2022 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
Females 719 211 27.5 23.5-31.9 508 72.5 68.1-76.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 445 133 29.0 24.1-34.6 312 71.0 65.4-75.9
Non-Hispanic Black 136 32 22.4 15.1-31.9 104 77.6 68.1-84.9
Other 126 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 185 48 26.4 19.5-34.6 137 73.6 65.4-80.5
35-44 136 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 138 38 24.9 17.4-34.4 100 75.1 65.6-82.6
55-64 136 43 26.7 18.4-37.0 93 73.3 63.0-81.6
65-74 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 126 31 24.5 16.2-35.2 95 75.5 64.8-83.8
Some Post-H.S. 251 80 28.8 22.5-36.0 171 71.2 64.0-77.5
College Graduate 306 92 28.5 22.7-35.0 214 71.5 65.0-77.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 240 68 27.5 21.1-35.1 172 72.5 64.9-78.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 226 92 36.2 28.0-45.3 134 63.8 54.7-72.0
No 489 119 23.3 19.0-28.2 370 76.7 71.8-81.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 691 204 27.7 23.6-32.2 487 72.3 67.8-76.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 220 55 27.2 20.2-35.4 165 72.8 64.6-79.8
Regional City or Suburban County 199 60 27.5 20.9-35.2 139 72.5 64.8-79.1
Rural 300 96 27.8 21.4-35.3 204 72.2 64.7-78.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 459 125 25.7 21.1-31.0 334 74.3 69.0-78.9
Unemployed 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 65 14 16.2 8.5-28.5 51 83.8 71.5-91.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 388 110 26.0 21.1-31.6 278 74.0 68.4-78.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 187 65 28.8 20.4-39.0 122 71.2 61.0-79.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 218 63 28.5 21.8-36.2 155 71.5 63.8-78.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 314 83 26.3 20.6-32.9 231 73.7 67.1-79.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 222 63 27.2 20.6-34.9 159 72.8 65.1-79.4
2nd Quartile 212 56 27.6 20.7-35.8 156 72.4 64.2-79.3
3rd Quartile 158 46 27.9 19.6-38.0 112 72.1 62.0-80.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Longterm Covid Effects.

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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