2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern 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 2,943 240 8.9 7.7-10.3 2,125 73.8 71.9-75.7 578 17.3 15.8-18.8
Eastern NC 785 62 9.3 6.9-12.4 608 78.5 74.9-81.7 115 12.2 10.0-14.9
GENDER
Male 334 22 7.4 4.7-11.5 269 82.0 77.0-86.1 43 10.6 7.7-14.6
Female 451 40 10.9 7.5-15.7 339 75.5 70.3-80.1 72 13.6 10.5-17.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 500 *** *** *** 394 80.4 76.2-84.0 93 16.8 13.5-20.8
Non-Hispanic Black 163 36 21.0 14.9-28.7 118 75.0 67.0-81.5 *** *** ***
Other 120 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 129 *** *** *** 98 76.7 67.2-84.2 19 13.5 8.5-20.9
35-44 123 *** *** *** 93 80.5 72.2-86.8 24 15.7 10.1-23.5
45-54 119 *** *** *** 92 77.1 67.1-84.8 16 11.3 6.7-18.4
55-64 166 21 16.3 10.3-24.7 124 72.9 64.3-80.1 21 10.8 6.8-16.7
65-74 136 *** *** *** 109 81.0 72.1-87.6 19 9.8 6.0-15.6
75+ 106 *** *** *** 89 86.4 77.4-92.2 15 11.3 6.2-19.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 77 *** *** *** 65 86.5 76.7-92.6 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 184 *** *** *** 164 89.0 82.6-93.2 *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 228 23 11.1 7.1-16.8 179 78.1 71.4-83.6 26 10.8 7.1-16.1
College Graduate 294 21 10.8 6.0-18.7 200 64.5 57.3-71.2 73 24.7 19.5-30.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 267 26 11.1 7.3-16.6 205 77.8 71.5-83.0 36 11.1 7.6-15.8
No 513 35 7.4 5.1-10.6 400 79.7 75.5-83.3 78 12.9 10.1-16.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** 104 81.2 72.4-87.6 13 9.9 5.6-16.9
Non-Veteran 658 52 9.4 6.8-12.9 504 77.9 73.8-81.4 102 12.7 10.3-15.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 398 32 9.2 6.3-13.3 303 78.1 73.2-82.4 63 12.6 9.6-16.5
Unemployed 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 240 *** *** *** 197 83.3 77.4-88.0 32 11.2 7.6-16.3
Unable to Work 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 50 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 105 *** *** *** 80 79.9 69.9-87.2 14 10.0 5.5-17.4
$50,000- 74,999 106 *** *** *** 82 77.7 67.3-85.5 17 14.7 8.6-24.0
$75,000+ 248 17 9.1 5.5-14.7 180 73.8 67.1-79.5 51 17.2 12.7-22.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 *** *** *** 147 80.1 71.1-86.8 21 8.4 5.2-13.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 400 28 9.6 6.5-14.0 299 74.9 69.7-79.5 73 15.4 12.0-19.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 182 *** *** *** 147 80.1 71.1-86.8 21 8.4 5.2-13.1
HOUSING
Own 530 34 8.0 5.5-11.3 415 79.7 75.6-83.3 81 12.3 9.7-15.5
Rent 200 20 10.2 6.4-15.9 151 77.0 69.8-82.9 29 12.8 8.5-18.9
Other arrangement 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 244 16 5.9 3.3-10.3 194 80.6 74.3-85.7 34 13.5 9.3-19.1
Rural 471 42 11.6 8.2-16.3 368 78.6 73.7-82.7 61 9.8 7.4-12.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 471 40 9.4 6.4-13.6 375 80.8 76.2-84.7 56 9.8 7.3-13.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 76 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 238 14 7.0 3.9-12.1 174 74.1 67.4-79.9 50 18.9 14.0-24.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 155 *** *** *** 102 68.4 59.8-75.9 42 23.3 16.9-31.2
2nd Quartile 149 *** *** *** 123 82.8 74.7-88.7 16 9.5 5.5-15.9
3rd Quartile 243 *** *** *** 195 81.1 74.7-86.2 32 12.8 8.7-18.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 238 25 13.9 8.7-21.4 188 78.7 71.3-84.6 25 7.4 4.8-11.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 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 2024 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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