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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 528 13 2.0 1.1- 3.7 460 88.5 85.2-91.1 26 4.6 3.0- 7.1 29 4.9 3.3- 7.2
Non-Hispanic Black 205 49 22.5 16.8-29.5 130 64.3 56.1-71.7 *** *** *** 18 9.4 4.9-17.0
Other 171 15 8.7 4.6-15.9 132 78.1 69.5-84.9 11 6.7 3.2-13.3 13 6.5 3.4-11.8
AGE
18-34 195 18 7.4 4.6-11.9 153 81.7 75.3-86.8 16 7.7 4.5-13.0 *** *** ***
35-44 223 13 5.6 3.0-10.2 183 84.4 78.6-88.9 *** *** *** 17 5.6 3.3- 9.2
45-54 245 22 8.5 5.4-13.0 197 81.5 75.7-86.3 *** *** *** 18 7.2 4.3-11.6
55-64 170 20 11.9 7.2-18.9 130 73.9 64.0-81.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 136 *** *** *** 109 83.5 75.8-89.1 *** *** *** 13 6.6 3.7-11.5
Some Post-H.S. 244 24 8.4 5.3-13.1 191 80.0 73.5-85.3 *** *** *** 21 8.2 4.7-13.9
College Graduate 467 39 8.8 6.2-12.3 376 80.0 75.5-83.8 27 6.2 4.1- 9.3 25 5.1 3.3- 7.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 64 *** *** *** 50 82.4 70.2-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 117 13 12.0 6.4-21.5 85 75.7 65.5-83.7 *** *** *** 11 7.4 3.9-13.7
$50,000- 74,999 121 12 8.2 4.2-15.3 98 84.9 76.4-90.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 393 32 8.3 5.7-11.9 321 80.6 75.8-84.7 19 5.9 3.7- 9.2 21 5.2 3.2- 8.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 211 23 9.7 5.9-15.5 153 73.2 65.1-80.0 16 8.2 4.7-13.8 19 8.9 4.8-16.0
No 690 54 7.5 5.6-10.0 563 83.0 79.7-85.9 29 3.7 2.4- 5.6 44 5.7 4.1- 7.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 878 73 7.9 6.1-10.1 697 80.3 77.1-83.2 45 5.0 3.6- 6.9 63 6.8 5.0- 9.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 333 34 9.6 6.7-13.6 262 78.9 73.6-83.4 15 4.3 2.5- 7.3 22 7.1 4.5-11.2
Regional City or Suburban County 267 24 7.1 4.5-10.9 208 79.4 72.7-84.7 16 5.9 3.3-10.5 19 7.6 4.1-13.6
Rural 309 19 7.2 4.3-11.7 253 83.3 77.9-87.6 14 4.3 2.3- 7.7 23 5.3 3.3- 8.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 876 72 8.0 6.2-10.3 701 80.6 77.3-83.5 44 4.9 3.5- 6.9 59 6.5 4.7- 8.8
Unemployed 33 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 91 *** *** *** 73 86.6 78.4-92.0 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 39 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 555 50 9.1 6.6-12.3 444 80.2 76.1-83.8 28 5.0 3.4- 7.5 33 5.7 3.8- 8.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 167 12 6.8 3.5-12.5 134 83.6 76.6-88.9 *** *** *** 14 4.8 2.8- 8.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 274 22 7.7 4.8-12.3 220 82.5 76.8-87.0 15 4.9 2.7- 8.8 17 4.9 2.9- 8.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 468 43 8.7 6.2-11.9 369 78.1 73.2-82.3 23 4.7 3.0- 7.4 33 8.5 5.6-12.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 337 26 8.1 5.4-12.1 267 77.2 71.0-82.4 16 3.6 2.0- 6.4 28 11.0 7.0-16.9
2nd Quartile 286 28 8.1 5.4-12.1 226 81.7 76.4-86.0 16 5.6 3.3- 9.2 16 4.6 2.7- 7.8
3rd Quartile 209 19 8.2 4.8-13.6 165 81.7 74.9-87.0 11 5.9 3.0-11.5 14 4.2 2.2- 7.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 77 *** *** *** 65 85.8 74.7-92.6 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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 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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