2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 401 255 66.3 60.0-72.1 33 8.3 5.5-12.3 40 9.0 6.1-13.0 30 8.3 5.3-12.8 43 8.1 5.1-12.7
GENDER
Male 172 104 64.2 54.4-73.0 18 10.6 6.0-18.0 *** *** *** 17 9.1 5.1-15.7 *** *** ***
Female 229 151 68.3 59.7-75.7 15 6.0 3.4-10.5 26 10.7 6.5-17.1 *** *** *** 24 7.4 4.2-12.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 342 228 68.4 61.8-74.3 28 7.6 4.9-11.7 37 9.3 6.3-13.6 25 8.3 5.2-13.2 24 6.4 3.6-11.0
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 138 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
College Graduate 157 73 42.9 33.4-53.0 17 11.5 6.5-19.5 26 18.2 12.0-26.8 19 16.8 10.4-25.9 22 10.6 6.3-17.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 159 102 67.1 57.1-75.7 *** *** *** 15 8.6 4.9-14.9 *** *** *** 21 10.4 5.7-18.0
No 237 149 65.6 56.9-73.3 17 8.1 4.5-13.9 25 9.4 5.7-15.3 24 10.0 6.0-16.1 *** *** ***
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 350 219 66.1 59.3-72.3 28 7.8 4.9-12.1 39 10.1 6.8-14.5 27 8.4 5.2-13.4 37 7.7 4.6-12.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 175 100 60.4 50.6-69.5 15 10.1 5.7-17.3 20 10.4 6.0-17.4 19 10.6 6.1-17.8 *** *** ***
Unemployed 11 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 153 110 78.3 69.9-84.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 44 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 21 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 206 114 55.2 46.0-64.1 21 11.9 7.3-19.0 27 11.9 7.3-18.8 23 11.6 6.9-18.7 *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 91 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 303 193 66.7 59.5-73.2 26 9.3 5.9-14.5 28 7.8 4.9-12.4 24 9.0 5.4-14.5 32 7.2 4.5-11.3
Rent 77 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 17 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 103 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 11.8 6.4-20.6 *** *** ***
Rural 298 201 70.3 63.1-76.7 24 8.4 5.2-13.3 24 7.0 4.4-11.0 *** *** *** 32 7.0 3.9-12.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 104 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 184 121 68.8 58.8-77.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 113 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 201 119 61.2 51.9-69.7 18 8.7 4.8-15.0 24 10.6 6.3-17.2 20 11.1 6.5-18.5 20 8.4 4.8-14.5
2nd Quartile 83 57 79.7 68.2-87.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 117 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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