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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,922 106 3.9 3.0- 5.1 2,083 72.4 70.0-74.6 343 10.5 9.2-11.9 390 13.2 11.5-15.1
No 237 *** *** *** 154 66.0 57.8-73.3 *** *** *** 60 26.0 19.3-33.9
Body Mass Index
Underweight 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 748 *** *** *** 522 71.1 66.4-75.3 92 10.3 8.0-13.2 116 15.4 12.2-19.3
Overweight 1,041 35 3.1 2.0- 4.7 740 74.3 70.4-77.9 122 9.2 7.4-11.4 144 13.4 10.5-17.0
Obese 1,119 58 5.6 4.0- 7.8 824 71.7 67.9-75.3 111 9.8 7.8-12.3 126 12.8 10.1-16.0
Current Smoker
Yes 392 22 5.6 3.2- 9.7 273 67.9 60.5-74.5 27 6.8 4.1-11.2 70 19.7 14.3-26.5
No 2,774 96 3.6 2.7- 4.8 1,979 73.0 70.7-75.2 325 10.4 9.1-11.9 374 13.0 11.3-14.8
History of CVD**
Yes 371 *** *** *** 271 75.4 68.0-81.5 38 9.8 6.3-15.0 51 13.0 8.3-19.9
No 2,807 107 4.1 3.2- 5.4 1,983 71.5 69.2-73.8 315 9.9 8.6-11.3 402 14.4 12.7-16.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 337 *** *** *** 236 71.1 64.0-77.3 40 10.8 7.5-15.4 47 15.1 10.1-21.9
No 2,711 100 4.1 3.1- 5.4 1,934 72.5 70.1-74.8 302 9.8 8.5-11.3 375 13.5 11.8-15.5
Heavy Drinker
Yes 139 *** *** *** 92 69.7 58.6-78.9 17 7.4 4.2-12.8 20 18.0 10.4-29.5
No 2,910 103 3.9 3.0- 5.1 2,077 72.3 70.0-74.5 325 10.0 8.7-11.5 405 13.7 12.0-15.7
COPD
Yes 274 *** *** *** 194 72.7 65.0-79.3 28 9.1 5.5-14.6 41 14.2 9.8-20.1
No 2,914 109 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,066 72.0 69.6-74.2 326 9.9 8.7-11.3 413 14.2 12.5-16.2
Current Asthma
Yes 353 23 7.3 4.4-12.1 236 66.8 59.8-73.1 47 12.6 8.7-18.0 47 13.3 9.3-18.6
No 2,834 97 3.5 2.7- 4.6 2,021 72.5 70.1-74.7 307 9.6 8.4-11.0 409 14.4 12.6-16.4
Diabetes
Yes 477 *** *** *** 351 74.2 67.4-80.0 48 8.9 6.1-12.8 56 11.0 6.9-17.0
No 2,715 98 3.6 2.8- 4.6 1,913 71.7 69.3-74.0 307 10.1 8.8-11.5 397 14.6 12.9-16.6
Functional Disability
Yes 1,083 61 5.3 3.8- 7.4 710 65.7 61.6-69.6 126 11.3 9.0-14.0 186 17.7 14.6-21.3
No 2,077 58 3.3 2.3- 4.6 1,535 75.0 72.3-77.5 228 9.4 8.0-11.0 256 12.3 10.4-14.5
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 951 38 3.9 2.5- 5.9 664 71.1 66.8-75.0 129 12.5 10.0-15.4 120 12.6 9.7-16.2
No 2,246 82 3.9 2.9- 5.2 1,600 72.2 69.5-74.6 226 9.0 7.6-10.5 338 15.0 13.0-17.2

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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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