2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 3,066 1,799 57.8 55.7-59.9 240 7.9 6.8- 9.1 308 10.2 9.0-11.5 257 8.2 7.1- 9.4 462 16.0 14.4-17.6
GENDER
Male 1,334 800 59.3 56.2-62.4 112 8.3 6.8-10.2 127 9.3 7.7-11.2 115 8.1 6.6- 9.9 180 15.0 12.8-17.5
Female 1,732 999 56.5 53.6-59.3 128 7.5 6.1- 9.2 181 10.9 9.2-12.9 142 8.3 6.8-10.0 282 16.8 14.7-19.1
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,061 1,385 67.2 64.8-69.5 170 8.1 6.8- 9.6 200 10.2 8.8-11.9 163 7.8 6.6- 9.2 143 6.7 5.5- 8.0
Non-Hispanic Black 561 218 38.2 33.6-43.1 27 5.9 3.8- 9.0 49 8.2 6.1-11.1 44 7.7 5.3-11.1 223 39.9 35.2-44.7
Non-Hispanic Other 145 67 46.6 36.9-56.6 13 9.3 5.2-16.1 18 11.8 6.8-19.8 20 11.6 7.2-18.3 27 20.6 13.3-30.5
Hispanic 279 116 40.2 33.9-46.8 30 11.4 7.8-16.4 37 12.8 9.0-17.8 30 10.0 6.8-14.4 66 25.6 20.1-32.1
AGE
18-34 534 235 46.5 41.6-51.4 58 10.3 7.8-13.6 78 14.3 11.2-18.0 60 10.2 7.6-13.6 103 18.8 15.2-23.0
35-44 452 206 49.0 43.8-54.3 34 7.0 4.9- 9.9 51 11.1 8.4-14.7 68 13.7 10.7-17.6 93 19.1 15.3-23.5
45-54 497 255 51.3 46.2-56.4 42 7.6 5.3-10.6 65 14.3 11.0-18.3 41 8.2 5.8-11.5 94 18.7 15.1-22.9
55-64 546 343 62.6 57.5-67.4 42 8.6 6.1-12.1 43 6.1 4.4- 8.4 45 7.8 5.5-10.8 73 14.9 11.3-19.4
65-74 532 369 68.0 63.1-72.6 44 8.7 6.2-12.1 42 7.9 5.5-11.3 25 4.4 2.8- 6.9 52 11.0 8.2-14.6
75+ 460 367 80.9 76.0-85.1 19 3.4 1.9- 6.2 25 4.8 2.8- 8.0 14 2.1 1.2- 3.9 35 8.7 5.9-12.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 233 146 66.4 59.1-72.9 16 6.4 3.6-11.2 18 5.2 3.2- 8.6 13 4.3 2.3- 7.7 40 17.7 12.8-24.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 644 424 62.9 58.3-67.3 47 8.0 5.9-10.8 53 9.0 6.7-12.1 37 6.6 4.4- 9.6 83 13.5 10.6-17.0
Some Post-H.S. 861 549 61.3 57.4-65.0 62 7.6 5.7- 9.9 81 9.9 7.8-12.5 46 6.0 4.4- 8.1 123 15.2 12.6-18.3
College Graduate 1,321 674 47.0 43.9-50.1 115 8.7 7.0-10.6 156 12.9 10.9-15.2 160 13.0 11.1-15.2 216 18.5 16.0-21.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,008 659 64.1 60.3-67.7 66 6.7 5.0- 8.8 77 8.0 6.1-10.4 64 6.4 4.8- 8.5 142 14.9 12.3-17.9
No 2,024 1,125 55.1 52.5-57.7 172 8.6 7.2-10.2 225 11.2 9.7-12.9 190 9.1 7.7-10.6 312 16.0 14.2-18.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 346 228 64.3 58.0-70.1 29 7.7 5.0-11.7 25 9.0 5.8-13.7 17 5.3 3.0- 9.2 47 13.6 9.9-18.5
Non-Veteran 2,716 1,567 56.8 54.6-59.1 211 7.9 6.8- 9.3 283 10.3 9.1-11.8 240 8.6 7.4- 9.9 415 16.3 14.7-18.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,613 814 51.5 48.7-54.4 143 8.6 7.1-10.3 201 12.3 10.6-14.2 168 9.6 8.2-11.4 287 18.0 15.9-20.3
Unemployed 126 *** *** *** 12 8.7 4.6-15.6 14 12.6 7.1-21.4 *** *** *** 20 17.6 10.9-27.1
Retired 931 688 72.9 69.2-76.3 57 6.4 4.7- 8.7 57 5.7 4.1- 7.9 47 4.8 3.4- 6.6 82 10.2 8.0-12.9
Unable to Work 195 140 71.6 63.6-78.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 28 14.6 9.7-21.3
Other not in Labor Force 172 72 41.6 33.4-50.4 17 11.0 6.4-18.1 22 12.9 8.0-20.1 24 15.3 9.3-24.1 37 19.2 13.6-26.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 91 68 74.8 63.2-83.7 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 179 119 68.4 59.9-75.9 *** *** *** 11 6.5 3.1-13.2 13 6.4 3.6-11.1 26 13.4 8.7-20.2
