2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 920 79 8.6 6.7-11.1 707 77.3 73.7-80.6 63 6.0 4.5- 8.0 71 8.0 5.8-11.0
GENDER
Male 458 31 7.4 4.9-11.1 367 79.3 74.1-83.6 23 4.9 3.0- 8.1 37 8.4 5.6-12.4
Female 462 48 9.9 7.2-13.5 340 75.3 69.8-80.1 40 7.2 5.0-10.2 34 7.6 4.5-12.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 538 16 3.2 1.9- 5.5 434 82.6 78.5-86.1 53 8.0 5.9-10.7 35 6.2 4.0- 9.5
Non-Hispanic Black 193 44 21.7 15.5-29.4 131 66.5 57.0-74.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 173 18 7.8 4.4-13.3 133 77.7 69.1-84.5 *** *** *** 15 10.2 5.6-17.8
AGE
18-34 235 16 7.3 4.2-12.4 181 75.5 67.5-82.0 25 8.7 5.6-13.2 *** *** ***
35-44 187 21 9.2 5.8-14.5 140 78.5 70.9-84.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 222 27 11.3 7.2-17.2 167 76.1 68.1-82.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 193 *** *** *** 154 80.8 73.6-86.4 *** *** *** 16 8.0 4.7-13.5
65-74 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 62 *** *** *** 48 82.5 71.1-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 161 *** *** *** 125 77.0 68.6-83.7 *** *** *** 16 9.0 5.2-15.1
Some Post-H.S. 209 23 10.7 6.8-16.5 164 74.8 66.0-81.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 483 37 8.1 5.4-11.9 367 78.4 73.8-82.4 42 7.2 5.2-10.0 37 6.2 4.3- 9.0
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 187 20 13.3 8.3-20.6 134 71.7 63.4-78.7 14 7.9 4.4-13.8 19 7.1 4.2-11.8
No 728 59 7.5 5.6-10.2 569 78.7 74.5-82.4 49 5.6 4.0- 7.8 51 8.2 5.6-11.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 841 70 8.1 6.2-10.6 650 77.9 74.0-81.3 59 6.3 4.7- 8.5 62 7.7 5.4-10.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 882 70 8.0 6.1-10.5 683 77.6 73.8-81.0 62 6.2 4.6- 8.3 67 8.1 5.8-11.3
Unemployed 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 *** *** *** 66 84.0 74.4-90.5 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 118 *** *** *** 91 77.5 66.1-85.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 441 28 6.2 4.0- 9.5 347 80.5 75.6-84.6 38 7.0 4.9-10.0 28 6.3 3.8-10.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 *** *** *** 139 72.4 62.2-80.6 *** *** *** 25 16.9 9.9-27.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 593 40 6.5 4.5- 9.3 462 79.5 75.1-83.2 51 7.3 5.3-10.2 40 6.7 4.4- 9.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 183 *** *** *** 139 72.4 62.2-80.6 *** *** *** 25 16.9 9.9-27.3
HOUSING
Own 599 40 7.4 5.2-10.4 468 79.2 74.7-83.1 41 4.9 3.5- 7.0 50 8.5 5.7-12.4
Rent 251 33 12.4 8.4-17.8 184 70.9 63.1-77.6 18 9.5 5.3-16.4 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 538 56 11.0 8.2-14.7 394 74.9 70.3-79.0 42 6.9 4.8- 9.8 46 7.3 5.1-10.1
Regional City or Suburban County 200 *** *** *** 167 80.6 71.5-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 182 *** *** *** 146 79.6 71.0-86.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 338 30 10.4 6.9-15.3 255 73.8 66.8-79.8 25 6.7 4.2-10.6 *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 520 45 7.9 5.7-11.0 400 78.7 74.2-82.6 36 5.9 4.0- 8.7 39 7.4 5.1-10.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 340 27 7.1 4.6-10.8 263 80.3 75.0-84.7 23 5.3 3.4- 8.2 27 7.3 4.6-11.4
2nd Quartile 344 31 9.5 6.5-13.8 265 75.3 68.8-80.9 18 5.4 3.1- 9.3 30 9.7 5.8-15.9
3rd Quartile 212 21 10.2 6.0-16.9 155 74.4 66.4-81.0 22 9.0 5.5-14.3 *** *** ***
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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