BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for 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
TOTAL	3,345	106	3.5	2.8- 4.3	2,437	75.2	73.5-76.9	391	10.0	8.9-11.2	411	11.3	10.1-12.6
GENDER
Male	1,474	40	3.1	2.2- 4.6	1,101	77.4	74.9-79.8	147	8.0	6.7- 9.6	186	11.5	9.8-13.4
Female	1,871	66	3.8	2.9- 4.9	1,336	73.3	70.8-75.6	244	11.8	10.2-13.6	225	11.2	9.6-13.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White	2,153	28	1.6	1.0- 2.4	1,549	74.9	72.8-77.0	311	12.2	10.8-13.8	265	11.2	9.8-12.8
Non-Hispanic Black	573	60	10.2	7.6-13.6	425	74.9	70.6-78.9	36	6.1	4.2- 8.8	52	8.7	6.4-11.7
Non-Hispanic Other	150	***	***	***	115	78.1	69.2-85.0	11	7.1	3.7-13.3	17	12.1	6.9-20.4
Hispanic	446	***	***	***	340	77.3	72.7-81.3	33	6.8	4.7- 9.8	63	13.7	10.6-17.6
AGE
18-34	594	25	4.6	3.0- 7.0	445	76.0	71.8-79.7	59	9.4	7.1-12.3	65	10.1	7.6-13.2
35-44	518	21	3.7	2.2- 5.9	354	68.9	64.1-73.3	73	13.2	10.2-16.9	70	14.3	11.1-18.2
45-54	550	27	4.1	2.6- 6.1	403	77.8	73.9-81.3	63	9.4	7.2-12.2	57	8.7	6.5-11.5
55-64	583	21	4.3	2.6- 7.1	432	75.9	71.6-79.7	60	9.2	6.9-12.2	70	10.6	8.1-13.6
65-74	566	***	***	***	418	76.7	72.5-80.5	68	9.5	7.3-12.3	72	12.0	9.2-15.4
75+	483	***	***	***	353	78.7	73.9-82.8	66	10.2	7.5-13.8	62	10.5	7.7-14.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	334	***	***	***	251	77.5	72.0-82.2	24	6.6	4.0-10.5	50	12.6	9.3-16.9
H.S. or G.E.D.	708	24	3.7	2.3- 5.9	556	80.0	76.4-83.3	43	5.8	4.1- 8.1	85	10.5	8.2-13.3
Some Post-H.S.	907	29	3.3	2.2- 4.8	689	76.9	73.6-79.9	74	7.8	6.1-10.1	115	12.0	9.8-14.7
College Graduate	1,387	43	3.5	2.5- 5.0	934	68.4	65.6-71.1	249	17.2	15.1-19.5	161	10.9	9.2-12.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes	1,086	43	4.7	3.3- 6.6	781	74.8	71.6-77.8	129	10.3	8.3-12.7	133	10.2	8.3-12.4
No	2,220	63	3.0	2.2- 3.9	1,632	75.8	73.8-77.8	258	9.9	8.7-11.4	267	11.3	9.8-12.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	362	***	***	***	293	83.8	79.1-87.6	31	6.6	4.3-10.1	29	6.7	4.4-10.1
Non-Veteran	2,979	97	3.5	2.8- 4.5	2,142	74.2	72.3-76.0	360	10.4	9.3-11.7	380	11.8	10.5-13.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed	1,774	68	3.9	2.9- 5.2	1,286	75.0	72.7-77.2	206	10.3	8.9-12.0	214	10.8	9.3-12.5
Unemployed	141	***	***	***	109	75.7	65.1-83.9	***	***	***	19	15.3	8.5-26.0
Retired	981	***	***	***	723	76.4	73.1-79.5	120	9.5	7.7-11.7	130	12.8	10.5-15.5
Unable to Work	206	18	10.3	6.3-16.3	148	73.2	65.6-79.6	20	8.3	5.0-13.5	20	8.2	4.9-13.6
Other not in Labor Force	210	***	***	***	151	74.9	67.7-80.9	32	12.9	8.6-18.8	20	9.1	5.7-14.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	104	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
