2024 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 2,943 240 8.9 7.7-10.3 2,125 73.8 71.9-75.7 578 17.3 15.8-18.8
GENDER
Male 1,308 92 8.0 6.4-10.1 997 77.1 74.4-79.7 219 14.8 12.8-17.1
Female 1,635 148 9.6 7.9-11.7 1,128 70.9 68.2-73.5 359 19.4 17.4-21.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,934 46 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,375 73.2 70.9-75.4 513 23.9 21.9-26.2
Non-Hispanic Black 488 149 28.3 23.9-33.2 319 68.3 63.3-72.9 20 3.4 2.1- 5.5
Non-Hispanic Other 129 15 13.5 7.2-24.0 105 80.1 69.7-87.5 *** *** ***
Hispanic 385 28 6.5 4.3- 9.6 321 83.7 79.2-87.4 36 9.8 6.9-13.8
AGE
18-34 531 52 9.8 7.1-13.4 382 72.8 68.2-76.9 97 17.4 14.1-21.2
35-44 463 43 7.9 5.6-11.0 315 71.2 66.5-75.5 105 20.9 17.1-25.2
45-54 481 51 10.3 7.5-13.9 331 71.1 66.3-75.4 99 18.6 15.1-22.7
55-64 520 54 12.3 9.0-16.6 369 71.3 66.4-75.7 97 16.4 13.2-20.2
65-74 492 30 8.3 5.5-12.3 370 76.5 71.7-80.6 92 15.2 12.1-19.0
75+ 422 *** *** *** 332 83.4 78.8-87.2 83 14.3 10.8-18.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 295 20 6.3 4.0-10.0 249 85.5 80.5-89.4 26 8.2 5.3-12.4
H.S. or G.E.D. 612 48 7.9 5.7-10.8 517 84.2 80.5-87.4 47 7.9 5.7-10.8
Some Post-H.S. 800 80 10.8 8.4-13.7 600 74.1 70.4-77.5 120 15.2 12.5-18.2
College Graduate 1,230 90 8.5 6.6-11.0 758 61.1 57.9-64.2 382 30.4 27.6-33.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 952 85 10.4 8.1-13.3 691 72.6 68.9-76.0 176 17.0 14.3-20.0
No 1,964 151 7.8 6.5- 9.3 1,418 74.8 72.6-76.9 395 17.4 15.7-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 320 22 9.2 5.8-14.4 249 77.3 71.3-82.3 49 13.5 9.8-18.3
Non-Veteran 2,622 218 8.9 7.6-10.3 1,875 73.4 71.4-75.3 529 17.8 16.2-19.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,565 156 10.2 8.5-12.2 1,079 71.0 68.3-73.5 330 18.8 16.7-21.0
Unemployed 126 16 10.5 5.8-18.3 97 77.7 67.9-85.2 13 11.8 6.4-20.7
Retired 865 31 5.2 3.5- 7.5 671 79.4 76.0-82.4 163 15.4 12.9-18.3
Unable to Work 178 20 11.5 7.1-18.2 136 78.6 71.1-84.5 22 9.9 6.3-15.2
Other not in Labor Force 188 14 6.0 3.4-10.5 127 72.0 64.4-78.6 47 21.9 16.2-29.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 93 *** *** *** 71 79.9 69.7-87.3 12 11.3 6.1-20.0
$15,000- 24,999 186 18 10.7 6.5-17.1 148 80.3 72.9-86.0 20 9.0 5.5-14.6
$25,000- 34,999 215 18 9.4 5.5-15.8 175 80.2 72.7-86.0 22 10.4 6.4-16.5
$35,000- 49,999 367 40 11.1 7.7-15.8 277 77.3 71.8-82.1 50 11.6 8.3-15.9
$50,000-74,999 339 25 7.8 5.1-11.8 250 74.4 68.6-79.4 64 17.8 13.5-23.1
$75,000-100,000 327 32 10.4 7.1-15.1 205 65.9 59.8-71.5 90 23.6 18.9-29.1
$100,000-150,000 324 24 8.7 5.3-13.9 206 65.4 59.3-71.1 94 25.8 21.0-31.3
$150,000+ 374 25 7.2 4.7-10.9 232 65.1 59.6-70.2 117 27.7 23.1-32.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 718 48 7.9 5.5-11.3 561 79.9 75.9-83.3 109 12.2 9.8-15.1
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 62 *** *** *** 50 85.7 74.3-92.6 *** *** ***
50% to 100% 181 17 9.0 5.4-14.6 143 79.7 72.4-85.4 21 11.4 7.2-17.5
101% to 150% 291 29 10.9 7.2-16.3 229 78.8 72.5-84.0 33 10.3 6.8-15.1
151% to 200% 141 14 7.8 4.2-14.0 110 78.5 69.1-85.7 17 13.7 7.8-22.8
More than 200% 1,531 125 9.2 7.5-11.1 1,019 68.4 65.7-71.0 387 22.4 20.2-24.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 718 48 7.9 5.5-11.3 561 79.9 75.9-83.3 109 12.2 9.8-15.1
HOUSING
Own 1,950 127 7.8 6.4- 9.5 1,402 73.7 71.4-75.9 421 18.5 16.7-20.4
Rent 780 88 10.9 8.8-13.6 563 74.2 70.6-77.5 129 14.9 12.2-18.0
Other arrangement 195 22 12.0 7.4-18.8 149 77.5 69.9-83.6 24 10.5 6.7-16.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 967 100 9.9 8.0-12.2 635 67.9 64.5-71.2 232 22.2 19.4-25.2
Regional City or Suburban County 854 60 7.5 5.5-10.2 621 75.0 71.4-78.3 173 17.5 14.8-20.5
Rural 1,122 80 9.1 7.0-11.7 869 78.2 75.1-81.1 173 12.7 10.6-15.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 604 49 9.4 6.6-13.1 481 80.6 76.5-84.2 74 10.0 7.7-12.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 972 81 9.2 7.2-11.8 721 75.8 72.5-78.9 170 14.9 12.6-17.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,367 110 8.4 6.7-10.4 923 69.2 66.3-71.9 334 22.4 20.1-25.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,041 70 6.9 5.2- 9.1 710 70.5 67.1-73.6 261 22.6 19.8-25.6
2nd Quartile 917 83 10.1 7.9-12.8 664 74.2 70.8-77.3 170 15.7 13.3-18.4
3rd Quartile 709 60 8.0 5.9-10.8 534 75.7 71.8-79.3 115 16.2 13.3-19.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 276 27 13.0 8.2-19.9 217 78.4 71.5-84.0 32 8.7 5.9-12.6

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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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