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
-MALES 1,474 40 3.1 2.2- 4.6 1,101 77.4 74.9-79.8 147 8.0 6.7- 9.6 186 11.5 9.8-13.4
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 951 15 1.8 1.0- 3.3 705 77.6 74.5-80.4 117 9.4 7.7-11.5 114 11.1 9.1-13.6
Non-Hispanic Black 218 17 8.3 4.7-14.1 169 77.0 69.9-82.8 15 7.0 4.1-11.6 17 7.8 4.7-12.8
Other 294 *** *** *** 221 77.5 71.5-82.5 15 4.6 2.6- 8.0 50 15.5 11.3-20.9
AGE
18-34 311 11 4.5 2.3- 8.4 237 78.8 73.4-83.3 27 7.0 4.7-10.5 36 9.7 6.8-13.7
35-44 234 *** *** *** 158 68.2 61.1-74.6 26 9.4 6.3-13.9 43 20.0 14.6-26.8
45-54 223 *** *** *** 168 80.4 74.6-85.1 17 6.9 4.2-11.2 29 10.0 6.8-14.5
55-64 257 *** *** *** 206 81.0 74.8-86.0 15 5.6 3.1- 9.9 27 9.1 6.0-13.5
65-74 237 *** *** *** 180 80.2 73.9-85.3 32 10.1 6.9-14.7 22 7.2 4.4-11.8
75+ 192 *** *** *** 140 78.3 70.4-84.6 29 11.3 6.9-17.8 23 10.4 6.3-16.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 172 *** *** *** 124 74.5 66.7-81.1 *** *** *** 33 16.4 11.4-23.2
H.S. or G.E.D. 341 12 4.1 2.1- 8.0 268 79.6 74.2-84.1 18 5.1 3.1- 8.2 43 11.2 7.9-15.6
Some Post-H.S. 370 *** *** *** 301 83.2 78.6-86.9 21 5.1 3.1- 8.1 42 10.0 7.2-13.8
College Graduate 587 16 3.2 1.8- 5.6 406 70.6 66.3-74.5 97 15.2 12.3-18.7 68 11.0 8.5-14.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 80 *** *** *** 62 81.2 70.1-88.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 89 *** *** *** 71 81.9 70.4-89.6 *** *** *** 11 10.7 5.3-20.4
$35,000- 49,999 195 *** *** *** 152 81.0 73.2-86.9 14 3.9 2.1- 7.2 22 11.1 6.5-18.2
$50,000- 74,999 165 *** *** *** 122 78.6 71.1-84.7 18 7.8 4.6-13.1 20 11.1 6.8-17.7
$75,000+ 560 11 2.6 1.2- 5.4 415 77.1 73.0-80.7 80 11.4 8.9-14.4 54 8.9 6.7-11.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 460 11 3.5 1.7- 7.1 341 77.5 72.6-81.7 48 7.1 5.1-10.0 60 11.9 8.8-15.8
No 999 29 3.0 2.0- 4.7 753 78.1 75.1-80.7 97 8.3 6.7-10.3 120 10.5 8.7-12.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 306 *** *** *** 255 85.6 80.7-89.4 22 5.8 3.5- 9.3 25 7.1 4.5-11.1
Non-Veteran 1,166 36 3.6 2.4- 5.3 845 75.4 72.5-78.1 125 8.6 7.0-10.4 160 12.5 10.5-14.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 496 *** *** *** 362 74.2 69.7-78.3 54 10.6 8.0-14.0 70 12.1 9.4-15.4
Regional City or Suburban County 448 15 3.6 1.8- 6.8 328 76.9 72.2-81.0 44 7.1 5.1- 9.8 61 12.5 9.5-16.2
Rural 530 15 2.8 1.6- 4.9 411 81.0 76.8-84.5 49 6.3 4.5- 8.7 55 9.9 7.2-13.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 894 29 3.5 2.2- 5.4 663 77.2 74.0-80.1 78 7.2 5.7- 9.2 124 12.1 10.0-14.5
Unemployed 70 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 378 *** *** *** 289 80.4 75.2-84.7 50 9.6 6.9-13.3 37 8.9 6.0-13.0
Unable to Work 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 93 *** *** *** 73 79.1 68.2-87.0 *** *** *** 11 11.8 6.1-21.5
101% to 150% 122 *** *** *** 95 78.7 68.4-86.3 *** *** *** 15 12.3 6.5-21.9
151% to 200% 66 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 813 18 2.5 1.4- 4.6 608 78.2 74.9-81.2 105 9.8 7.9-12.1 82 9.4 7.4-11.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 299 *** *** *** 233 80.9 75.3-85.5 21 4.9 3.0- 7.9 35 11.0 7.4-16.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 468 12 3.6 1.8- 7.1 357 79.9 75.5-83.8 45 6.4 4.6- 8.9 54 10.1 7.5-13.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 707 18 2.8 1.6- 4.8 511 74.0 70.2-77.5 81 10.5 8.3-13.3 97 12.6 10.2-15.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 534 16 3.0 1.7- 5.3 392 77.3 73.1-81.0 59 9.0 6.7-11.8 67 10.8 8.2-14.1
2nd Quartile 464 13 3.3 1.7- 6.1 346 76.7 72.2-80.7 40 7.3 5.2-10.2 65 12.6 9.7-16.3
3rd Quartile 346 *** *** *** 265 78.3 72.9-82.9 37 8.6 5.9-12.2 37 9.7 6.9-13.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 130 *** *** *** 98 78.1 68.6-85.4 11 5.7 2.8-11.0 17 13.8 7.8-23.3

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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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