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
Non-Hispanic White 977 33 3.3 2.2- 4.9 804 83.2 80.2-85.9 74 6.4 4.9- 8.2 66 7.1 5.3- 9.5
GENDER
Male 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
Female 497 18 3.4 2.0- 5.8 404 82.8 78.5-86.4 41 7.6 5.3-10.9 34 6.2 4.1- 9.1
AGE
18-34 220 *** *** *** 173 81.7 75.5-86.7 29 10.4 7.0-15.3 *** *** ***
35-44 190 *** *** *** 158 85.9 80.0-90.3 16 6.1 3.7- 9.9 *** *** ***
45-54 223 *** *** *** 182 79.2 70.6-85.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 233 *** *** *** 197 85.3 79.2-89.9 *** *** *** 13 6.7 3.6-11.8
65-74 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 12 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 167 *** *** *** 137 83.1 75.9-88.5 *** *** *** 14 8.1 4.6-14.1
Some Post-H.S. 273 *** *** *** 232 84.0 77.7-88.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 520 *** *** *** 420 82.1 78.1-85.4 54 9.4 7.0-12.4 34 6.6 4.5- 9.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 48 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 143 *** *** *** 114 80.8 72.1-87.3 14 7.6 4.4-13.0 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 522 *** *** *** 439 85.1 80.8-88.5 47 7.6 5.4-10.5 22 4.3 2.4- 7.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 216 *** *** *** 165 75.3 67.8-81.6 16 7.3 4.2-12.4 23 11.2 7.0-17.6
No 748 20 2.5 1.5- 4.2 627 85.2 81.8-88.1 58 6.2 4.6- 8.4 43 6.1 4.1- 8.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 113 *** *** *** 92 80.5 70.5-87.8 *** *** *** 14 15.0 8.6-25.1
Non-Veteran 863 31 3.5 2.3- 5.3 711 83.5 80.3-86.3 69 6.8 5.2- 8.9 52 6.1 4.3- 8.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 319 *** *** *** 255 82.8 77.8-86.9 36 9.6 6.7-13.5 22 5.4 3.3- 8.5
Regional City or Suburban County 255 *** *** *** 218 86.1 80.4-90.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 403 16 4.0 2.3- 7.1 331 81.5 76.0-86.0 24 5.3 3.2- 8.6 32 9.2 5.9-14.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 942 27 3.0 1.9- 4.6 781 83.7 80.7-86.4 73 6.6 5.0- 8.5 61 6.7 4.9- 9.1
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 700 21 3.2 2.0- 5.3 578 83.7 80.1-86.8 65 7.6 5.7-10.0 36 5.5 3.6- 8.4
HOUSING
Own 739 21 2.8 1.7- 4.7 610 84.5 81.1-87.3 52 5.2 3.7- 7.1 56 7.5 5.4-10.3
Rent 178 *** *** *** 145 77.4 68.3-84.5 18 12.1 7.3-19.5 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 246 *** *** *** 206 83.3 76.8-88.3 *** *** *** 18 8.5 5.0-14.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 319 *** *** *** 260 81.9 75.7-86.8 27 7.4 4.6-11.7 24 8.5 5.0-14.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 412 *** *** *** 338 84.3 80.1-87.7 40 7.7 5.5-10.7 24 5.2 3.3- 8.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 358 *** *** *** 293 84.6 80.0-88.3 32 7.3 4.8-10.8 24 5.6 3.6- 8.6
2nd Quartile 272 *** *** *** 227 83.9 77.7-88.7 19 5.6 3.4- 9.2 20 8.0 4.5-13.8
3rd Quartile 267 *** *** *** 214 80.0 73.3-85.3 23 7.6 4.7-12.2 18 7.9 4.5-13.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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