2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,329 149 12.0 9.9-14.5 863 68.6 65.4-71.7 317 19.4 17.0-22.0
GENDER
Male 558 63 12.3 9.1-16.6 389 72.1 67.1-76.6 106 15.6 12.4-19.3
Female 771 86 11.8 9.2-14.8 474 65.7 61.4-69.7 211 22.6 19.2-26.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 861 25 3.9 2.5- 6.3 561 69.4 65.4-73.1 275 26.7 23.3-30.4
Non-Hispanic Black 252 93 36.6 29.4-44.4 150 60.2 52.3-67.6 *** *** ***
Other 202 30 10.1 6.3-15.6 141 76.1 68.1-82.6 31 13.9 8.9-20.9
AGE
18-34 257 31 11.6 7.8-16.9 161 69.3 62.4-75.3 65 19.1 14.5-24.8
35-44 189 32 17.5 11.8-25.1 106 55.9 47.4-64.0 51 26.7 20.2-34.4
45-54 239 38 15.6 10.5-22.4 146 65.4 57.0-72.8 55 19.1 13.5-26.2
55-64 242 28 12.6 8.0-19.2 170 74.6 67.1-80.8 44 12.8 9.0-18.0
65-74 216 *** *** *** 151 74.3 66.0-81.1 52 17.3 12.3-23.8
75+ 174 *** *** *** 119 73.3 63.5-81.3 48 24.4 16.8-34.1
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 112 *** *** *** 85 80.5 70.7-87.7 17 13.5 7.7-22.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 253 26 12.8 8.4-18.9 199 76.0 69.0-81.9 28 11.2 7.4-16.6
Some Post-H.S. 327 59 17.2 12.9-22.6 211 65.8 59.3-71.7 57 17.0 12.7-22.5
College Graduate 631 54 9.5 6.7-13.4 362 60.6 55.8-65.2 215 29.9 25.9-34.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 394 47 12.5 8.8-17.3 254 67.9 61.6-73.6 93 19.7 15.3-24.9
No 924 101 11.9 9.5-14.9 603 68.9 65.1-72.5 220 19.2 16.4-22.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 121 *** *** *** 85 73.3 62.1-82.2 21 15.1 8.7-24.8
Non-Veteran 1,207 134 12.1 9.9-14.7 777 68.0 64.6-71.3 296 19.9 17.4-22.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 759 107 15.9 12.8-19.6 462 62.7 58.3-66.8 190 21.4 18.2-25.0
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 362 *** *** *** 248 74.2 67.6-79.9 96 20.2 15.4-26.0
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 76 *** *** *** 63 85.5 75.0-92.0 *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 105 15 16.8 9.2-28.8 *** *** *** 15 10.6 5.9-18.2
$35,000- 49,999 144 19 12.3 7.2-20.2 101 75.6 66.2-83.0 24 12.2 7.4-19.4
$50,000- 74,999 164 17 8.9 4.9-15.6 101 70.0 60.9-77.7 46 21.1 14.9-29.1
$75,000+ 505 48 11.0 7.8-15.2 294 60.2 54.7-65.5 163 28.8 24.2-33.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 292 29 12.6 8.4-18.6 209 73.6 66.9-79.5 54 13.7 9.8-18.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 89 16 13.1 7.4-22.2 66 82.1 72.1-89.1 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 68 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 761 76 11.0 8.4-14.3 454 62.9 58.4-67.1 231 26.1 22.5-30.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 292 29 12.6 8.4-18.6 209 73.6 66.9-79.5 54 13.7 9.8-18.8
HOUSING
Own 902 75 10.3 7.9-13.3 584 68.4 64.5-72.1 243 21.3 18.3-24.6
Rent 319 60 18.0 13.4-23.8 202 67.6 60.9-73.7 57 14.3 10.5-19.2
Other arrangement 96 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 706 98 15.3 12.2-19.0 414 62.2 57.8-66.4 194 22.5 19.2-26.2
Regional City or Suburban County 320 23 7.2 4.3-12.0 227 74.6 68.0-80.3 70 18.1 13.5-23.9
Rural 303 28 11.2 7.3-16.9 222 74.4 67.7-80.2 53 14.3 10.2-19.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 112 16 18.0 10.3-29.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 509 53 10.8 7.6-15.1 357 73.3 68.1-77.9 99 15.9 12.6-20.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 708 80 11.9 9.2-15.1 425 64.5 59.9-68.7 203 23.7 20.1-27.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 483 44 10.0 7.1-13.9 297 64.6 59.1-69.8 142 25.4 20.9-30.4
2nd Quartile 479 51 11.0 8.0-14.9 336 73.4 68.3-77.9 92 15.6 12.3-19.7
3rd Quartile 317 45 15.6 10.9-21.8 192 64.1 57.0-70.6 80 20.3 15.6-26.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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