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%)
TOTAL 4,168 1,309 31.3 29.5-33.2 2,859 68.7 66.8-70.5
GENDER
Male 1,957 602 29.6 27.1-32.2 1,355 70.4 67.8-72.9
Female 2,211 707 32.9 30.3-35.7 1,504 67.1 64.3-69.7
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,613 820 32.2 29.9-34.5 1,793 67.8 65.5-70.1
Non-Hispanic Black 736 219 30.3 26.3-34.5 517 69.7 65.5-73.7
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 68 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 421 144 34.3 28.7-40.4 277 65.7 59.6-71.3
AGE
18-34 947 369 38.5 34.7-42.5 578 61.5 57.5-65.3
35-44 616 229 34.0 29.5-38.8 387 66.0 61.2-70.5
45-54 660 247 36.0 31.5-40.7 413 64.0 59.3-68.5
55-64 751 221 28.0 24.0-32.3 530 72.0 67.7-76.0
65-74 701 157 25.2 20.7-30.4 544 74.8 69.6-79.3
75+ 415 71 15.0 11.2-19.7 344 85.0 80.3-88.8
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 331 88 23.7 17.9-30.6 243 76.3 69.4-82.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 932 263 27.6 24.2-31.3 669 72.4 68.7-75.8
Some Post-H.S. 1,201 438 37.6 34.1-41.2 763 62.4 58.8-65.9
College Graduate 1,689 514 30.9 28.3-33.6 1,175 69.1 66.4-71.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,320 411 29.8 26.4-33.3 909 70.2 66.7-73.6
No 2,809 890 32.3 30.1-34.5 1,919 67.7 65.5-69.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 537 157 28.6 24.2-33.5 380 71.4 66.5-75.8
Non-Veteran 3,618 1,147 31.7 29.7-33.8 2,471 68.3 66.2-70.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,383 897 37.3 34.9-39.7 1,486 62.7 60.3-65.1
Unemployed 155 55 31.1 22.6-41.1 100 68.9 58.9-77.4
Retired 1,047 192 18.1 15.2-21.5 855 81.9 78.5-84.8
Unable to Work 302 78 25.0 17.9-33.7 224 75.0 66.3-82.1
Other not in Labor Force 248 80 33.3 25.9-41.6 168 66.7 58.4-74.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 209 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 356 104 31.7 25.7-38.5 252 68.3 61.5-74.3
$25,000- 34,999 423 130 34.9 29.2-41.1 293 65.1 58.9-70.8
$35,000- 49,999 436 143 35.6 30.0-41.7 293 64.4 58.3-70.0
$50,000-74,999 515 189 35.7 30.7-41.0 326 64.3 59.0-69.3
$75,000-100,000 458 152 32.9 27.6-38.6 306 67.1 61.4-72.4
$100,000-150,000 422 155 37.6 32.0-43.5 267 62.4 56.5-68.0
$150,000+ 443 169 36.2 31.1-41.7 274 63.8 58.3-68.9
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 214 21.8 18.5-25.4 692 78.2 74.6-81.5
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 98 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 356 110 34.1 27.1-41.8 246 65.9 58.2-72.9
101% to 150% 270 99 38.4 31.1-46.2 171 61.6 53.8-68.9
151% to 200% 328 103 34.6 28.2-41.5 225 65.4 58.5-71.8
More than 200% 2,185 745 33.8 31.4-36.3 1,440 66.2 63.7-68.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 906 214 21.8 18.5-25.4 692 78.2 74.6-81.5
HOUSING
Own 2,721 844 30.6 28.4-32.9 1,877 69.4 67.1-71.6
Rent 1,122 368 33.7 30.4-37.2 754 66.3 62.8-69.6
Other arrangement 279 85 31.0 23.7-39.4 194 69.0 60.6-76.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,403 432 29.8 27.0-32.7 971 70.2 67.3-73.0
Regional City or Suburban County 1,100 354 32.2 28.7-35.8 746 67.8 64.2-71.3
Rural 1,665 523 32.1 28.9-35.5 1,142 67.9 64.5-71.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,043 345 32.9 28.8-37.4 698 67.1 62.6-71.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,315 398 29.5 26.6-32.7 917 70.5 67.3-73.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,810 566 31.8 29.2-34.6 1,244 68.2 65.4-70.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,304 394 32.0 28.7-35.3 910 68.0 64.7-71.3
2nd Quartile 1,148 368 30.6 27.4-34.0 780 69.4 66.0-72.6
3rd Quartile 1,055 323 31.4 27.8-35.3 732 68.6 64.7-72.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 661 224 31.4 26.4-36.9 437 68.6 63.1-73.6

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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