2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for 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 3,198 120 3.9 3.0- 5.0 2,264 71.8 69.6-73.9 355 9.9 8.7-11.2 459 14.4 12.7-16.3
Piedmont NC 1,545 64 4.4 3.2- 6.0 1,058 71.0 67.9-73.9 210 11.0 9.3-13.0 213 13.6 11.3-16.2
GENDER
Male 667 23 4.1 2.3- 7.2 477 73.0 68.1-77.3 72 9.3 6.9-12.3 95 13.7 10.4-17.7
Female 878 41 4.6 3.2- 6.6 581 69.3 65.2-73.1 138 12.5 10.2-15.2 118 13.5 10.6-17.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 969 *** *** *** 654 70.5 66.6-74.1 163 13.8 11.5-16.4 142 14.8 11.8-18.3
Non-Hispanic Black 309 38 12.1 8.4-17.2 216 71.5 64.3-77.8 *** *** *** 34 10.1 6.1-16.2
Other 242 *** *** *** 174 76.5 68.7-82.8 24 7.7 4.5-12.8 29 11.9 7.3-19.0
AGE
18-34 297 15 4.7 2.6- 8.4 208 71.8 64.9-77.8 38 10.2 7.0-14.6 36 13.2 8.7-19.7
35-44 221 16 5.9 3.4-10.2 147 67.4 59.5-74.4 27 13.3 8.7-19.8 31 13.4 8.7-20.1
45-54 268 *** *** *** 182 66.0 57.6-73.6 36 11.1 7.5-15.9 36 17.4 11.2-26.1
55-64 281 *** *** *** 204 76.0 68.6-82.1 31 8.0 5.2-12.1 35 10.5 6.8-15.9
65-74 252 *** *** *** 168 73.0 65.8-79.2 35 10.2 6.7-15.4 43 14.6 10.3-20.5
75+ 202 *** *** *** 133 72.5 63.0-80.2 39 15.0 9.8-22.2 28 12.2 6.8-21.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 130 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 24 17.5 10.0-28.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 304 *** *** *** 224 75.6 69.1-81.1 23 8.9 5.4-14.3 45 12.7 8.8-17.9
Some Post-H.S. 378 24 7.0 4.2-11.6 273 70.9 64.4-76.6 32 7.0 4.7-10.2 49 15.1 10.6-21.2
College Graduate 725 23 3.8 2.2- 6.5 467 66.9 62.5-71.0 142 17.7 14.7-21.1 93 11.5 8.9-14.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 469 28 4.7 2.9- 7.5 289 65.8 59.9-71.4 74 12.6 9.4-16.7 78 16.9 12.5-22.3
No 1,063 36 4.3 2.8- 6.5 760 73.1 69.4-76.6 136 10.5 8.6-12.8 131 12.1 9.6-15.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 *** *** *** 110 76.7 66.4-84.5 *** *** *** 22 11.4 6.9-18.1
Non-Veteran 1,391 57 4.1 3.0- 5.6 947 70.4 67.1-73.5 197 11.7 9.9-13.9 190 13.8 11.4-16.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 888 39 4.6 3.1- 6.6 627 71.5 67.5-75.2 107 10.4 8.3-13.0 115 13.5 10.6-17.1
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 417 *** *** *** 271 70.9 64.7-76.5 77 14.9 11.1-19.7 61 12.8 9.2-17.7
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 81 *** *** *** 62 78.1 66.2-86.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 166 *** *** *** 118 75.4 66.4-82.6 *** *** *** 25 13.0 7.7-21.2
$50,000- 74,999 194 *** *** *** 139 74.3 65.2-81.8 24 9.8 5.7-16.3 25 13.7 8.0-22.5
$75,000+ 571 17 3.1 1.8- 5.3 392 71.7 66.8-76.1 99 14.5 11.5-18.0 63 10.7 7.7-14.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 362 *** *** *** 244 67.0 60.0-73.3 42 9.5 6.5-13.6 64 17.9 12.9-24.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 100 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 101 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 874 28 3.3 2.2- 5.0 601 71.8 67.8-75.4 138 13.2 10.7-16.0 107 11.7 9.1-15.0
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 362 *** *** *** 244 67.0 60.0-73.3 42 9.5 6.5-13.6 64 17.9 12.9-24.2
HOUSING
Own 1,032 29 3.8 2.4- 6.0 714 72.2 68.3-75.8 151 10.5 8.6-12.6 138 13.5 10.7-16.9
Rent 385 26 6.1 3.8- 9.6 255 67.5 61.1-73.3 46 12.4 8.5-17.6 58 14.0 10.3-18.7
Other arrangement 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 827 40 5.7 3.9- 8.2 546 69.4 65.5-73.1 136 14.4 11.8-17.5 105 10.5 8.4-13.1
Regional City or Suburban County 368 *** *** *** 261 72.5 65.6-78.5 41 7.5 5.2-10.9 54 17.9 12.6-24.9
Rural 350 *** *** *** 251 72.5 65.5-78.6 33 8.2 5.2-12.8 54 14.6 10.3-20.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.7 8.9-26.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 598 24 3.8 2.2- 6.5 433 74.3 69.2-78.8 61 7.8 5.6-10.6 80 14.1 10.5-18.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 820 35 4.3 2.9- 6.2 534 68.7 64.5-72.7 140 14.1 11.6-17.1 111 12.9 10.0-16.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 554 23 4.8 3.0- 7.6 365 69.8 64.8-74.3 94 14.0 11.0-17.7 72 11.4 8.4-15.3
2nd Quartile 566 21 2.8 1.7- 4.6 399 71.3 65.9-76.2 63 9.2 6.8-12.4 83 16.6 12.5-21.9
3rd Quartile 368 *** *** *** 249 71.7 65.6-77.0 50 10.7 7.6-14.8 54 12.6 9.2-17.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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