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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 901 78 9.1 7.0-11.8 703 75.9 71.8-79.6 53 6.3 4.6- 8.6 67 8.7 6.1-12.2
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,563 116 7.7 6.2- 9.7 1,246 78.6 75.7-81.2 88 5.5 4.3- 7.1 113 8.2 6.4-10.4
No 178 19 10.5 6.1-17.4 135 75.6 66.4-83.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Body Mass Index
Underweight 25 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 411 28 7.0 4.5-10.6 328 77.6 71.9-82.4 19 5.1 3.1- 8.4 36 10.3 6.9-15.3
Overweight 582 42 6.0 4.2- 8.6 469 80.9 75.9-85.0 32 4.5 3.0- 6.8 39 8.6 5.4-13.5
Obese 626 53 10.7 7.6-14.9 499 77.7 72.9-81.9 35 5.4 3.6- 8.3 39 6.1 4.2- 8.8
Current Smoker
Yes 224 31 13.8 8.8-20.9 169 77.3 69.3-83.8 *** *** *** 17 5.6 3.2- 9.7
No 1,523 104 7.1 5.6- 8.9 1,217 78.4 75.5-81.1 89 5.7 4.5- 7.2 113 8.8 6.9-11.2
History of CVD**
Yes 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,652 124 7.8 6.3- 9.7 1,311 78.3 75.4-80.8 93 5.4 4.2- 6.8 124 8.5 6.7-10.8
Binge Drinker
Yes 265 21 8.1 4.7-13.5 209 77.7 69.5-84.3 20 6.6 3.9-11.0 *** *** ***
No 1,399 107 8.0 6.3-10.0 1,120 79.5 76.7-82.2 74 5.2 4.0- 6.9 98 7.2 5.7- 9.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,564 116 7.7 6.1- 9.6 1,250 79.2 76.4-81.8 88 5.6 4.3- 7.1 110 7.5 5.8- 9.7
COPD
Yes 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,689 128 7.9 6.4- 9.7 1,339 78.1 75.3-80.7 96 5.6 4.4- 7.0 126 8.4 6.7-10.6
Current Asthma
Yes 158 19 12.7 7.3-21.2 117 70.9 60.5-79.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,592 117 7.6 6.1- 9.5 1,271 78.9 76.1-81.5 84 4.9 3.8- 6.3 120 8.6 6.8-10.9
Diabetes
Yes 156 *** *** *** 123 79.1 69.8-86.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 1,598 123 7.8 6.3- 9.7 1,268 78.2 75.3-80.8 86 5.3 4.1- 6.8 121 8.7 6.9-11.0
Functional Disability
Yes 387 46 14.3 10.2-19.8 280 69.0 62.8-74.7 22 6.2 3.8- 9.9 39 10.4 7.2-14.8
No 1,351 88 6.4 4.9- 8.2 1,099 80.6 77.6-83.4 74 5.1 3.9- 6.7 90 7.9 5.9-10.4
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 319 31 10.6 6.9-15.9 244 76.0 69.4-81.6 18 6.1 3.5-10.3 26 7.3 4.5-11.6
No 1,437 105 7.5 5.9- 9.5 1,148 78.7 75.6-81.4 78 5.1 3.9- 6.7 106 8.7 6.7-11.2

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**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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