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%)
North Carolina 2,775 292 10.8 9.3-12.5 1,965 72.4 70.1-74.5 518 16.8 15.1-18.6
FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 983 22 3.1 1.8- 5.3 678 71.8 68.1-75.3 283 25.1 21.8-28.6
Non-Hispanic Black 282 98 34.9 28.3-42.1 170 61.9 54.7-68.7 14 3.2 1.6- 6.1
Other 351 45 10.8 6.8-16.8 273 75.1 66.6-82.0 33 14.1 8.9-21.5
AGE
18-34 232 28 11.0 7.2-16.5 145 68.4 60.8-75.1 59 20.6 15.3-27.2
35-44 230 31 13.5 9.0-19.9 152 63.7 55.6-71.1 47 22.8 16.8-30.1
45-54 280 41 14.8 9.9-21.6 186 64.7 56.5-72.1 53 20.5 14.5-28.2
55-64 313 32 11.6 7.3-17.8 233 74.8 67.8-80.7 48 13.6 9.7-18.8
65-74 307 21 6.6 3.5-12.1 217 74.2 66.9-80.4 69 19.3 14.1-25.8
75+ 247 12 4.3 1.9- 9.5 181 77.2 69.4-83.5 54 18.4 12.9-25.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 14 6.7 3.3-13.4 82 79.9 69.4-87.5 17 13.3 7.2-23.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 31 10.8 6.9-16.6 274 78.2 71.3-83.8 30 11.0 7.2-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 496 65 13.6 10.2-18.1 368 71.6 66.0-76.6 63 14.7 11.0-19.5
College Graduate 677 55 7.9 5.7-10.8 400 59.2 54.4-63.8 222 32.9 28.6-37.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 79 *** *** *** 60 80.3 68.6-88.4 *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 141 24 14.1 8.2-23.1 *** *** *** 16 16.7 9.0-28.9
$25,000- 34,999 162 20 13.6 7.3-23.9 123 74.2 63.5-82.7 19 12.2 7.3-19.8
$35,000- 49,999 200 20 12.2 7.1-20.1 148 74.7 66.0-81.7 32 13.2 8.6-19.7
$50,000- 74,999 226 20 9.1 5.5-14.7 154 70.3 62.4-77.2 52 20.6 15.0-27.6
$75,000+ 452 39 9.6 6.5-14.0 275 62.1 55.8-68.0 138 28.3 23.2-34.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 569 66 12.9 9.4-17.4 398 69.9 64.4-74.8 105 17.3 13.6-21.7
No 1,043 97 9.3 7.2-11.8 722 70.7 66.9-74.2 224 20.0 17.1-23.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,585 160 10.4 8.5-12.6 1,100 70.6 67.5-73.5 325 19.1 16.7-21.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 446 66 16.2 12.3-21.0 249 60.9 55.2-66.3 131 22.9 18.9-27.5
Regional City or Suburban County 364 31 6.6 4.1-10.3 247 71.5 65.0-77.3 86 21.9 16.8-28.1
Rural 816 68 8.5 6.1-11.9 633 77.3 72.8-81.2 115 14.2 11.2-17.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 762 102 13.9 11.0-17.4 485 63.0 58.2-67.4 175 23.2 19.5-27.3
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 513 24 4.2 2.2- 7.7 375 76.4 71.0-81.1 114 19.4 15.2-24.4
Unable to Work 147 19 12.3 6.3-22.6 113 79.4 68.9-87.0 15 8.3 4.6-14.7
Other not in Labor Force 125 *** *** *** 105 84.9 75.9-91.0 15 9.3 5.0-16.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 145 21 14.1 8.3-23.1 109 78.1 68.4-85.4 15 7.8 4.3-13.8
101% to 150% 111 18 12.7 6.7-22.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 131 16 11.0 5.0-22.6 *** *** *** 19 17.0 10.0-27.5
More than 200% 834 71 10.0 7.6-13.1 543 65.4 60.9-69.6 220 24.6 21.0-28.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 582 69 11.7 8.4-16.1 448 77.2 71.9-81.7 65 11.1 8.1-14.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 460 34 7.3 4.8-11.0 329 73.9 68.5-78.7 97 18.7 14.7-23.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 584 62 12.0 9.0-15.8 352 63.9 58.7-68.8 170 24.1 20.1-28.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 462 39 9.8 6.8-13.9 277 62.0 56.0-67.7 146 28.2 23.2-33.8
2nd Quartile 398 35 9.7 6.6-14.1 291 74.9 69.2-79.8 72 15.4 11.6-20.1
3rd Quartile 429 55 12.3 8.9-16.9 288 71.2 65.6-76.2 86 16.5 12.8-21.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 337 36 9.9 5.8-16.2 273 80.0 72.4-85.9 28 10.1 6.2-16.1

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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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