2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,421 756 55.3 51.8-58.7 105 7.3 5.6- 9.4 160 10.7 8.8-13.0 147 8.7 7.2-10.4 253 18.0 15.5-20.8
GENDER
Male 611 331 56.0 50.5-61.3 48 7.6 5.2-11.0 59 10.3 7.3-14.3 54 6.2 4.6- 8.5 119 19.9 16.0-24.5
Female 810 425 54.7 50.2-59.1 57 7.0 4.9- 9.9 101 11.1 8.8-13.9 93 10.8 8.5-13.5 134 16.4 13.4-20.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 925 556 63.0 58.9-66.9 78 8.9 6.7-11.7 106 11.1 8.8-13.8 97 8.7 6.9-10.9 88 8.3 6.5-10.6
Non-Hispanic Black 291 109 40.3 32.8-48.3 *** *** *** 24 9.2 5.2-15.9 21 7.0 4.3-11.0 123 39.5 32.5-47.0
Other 189 80 46.2 36.4-56.3 *** *** *** 30 12.9 8.3-19.6 28 12.4 8.0-18.9 38 21.8 14.4-31.6
AGE
18-34 273 112 42.6 35.4-50.2 18 9.7 5.7-16.0 50 15.8 11.0-22.2 29 8.2 5.4-12.1 64 23.7 18.0-30.5
35-44 202 81 46.0 37.6-54.6 *** *** *** 31 13.8 9.5-19.8 34 14.7 10.2-20.8 45 21.4 15.2-29.2
45-54 246 103 47.8 39.2-56.5 *** *** *** 28 9.9 6.1-15.6 40 13.6 9.4-19.3 53 20.0 14.5-27.0
55-64 255 155 63.8 55.4-71.5 *** *** *** 17 6.8 3.9-11.6 22 6.1 3.8- 9.6 46 17.6 11.9-25.2
65-74 233 147 69.9 62.0-76.7 21 7.9 4.9-12.4 23 8.1 4.6-13.8 *** *** *** 31 11.8 7.5-18.1
75+ 190 142 79.6 71.1-86.1 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 270 184 66.2 58.8-73.0 17 5.7 3.2- 9.9 17 6.3 3.6-10.7 *** *** *** 41 18.2 12.8-25.3
Some Post-H.S. 361 214 58.8 52.1-65.2 27 10.0 6.3-15.5 35 8.7 5.9-12.6 22 5.4 3.4- 8.4 63 17.1 12.6-22.7
College Graduate 690 293 39.4 34.9-44.1 54 7.2 5.1-10.1 101 15.9 12.6-19.7 105 15.6 12.6-19.2 137 21.9 18.1-26.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 428 253 64.1 57.9-69.8 28 4.6 2.9- 7.2 42 10.7 7.0-16.0 35 6.3 4.3- 9.3 70 14.3 10.7-18.8
No 982 497 51.5 47.2-55.7 77 8.5 6.3-11.4 117 10.8 8.7-13.4 110 9.5 7.7-11.8 181 19.6 16.5-23.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 145 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 22.2 14.0-33.4
Non-Veteran 1,274 662 54.4 50.7-58.0 94 7.4 5.6- 9.7 151 11.3 9.2-13.8 142 9.3 7.7-11.2 225 17.6 15.0-20.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 817 369 47.6 43.2-52.1 63 8.6 6.4-11.6 103 11.6 9.2-14.4 107 10.7 8.6-13.2 175 21.5 18.1-25.3
Unemployed 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 387 264 74.2 67.9-79.6 32 5.5 3.6- 8.5 29 6.8 4.1-11.2 25 5.2 3.2- 8.3 37 8.2 5.4-12.4
Unable to Work 70 47 80.2 68.6-88.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 145 89 60.8 50.4-70.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 17.2 10.8-26.2
$50,000- 74,999 183 93 50.9 41.2-60.6 18 9.7 5.5-16.6 25 15.2 8.5-25.6 16 6.4 3.6-11.4 31 17.8 11.6-26.3
$75,000+ 550 244 45.9 40.4-51.5 41 7.9 5.2-11.7 76 13.7 10.6-17.5 86 14.6 11.5-18.3 103 18.0 14.2-22.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 318 194 62.6 55.4-69.2 22 5.9 3.4-10.2 23 5.8 3.5- 9.4 26 6.0 3.7- 9.4 53 19.8 14.4-26.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 90 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.1 8.9-27.4
101% to 150% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 92 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 834 406 50.3 45.9-54.8 67 8.5 6.2-11.4 108 12.4 10.0-15.4 106 11.5 9.2-14.2 147 17.3 14.2-20.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 318 194 62.6 55.4-69.2 22 5.9 3.4-10.2 23 5.8 3.5- 9.4 26 6.0 3.7- 9.4 53 19.8 14.4-26.5
HOUSING
Own 973 545 58.4 54.2-62.5 76 7.4 5.5- 9.8 98 9.9 7.8-12.5 106 8.8 7.1-10.9 148 15.5 12.7-18.8
Rent 330 148 46.2 38.9-53.6 *** *** *** 44 11.8 7.3-18.5 33 9.2 6.1-13.7 82 24.6 19.1-31.0
Other arrangement 105 *** *** *** *** *** *** 18 16.6 9.9-26.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 762 321 42.2 37.9-46.7 63 7.9 5.6-11.0 96 11.7 9.3-14.6 103 12.1 9.8-15.0 179 26.1 22.2-30.4
Regional City or Suburban County 335 202 64.7 57.4-71.3 22 6.9 4.1-11.2 35 10.7 6.7-16.6 27 6.4 4.1- 9.7 49 11.4 7.9-16.2
Rural 324 233 71.2 64.0-77.5 *** *** *** 29 8.7 5.5-13.3 *** *** *** 25 9.2 5.3-15.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 116 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 555 346 64.5 59.0-69.6 43 7.6 5.1-11.1 51 9.7 6.9-13.5 42 6.0 4.2- 8.4 73 12.2 9.2-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 750 325 45.5 40.8-50.3 58 7.9 5.6-11.1 100 12.2 9.4-15.5 99 11.4 9.1-14.2 168 23.0 19.3-27.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 507 245 49.0 43.3-54.7 42 9.3 6.0-14.0 70 12.3 9.4-15.9 57 9.9 7.3-13.4 93 19.5 15.3-24.6
2nd Quartile 522 298 58.2 52.4-63.7 36 6.1 4.0- 9.2 51 11.5 8.1-16.0 47 7.7 5.6-10.6 90 16.6 13.1-20.9
3rd Quartile 340 179 58.6 51.8-65.1 25 7.6 4.6-12.3 34 7.8 5.2-11.7 40 9.3 6.5-13.0 62 16.7 12.3-22.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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