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%)
North Carolina 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,157 760 64.9 61.5-68.1 99 8.7 6.9-10.9 118 11.1 9.0-13.5 96 8.3 6.7-10.3 84 7.0 5.5- 8.8
Non-Hispanic Black 350 134 38.0 32.0-44.4 13 4.3 2.2- 8.1 30 7.7 5.2-11.3 29 8.7 5.4-13.9 144 41.3 35.2-47.6
Other 215 100 46.3 37.7-55.1 16 7.6 4.2-13.2 31 14.7 9.4-22.2 17 7.7 4.4-13.1 51 23.7 16.9-32.3
AGE
18-34 255 105 41.8 34.8-49.1 25 10.9 7.1-16.4 41 16.5 11.8-22.6 26 10.6 6.6-16.4 58 20.3 15.1-26.6
35-44 252 111 47.8 40.8-54.8 16 4.7 2.7- 8.0 34 12.2 8.7-17.0 33 13.3 9.3-18.7 58 22.0 16.7-28.5
45-54 301 146 48.1 41.6-54.7 26 7.7 5.0-11.6 33 12.8 8.8-18.2 25 7.9 5.2-11.9 71 23.5 18.5-29.5
55-64 306 178 58.8 51.9-65.3 26 9.7 6.2-15.1 27 7.2 4.8-10.7 32 9.1 6.2-13.3 43 15.2 10.6-21.3
65-74 310 216 68.1 61.5-74.0 26 8.2 5.4-12.3 26 8.7 5.4-13.9 13 4.3 2.4- 7.8 29 10.6 7.1-15.6
75+ 280 228 84.1 78.2-88.7 *** *** *** 18 6.3 3.4-11.4 *** *** *** 16 5.2 3.0- 8.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 78 70.3 59.5-79.2 *** *** *** 13 8.4 4.7-14.7 *** *** *** 15 13.5 7.8-22.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 333 239 68.2 61.6-74.2 20 7.4 4.6-11.6 20 6.7 4.0-11.0 19 7.1 4.0-12.4 35 10.6 7.3-15.2
Some Post-H.S. 513 316 58.4 53.2-63.4 38 7.4 5.2-10.6 47 10.8 7.9-14.7 27 6.1 4.1- 9.0 85 17.3 13.7-21.6
College Graduate 768 363 42.7 38.6-46.8 65 8.2 6.2-10.8 101 14.7 11.8-18.0 92 12.9 10.4-15.9 147 21.6 18.1-25.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 13.6 7.6-23.2
$25,000- 34,999 144 *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 7.5 4.2-12.9 *** *** *** 22 17.9 11.5-26.8
$35,000- 49,999 205 125 60.0 51.5-67.9 16 7.6 4.0-14.0 17 9.5 5.2-16.8 13 5.7 2.9-10.8 34 17.2 12.0-24.1
$50,000- 74,999 211 110 53.0 44.9-61.1 20 7.8 4.6-12.9 16 8.4 4.8-14.4 22 9.5 5.7-15.2 43 21.2 15.5-28.4
$75,000+ 550 248 43.8 39.1-48.6 48 9.1 6.6-12.6 85 16.3 13.0-20.2 77 14.5 11.4-18.1 92 16.3 13.1-20.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 583 367 60.7 55.6-65.6 37 7.3 5.0-10.5 50 8.5 6.0-11.8 36 6.5 4.5- 9.4 93 17.0 13.5-21.2
No 1,128 623 55.0 51.5-58.5 90 7.7 6.0- 9.9 127 12.2 10.1-14.7 104 9.2 7.3-11.5 184 15.9 13.6-18.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,676 971 56.7 53.7-59.6 124 7.7 6.2- 9.4 176 10.7 9.0-12.7 139 8.4 6.9-10.1 266 16.6 14.5-18.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 546 224 40.5 35.8-45.4 42 7.8 5.6-11.0 78 14.6 11.4-18.6 67 12.8 9.7-16.8 135 24.2 20.4-28.4
Regional City or Suburban County 484 284 58.4 52.9-63.7 30 5.8 3.8- 8.7 59 12.6 9.3-16.8 39 7.8 5.4-11.2 72 15.4 11.8-19.9
Rural 702 491 68.5 63.8-72.7 56 8.6 6.2-11.7 44 6.6 4.7- 9.1 36 4.8 3.3- 6.9 75 11.6 8.7-15.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 829 386 47.8 43.7-51.8 70 8.2 6.2-10.8 114 14.1 11.5-17.1 88 10.0 8.0-12.5 171 20.0 16.9-23.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 572 422 72.9 68.1-77.2 36 6.3 4.4- 9.1 41 7.3 4.9-10.7 28 4.4 2.9- 6.7 45 9.0 6.5-12.4
Unable to Work 111 84 75.0 64.6-83.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 15 12.2 7.0-20.3
Other not in Labor Force 138 60 41.3 32.0-51.2 13 11.2 6.1-19.9 16 12.4 7.0-21.1 16 14.3 7.7-25.0 33 20.8 14.3-29.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 37 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 12 16.2 8.6-28.6
101% to 150% 191 135 71.2 62.1-78.8 *** *** *** 12 4.2 2.2- 8.0 13 8.0 3.4-17.7 27 14.2 9.4-20.9
151% to 200% 94 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 16.3 9.2-27.1
More than 200% 869 424 47.1 43.2-51.0 80 9.4 7.2-12.1 109 13.4 11.0-16.3 103 12.1 9.8-14.8 153 18.0 15.3-21.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 360 238 63.1 56.5-69.3 28 8.6 5.5-13.3 27 8.2 5.3-12.7 23 5.9 3.6- 9.7 44 14.1 9.7-19.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 608 395 63.0 58.1-67.7 42 7.7 5.3-11.0 50 10.0 7.3-13.5 36 5.9 4.1- 8.4 85 13.4 10.6-16.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 764 366 47.9 43.7-52.1 58 6.9 5.2- 9.2 104 13.0 10.4-16.0 83 11.4 8.8-14.5 153 20.9 17.6-24.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 588 320 55.9 51.0-60.7 52 7.5 5.5-10.2 68 11.3 8.7-14.5 56 9.5 7.1-12.6 92 15.7 12.4-19.8
2nd Quartile 542 297 54.2 49.0-59.4 36 6.7 4.6- 9.8 57 11.3 8.3-15.1 47 9.0 6.3-12.7 105 18.7 15.2-22.7
3rd Quartile 434 265 56.8 51.0-62.4 25 7.4 4.7-11.3 48 12.0 8.6-16.5 33 7.8 5.2-11.5 63 16.1 12.4-20.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 168 117 65.0 54.7-74.0 15 10.9 5.9-19.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** 22 15.3 8.6-25.7

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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 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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