$25,000- 34,999 217 137 58.6 49.9-66.9 12 5.9 2.9-11.5 23 8.8 5.5-13.8 11 7.0 2.8-16.4 34 19.7 13.6-27.7
$35,000- 49,999 374 241 63.5 57.3-69.3 36 9.1 6.2-13.2 26 7.8 4.8-12.4 26 6.0 3.8- 9.4 45 13.6 9.8-18.6
$50,000-74,999 367 213 59.7 53.7-65.5 32 7.5 5.0-10.9 27 7.0 4.5-10.7 33 8.5 5.7-12.5 62 17.3 13.3-22.2
$75,000-100,000 346 181 50.9 44.7-57.0 32 11.7 7.9-17.1 48 13.4 9.9-17.8 39 11.2 7.9-15.8 46 12.8 9.3-17.4
$100,000-150,000 346 183 50.7 44.6-56.8 30 9.0 6.1-13.1 49 16.0 11.9-21.3 42 12.0 8.5-16.5 42 12.3 8.8-17.1
$150,000+ 393 177 44.5 39.1-50.0 35 8.4 5.7-12.2 58 15.8 12.1-20.3 53 12.7 9.6-16.7 70 18.6 14.6-23.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 753 480 62.8 58.4-67.0 48 6.4 4.7- 8.8 60 7.4 5.4-10.0 35 4.9 3.4- 6.9 130 18.5 15.1-22.4
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 150 94 60.1 50.4-69.1 15 10.8 5.9-18.9 12 8.5 4.3-16.1 *** *** *** 23 16.7 10.7-25.1
101% to 150% 300 208 69.9 62.8-76.1 *** *** *** 20 5.7 3.3- 9.8 21 6.4 3.3-12.1 41 14.7 10.2-20.6
151% to 200% 153 95 60.5 50.5-69.6 13 6.7 3.6-12.1 14 10.2 5.2-19.0 *** *** *** 22 16.0 10.0-24.5
More than 200% 1,641 883 52.4 49.6-55.2 148 9.4 7.8-11.2 195 12.5 10.8-14.5 178 10.7 9.0-12.5 237 15.0 13.1-17.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 753 480 62.8 58.4-67.0 48 6.4 4.7- 8.8 60 7.4 5.4-10.0 35 4.9 3.4- 6.9 130 18.5 15.1-22.4
HOUSING
Own 2,066 1,268 60.1 57.6-62.6 158 7.8 6.5- 9.3 200 9.7 8.3-11.3 164 8.0 6.7- 9.5 276 14.3 12.6-16.3
Rent 764 405 51.5 47.4-55.5 62 8.2 6.2-10.7 81 11.7 9.2-14.8 76 9.4 7.4-12.0 140 19.2 16.1-22.7
Other arrangement 212 111 50.2 42.1-58.3 19 9.4 5.7-15.0 23 10.0 6.2-15.8 16 7.0 3.9-12.1 43 23.4 17.2-31.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 978 452 45.7 42.1-49.3 80 8.6 6.7-10.9 131 13.5 11.2-16.3 115 11.9 9.6-14.5 200 20.3 17.6-23.3
Regional City or Suburban County 895 527 58.1 54.1-61.9 65 6.9 5.2- 9.0 99 11.0 8.8-13.7 75 7.9 6.1-10.1 129 16.2 13.4-19.6
Rural 1,193 820 68.0 64.6-71.2 95 8.2 6.4-10.3 78 6.6 5.1- 8.4 67 5.3 4.0- 6.9 133 12.0 9.8-14.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 630 414 64.2 59.5-68.7 44 7.6 5.3-10.7 46 7.5 5.4-10.3 43 6.6 4.7- 9.2 83 14.1 11.0-18.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,037 673 64.2 60.5-67.6 85 8.4 6.5-10.6 78 8.4 6.5-10.7 66 6.0 4.5- 7.9 135 13.1 10.9-15.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,399 712 49.8 46.7-52.9 111 7.7 6.2- 9.4 184 12.8 10.9-15.0 148 10.7 8.9-12.8 244 19.0 16.6-21.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,075 606 56.1 52.5-59.7 99 9.1 7.3-11.4 126 11.9 9.8-14.4 100 8.8 7.1-10.9 144 14.0 11.6-16.9
2nd Quartile 957 549 56.8 53.0-60.5 70 7.0 5.4- 9.1 95 10.1 8.0-12.6 76 8.1 6.2-10.5 167 18.0 15.3-21.0
3rd Quartile 751 462 59.1 54.8-63.2 50 7.3 5.3-10.0 66 9.2 7.0-12.1 65 8.6 6.5-11.3 108 15.8 12.9-19.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 283 182 63.1 55.8-69.8 21 8.4 5.1-13.7 21 7.3 4.6-11.4 16 5.5 3.2- 9.1 43 15.7 10.8-22.3

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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 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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