2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Longterm Covid Effects

Did you have any symptoms lasting 3 months or longer that you did not have prior to having coronavirus or COVID-19?*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,324 313 22.3 19.6-25.2 1,011 77.7 74.8-80.4
Eastern NC 509 135 23.9 19.3-29.1 374 76.1 70.9-80.7
GENDER
Male 239 54 24.1 17.5-32.1 185 75.9 67.9-82.5
Female 270 81 23.7 17.8-30.8 189 76.3 69.2-82.2
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 287 81 26.6 20.6-33.6 206 73.4 66.4-79.4
Non-Hispanic Black 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 131 34 19.0 11.8-29.1 97 81.0 70.9-88.2
AGE
18-34 118 25 20.7 12.9-31.6 93 79.3 68.4-87.1
35-44 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 49 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 116 26 17.7 10.6-28.1 90 82.3 71.9-89.4
Some Post-H.S. 180 52 24.2 17.2-32.9 128 75.8 67.1-82.8
College Graduate 163 43 25.0 16.8-35.6 120 75.0 64.4-83.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 192 71 37.6 29.0-47.1 121 62.4 52.9-71.0
No 315 64 16.5 11.8-22.5 251 83.5 77.5-88.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 91 14 16.2 9.3-26.6 77 83.8 73.4-90.7
Non-Veteran 416 119 25.4 20.1-31.4 297 74.6 68.6-79.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 331 89 22.8 17.6-29.1 242 77.2 70.9-82.4
Unemployed 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 87 18 20.9 12.5-32.8 69 79.1 67.2-87.5
Unable to Work 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 74 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 176 44 23.5 15.9-33.3 132 76.5 66.7-84.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 79 18 17.6 9.9-29.3 61 82.4 70.7-90.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 37 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 285 70 22.3 16.6-29.3 215 77.7 70.7-83.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 79 18 17.6 9.9-29.3 61 82.4 70.7-90.1
HOUSING
Own 357 96 23.3 18.0-29.5 261 76.7 70.5-82.0
Rent 113 34 28.0 19.0-39.2 *** *** ***
Other arrangement 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 145 34 23.3 15.9-32.7 111 76.7 67.3-84.1
Rural 323 95 25.4 19.4-32.3 228 74.6 67.7-80.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 267 82 27.4 20.2-35.9 185 72.6 64.1-79.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 116 26 20.0 13.2-29.1 90 80.0 70.9-86.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 126 27 21.1 13.9-30.7 99 78.9 69.3-86.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 96 19 17.3 9.9-28.4 77 82.7 71.6-90.1
2nd Quartile 83 18 21.0 12.8-32.4 65 79.0 67.6-87.2
3rd Quartile 129 32 24.6 16.4-35.2 97 75.4 64.8-83.6
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 201 66 29.1 20.6-39.5 135 70.9 60.5-79.4

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Asked of respondents that tested positive for COVID-19 derived from the previous question.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 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 2022 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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