2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for 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 3,198 120 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,264 71.8 69.6-73.9 355 9.9 8.7-11.2 459 14.4 12.7-16.3
FEMALES 1,861 73 4.1 3.0- 5.4 1,298 70.1 67.2-73.0 230 11.4 9.7-13.3 260 14.4 12.2-17.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,093 12 1.1 0.5- 2.4 737 70.5 66.9-73.9 174 13.6 11.4-16.2 170 14.7 12.2-17.7
Non-Hispanic Black 342 43 13.6 9.7-18.8 238 67.4 60.2-73.9 24 6.3 3.9-10.0 37 12.7 7.8-19.9
Other 408 18 3.4 1.8- 6.5 314 73.8 65.4-80.7 30 9.4 5.6-15.3 46 13.4 8.3-21.1
AGE
18-34 268 15 4.6 2.6- 7.9 186 72.7 65.2-79.1 38 11.5 7.9-16.3 29 11.3 6.6-18.7
35-44 262 18 5.9 3.4-10.2 182 66.3 58.2-73.6 32 11.6 7.8-16.9 30 16.2 10.4-24.3
45-54 310 14 5.9 2.9-11.7 218 67.8 60.3-74.4 34 10.4 7.0-15.3 44 15.9 11.0-22.4
55-64 364 18 4.5 2.5- 8.1 278 77.0 71.1-82.0 35 10.0 6.8-14.5 33 8.4 5.7-12.4
65-74 339 *** *** *** 227 67.3 59.7-74.0 46 12.8 8.5-18.9 60 17.6 12.6-24.0
75+ 289 *** *** *** 191 69.6 61.2-76.9 42 12.1 7.8-18.3 54 17.8 12.0-25.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 138 *** *** *** 95 74.3 63.6-82.7 14 10.0 5.0-18.9 22 12.7 7.0-21.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 385 *** *** *** 293 75.7 69.6-81.0 21 7.3 4.3-12.0 61 14.6 10.7-19.7
Some Post-H.S. 572 27 5.6 3.5- 8.6 428 72.4 66.9-77.3 43 7.6 5.4-10.5 74 14.4 10.5-19.6
College Graduate 757 29 4.1 2.6- 6.5 478 61.7 57.0-66.2 151 19.8 16.5-23.5 99 14.4 11.0-18.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.6 7.4-23.7
$15,000- 24,999 154 16 9.2 4.8-16.9 107 69.5 58.3-78.8 15 10.1 5.4-18.1 16 11.2 5.4-21.8
$25,000- 34,999 184 *** *** *** 145 79.6 71.0-86.2 13 6.9 3.4-13.4 19 10.2 5.9-17.3
$35,000- 49,999 224 *** *** *** 167 76.2 68.1-82.7 20 6.5 3.6-11.5 28 11.6 7.3-17.9
$50,000- 74,999 250 *** *** *** 169 69.0 60.9-76.2 38 12.7 8.7-18.2 36 14.8 9.4-22.6
$75,000+ 500 16 3.3 1.8- 6.0 335 67.8 62.1-73.1 95 16.6 13.1-20.9 54 12.3 8.7-17.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 652 37 6.2 4.1- 9.2 442 68.0 62.8-72.7 78 11.6 8.7-15.3 95 14.3 11.0-18.5
No 1,185 35 3.1 2.0- 4.5 846 71.8 68.0-75.3 151 11.5 9.4-13.9 153 13.7 10.9-17.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,804 70 4.0 3.0- 5.4 1,258 70.0 67.0-72.9 227 11.6 9.9-13.6 249 14.3 12.1-16.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 504 29 6.2 4.1- 9.2 320 67.5 62.4-72.3 94 16.3 12.9-20.4 61 10.0 7.4-13.3
Regional City or Suburban County 423 17 2.9 1.6- 5.1 288 70.4 63.8-76.2 57 10.2 7.4-14.0 61 16.5 11.6-23.0
Rural 934 27 3.3 1.9- 5.6 690 72.0 67.6-76.1 79 8.3 6.1-11.2 138 16.4 13.1-20.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 866 41 4.6 3.2- 6.7 626 71.7 67.3-75.7 103 10.6 8.5-13.3 96 13.0 9.8-17.2
Unemployed 81 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.0 7.4-27.9 11 14.4 7.2-27.0
Retired 581 *** *** *** 380 66.5 60.7-71.7 86 13.9 10.5-18.3 106 18.0 13.9-23.0
Unable to Work 173 *** *** *** 135 76.4 66.2-84.3 13 9.8 4.7-19.3 17 9.5 5.3-16.4
Other not in Labor Force 140 *** *** *** 101 76.5 67.0-83.9 16 9.2 5.1-16.1 19 10.2 5.7-17.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 163 13 7.9 4.2-14.5 119 77.5 68.5-84.4 13 5.9 3.1-10.8 18 8.7 4.7-15.5
101% to 150% 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 11.7 5.9-22.0 *** *** ***
151% to 200% 147 *** *** *** 116 78.1 67.5-85.9 14 9.0 4.6-16.9 12 9.3 4.5-18.2
More than 200% 917 29 3.8 2.5- 5.8 627 69.4 65.3-73.3 147 14.0 11.5-16.9 114 12.7 9.9-16.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 670 25 4.2 2.5- 7.1 516 73.6 68.0-78.6 47 8.0 5.3-11.9 82 14.2 10.4-19.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 526 20 3.3 1.8- 5.9 368 72.1 66.5-77.1 61 9.4 6.8-12.9 77 15.2 11.1-20.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 665 28 4.5 3.0- 6.8 414 66.6 61.9-71.1 122 14.8 12.0-18.1 101 14.0 10.8-17.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 520 22 5.6 3.4- 9.0 324 64.6 59.0-69.9 89 13.9 10.8-17.7 85 15.9 12.0-20.7
2nd Quartile 460 14 2.5 1.4- 4.5 318 70.5 64.6-75.9 58 11.2 8.2-15.2 70 15.8 11.4-21.4
3rd Quartile 494 24 4.0 2.4- 6.6 348 74.9 70.0-79.2 59 9.4 6.9-12.6 63 11.8 8.8-15.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 387 13 4.8 2.2-10.1 308 73.0 64.0-80.5 24 9.4 4.8-17.5 42 12.8 7.8-20.3

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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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