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
-MALES 1,308 92 8.0 6.4-10.1 997 77.1 74.4-79.7 219 14.8 12.8-17.1
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 859 30 4.3 2.9- 6.3 633 75.2 71.8-78.3 196 20.5 17.7-23.7
Non-Hispanic Black 187 42 21.3 15.3-28.8 136 74.5 66.8-80.9 *** *** ***
Other 257 19 8.0 4.6-13.7 224 86.1 79.9-90.6 14 5.9 3.3-10.2
AGE
18-34 286 25 9.5 6.1-14.6 216 74.8 68.6-80.1 45 15.7 11.6-21.0
35-44 213 16 7.1 4.0-12.1 157 75.5 68.6-81.3 40 17.5 12.7-23.6
45-54 192 13 6.7 3.4-12.7 149 80.2 73.2-85.7 30 13.1 9.0-18.8
55-64 228 23 11.8 7.5-18.2 175 75.0 67.7-81.1 30 13.2 8.9-19.1
65-74 209 *** *** *** 160 79.1 72.2-84.7 39 14.0 9.7-19.8
75+ 165 *** *** *** 130 83.5 75.9-89.0 32 13.7 8.9-20.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 153 *** *** *** 134 87.6 80.7-92.2 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 293 27 10.0 6.5-15.1 247 82.4 76.5-87.0 19 7.6 4.7-12.1
Some Post-H.S. 336 25 9.3 6.1-13.8 267 77.7 72.2-82.4 44 13.0 9.5-17.5
College Graduate 523 29 5.3 3.6- 7.8 348 67.0 62.3-71.4 146 27.7 23.6-32.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 80 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 174 14 8.3 4.4-15.2 143 84.4 76.6-89.9 17 7.3 3.9-13.3
$50,000- 74,999 146 *** *** *** 115 78.9 70.3-85.5 25 15.3 9.8-23.2
$75,000+ 510 34 7.8 5.3-11.4 346 70.0 65.3-74.3 130 22.2 18.6-26.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 409 30 9.8 6.6-14.4 316 76.7 71.3-81.4 63 13.5 10.0-17.9
No 888 61 7.3 5.5- 9.7 672 77.1 73.9-80.1 155 15.6 13.2-18.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 269 14 8.2 4.7-13.9 215 79.2 72.8-84.3 40 12.6 8.9-17.6
Non-Veteran 1,039 78 8.0 6.2-10.3 782 76.6 73.5-79.5 179 15.4 13.1-18.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 448 33 7.2 4.9-10.5 324 73.1 68.2-77.5 91 19.7 15.9-24.1
Regional City or Suburban County 397 29 8.6 5.6-12.9 300 76.7 71.5-81.2 68 14.7 11.3-18.9
Rural 463 30 8.3 5.6-12.2 373 81.5 77.1-85.3 60 10.2 7.6-13.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 797 67 9.2 7.0-12.0 596 75.8 72.2-79.0 134 15.0 12.5-17.9
Unemployed 62 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 334 *** *** *** 266 81.9 76.5-86.2 59 13.7 10.1-18.4
Unable to Work 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 22 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 84 *** *** *** 74 89.9 81.1-94.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 109 *** *** *** *** *** *** 11 10.2 5.1-19.5
151% to 200% 58 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 732 48 7.6 5.5-10.4 523 73.3 69.5-76.8 161 19.1 16.2-22.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 258 18 8.0 4.8-13.1 219 84.6 78.8-89.0 21 7.4 4.7-11.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 415 35 10.1 6.9-14.6 318 77.6 72.5-82.0 62 12.3 9.3-16.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 635 39 6.6 4.7- 9.3 460 73.5 69.3-77.2 136 19.9 16.6-23.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 481 32 6.7 4.6- 9.7 347 74.4 69.6-78.6 102 18.9 15.2-23.2
2nd Quartile 409 30 9.1 6.1-13.4 314 77.3 72.3-81.6 65 13.6 10.5-17.5
3rd Quartile 302 21 7.7 4.6-12.4 239 78.1 72.2-83.1 42 14.2 10.3-19.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 116 *** *** *** 97 83.1 73.7-89.6 *** *** ***

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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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