2024 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,595 151 9.6 8.0-11.5 1,114 71.7 69.1-74.1 330 18.7 16.7-20.9
GENDER
Male 729 56 8.5 6.3-11.4 546 75.3 71.6-78.8 127 16.2 13.4-19.3
Female 866 95 10.6 8.4-13.3 568 68.3 64.7-71.8 203 21.0 18.2-24.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 962 23 2.6 1.6- 4.1 644 70.4 67.1-73.5 295 27.0 24.1-30.2
Non-Hispanic Black 293 97 31.4 25.5-38.0 186 65.6 58.9-71.7 *** *** ***
Other 337 30 7.9 5.1-11.9 282 84.4 79.4-88.3 25 7.7 5.1-11.7
AGE
18-34 332 34 10.4 7.1-14.9 230 70.5 64.6-75.8 68 19.1 14.8-24.2
35-44 276 29 9.5 6.3-14.1 189 68.8 62.4-74.6 58 21.7 16.7-27.6
45-54 280 35 11.3 7.8-16.3 176 66.4 60.0-72.3 69 22.2 17.4-28.0
55-64 260 30 12.6 8.2-18.9 174 68.4 61.5-74.6 56 18.9 14.4-24.5
65-74 243 20 9.1 5.5-14.7 185 76.9 70.3-82.4 38 14.0 9.9-19.4
75+ 184 *** *** *** 144 85.4 79.5-89.7 37 13.3 9.2-18.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 159 *** *** *** 137 88.0 81.8-92.3 *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 310 31 9.8 6.5-14.5 248 80.2 74.5-84.9 31 10.0 6.8-14.6
Some Post-H.S. 415 49 12.1 8.8-16.3 304 72.4 67.2-77.1 62 15.5 12.0-19.8
College Graduate 708 60 8.2 6.2-10.8 424 60.5 56.4-64.4 224 31.3 27.7-35.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 450 45 11.0 7.7-15.4 316 71.2 65.9-76.1 89 17.8 14.1-22.3
No 1,129 103 8.9 7.1-11.0 790 72.1 69.1-74.9 236 19.1 16.7-21.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 148 *** *** *** 111 74.8 65.4-82.4 27 15.9 10.2-24.0
Non-Veteran 1,447 141 9.7 8.0-11.6 1,003 71.3 68.6-73.9 303 19.0 16.9-21.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 930 110 11.8 9.5-14.5 614 67.2 63.6-70.6 206 21.1 18.3-24.1
Unemployed 72 *** *** *** 58 83.8 72.7-90.9 *** *** ***
Retired 396 15 4.7 2.6- 8.3 303 79.6 74.7-83.6 78 15.7 12.3-19.9
Unable to Work 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 113 *** *** *** 76 70.6 60.3-79.2 28 22.1 14.8-31.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 89 *** *** *** 71 82.2 72.2-89.2 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 108 *** *** *** 83 75.0 63.7-83.8 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 180 25 13.4 8.5-20.5 134 76.8 68.8-83.2 21 9.8 5.9-15.9
$50,000- 74,999 172 16 8.8 5.1-14.8 122 71.6 63.2-78.7 34 19.6 13.7-27.3
$75,000+ 610 53 9.3 6.8-12.5 367 62.5 58.1-66.7 190 28.2 24.5-32.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 393 31 8.0 5.1-12.1 304 79.7 74.6-83.9 58 12.4 9.3-16.3
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 32 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 95 *** *** *** 75 80.6 70.4-87.9 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 133 17 13.8 8.1-22.5 101 76.3 66.9-83.6 15 9.9 5.7-16.7
151% to 200% 72 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 856 83 9.9 7.7-12.6 543 65.3 61.6-68.8 230 24.8 21.8-28.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 393 31 8.0 5.1-12.1 304 79.7 74.6-83.9 58 12.4 9.3-16.3
HOUSING
Own 1,003 74 8.3 6.4-10.6 694 71.1 67.9-74.2 235 20.6 18.0-23.3
Rent 467 62 12.9 9.9-16.6 328 72.3 67.6-76.6 77 14.8 11.6-18.7
Other arrangement 117 15 14.7 8.3-24.8 87 76.0 65.8-83.9 15 9.2 5.2-15.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 897 96 10.5 8.4-13.0 589 67.0 63.4-70.4 212 22.5 19.6-25.7
Regional City or Suburban County 429 36 9.5 6.4-13.8 312 74.2 69.1-78.7 81 16.4 13.0-20.4
Rural 269 19 7.7 4.7-12.5 213 79.9 73.8-84.9 37 12.4 8.6-17.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 587 59 9.7 7.2-12.9 429 75.7 71.6-79.5 99 14.6 11.7-18.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 948 88 9.6 7.5-12.2 634 67.7 64.2-71.1 226 22.7 19.8-25.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 555 42 7.4 5.1-10.6 389 71.5 67.0-75.6 124 21.1 17.6-25.1
2nd Quartile 670 70 11.2 8.6-14.4 465 71.4 67.4-75.2 135 17.4 14.5-20.7
3rd Quartile 332 37 9.7 6.6-13.8 231 71.8 66.1-77.0 64 18.5 14.3-23.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 38 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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