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
-Non-Hispanic White 2,061 1,385 67.2 64.8-69.5 170 8.1 6.8- 9.6 200 10.2 8.8-11.9 163 7.8 6.6- 9.2 143 6.7 5.5- 8.0
GENDER
Male 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
Female 1,157 760 64.9 61.5-68.1 99 8.7 6.9-10.9 118 11.1 9.0-13.5 96 8.3 6.7-10.3 84 7.0 5.5- 8.8
AGE
18-34 274 142 56.1 49.5-62.5 38 12.2 8.6-16.9 46 16.3 12.0-21.8 26 8.5 5.6-12.6 22 6.9 4.4-10.7
35-44 263 142 56.6 49.9-63.0 19 6.9 4.2-11.0 35 12.7 9.1-17.5 43 14.9 10.9-20.0 24 9.0 5.7-13.8
45-54 306 180 59.5 53.2-65.5 28 7.7 5.2-11.4 44 16.6 12.1-22.2 25 7.9 5.2-11.8 29 8.3 5.6-12.0
55-64 395 275 71.1 65.6-76.0 30 8.8 5.8-13.2 27 5.4 3.6- 8.0 37 9.5 6.5-13.6 26 5.3 3.5- 8.0
65-74 410 304 75.2 70.1-79.7 37 8.3 5.8-11.7 28 6.1 4.0- 9.1 22 4.8 3.0- 7.6 19 5.6 3.4- 9.1
75+ 396 330 86.4 81.7-90.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 4.9 2.9- 8.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 89 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 391 304 74.5 69.0-79.3 24 6.4 4.2- 9.6 23 7.5 4.8-11.5 22 6.5 4.1-10.2 18 5.0 3.0- 8.4
Some Post-H.S. 578 425 71.2 66.7-75.3 47 8.4 6.1-11.5 53 10.4 7.8-13.8 24 4.9 3.2- 7.4 29 5.1 3.4- 7.6
College Graduate 997 570 54.2 50.6-57.6 95 9.3 7.5-11.5 123 13.7 11.4-16.4 116 12.8 10.6-15.4 93 10.0 8.1-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 104 83 81.6 70.9-89.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 121 94 77.8 67.5-85.5 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 218 161 72.6 64.5-79.5 27 11.8 7.4-18.2 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 256 172 68.6 61.5-75.0 21 7.3 4.4-11.7 17 6.3 3.6-11.1 24 9.0 5.6-14.4 22 8.7 5.4-13.7
$75,000+ 840 472 55.5 51.7-59.3 74 9.0 7.0-11.6 122 16.0 13.3-19.1 103 11.9 9.7-14.6 69 7.6 5.9- 9.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 718 530 72.9 68.7-76.8 44 6.2 4.4- 8.8 47 7.2 5.0-10.3 44 6.5 4.6- 9.1 53 7.2 5.2- 9.7
No 1,319 843 64.4 61.4-67.3 124 9.1 7.5-11.1 149 11.9 10.0-14.0 116 8.5 6.9-10.3 87 6.2 4.9- 7.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 254 184 74.1 67.3-79.9 23 7.3 4.6-11.5 18 8.7 5.1-14.4 *** *** *** 19 5.6 3.4- 9.2
Non-Veteran 1,803 1,197 66.1 63.5-68.7 147 8.2 6.8- 9.8 182 10.5 8.9-12.3 153 8.3 7.0- 9.9 124 6.8 5.6- 8.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 538 286 53.5 48.7-58.2 49 9.4 6.9-12.7 86 16.9 13.6-20.9 64 11.7 9.0-15.1 53 8.5 6.4-11.2
Regional City or Suburban County 639 433 67.6 63.1-71.7 49 6.9 5.0- 9.5 62 9.8 7.4-12.9 51 8.1 5.9-10.9 44 7.7 5.5-10.6
Rural 884 666 76.3 72.8-79.5 72 8.1 6.2-10.6 52 6.0 4.4- 8.3 48 4.9 3.5- 6.8 46 4.6 3.3- 6.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,004 584 60.2 56.7-63.6 98 9.3 7.4-11.5 133 13.2 11.0-15.8 106 10.0 8.1-12.2 83 7.3 5.8- 9.3
Unemployed 63 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 767 603 79.8 76.1-83.0 48 5.4 3.9- 7.4 40 4.6 3.1- 6.7 33 3.8 2.5- 5.7 43 6.5 4.6- 9.1
Unable to Work 118 97 84.0 74.7-90.3 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 97 *** *** *** 15 17.7 10.2-29.1 13 16.0 9.0-26.8 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 28 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 69 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 181 150 84.1 76.8-89.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 86 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,223 737 59.5 56.3-62.7 113 9.3 7.5-11.4 147 13.0 10.9-15.4 134 10.9 9.0-13.1 92 7.3 5.9- 9.1
HOUSING
Own 1,581 1,073 67.8 65.1-70.4 125 7.7 6.3- 9.4 150 9.7 8.2-11.6 123 7.9 6.5- 9.6 110 6.9 5.6- 8.4
Rent 344 221 63.5 57.1-69.4 29 8.0 5.2-12.0 36 13.5 9.3-19.4 31 8.1 5.4-11.9 27 6.9 4.5-10.4
Other arrangement 120 79 67.2 56.6-76.3 15 14.7 8.6-24.0 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 374 283 75.8 70.4-80.5 28 6.8 4.5-10.1 20 5.6 3.5- 9.0 26 7.5 4.8-11.6 17 4.3 2.5- 7.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 772 578 74.9 71.0-78.5 63 8.8 6.6-11.6 55 8.3 6.1-11.2 39 4.4 3.0- 6.3 37 3.7 2.5- 5.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 915 524 56.8 53.1-60.5 79 8.0 6.2-10.1 125 13.9 11.5-16.6 98 11.0 8.9-13.5 89 10.4 8.2-13.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 810 495 60.4 56.4-64.3 80 9.2 7.2-11.8 99 13.3 10.7-16.4 70 8.6 6.6-11.0 66 8.5 6.4-11.1
2nd Quartile 621 427 69.7 65.3-73.7 51 8.3 6.1-11.2 56 9.0 6.7-12.0 47 6.9 5.0- 9.3 40 6.2 4.4- 8.8
3rd Quartile 490 356 70.6 65.5-75.3 29 6.5 4.3- 9.9 37 8.7 6.1-12.4 39 8.8 6.1-12.6 29 5.3 3.5- 7.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 140 107 78.0 69.4-84.6 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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