2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months at work, do you feel 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 Don't know/not sure/refused
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 1,828 125 6.5 5.4- 7.9 1,476 82.2 80.2-84.1 98 4.8 3.8- 5.9 129 6.5 5.3- 7.9
GENDER
Male 919 48 5.2 3.8- 7.2 753 83.7 80.9-86.2 53 4.7 3.5- 6.4 65 6.3 4.8- 8.3
Female 909 77 8.0 6.2-10.2 723 80.6 77.4-83.4 45 4.8 3.4- 6.6 64 6.6 4.9- 8.9
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,064 28 2.3 1.5- 3.5 911 87.3 85.1-89.3 57 4.8 3.6- 6.4 68 5.5 4.2- 7.1
Non-Hispanic Black 333 67 17.5 13.5-22.3 228 71.7 65.8-76.9 11 2.6 1.3- 4.9 27 8.3 5.1-13.1
Non-Hispanic Other 104 *** *** *** 84 79.5 68.6-87.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 315 23 7.1 4.5-10.9 247 78.8 73.3-83.4 26 8.8 5.8-13.2 19 5.3 3.2- 8.7
AGE
18-34 462 37 7.4 5.1-10.5 376 83.2 79.1-86.6 30 5.8 3.9- 8.6 19 3.6 2.1- 6.0
35-44 434 26 5.3 3.4- 8.0 346 81.1 76.7-84.9 28 6.3 4.2- 9.3 34 7.3 5.0-10.6
45-54 430 29 5.6 3.8- 8.2 349 84.0 80.0-87.3 19 3.8 2.3- 6.2 33 6.6 4.6- 9.5
55-64 338 27 8.1 5.3-12.2 275 81.3 75.5-85.9 14 3.1 1.7- 5.6 22 7.5 4.4-12.6
65-74 106 *** *** *** 87 80.6 68.5-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 29 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 174 11 5.9 3.1-10.8 137 79.2 71.6-85.1 17 8.7 5.2-14.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 347 19 5.2 3.1- 8.6 288 85.5 81.1-89.1 13 3.2 1.7- 5.9 27 6.1 4.0- 9.1
Some Post-H.S. 447 37 7.6 5.3-10.8 363 82.8 78.4-86.4 13 3.0 1.7- 5.3 34 6.6 4.4-10.0
College Graduate 855 57 6.6 4.9- 8.7 686 80.8 77.8-83.6 55 6.3 4.7- 8.4 57 6.2 4.7- 8.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 390 36 8.3 5.7-12.0 294 77.4 72.0-82.0 30 6.6 4.4- 9.9 30 7.7 4.8-12.1
No 1,419 89 6.1 4.8- 7.7 1,165 83.6 81.3-85.6 68 4.3 3.3- 5.6 97 6.0 4.8- 7.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 152 *** *** *** 131 87.9 81.1-92.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,673 115 6.6 5.3- 8.0 1,342 81.6 79.4-83.6 96 5.2 4.2- 6.5 120 6.6 5.4- 8.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,759 117 6.5 5.3- 7.9 1,429 82.6 80.5-84.5 95 4.8 3.8- 6.0 118 6.1 4.9- 7.5
Unemployed 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 116 *** *** *** 92 81.7 72.3-88.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 232 21 10.4 6.3-16.6 173 76.4 69.3-82.2 15 4.5 2.4- 8.2 23 8.7 5.4-13.8
$50,000-74,999 223 15 5.8 3.3-10.1 188 85.8 79.7-90.2 *** *** *** 13 5.7 3.0-10.6
$75,000-100,000 229 16 6.3 3.6-10.7 187 84.1 78.4-88.5 11 4.0 2.1- 7.5 15 5.6 3.2- 9.6
$100,000-150,000 259 16 6.1 3.5-10.6 215 84.5 79.0-88.8 16 5.5 3.2- 9.1 12 3.9 2.0- 7.4
$150,000+ 327 22 6.9 4.4-10.7 272 83.2 78.3-87.2 17 5.9 3.6- 9.5 16 4.0 2.4- 6.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 335 16 3.9 2.3- 6.4 265 80.9 75.6-85.3 16 3.6 2.1- 6.1 38 11.6 7.9-16.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 24 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** 80 77.0 66.2-85.2 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 160 16 10.1 5.6-17.5 125 80.6 72.4-86.8 *** *** *** 12 5.9 3.0-11.2
151% to 200% 84 *** *** *** 66 80.8 69.4-88.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,109 78 7.0 5.4- 8.9 909 83.3 80.7-85.6 57 4.5 3.4- 6.0 65 5.2 4.0- 6.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 335 16 3.9 2.3- 6.4 265 80.9 75.6-85.3 16 3.6 2.1- 6.1 38 11.6 7.9-16.6
HOUSING
Own 1,129 66 5.8 4.4- 7.5 935 83.7 81.1-85.9 50 4.1 3.0- 5.5 78 6.5 5.0- 8.3
Rent 589 49 8.1 6.0-10.8 453 77.6 73.6-81.1 43 7.5 5.3-10.4 44 6.9 4.9- 9.5
Other arrangement 100 *** *** *** 80 82.3 71.9-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 698 50 6.8 5.0- 9.1 562 81.8 78.5-84.7 38 4.9 3.5- 6.8 48 6.5 4.8- 8.8
Regional City or Suburban County 555 43 6.6 4.7- 9.3 440 81.2 77.1-84.7 31 5.0 3.3- 7.4 41 7.3 5.0-10.5
Rural 575 32 6.2 4.1- 9.1 474 83.8 80.0-86.9 29 4.5 2.9- 6.7 40 5.6 3.9- 8.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 327 23 6.7 4.1-10.6 261 82.0 76.9-86.3 15 4.7 2.7- 8.1 28 6.6 4.3- 9.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 547 40 7.4 5.2-10.4 445 83.0 79.1-86.3 29 4.3 2.8- 6.5 33 5.4 3.6- 7.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 954 62 5.9 4.5- 7.7 770 81.8 78.9-84.5 54 5.1 3.8- 6.8 68 7.1 5.4- 9.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 673 41 6.2 4.4- 8.5 541 81.1 77.3-84.4 40 4.7 3.3- 6.7 51 8.0 5.7-11.1
2nd Quartile 596 44 6.5 4.6- 9.1 483 82.9 79.4-86.0 30 4.4 3.0- 6.4 39 6.2 4.3- 8.7
3rd Quartile 412 32 6.8 4.5-10.0 331 82.4 78.0-86.2 22 5.6 3.5- 8.9 27 5.2 3.4- 7.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 147 *** *** *** 121 83.2 75.1-89.1 *** *** *** 12 5.3 2.9- 9.3

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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