2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months, do you feel that in general 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
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 2,775 292 10.8 9.3-12.5 1,965 72.4 70.1-74.5 518 16.8 15.1-18.6
Non-Hispanic White 1,685 50 3.8 2.7- 5.4 1,182 73.2 70.5-75.8 453 22.9 20.6-25.4
GENDER
Male 702 28 4.7 3.0- 7.3 504 75.0 70.9-78.7 170 20.3 17.1-24.0
Female 983 22 3.1 1.8- 5.3 678 71.8 68.1-75.3 283 25.1 21.8-28.6
AGE
18-34 238 *** *** *** 149 70.1 63.4-76.0 87 28.9 23.1-35.5
35-44 207 *** *** *** 133 64.4 56.4-71.7 66 28.7 22.3-36.0
45-54 241 16 9.0 5.0-15.6 155 65.3 56.9-72.8 70 25.7 19.3-33.5
55-64 330 *** *** *** 249 79.1 73.0-84.1 67 15.4 11.5-20.4
65-74 339 *** *** *** 251 79.0 73.2-83.8 82 19.5 14.8-25.2
75+ 312 *** *** *** 231 78.8 72.2-84.2 78 21.0 15.6-27.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 312 *** *** *** 257 80.1 74.1-85.1 43 14.7 10.6-20.2
Some Post-H.S. 496 20 4.6 2.7- 7.5 389 77.1 72.1-81.3 87 18.4 14.5-23.0
College Graduate 811 *** *** *** 476 59.4 55.2-63.5 319 38.0 34.0-42.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** 95 83.2 73.0-90.1 16 10.1 5.7-17.5
$35,000- 49,999 177 *** *** *** 131 78.0 69.7-84.6 40 18.0 12.3-25.6
$50,000- 74,999 233 *** *** *** 153 72.5 65.6-78.5 76 26.4 20.5-33.2
$75,000+ 664 19 5.0 3.0- 8.3 415 63.7 59.0-68.2 230 31.2 27.1-35.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 560 22 5.0 2.9- 8.3 394 72.5 67.5-77.0 144 22.5 18.5-27.1
No 1,108 28 3.3 2.1- 5.2 776 73.5 70.2-76.6 304 23.1 20.3-26.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 200 *** *** *** 146 74.4 66.1-81.3 43 19.7 13.7-27.4
Non-Veteran 1,484 39 3.6 2.4- 5.3 1,036 73.2 70.3-75.9 409 23.3 20.8-26.0
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 460 *** *** *** 269 62.9 57.5-67.9 183 35.0 30.1-40.2
Regional City or Suburban County 451 *** *** *** 311 72.9 67.3-77.8 125 22.7 18.2-27.9
Rural 774 27 4.4 2.7- 7.0 602 79.8 76.0-83.2 145 15.8 12.9-19.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 841 28 4.6 2.9- 7.1 562 69.3 65.4-73.0 251 26.1 22.8-29.8
Unemployed 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 608 *** *** *** 445 78.7 74.1-82.6 155 20.4 16.5-24.9
Unable to Work 100 *** *** *** 77 81.2 70.2-88.8 16 10.3 5.8-17.7
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** 63 80.1 68.0-88.4 14 13.7 7.5-23.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 124 *** *** *** 95 75.6 64.9-83.8 20 15.5 9.3-24.8
More than 200% 1,041 26 3.7 2.3- 5.9 676 67.5 63.9-71.0 339 28.7 25.5-32.2
HOUSING
Own 1,300 32 3.6 2.4- 5.4 906 73.3 70.2-76.2 362 23.1 20.4-26.0
Rent 273 *** *** *** 189 69.9 62.9-76.1 68 23.4 18.0-29.7
Other arrangement 101 *** *** *** 80 80.6 69.8-88.1 19 17.9 10.6-28.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 425 17 5.0 2.8- 8.8 345 83.3 78.6-87.2 63 11.7 8.7-15.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 577 *** *** *** 429 77.0 72.4-81.0 129 19.2 15.6-23.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 683 *** *** *** 408 64.1 59.5-68.5 261 32.7 28.5-37.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 619 *** *** *** 379 65.4 60.5-70.0 225 31.5 27.1-36.2
2nd Quartile 446 *** *** *** 345 78.6 73.5-82.9 90 17.3 13.6-21.8
3rd Quartile 456 18 4.7 2.7- 8.2 322 73.9 68.8-78.5 116 21.3 17.3-26.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 164 *** *** *** 136 85.0 77.4-90.4 22 12.0 7.3-19.1

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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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