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
-MALES 1,334 800 59.3 56.2-62.4 112 8.3 6.8-10.2 127 9.3 7.7-11.2 115 8.1 6.6- 9.9 180 15.0 12.8-17.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 904 625 69.9 66.3-73.2 71 7.3 5.7- 9.4 82 9.3 7.3-11.7 67 7.2 5.5- 9.4 59 6.3 4.7- 8.4
Non-Hispanic Black 211 84 38.5 31.4-46.2 14 8.0 4.5-13.9 19 8.9 5.5-14.1 15 6.5 3.6-11.3 79 38.1 30.9-45.8
Other 209 83 40.7 32.7-49.2 27 13.1 8.7-19.4 24 9.9 6.3-15.2 33 14.0 9.5-20.0 42 22.3 15.9-30.4
AGE
18-34 279 130 51.1 44.4-57.7 33 9.8 6.8-13.9 37 12.1 8.4-17.0 34 9.8 6.8-13.9 45 17.3 12.7-23.2
35-44 200 95 50.4 42.6-58.2 18 9.6 6.0-14.9 17 9.9 6.1-15.8 35 14.3 9.9-20.1 35 15.8 11.0-22.2
45-54 196 109 55.2 47.2-62.9 16 7.4 4.2-12.9 32 16.0 11.1-22.6 16 8.5 4.8-14.6 23 12.8 8.3-19.4
55-64 240 165 66.7 59.1-73.6 16 7.3 4.2-12.4 16 5.0 2.9- 8.3 13 6.3 3.3-11.6 30 14.6 9.6-21.7
65-74 222 153 67.9 60.2-74.8 18 9.3 5.3-15.7 16 6.9 4.0-11.7 12 4.5 2.2- 8.7 23 11.4 7.3-17.3
75+ 180 139 76.1 67.2-83.2 11 5.2 2.3-11.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** 19 14.0 8.5-22.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 119 68 63.2 53.2-72.3 11 6.5 3.5-11.8 *** *** *** *** *** *** 25 21.0 13.9-30.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 311 185 57.9 51.5-64.1 27 8.6 5.7-12.8 33 11.2 7.7-15.9 18 6.0 3.6-10.0 48 16.2 11.8-21.8
Some Post-H.S. 348 233 65.1 59.2-70.5 24 7.7 5.0-11.8 34 8.8 6.1-12.4 19 5.8 3.5- 9.5 38 12.6 9.0-17.3
College Graduate 553 311 52.8 48.0-57.5 50 9.3 6.9-12.5 55 10.5 7.9-13.7 68 13.1 10.2-16.6 69 14.4 11.2-18.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 169 116 67.4 58.2-75.5 20 10.8 6.7-17.1 *** *** *** 13 6.4 3.4-11.7 11 9.6 4.9-18.1
$50,000- 74,999 156 103 67.7 58.8-75.4 12 7.0 3.8-12.5 11 5.2 2.6-10.4 11 7.4 3.8-13.9 19 12.7 7.8-19.9
$75,000+ 535 293 52.7 47.8-57.6 49 10.0 7.3-13.6 70 14.1 11.0-17.9 57 9.8 7.3-13.1 66 13.3 10.2-17.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 425 292 68.3 62.7-73.5 29 5.8 3.8- 8.8 27 7.4 4.8-11.3 28 6.3 4.0- 9.7 49 12.2 8.8-16.7
No 896 502 55.2 51.5-59.0 82 9.5 7.5-12.0 98 10.1 8.2-12.5 86 8.9 7.1-11.3 128 16.2 13.4-19.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 292 202 67.1 60.4-73.2 25 8.4 5.3-12.9 20 7.5 4.6-12.1 14 5.2 2.8- 9.4 31 11.8 8.0-17.0
Non-Veteran 1,040 596 57.1 53.6-60.6 87 8.3 6.6-10.5 107 9.8 7.9-12.0 101 8.9 7.1-11.0 149 15.9 13.4-18.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 432 228 51.8 46.4-57.1 38 9.5 6.7-13.2 53 12.2 9.1-16.2 48 10.8 7.9-14.5 65 15.8 12.2-20.2
Regional City or Suburban County 411 243 57.8 52.0-63.3 35 7.9 5.5-11.4 40 9.4 6.7-13.1 36 7.9 5.5-11.2 57 17.1 12.9-22.3
Rural 491 329 67.4 62.4-72.2 39 7.6 5.3-10.9 34 6.6 4.5- 9.6 31 5.8 3.8- 8.8 58 12.5 9.4-16.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 784 428 55.0 50.9-58.9 73 8.9 7.0-11.4 87 10.6 8.5-13.3 80 9.3 7.3-11.8 116 16.2 13.3-19.6
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 359 266 73.0 66.9-78.3 21 6.5 3.7-11.1 16 3.5 2.0- 6.1 19 5.3 3.2- 8.7 37 11.8 8.2-16.6
Unable to Work 84 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 17.5 9.7-29.5
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 67 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 15.3 8.0-27.2
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 772 459 57.6 53.4-61.6 68 9.3 7.2-12.1 86 11.7 9.3-14.6 75 9.3 7.2-11.9 84 12.2 9.6-15.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 270 176 65.4 58.6-71.6 16 6.4 3.7-11.1 19 6.6 4.1-10.6 20 7.3 4.6-11.5 39 14.2 10.1-19.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 429 278 65.6 60.1-70.7 43 9.3 6.7-12.7 28 6.3 4.1- 9.5 30 6.1 3.9- 9.3 50 12.8 9.3-17.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 635 346 51.8 47.3-56.4 53 8.5 6.2-11.5 80 12.7 10.0-16.1 65 9.9 7.5-12.9 91 17.0 13.7-21.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 487 286 56.3 50.9-61.6 47 10.9 7.9-14.9 58 12.6 9.5-16.6 44 8.0 5.7-11.2 52 12.1 8.8-16.4
2nd Quartile 415 252 59.8 54.3-65.1 34 7.5 5.2-10.6 38 8.6 6.1-12.2 29 7.0 4.6-10.3 62 17.1 13.2-22.0
3rd Quartile 317 197 61.8 55.4-67.8 25 7.2 4.6-11.2 18 6.0 3.6- 9.7 32 9.6 6.5-13.9 45 15.4 11.2-20.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 115 65 60.8 50.2-70.5 *** *** *** 13 9.2 5.0-16.3 *** *** *** 21 16.3 10.1-25.3

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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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