$15,000- 24,999	212	13	7.0	3.9-12.2	161	75.2	67.3-81.7	19	10.8	6.2-18.1	19	7.0	4.2-11.6
$25,000- 34,999	253	***	***	***	197	80.9	74.5-85.9	18	5.3	3.1- 8.9	31	10.1	6.6-15.2
$35,000- 49,999	421	16	4.2	2.3- 7.6	318	79.0	73.8-83.4	43	7.3	4.9-10.9	44	9.5	6.6-13.5
$50,000-74,999	383	***	***	***	285	77.6	72.4-82.0	45	9.9	7.0-13.9	43	10.3	7.3-14.3
$75,000-100,000	363	16	4.8	2.7- 8.4	256	73.5	68.0-78.3	54	12.6	9.3-17.0	37	9.1	6.3-12.9
$100,000-150,000	356	***	***	***	253	72.1	66.4-77.1	56	13.9	10.5-18.1	37	10.2	7.1-14.4
$150,000+	404	***	***	***	289	74.1	69.2-78.5	80	17.2	13.7-21.3	30	7.4	5.0-10.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	849	22	2.9	1.8- 4.5	602	73.9	70.3-77.2	68	6.7	5.1- 8.8	157	16.5	13.8-19.6
POVERTY LEVEL¹
Less than 50%	66	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***	***
50% to 100%	207	***	***	***	159	75.3	67.3-81.9	18	10.8	6.2-18.1	21	10.2	6.2-16.3
101% to 150%	332	14	4.8	2.6- 8.5	261	80.5	74.7-85.2	26	6.1	3.6-10.1	31	8.6	5.5-13.1
151% to 200%	164	***	***	***	125	77.7	69.1-84.5	13	8.8	4.6-15.9	20	7.5	4.5-12.2
More than 200%	1,706	49	3.1	2.2- 4.4	1,230	74.8	72.4-77.1	256	12.6	11.0-14.3	171	9.5	8.0-11.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused	849	22	2.9	1.8- 4.5	602	73.9	70.3-77.2	68	6.7	5.1- 8.8	157	16.5	13.8-19.6
HOUSING
Own	2,205	56	2.9	2.1- 3.9	1,629	76.6	74.5-78.6	268	10.0	8.7-11.4	252	10.5	9.1-12.0
Rent	893	38	4.8	3.3- 6.8	629	70.8	67.1-74.1	105	12.0	9.5-14.9	121	12.5	10.3-15.1
Other arrangement	222	11	6.0	3.1-11.4	164	75.3	67.9-81.4	16	5.0	2.7- 8.9	31	13.7	9.2-20.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²
Urban	1,078	42	4.0	2.8- 5.7	749	71.0	67.8-74.0	144	12.2	10.2-14.4	143	12.8	10.7-15.3
Regional City or Suburban County	978	31	3.5	2.3- 5.4	704	74.5	71.3-77.6	117	9.8	7.9-12.0	126	12.1	10.0-14.6
Rural	1,289	33	2.9	2.0- 4.3	984	79.5	76.8-82.0	130	8.3	6.7-10.2	142	9.3	7.6-11.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)	698	23	3.9	2.5- 6.1	545	80.9	77.3-84.0	61	6.8	5.0- 9.2	69	8.4	6.3-11.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)	1,113	31	3.4	2.2- 5.2	830	77.1	74.0-79.9	115	8.9	7.2-11.1	137	10.6	8.7-12.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)	1,534	52	3.3	2.4- 4.5	1,062	71.2	68.5-73.7	215	12.3	10.6-14.2	205	13.2	11.3-15.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable	1,174	38	3.1	2.1- 4.4	817	72.3	69.2-75.2	166	12.0	10.1-14.2	153	12.6	10.5-15.1
2nd Quartile	1,037	36	3.9	2.7- 5.6	757	75.3	72.2-78.2	105	8.6	6.9-10.6	139	12.2	10.2-14.7
3rd Quartile	818	22	3.4	2.0- 5.6	614	76.2	72.6-79.5	98	11.4	9.1-14.3	84	8.9	7.0-11.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable	316	***	***	***	249	81.7	76.2-86.1	22	4.9	3.0- 7.8	35	9.8	6.5-14.6

