2022 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Longterm Covid Effects

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,168 1,309 31.3 29.5-33.2 2,859 68.7 66.8-70.5
Non-Hispanic Black 736 219 30.3 26.3-34.5 517 69.7 65.5-73.7
GENDER
Male 291 82 28.5 22.6-35.4 209 71.5 64.6-77.4
Female 445 137 31.7 26.7-37.2 308 68.3 62.8-73.3
AGE
18-34 146 63 41.1 32.1-50.7 83 58.9 49.3-67.9
35-44 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 121 40 28.6 20.1-39.0 81 71.4 61.0-79.9
55-64 147 38 25.6 17.7-35.6 109 74.4 64.4-82.3
65-74 134 20 16.1 9.4-26.3 114 83.9 73.7-90.6
75+ 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 194 46 22.1 16.1-29.7 148 77.9 70.3-83.9
Some Post-H.S. 236 80 37.2 29.9-45.3 156 62.8 54.7-70.1
College Graduate 262 83 33.4 26.9-40.6 179 66.6 59.4-73.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 172 65 36.4 28.2-45.5 107 63.6 54.5-71.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 246 65 25.9 19.7-33.2 181 74.1 66.8-80.3
No 484 153 32.5 27.6-37.8 331 67.5 62.2-72.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 29 24.5 16.3-35.2 83 75.5 64.8-83.7
Non-Veteran 621 190 31.5 27.2-36.2 431 68.5 63.8-72.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 317 97 29.4 24.0-35.4 220 70.6 64.6-76.0
Regional City or Suburban County 152 52 40.5 31.0-50.9 100 59.5 49.1-69.0
Rural 267 70 25.6 19.4-32.9 197 74.4 67.1-80.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 413 147 35.5 30.2-41.3 266 64.5 58.7-69.8
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 178 26 13.3 7.8-21.8 152 86.7 78.2-92.2
Unable to Work 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 329 110 33.2 27.4-39.7 219 66.8 60.3-72.6
HOUSING
Own 378 106 27.9 22.8-33.7 272 72.1 66.3-77.2
Rent 283 92 34.2 27.7-41.2 191 65.8 58.8-72.3
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 251 74 29.0 22.1-37.0 177 71.0 63.0-77.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 59 28.6 21.8-36.6 145 71.4 63.4-78.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 281 86 32.4 26.3-39.2 195 67.6 60.8-73.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 141 45 37.4 28.4-47.3 96 62.6 52.7-71.6
2nd Quartile 204 60 27.3 20.9-34.7 144 72.7 65.3-79.1
3rd Quartile 227 69 31.5 24.3-39.6 158 68.5 60.4-75.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 164 45 26.5 18.4-36.6 119 73.5 63.4-81.6

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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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