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
MALES 855 58 7.0 5.0- 9.7 689 80.3 76.6-83.5 43 4.4 3.0- 6.4 65 8.3 6.1-11.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 480 15 3.3 1.8- 5.8 400 83.6 79.1-87.2 33 5.3 3.6- 7.6 32 7.9 5.2-11.9
Non-Hispanic Black 138 25 18.7 11.6-28.7 97 69.4 58.5-78.5 *** *** *** 11 6.3 3.0-13.0
Other 223 16 6.6 3.0-13.8 184 83.5 75.4-89.3 *** *** *** 18 8.7 4.8-15.3
AGE
18-34 213 12 5.6 2.7-11.4 173 80.6 73.3-86.3 15 5.5 3.1- 9.6 13 8.3 4.6-14.5
35-44 179 16 8.7 4.7-15.4 139 79.8 71.6-86.2 12 5.8 2.7-12.1 12 5.7 2.9-10.7
45-54 176 12 7.0 3.3-14.2 144 79.7 69.7-87.0 *** *** *** 16 11.4 5.8-21.2
55-64 200 16 8.0 4.5-13.7 160 80.4 72.8-86.3 *** *** *** 16 8.0 4.5-13.8
65-74 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 72 *** *** *** 60 89.3 79.7-94.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 191 13 6.5 3.4-12.0 154 80.4 72.7-86.3 *** *** *** 17 8.9 5.3-14.7
Some Post-H.S. 219 17 8.9 4.8-15.8 177 77.7 69.2-84.4 *** *** *** 17 9.6 5.2-17.1
College Graduate 368 21 6.2 3.5-10.8 295 80.1 74.5-84.8 26 6.0 3.9- 9.1 26 7.7 4.9-11.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 14 13.4 7.0-24.2 80 80.7 69.8-88.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 15.7 8.3-27.7
$75,000+ 414 17 4.4 2.4- 7.9 348 83.5 78.2-87.7 28 6.2 4.0- 9.5 21 5.9 3.3-10.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 19 10.1 5.7-17.3 135 71.8 62.9-79.2 *** *** *** 22 13.5 8.5-20.7
No 660 38 6.3 4.1- 9.4 547 82.3 78.0-85.8 33 4.4 2.9- 6.7 42 7.0 4.8-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 147 11 10.4 4.8-21.2 116 75.7 65.1-83.9 *** *** *** 14 11.9 6.7-20.2
Non-Veteran 706 46 6.4 4.4- 9.1 572 81.1 77.1-84.6 37 4.9 3.3- 7.2 51 7.6 5.4-10.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 291 23 8.6 5.2-13.7 225 77.6 71.2-82.9 18 5.9 3.3-10.2 25 7.9 5.0-12.3
Regional City or Suburban County 222 17 7.3 3.8-13.3 182 82.3 75.1-87.7 *** *** *** 14 7.5 4.1-13.2
Rural 342 18 5.3 2.8- 9.9 282 81.4 74.7-86.6 16 4.1 2.2- 7.6 26 9.2 5.5-15.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 820 51 6.7 4.7- 9.5 669 81.0 77.2-84.3 41 4.5 3.1- 6.6 59 7.7 5.6-10.6
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 543 24 4.5 2.8- 7.3 444 80.7 75.9-84.7 38 6.6 4.5- 9.7 37 8.2 5.4-12.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 263 19 7.9 4.1-14.6 216 80.8 73.2-86.7 *** *** *** 21 8.8 5.2-14.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 251 16 7.3 4.0-13.1 201 79.0 71.5-84.9 11 3.5 1.7- 7.3 23 10.2 6.1-16.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 341 23 6.3 3.8-10.2 272 81.1 75.6-85.6 25 6.1 3.8- 9.8 21 6.5 4.0-10.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 262 14 5.5 2.8-10.4 217 85.1 79.4-89.4 15 3.5 2.0- 6.0 16 5.9 3.4-10.1
2nd Quartile 229 14 6.4 3.5-11.6 175 76.0 68.4-82.3 15 6.4 3.4-11.6 25 11.2 6.9-17.6
3rd Quartile 225 19 8.4 4.6-14.9 179 79.4 71.8-85.4 11 4.4 2.2- 8.5 16 7.9 4.3-13.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 139 11 10.6 4.3-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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