2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

How often do you think about your race? Would you say never, once a year, once a month, once a week, once a day, once an hour, or constantly?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Never Once a year Once a month Once a week Once a day/once an hour/constantly
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,950 1,715 59.4 56.9-61.9 235 7.8 6.6- 9.3 308 9.7 8.4-11.3 254 8.1 7.0- 9.4 438 14.9 13.2-16.8
Non-Hispanic White 1,810 1,175 66.9 64.1-69.7 157 8.8 7.2-10.6 181 9.4 7.9-11.2 159 7.9 6.6- 9.5 138 6.9 5.6- 8.5
GENDER
Male 774 506 67.6 63.2-71.7 71 9.8 7.3-13.0 70 8.5 6.4-11.2 66 7.2 5.4- 9.5 61 6.9 5.1- 9.3
Female 1,036 669 66.3 62.6-69.9 86 7.9 6.1-10.2 111 10.2 8.1-12.7 93 8.5 6.7-10.8 77 7.0 5.2- 9.3
AGE
18-34 254 119 52.2 45.0-59.4 24 10.7 6.8-16.4 48 15.1 11.0-20.3 31 9.7 6.6-13.9 32 12.4 8.2-18.2
35-44 214 117 61.4 53.7-68.6 20 7.5 4.4-12.6 26 11.1 7.3-16.5 30 11.4 7.6-16.6 21 8.6 5.4-13.5
45-54 261 143 56.2 48.0-64.1 22 9.5 5.3-16.5 34 12.6 8.4-18.6 40 15.4 10.6-21.8 22 6.2 3.9-10.0
55-64 352 252 75.9 69.7-81.1 25 6.9 4.2-11.3 27 6.2 3.8-10.0 25 4.6 2.9- 7.2 23 6.3 3.8-10.5
65-74 358 253 75.6 69.8-80.6 36 10.0 6.9-14.2 29 6.9 4.2-11.3 17 3.8 2.1- 6.7 23 3.7 2.3- 5.9
75+ 351 278 80.3 74.1-85.3 26 7.0 4.3-11.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 3.6 2.0- 6.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 335 267 78.5 72.6-83.4 23 6.4 3.9-10.4 24 7.8 4.9-12.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 533 389 70.5 65.4-75.2 46 9.8 7.0-13.7 35 6.9 4.7-10.0 29 6.2 4.1- 9.3 34 6.5 4.3- 9.9
College Graduate 867 455 50.1 46.0-54.2 84 10.5 8.1-13.5 120 14.6 11.9-17.7 118 14.8 12.2-17.9 90 10.0 8.0-12.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 82 86.0 77.1-91.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 127 *** *** *** 16 11.0 6.2-18.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 185 140 78.8 70.6-85.1 *** *** *** 16 8.4 4.8-14.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 251 153 62.7 55.0-69.8 27 12.5 8.1-18.8 25 9.2 5.6-14.9 21 6.2 3.8- 9.9 25 9.5 6.1-14.3
$75,000+ 709 389 54.6 49.9-59.2 71 10.6 7.8-14.1 88 12.9 10.1-16.3 93 12.7 10.1-15.9 68 9.2 6.8-12.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 621 429 71.8 67.1-76.0 48 6.8 4.8- 9.6 55 8.7 6.3-11.9 41 6.7 4.6- 9.6 48 6.1 4.3- 8.5
No 1,170 732 64.4 60.8-67.9 108 9.8 7.8-12.4 125 9.9 8.0-12.2 116 8.4 6.8-10.4 89 7.4 5.7- 9.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 233 169 73.2 65.2-79.9 26 11.1 6.9-17.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 5.0 2.9- 8.6
Non-Veteran 1,576 1,006 66.1 63.1-69.1 131 8.5 6.8-10.5 169 10.0 8.3-11.9 146 8.2 6.8- 9.9 124 7.2 5.8- 9.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 499 237 48.4 42.9-53.8 54 10.2 7.3-14.0 66 13.4 10.3-17.4 79 15.1 11.8-19.1 63 12.9 9.6-17.1
Regional City or Suburban County 476 311 69.5 63.9-74.6 36 8.2 5.5-12.2 56 10.6 7.6-14.6 40 6.4 4.4- 9.1 33 5.3 3.5- 7.9
Rural 835 627 76.4 72.4-79.9 67 8.3 6.1-11.1 59 6.2 4.5- 8.4 40 4.7 3.1- 6.9 42 4.5 3.0- 6.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 904 515 59.5 55.5-63.4 92 11.6 9.1-14.7 106 10.6 8.5-13.1 109 10.1 8.1-12.4 82 8.2 6.3-10.7
Unemployed 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 656 491 78.6 74.2-82.5 51 6.6 4.7- 9.2 43 6.1 3.9- 9.2 38 5.1 3.4- 7.5 33 3.7 2.4- 5.5
Unable to Work 109 81 80.7 70.1-88.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 131 98 76.6 67.0-84.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,116 661 59.3 55.6-63.0 112 11.0 8.7-13.7 126 11.6 9.4-14.2 122 10.2 8.3-12.4 95 7.9 6.1-10.1
HOUSING
Own 1,397 914 67.9 64.7-71.0 131 9.5 7.7-11.7 123 8.4 6.8-10.5 124 8.1 6.5- 9.9 105 6.1 4.8- 7.7
Rent 296 182 62.6 55.5-69.3 21 7.4 4.2-12.7 43 13.9 10.0-19.0 27 6.7 4.3-10.4 23 9.4 5.9-14.6
Other arrangement 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 13.7 7.6-23.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 453 337 76.6 71.4-81.2 33 7.2 4.9-10.6 34 6.6 4.3- 9.8 30 6.0 3.8- 9.3 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 632 453 73.2 68.4-77.6 57 9.0 6.4-12.4 49 7.8 5.5-11.0 34 4.9 3.2- 7.4 39 5.1 3.5- 7.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 725 385 55.6 50.9-60.1 67 9.4 7.0-12.6 98 12.6 10.0-15.7 95 11.8 9.5-14.7 80 10.6 8.1-13.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 659 377 59.4 54.6-64.1 65 10.5 7.8-14.1 85 11.3 8.8-14.4 69 10.2 7.7-13.4 63 8.5 6.3-11.5
2nd Quartile 481 338 71.1 65.7-76.1 36 6.7 4.4-10.2 36 9.2 6.3-13.3 36 6.6 4.6- 9.5 35 6.3 4.3- 9.2
3rd Quartile 496 322 67.5 62.2-72.5 44 9.1 6.3-12.9 52 8.7 6.3-12.0 45 7.7 5.5-10.8 33 6.9 4.5-10.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 174 138 81.8 73.6-87.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Other includes Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, mixed race, or some other group

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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