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%)
North Carolina 2,943 240 8.9 7.7-10.3 2,125 73.8 71.9-75.7 578 17.3 15.8-18.8
-FEMALES 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
Non-Hispanic White 1,075 16 1.6 0.9- 2.8 742 71.4 68.2-74.5 317 26.9 24.0-30.1
Non-Hispanic Black 301 107 33.9 27.8-40.5 183 63.4 56.7-69.6 11 2.7 1.4- 5.2
Other 257 24 10.6 5.9-18.2 202 78.4 70.8-84.4 31 11.1 7.4-16.2
AGE
18-34 245 27 10.1 6.3-15.9 166 70.7 63.7-76.9 52 19.2 14.4-25.1
35-44 250 27 8.7 5.7-13.1 158 67.2 60.5-73.3 65 24.1 18.7-30.4
45-54 289 38 13.2 9.3-18.4 182 63.7 57.0-69.8 69 23.2 18.1-29.2
55-64 292 31 12.8 8.3-19.2 194 67.9 61.1-74.0 67 19.3 15.0-24.6
65-74 283 20 9.5 5.6-15.6 210 74.2 67.6-79.9 53 16.3 12.1-21.5
75+ 257 *** *** *** 202 83.4 77.2-88.1 51 14.6 10.2-20.6
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 142 *** *** *** 115 83.0 74.9-88.8 17 10.9 6.3-18.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 319 21 5.7 3.5- 9.1 270 86.1 81.2-89.9 28 8.2 5.3-12.5
Some Post-H.S. 464 55 12.0 8.8-16.2 333 71.1 66.0-75.8 76 16.9 13.3-21.2
College Graduate 707 61 11.0 8.0-15.0 410 56.4 52.0-60.7 236 32.6 28.8-36.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 55 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 115 12 11.1 6.2-19.2 87 77.5 67.6-85.0 16 11.4 6.4-19.6
$25,000- 34,999 135 12 7.7 4.1-14.2 108 80.8 72.0-87.4 15 11.4 6.5-19.4
$35,000- 49,999 193 26 13.8 8.8-21.0 134 70.5 62.1-77.6 33 15.7 10.6-22.7
$50,000- 74,999 193 19 9.6 5.8-15.4 135 70.3 62.1-77.4 39 20.0 14.1-27.7
$75,000+ 515 47 9.8 7.1-13.4 297 60.2 55.3-64.9 171 29.9 25.8-34.5
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 543 55 10.9 7.9-14.9 375 69.3 64.2-73.9 113 19.8 16.1-24.2
No 1,076 90 8.2 6.5-10.3 746 72.7 69.6-75.5 240 19.1 16.7-21.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,583 140 9.5 7.8-11.5 1,093 71.0 68.3-73.6 350 19.5 17.4-21.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 519 67 12.3 9.5-15.9 311 63.2 58.4-67.8 141 24.5 20.7-28.8
Regional City or Suburban County 457 31 6.5 4.0-10.3 321 73.3 68.2-77.8 105 20.2 16.4-24.7
Rural 659 50 9.8 6.9-13.6 496 75.6 71.1-79.6 113 14.6 11.7-18.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 768 89 11.4 9.0-14.5 483 65.5 61.4-69.3 196 23.1 19.9-26.6
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 531 22 5.7 3.6- 9.0 405 77.7 73.1-81.6 104 16.6 13.3-20.5
Unable to Work 103 11 9.5 4.9-17.5 76 78.3 68.6-85.6 16 12.3 7.2-20.3
Other not in Labor Force 157 12 6.3 3.4-11.6 110 74.9 66.8-81.6 35 18.8 13.1-26.2
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 40 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 97 12 13.5 7.5-23.3 *** *** *** 16 15.7 9.2-25.5
101% to 150% 182 20 8.8 5.5-13.9 140 80.9 73.7-86.4 22 10.3 6.2-16.5
151% to 200% 83 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 799 77 10.9 8.4-13.8 496 63.1 59.2-66.9 226 26.0 22.8-29.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 346 31 10.6 6.7-16.6 262 77.1 71.0-82.3 53 12.2 9.0-16.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 557 46 8.5 6.2-11.7 403 74.4 69.8-78.5 108 17.1 13.7-21.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 732 71 10.1 7.6-13.2 463 65.1 61.0-69.0 198 24.8 21.5-28.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 560 38 7.1 4.7-10.6 363 66.8 62.0-71.3 159 26.0 22.1-30.4
2nd Quartile 508 53 11.0 8.1-14.6 350 71.5 66.7-75.9 105 17.5 14.1-21.5
3rd Quartile 407 39 8.3 5.8-11.9 295 73.7 68.4-78.5 73 17.9 13.9-22.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 160 18 16.2 9.0-27.3 120 74.2 63.8-82.4 22 9.7 6.0-15.2

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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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