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
-Non-Hispanic White 1,934 46 2.9 2.1- 3.9 1,375 73.2 70.9-75.4 513 23.9 21.9-26.2
GENDER
Male 859 30 4.3 2.9- 6.3 633 75.2 71.8-78.3 196 20.5 17.7-23.7
Female 1,075 16 1.6 0.9- 2.8 742 71.4 68.2-74.5 317 26.9 24.0-30.1
AGE
18-34 259 *** *** *** 171 69.3 62.9-75.0 81 27.8 22.3-34.0
35-44 248 *** *** *** 153 65.1 58.4-71.2 90 32.9 27.0-39.5
45-54 281 *** *** *** 192 71.9 65.8-77.2 81 25.8 20.6-31.7
55-64 373 *** *** *** 272 74.6 69.4-79.2 89 21.4 17.2-26.3
65-74 387 *** *** *** 290 76.6 71.4-81.1 88 20.0 15.9-24.8
75+ 372 *** *** *** 288 82.3 77.2-86.5 80 16.0 12.1-20.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 82 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 363 *** *** *** 317 86.5 81.8-90.2 38 11.1 7.7-15.5
Some Post-H.S. 536 19 3.9 2.4- 6.4 415 76.3 72.0-80.2 102 19.8 16.2-23.9
College Graduate 949 13 1.5 0.8- 2.6 570 58.9 55.3-62.3 366 39.7 36.2-43.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 95 *** *** *** 77 80.8 69.5-88.6 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** 88 80.3 69.3-88.1 17 15.8 9.0-26.2
$35,000- 49,999 204 *** *** *** 160 81.9 74.8-87.3 37 15.1 10.1-21.9
$50,000- 74,999 236 *** *** *** 174 74.4 67.3-80.5 57 23.2 17.4-30.2
$75,000+ 806 *** *** *** 503 65.2 61.5-68.8 290 32.8 29.3-36.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 683 24 4.9 3.2- 7.5 498 73.0 68.8-76.9 161 22.1 18.5-26.1
No 1,232 21 1.7 1.1- 2.7 866 73.4 70.6-76.1 345 24.9 22.3-27.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 236 *** *** *** 185 77.7 70.6-83.5 44 17.6 12.6-24.1
Non-Veteran 1,697 39 2.6 1.8- 3.7 1,189 72.5 70.0-74.9 469 24.9 22.6-27.3
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 522 *** *** *** 309 62.5 57.8-67.0 205 36.0 31.6-40.7
Regional City or Suburban County 598 *** *** *** 434 75.7 71.6-79.3 154 22.5 19.0-26.4
Rural 814 28 4.7 3.1- 6.9 632 78.8 75.2-81.9 154 16.6 13.8-19.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 930 24 2.9 1.8- 4.5 617 69.6 66.3-72.8 289 27.5 24.4-30.7
Unemployed 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 727 13 3.0 1.7- 5.3 558 78.4 74.6-81.8 156 18.6 15.5-22.1
Unable to Work 115 *** *** *** 92 83.7 75.4-89.6 18 12.2 7.3-19.6
Other not in Labor Force 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** 36 33.7 24.1-44.9
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 167 *** *** *** 135 80.7 72.3-87.0 25 13.5 8.4-20.9
151% to 200% 79 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,158 21 2.2 1.4- 3.6 770 68.9 65.8-71.8 367 28.9 26.1-31.9
HOUSING
Own 1,488 32 2.8 1.9- 4.0 1,063 73.0 70.4-75.5 393 24.2 21.8-26.7
Rent 326 *** *** *** 222 73.0 67.1-78.2 94 24.2 19.2-30.0
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** 83 78.4 68.0-86.1 22 17.7 11.1-27.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 350 *** *** *** 285 81.9 76.8-86.1 53 13.6 10.1-18.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 709 21 3.2 2.0- 5.1 533 78.1 74.3-81.4 155 18.8 15.7-22.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 875 *** *** *** 557 65.4 61.8-68.9 305 32.6 29.2-36.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 766 16 2.6 1.6- 4.3 507 68.4 64.5-72.0 243 29.0 25.5-32.8
2nd Quartile 585 *** *** *** 417 74.9 70.8-78.7 153 22.3 18.8-26.3
3rd Quartile 452 *** *** *** 343 75.2 70.2-79.6 98 22.1 17.9-26.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 131 *** *** *** 108 82.5 73.7-88.8 19 12.5 7.6-19.9

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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.

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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