2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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?

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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 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
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,202 13 1.4 0.8- 2.5 844 72.6 69.5-75.5 194 14.7 12.5-17.2 151 11.3 9.4-13.6
Non-Hispanic Black 355 43 11.8 8.5-16.3 256 73.3 67.5-78.4 21 5.4 3.1- 9.1 35 9.5 6.5-13.6
Other 302 *** *** *** 234 77.7 71.2-83.2 29 9.3 6.0-14.1 30 10.6 6.7-16.3
AGE
18-34 283 14 4.8 2.7- 8.3 208 73.1 66.6-78.7 32 11.7 8.0-16.8 29 10.4 6.8-15.7
35-44 284 14 4.9 2.7- 8.6 196 69.5 62.9-75.3 47 16.8 12.2-22.8 27 8.8 5.9-13.1
45-54 327 18 5.2 3.1- 8.7 235 75.6 70.2-80.3 46 11.6 8.5-15.6 28 7.6 4.9-11.4
55-64 326 12 4.4 2.4- 8.0 226 71.1 65.1-76.5 45 12.5 9.1-17.1 43 11.9 8.5-16.6
65-74 329 *** *** *** 238 73.9 68.0-79.0 36 9.0 6.2-12.8 50 15.9 11.7-21.1
75+ 291 *** *** *** 213 79.0 72.7-84.1 37 9.5 6.3-14.1 39 10.6 7.1-15.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 162 *** *** *** 127 81.4 73.3-87.4 14 8.4 4.2-16.0 17 7.8 4.6-12.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 367 12 3.3 1.8- 6.1 288 80.5 75.2-84.9 25 6.5 4.0-10.4 42 9.7 6.7-13.8
Some Post-H.S. 537 23 4.4 2.8- 6.9 388 72.0 67.2-76.3 53 10.0 7.4-13.4 73 13.6 10.4-17.5
College Graduate 800 27 3.8 2.4- 5.8 528 66.8 62.9-70.4 152 18.7 15.8-21.9 93 10.8 8.6-13.4
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 132 *** *** *** 99 70.7 59.7-79.8 11 12.0 5.7-23.5 13 9.1 4.8-16.5
$25,000- 34,999 164 *** *** *** 126 80.3 72.2-86.4 14 6.7 3.7-12.1 20 9.8 5.7-16.3
$35,000- 49,999 226 *** *** *** 166 77.1 69.8-83.1 29 10.5 6.4-16.7 22 8.0 4.8-12.9
$50,000- 74,999 218 *** *** *** 163 76.6 69.3-82.7 27 11.7 7.4-18.1 23 9.6 6.0-15.0
$75,000+ 563 20 4.0 2.4- 6.6 383 68.7 64.2-72.9 110 18.4 15.2-22.2 50 8.8 6.4-11.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 626 32 5.7 3.9- 8.2 440 72.6 68.2-76.6 81 12.9 9.9-16.6 73 8.9 6.8-11.5
No 1,221 34 2.9 2.0- 4.2 879 73.8 70.8-76.6 161 11.4 9.6-13.5 147 11.9 9.9-14.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 56 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,813 61 3.5 2.7- 4.7 1,297 73.3 70.8-75.6 235 11.8 10.2-13.7 220 11.4 9.7-13.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 582 32 4.9 3.3- 7.1 387 68.1 63.6-72.3 90 13.6 10.9-16.9 73 13.4 10.3-17.3
Regional City or Suburban County 530 16 3.5 2.0- 6.1 376 72.3 67.6-76.6 73 12.4 9.5-16.0 65 11.8 9.0-15.4
Rural 759 18 3.0 1.8- 5.0 573 78.4 74.5-81.8 81 9.8 7.5-12.9 87 8.8 6.8-11.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 880 39 4.4 3.1- 6.2 623 72.5 68.9-75.8 128 13.9 11.4-16.8 90 9.2 7.3-11.7
Unemployed 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 603 *** *** *** 434 73.7 69.2-77.7 70 9.5 7.2-12.4 93 15.5 12.3-19.4
Unable to Work 120 12 12.0 6.6-21.0 86 74.4 64.4-82.3 11 8.1 3.9-16.0 11 5.6 3.0-10.2
Other not in Labor Force 176 *** *** *** 125 74.1 66.1-80.8 26 12.3 7.8-18.6 18 9.9 5.9-16.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 114 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 13.3 6.5-25.4 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 210 *** *** *** 166 81.8 74.6-87.3 22 8.7 4.9-15.1 16 6.1 3.4-10.6
151% to 200% 98 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 8.8 4.6-16.2
More than 200% 893 31 3.7 2.5- 5.6 622 71.3 67.7-74.6 151 15.5 13.0-18.3 89 9.5 7.5-12.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 399 13 4.5 2.5- 8.0 312 80.8 75.9-84.9 40 8.5 5.8-12.3 34 6.1 4.2- 8.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 645 19 3.3 2.0- 5.4 473 74.7 70.4-78.6 70 11.0 8.3-14.4 83 11.0 8.5-14.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 827 34 3.8 2.6- 5.5 551 68.5 64.6-72.1 134 14.0 11.6-16.8 108 13.7 11.0-16.9
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 640 22 3.1 2.0- 4.9 425 67.8 63.3-72.1 107 14.7 11.9-18.1 86 14.3 11.1-18.2
2nd Quartile 573 23 4.4 2.8- 6.9 411 73.9 69.5-77.9 65 9.7 7.4-12.7 74 11.9 9.1-15.4
3rd Quartile 472 15 3.3 1.8- 6.0 349 74.5 69.5-79.0 61 13.9 10.3-18.4 47 8.3 6.0-11.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 186 *** *** *** 151 84.7 78.3-89.5 11 4.3 2.2- 8.1 18 6.4 3.8-10.6

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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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