BRFSS 2024 - North Carolina: (Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?)

2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	3,293	117	3.5	2.8- 4.3	3,176	96.5	95.7-97.2
GENDER
Male	1,447	33	2.4	1.5- 3.7	1,414	97.6	96.3-98.5
Female	1,846	84	4.4	3.4- 5.6	1,762	95.6	94.4-96.6
Have Health Insurance
Yes	2,932	98	3.3	2.6- 4.1	2,834	96.7	95.9-97.4
No	330	18	5.4	3.2- 9.1	312	94.6	90.9-96.8
Body Mass Index
Underweight	36	***	***	***	***	***	***
Recommended Range	831	25	2.5	1.6- 3.9	806	97.5	96.1-98.4
Overweight	1,039	32	3.7	2.4- 5.6	1,007	96.3	94.4-97.6
Obese	1,109	51	4.1	2.9- 5.7	1,058	95.9	94.3-97.1
Current Smoker
Yes	347	18	4.2	2.4- 7.1	329	95.8	92.9-97.6
No	2,925	97	3.3	2.6- 4.3	2,828	96.7	95.7-97.4
History of CVD**
Yes	371	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	2,897	103	3.4	2.7- 4.3	2,794	96.6	95.7-97.3
Binge Drinker
Yes	376	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	2,837	95	3.3	2.6- 4.2	2,742	96.7	95.8-97.4
Heavy Drinker
Yes	131	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	3,084	108	3.5	2.8- 4.3	2,976	96.5	95.7-97.2
COPD
Yes	238	***	***	***	***	***	***
No	3,046	107	3.5	2.8- 4.4	2,939	96.5	95.6-97.2
Current Asthma
Yes	317	25	8.3	5.3-12.7	292	91.7	87.3-94.7
No	2,960	91	2.9	2.3- 3.8	2,869	97.1	96.2-97.7
Diabetes
Yes	487	17	3.1	1.8- 5.2	470	96.9	94.8-98.2
No	2,805	100	3.5	2.8- 4.5	2,705	96.5	95.5-97.2
Functional Disability
Yes	1,064	49	4.6	3.3- 6.5	1,015	95.4	93.5-96.7
No	2,195	67	2.9	2.2- 3.9	2,128	97.1	96.1-97.8
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes	1,091	53	4.8	3.4- 6.6	1,038	95.2	93.4-96.6
No	2,202	64	2.9	2.1- 3.8	2,138	97.1	96.2-97.9

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

3,293

117

3.5

2.8- 4.3

3,176

96.5

95.7-97.2

GENDER

Male

1,447

2.4

1.5- 3.7

1,414

97.6

96.3-98.5

Female

1,846

4.4

3.4- 5.6

1,762

95.6

94.4-96.6

Have Health Insurance

Yes

2,932

3.3

2.6- 4.1

2,834

96.7

95.9-97.4

330

5.4

3.2- 9.1

312

94.6

90.9-96.8

Body Mass Index

Underweight

***

Recommended Range

831

2.5

1.6- 3.9

806

97.5

96.1-98.4

Overweight

1,039

3.7

2.4- 5.6

1,007

96.3

94.4-97.6

Obese

1,109

4.1

2.9- 5.7

1,058

95.9

94.3-97.1

Current Smoker

Yes

347

4.2

2.4- 7.1

329

95.8

92.9-97.6

2,925

3.3

2.6- 4.3

2,828

96.7

95.7-97.4

History of CVD**

Yes

371

***

2,897

103

3.4

2.7- 4.3

2,794

96.6

95.7-97.3

Binge Drinker

Yes

376

***

2,837

3.3

2.6- 4.2

2,742

96.7

95.8-97.4

Heavy Drinker

Yes

131

***

3,084

108

3.5

2.8- 4.3

2,976

96.5

95.7-97.2

COPD

Yes

238

***

3,046

107

3.5

2.8- 4.4

2,939

96.5

95.6-97.2

Current Asthma

Yes

317

8.3

5.3-12.7

292

91.7

87.3-94.7

2,960

2.9

2.3- 3.8

2,869

97.1

96.2-97.7

Diabetes

Yes

487

3.1

1.8- 5.2

470

96.9

94.8-98.2

2,805

100

3.5

2.8- 4.5

2,705

96.5

95.5-97.2

Functional Disability

Yes

1,064

4.6

3.3- 6.5

1,015

95.4

93.5-96.7

2,195

2.9

2.2- 3.9

2,128

97.1

96.1-97.8

Has two or more chronic diseases†

Yes

1,091

4.8

3.4- 6.6

1,038

95.2

93.4-96.6

2,202

2.9

2.1- 3.8

2,138

97.1

96.2-97.9

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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.

^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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2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Reactions to Race

Within the past 30 days, have you experienced any physical symptoms, for example, a headache, an upset stomach, tensing of your muscles, or a pounding heart, as a result of how you were treated based on your race?