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%)
TOTAL 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
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,871 66 3.8 2.9- 4.9 1,336 73.3 70.8-75.6 244 11.8 10.2-13.6 225 11.2 9.6-13.0
Have Health Insurance
Yes 2,978 92 3.4 2.7- 4.3 2,196 76.4 74.6-78.1 364 10.4 9.3-11.7 326 9.8 8.6-11.0
No 335 *** *** *** 223 65.9 59.4-71.8 23 5.3 3.4- 8.3 75 24.1 18.7-30.5
Body Mass Index
Underweight 36 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 848 30 4.1 2.7- 6.2 587 72.4 68.7-75.8 117 12.0 9.7-14.7 114 11.5 9.4-14.2
Overweight 1,054 28 2.9 1.8- 4.5 776 75.9 72.7-78.8 122 10.1 8.3-12.3 128 11.1 9.0-13.6
Obese 1,124 41 3.6 2.6- 5.1 846 77.3 74.3-80.0 126 9.2 7.5-11.2 111 9.9 8.0-12.2
Current Smoker
Yes 353 *** *** *** 260 76.6 71.0-81.4 27 5.5 3.5- 8.5 51 13.9 10.1-19.0
No 2,967 90 3.4 2.7- 4.3 2,161 75.1 73.2-76.8 361 10.6 9.4-11.9 355 10.9 9.7-12.3
History of CVD**
Yes 378 16 4.3 2.4- 7.5 272 76.7 71.3-81.4 42 8.5 5.9-12.3 48 10.5 7.4-14.6
No 2,941 90 3.4 2.7- 4.3 2,148 75.1 73.3-76.9 346 10.1 9.0-11.4 357 11.3 10.1-12.7
Binge Drinker
Yes 377 *** *** *** 271 76.0 71.0-80.4 56 12.7 9.6-16.7 36 7.7 5.3-11.0
No 2,882 89 3.3 2.6- 4.2 2,110 75.4 73.5-77.2 327 9.7 8.6-11.0 356 11.6 10.3-13.0
Heavy Drinker
Yes 131 *** *** *** 91 76.8 68.3-83.6 20 10.2 6.2-16.4 17 10.7 6.3-17.6
No 3,131 101 3.5 2.8- 4.4 2,292 75.3 73.5-77.0 363 10.1 8.9-11.3 375 11.1 9.9-12.5
COPD
Yes 250 *** *** *** 180 73.6 66.5-79.7 19 6.4 3.6-11.2 38 13.7 9.4-19.4
No 3,086 93 3.3 2.6- 4.1 2,252 75.4 73.6-77.1 371 10.3 9.1-11.5 370 11.1 9.8-12.4
Current Asthma
Yes 328 21 7.6 4.8-11.8 223 66.0 59.5-72.0 44 13.1 9.3-18.2 40 13.2 9.1-18.8
No 3,000 85 3.0 2.4- 3.9 2,204 76.4 74.6-78.1 343 9.5 8.4-10.7 368 11.1 9.9-12.4
Diabetes
Yes 493 *** *** *** 379 81.0 76.8-84.7 54 8.4 6.2-11.4 43 6.7 4.8- 9.3
No 2,851 89 3.4 2.7- 4.3 2,058 74.3 72.4-76.1 337 10.3 9.1-11.6 367 12.0 10.7-13.5
Functional Disability
Yes 1,086 43 4.7 3.3- 6.6 781 74.8 71.6-77.8 129 10.3 8.3-12.7 133 10.2 8.3-12.4
No 2,220 63 3.0 2.2- 3.9 1,632 75.8 73.8-77.8 258 9.9 8.7-11.4 267 11.3 9.8-12.9
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 1,114 44 4.9 3.5- 6.8 811 74.8 71.6-77.8 133 10.2 8.3-12.4 126 10.1 8.2-12.4
No 2,231 62 2.8 2.1- 3.8 1,626 75.4 73.3-77.4 258 9.9 8.7-11.4 285 11.8 10.4-13.5

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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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