273 62.4 56.7-67.9 38 8.2 5.8-11.4 55 10.1 7.3-13.8 35 7.2 4.9-10.3 59 12.2 8.7-16.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 351 219 63.7 54.5-72.0 28 6.4 3.4-11.8 34 10.8 6.6-17.2 24 6.3 3.2-12.1 46 12.7 7.3-21.2

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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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