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
-MALES 919 48 5.2 3.8- 7.2 753 83.7 80.9-86.2 53 4.7 3.5- 6.4 65 6.3 4.8- 8.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 536 15 2.6 1.5- 4.6 451 86.3 83.0-89.1 31 5.0 3.4- 7.3 39 6.0 4.3- 8.4
Non-Hispanic Black 128 18 11.5 6.9-18.7 98 80.5 72.1-86.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 248 15 7.1 3.9-12.8 199 79.6 72.9-85.0 19 7.0 4.3-11.3 15 6.2 3.4-11.0
AGE
18-34 267 19 7.3 4.4-12.1 223 84.3 78.7-88.6 14 4.4 2.5- 7.7 11 3.9 2.0- 7.5
35-44 211 13 5.0 2.7- 8.9 163 77.9 71.1-83.5 18 8.1 4.9-13.1 17 9.0 5.3-14.8
45-54 185 *** *** *** 152 86.5 80.8-90.6 11 4.8 2.5- 8.9 15 6.1 3.6-10.3
55-64 168 *** *** *** 145 87.6 81.3-92.0 *** *** *** 12 5.9 3.2-10.4
65-74 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 15 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 114 *** *** *** 91 77.8 67.9-85.2 13 11.4 6.5-19.1 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 211 11 5.5 2.8-10.6 179 86.7 80.8-91.0 *** *** *** 14 5.7 3.2-10.1
Some Post-H.S. 203 13 6.7 3.7-11.8 172 85.8 79.8-90.2 *** *** *** 13 4.9 2.7- 8.8
College Graduate 388 18 4.2 2.5- 6.8 310 81.8 77.5-85.5 28 6.5 4.3- 9.6 32 7.5 5.2-10.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 9 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 115 *** *** *** 88 77.0 66.5-84.9 *** *** *** 12 10.1 5.1-18.9
$50,000- 74,999 102 *** *** *** 90 86.7 77.0-92.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 422 22 5.1 3.1- 8.1 353 86.4 82.6-89.5 25 4.7 3.1- 7.2 22 3.8 2.4- 5.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 179 13 6.8 3.7-12.0 141 81.9 74.8-87.4 14 4.9 2.7- 8.7 11 6.4 3.1-12.6
No 729 35 4.9 3.4- 7.2 602 84.0 80.9-86.7 39 4.8 3.4- 6.7 53 6.3 4.7- 8.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 122 *** *** *** 106 88.2 80.7-93.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 795 42 5.3 3.7- 7.4 645 82.9 79.8-85.6 51 5.5 4.0- 7.3 57 6.4 4.8- 8.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 365 16 4.5 2.6- 7.6 300 84.2 79.9-87.8 23 5.3 3.4- 8.2 26 6.0 4.0- 9.0
Regional City or Suburban County 288 19 6.2 3.7-10.3 232 82.6 77.1-86.9 15 4.2 2.4- 7.3 22 7.0 4.4-11.1
Rural 266 13 5.1 2.7- 9.4 221 84.3 78.7-88.6 15 4.7 2.6- 8.1 17 6.0 3.5-10.0
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 883 45 5.2 3.7- 7.2 728 84.4 81.6-86.8 51 4.7 3.5- 6.3 59 5.8 4.3- 7.6
Unemployed 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 45 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 554 28 5.2 3.5- 7.8 465 85.9 82.5-88.7 29 4.0 2.7- 6.0 32 4.9 3.3- 7.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 160 11 6.6 3.2-13.0 127 80.6 72.7-86.6 *** *** *** 14 8.2 4.6-14.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 273 18 7.0 4.1-11.7 225 83.4 77.8-87.8 14 3.8 2.1- 6.7 16 5.8 3.3- 9.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 486 19 3.6 2.2- 5.9 401 84.9 81.3-88.0 31 5.4 3.7- 7.9 35 6.0 4.2- 8.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 336 15 4.5 2.6- 7.7 274 84.5 79.8-88.2 24 5.7 3.6- 8.9 23 5.4 3.4- 8.5
2nd Quartile 310 16 5.2 3.0- 9.1 257 83.9 78.8-88.0 14 3.4 1.9- 5.9 23 7.4 4.7-11.5
3rd Quartile 203 13 5.3 2.9- 9.6 166 83.2 77.0-88.0 11 5.3 2.9- 9.7 13 6.1 3.5-10.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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