Total
Respond.^

Worse than other races

The same as other races

Better than other races

Don't know/not sure/refused

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,345

106

3.5

2.8- 4.3

2,437

75.2

73.5-76.9

391

10.0

8.9-11.2

411

11.3

10.1-12.6

GENDER

Male

1,474

3.1

2.2- 4.6

1,101

77.4

74.9-79.8

147

8.0

6.7- 9.6

186

11.5

9.8-13.4

Female

1,871

3.8

2.9- 4.9

1,336

73.3

70.8-75.6

244

11.8

10.2-13.6

225

11.2

9.6-13.0

RACE/ETHNICITY

Non-Hispanic White

2,153

1.6

1.0- 2.4

1,549

74.9

72.8-77.0

311

12.2

10.8-13.8

265

11.2

9.8-12.8

Non-Hispanic Black

573

10.2

7.6-13.6

425

74.9

70.6-78.9

6.1

4.2- 8.8

8.7

6.4-11.7

Non-Hispanic Other

150

***

115

78.1

69.2-85.0

7.1

3.7-13.3

12.1

6.9-20.4

Hispanic

446

***

340

77.3

72.7-81.3

6.8

4.7- 9.8

13.7

10.6-17.6

AGE

18-34

594

4.6

3.0- 7.0

445

76.0

71.8-79.7

9.4

7.1-12.3

10.1

7.6-13.2

35-44

518

3.7

2.2- 5.9

354

68.9

64.1-73.3

13.2

10.2-16.9

14.3

11.1-18.2

45-54

550

4.1

2.6- 6.1

403

77.8

73.9-81.3

9.4

7.2-12.2

8.7

6.5-11.5

55-64

583

4.3

2.6- 7.1

432

75.9

71.6-79.7

9.2

6.9-12.2

10.6

8.1-13.6

65-74

566

***

418

76.7

72.5-80.5

9.5

7.3-12.3

12.0

9.2-15.4

75+

483

***

353

78.7

73.9-82.8

10.2

7.5-13.8

10.5

7.7-14.3

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

334

***

251

77.5

72.0-82.2

6.6

4.0-10.5

12.6

9.3-16.9

H.S. or G.E.D.

708

3.7

2.3- 5.9

556

80.0

76.4-83.3

5.8

4.1- 8.1

10.5

8.2-13.3

Some Post-H.S.

