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
Females 2,211 707 32.9 30.3-35.7 1,504 67.1 64.3-69.7
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,374 434 33.7 30.4-37.1 940 66.3 62.9-69.6
Non-Hispanic Black 445 137 31.7 26.7-37.2 308 68.3 62.8-73.3
Other 349 124 33.6 26.4-41.6 225 66.4 58.4-73.6
AGE
18-34 438 184 41.9 36.2-47.8 254 58.1 52.2-63.8
35-44 335 131 35.7 29.4-42.6 204 64.3 57.4-70.6
45-54 348 134 38.7 32.5-45.4 214 61.3 54.6-67.5
55-64 416 136 32.7 27.1-38.9 280 67.3 61.1-72.9
65-74 382 76 24.1 17.5-32.3 306 75.9 67.7-82.5
75+ 249 41 15.1 10.5-21.4 208 84.9 78.6-89.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 449 126 28.2 23.3-33.7 323 71.8 66.3-76.7
Some Post-H.S. 670 252 39.5 34.7-44.6 418 60.5 55.4-65.3
College Graduate 946 292 32.3 28.7-36.1 654 67.7 63.9-71.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 216 61 31.0 23.3-39.8 155 69.0 60.2-76.7
$25,000- 34,999 255 88 39.6 31.9-47.8 167 60.4 52.2-68.1
$35,000- 49,999 236 84 39.1 31.4-47.4 152 60.9 52.6-68.6
$50,000- 74,999 266 100 40.4 33.0-48.2 166 59.6 51.8-67.0
$75,000+ 606 228 36.8 32.2-41.7 378 63.2 58.3-67.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 730 226 31.2 26.4-36.4 504 68.8 63.6-73.6
No 1,461 477 34.2 31.2-37.4 984 65.8 62.6-68.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 76 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,132 679 32.9 30.2-35.7 1,453 67.1 64.3-69.8
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 718 217 28.7 24.8-32.9 501 71.3 67.1-75.2
Regional City or Suburban County 583 195 34.0 29.3-39.1 388 66.0 60.9-70.7
Rural 910 295 36.2 31.6-41.2 615 63.8 58.8-68.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,106 451 42.0 38.4-45.7 655 58.0 54.3-61.6
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 615 109 17.9 14.2-22.4 506 82.1 77.6-85.8
Unable to Work 181 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 200 62 31.9 23.6-41.5 138 68.1 58.5-76.4
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 214 74 40.2 30.5-50.8 140 59.8 49.2-69.5
101% to 150% 165 65 38.6 29.2-48.9 100 61.4 51.1-70.8
151% to 200% 190 59 32.9 25.0-42.0 131 67.1 58.0-75.0
More than 200% 1,063 377 36.9 33.3-40.6 686 63.1 59.4-66.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 572 187 35.7 29.6-42.2 385 64.3 57.8-70.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 698 213 29.3 25.2-33.6 485 70.7 66.4-74.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 941 307 34.4 30.4-38.5 634 65.6 61.5-69.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 662 212 35.0 30.3-40.0 450 65.0 60.0-69.7
2nd Quartile 624 208 32.3 27.9-37.1 416 67.7 62.9-72.1
3rd Quartile 550 160 30.2 24.9-36.0 390 69.8 64.0-75.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 375 127 35.2 28.1-43.1 248 64.8 56.9-71.9

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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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