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
MALES 1,337 47 3.7 2.4- 5.6 966 73.8 70.4-76.9 125 8.1 6.5-10.1 199 14.4 12.0-17.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 805 *** *** *** 576 73.1 68.8-77.0 96 10.2 8.1-12.9 123 15.4 12.1-19.3
Non-Hispanic Black 230 23 7.9 4.5-13.4 167 76.8 69.0-83.1 14 6.3 3.0-12.5 26 9.1 5.6-14.4
Other 279 13 4.5 1.8-11.0 210 77.2 69.2-83.6 14 2.9 1.4- 5.8 42 15.4 10.3-22.4
AGE
18-34 244 *** *** *** 180 74.7 67.7-80.7 24 8.3 5.2-12.9 35 14.5 10.1-20.6
35-44 190 *** *** *** 131 70.2 61.4-77.6 18 9.9 5.6-16.9 31 14.5 9.5-21.4
45-54 207 11 4.9 2.1-11.0 146 68.0 57.7-76.8 14 6.6 3.5-11.9 36 20.5 12.9-31.1
55-64 272 14 7.1 3.1-15.3 206 77.3 68.8-84.0 17 5.2 2.9- 9.2 35 10.4 6.3-16.7
65-74 244 *** *** *** 179 77.6 70.4-83.5 24 8.2 4.8-13.6 35 13.6 9.2-19.6
75+ 163 *** *** *** 112 73.9 63.5-82.2 25 12.8 7.7-20.6 25 13.2 7.2-23.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 293 11 3.4 1.6- 7.3 223 76.2 69.2-81.9 16 7.0 3.9-12.3 43 13.4 9.2-19.1
Some Post-H.S. 363 15 5.3 2.5-10.9 274 74.5 67.9-80.2 22 5.6 3.4- 8.9 52 14.7 10.4-20.3
College Graduate 553 14 2.9 1.3- 6.3 389 72.8 67.9-77.2 79 13.3 10.3-17.0 71 11.1 8.4-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 165 *** *** *** 118 74.2 64.0-82.2 15 8.5 4.5-15.6 25 13.9 8.0-23.2
$50,000- 74,999 175 *** *** *** 140 80.1 70.7-86.9 12 6.4 2.8-13.9 20 12.5 7.1-20.9
$75,000+ 527 *** *** *** 400 78.1 73.4-82.1 62 10.1 7.6-13.4 56 9.6 6.7-13.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 431 24 4.2 2.3- 7.4 268 62.9 56.2-69.2 48 10.9 7.6-15.4 91 22.0 16.7-28.3
No 892 23 3.5 2.0- 6.2 689 78.7 74.8-82.1 77 7.0 5.3- 9.2 103 10.8 8.4-13.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 317 *** *** *** 239 77.4 70.3-83.2 25 5.6 3.4- 9.1 45 12.0 8.4-16.9
Non-Veteran 1,015 39 3.4 2.2- 5.2 724 72.8 68.9-76.4 100 8.8 6.9-11.2 152 15.0 12.1-18.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 398 14 4.8 2.5- 9.0 277 72.3 66.6-77.3 47 10.7 7.6-14.9 60 12.3 9.1-16.3
Regional City or Suburban County 341 13 2.8 1.4- 5.6 246 74.4 67.4-80.3 36 7.5 5.0-10.9 46 15.4 10.4-22.2
Rural 598 20 3.5 1.6- 7.8 443 74.5 69.0-79.4 42 6.6 4.3- 9.8 93 15.4 11.7-19.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 821 26 3.7 2.3- 6.1 612 74.5 70.5-78.2 63 7.5 5.6- 9.9 120 14.3 11.4-17.7
Unemployed 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 360 *** *** *** 251 75.9 69.2-81.5 50 11.0 7.6-15.8 52 12.4 8.5-17.7
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 99 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 799 14 1.9 1.1- 3.5 601 77.3 73.3-80.8 89 10.1 7.8-12.9 95 10.7 8.2-13.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 429 18 5.4 2.4-11.8 325 74.3 67.4-80.2 23 4.6 2.5- 8.5 63 15.7 11.4-21.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 407 13 3.1 1.4- 6.7 299 75.7 69.7-80.8 33 6.5 4.3- 9.8 62 14.7 10.7-19.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 501 16 3.1 1.7- 5.8 342 71.8 66.4-76.6 69 11.7 8.8-15.3 74 13.4 9.7-18.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 418 *** *** *** 283 73.1 67.8-77.9 62 12.4 9.2-16.4 64 11.9 8.8-15.8
2nd Quartile 322 15 3.0 1.7- 5.2 235 74.1 67.0-80.1 24 6.0 3.7- 9.8 48 16.9 11.7-23.9
3rd Quartile 353 11 4.1 1.9- 8.8 260 75.2 69.1-80.5 28 6.6 4.2-10.3 54 14.1 10.2-19.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 244 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 5.9 2.2-15.2 33 15.4 9.2-24.6

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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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