907

3.3

2.2- 4.8

689

76.9

73.6-79.9

7.8

6.1-10.1

115

12.0

9.8-14.7

College Graduate

1,387

3.5

2.5- 5.0

934

68.4

65.6-71.1

249

17.2

15.1-19.5

161

10.9

9.2-12.8

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY

Yes

1,086

4.7

3.3- 6.6

781

74.8

71.6-77.8

129

10.3

8.3-12.7

133

10.2

8.3-12.4

2,220

3.0

2.2- 3.9

1,632

75.8

73.8-77.8

258

9.9

8.7-11.4

267

11.3

9.8-12.9

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

362

***

293

83.8

79.1-87.6

6.6

4.3-10.1

6.7

4.4-10.1

Non-Veteran

2,979

3.5

2.8- 4.5

2,142

74.2

72.3-76.0

360

10.4

9.3-11.7

380

11.8

10.5-13.3

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Employed or Self-Employed

1,774

3.9

2.9- 5.2

1,286

75.0

72.7-77.2

206

10.3

8.9-12.0

214

10.8

9.3-12.5

Unemployed

141

***

109

75.7

65.1-83.9

***

15.3

8.5-26.0

Retired

981

***

723

76.4

73.1-79.5

120

9.5

7.7-11.7

130

12.8

10.5-15.5

Unable to Work

206

10.3

6.3-16.3

148

73.2

65.6-79.6

8.3

5.0-13.5

8.2

4.9-13.6

Other not in Labor Force

210

***

151

74.9

67.7-80.9

12.9

8.6-18.8

9.1

5.7-14.4

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

104

***

$15,000- 24,999

212

7.0

3.9-12.2

161

75.2

67.3-81.7

10.8

6.2-18.1

7.0

4.2-11.6

$25,000- 34,999

253

***

197

80.9

74.5-85.9

5.3

3.1- 8.9

10.1

6.6-15.2

$35,000- 49,999

421

4.2

2.3- 7.6

318

79.0

73.8-83.4

7.3

4.9-10.9

9.5

6.6-13.5

$50,000-74,999

383

***

285

77.6

72.4-82.0

9.9

7.0-13.9

10.3

7.3-14.3

$75,000-100,000

363

4.8

2.7- 8.4

256

73.5

68.0-78.3

12.6

9.3-17.0

9.1

6.3-12.9

$100,000-150,000

356

***

253

72.1

66.4-77.1

13.9

10.5-18.1

10.2

7.1-14.4

$150,000+

404

***

289

74.1

69.2-78.5

17.2

13.7-21.3

7.4

5.0-10.7

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

849

2.9

1.8- 4.5

602

73.9

70.3-77.2

6.7

5.1- 8.8

157

16.5

13.8-19.6

POVERTY LEVEL¹

Less than 50%

***

50% to 100%

207

***

159

75.3

67.3-81.9

10.8

6.2-18.1

10.2

6.2-16.3

101% to 150%

332

4.8

2.6- 8.5

261

80.5

74.7-85.2

6.1

3.6-10.1

8.6

5.5-13.1

151% to 200%

164

***

125

77.7

69.1-84.5

8.8

4.6-15.9

7.5

4.5-12.2

More than 200%

1,706

3.1

2.2- 4.4

1,230

74.8

72.4-77.1

256

12.6

11.0-14.3

171

9.5

8.0-11.2

Don't know/Not sure or Refused

849

2.9

1.8- 4.5

602

73.9

70.3-77.2

6.7

5.1- 8.8

157

16.5

13.8-19.6

HOUSING

Own

2,205

2.9

2.1- 3.9

1,629

76.6

74.5-78.6

268

10.0

8.7-11.4

252

10.5

9.1-12.0

Rent

893

4.8

3.3- 6.8

629

70.8

67.1-74.1

105

12.0

9.5-14.9

121

12.5

10.3-15.1

Other arrangement

222

6.0

3.1-11.4

164

75.3

67.9-81.4

5.0

2.7- 8.9

13.7

9.2-20.1

RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT²

Urban

1,078

4.0

2.8- 5.7

749

71.0

67.8-74.0

144

12.2

10.2-14.4

143

12.8

10.7-15.3

Regional City or Suburban County

978

3.5

2.3- 5.4

704

74.5

71.3-77.6

117

9.8

7.9-12.0

126

12.1

10.0-14.6

Rural

1,289

2.9

2.0- 4.3

984

79.5

76.8-82.0

130

8.3

6.7-10.2

142

9.3

7.6-11.3

NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER³

Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1)

698

3.9

2.5- 6.1

545

80.9

77.3-84.0

6.8

5.0- 9.2

8.4

6.3-11.1

Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2)

1,113

3.4

2.2- 5.2

830

77.1

74.0-79.9

115

8.9

7.2-11.1

137

10.6

8.7-12.8

Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3)

1,534

3.3

2.4- 4.5

1,062

71.2

68.5-73.7

215

12.3

10.6-14.2

205

13.2

11.3-15.3

CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX⁴

1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable

1,174

3.1

2.1- 4.4

817

72.3

69.2-75.2

166

12.0

10.1-14.2

153

12.6

10.5-15.1

2nd Quartile

1,037

3.9

2.7- 5.6

757

75.3

72.2-78.2

105

8.6

6.9-10.6

139

12.2

10.2-14.7

3rd Quartile

818

3.4

2.0- 5.6

614

76.2

72.6-79.5

11.4

9.1-14.3

8.9

7.0-11.2

4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable

316

***

249

81.7

76.2-86.1

4.9

3.0- 7.8

9.8

6.5-14.6

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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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Reactions to Race

Within the past 12 months when seeking health care, do you feel your experiences were worse than, the same as, or better than for people of other races?