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
MALES 1,957 602 29.6 27.1-32.2 1,355 70.4 67.8-72.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,239 386 30.5 27.4-33.8 853 69.5 66.2-72.6
Non-Hispanic Black 291 82 28.5 22.6-35.4 209 71.5 64.6-77.4
Other 381 126 30.1 24.5-36.5 255 69.9 63.5-75.5
AGE
18-34 509 185 35.4 30.5-40.7 324 64.6 59.3-69.5
35-44 281 98 32.1 25.9-39.0 183 67.9 61.0-74.1
45-54 312 113 33.3 27.0-40.2 199 66.7 59.8-73.0
55-64 335 85 22.6 17.5-28.8 250 77.4 71.2-82.5
65-74 319 81 26.5 20.9-33.1 238 73.5 66.9-79.1
75+ 166 30 14.7 9.1-22.9 136 85.3 77.1-90.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 190 55 24.5 18.0-32.3 135 75.5 67.7-82.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 483 137 27.1 22.4-32.3 346 72.9 67.7-77.6
Some Post-H.S. 531 186 35.2 30.4-40.3 345 64.8 59.7-69.6
College Graduate 743 222 29.2 25.4-33.2 521 70.8 66.8-74.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 84 20 16.0 9.4-25.8 64 84.0 74.2-90.6
$15,000- 24,999 140 43 32.8 23.6-43.7 97 67.2 56.3-76.4
$25,000- 34,999 168 42 28.7 20.9-37.9 126 71.3 62.1-79.1
$35,000- 49,999 200 59 32.2 24.0-41.6 141 67.8 58.4-76.0
$50,000- 74,999 249 89 31.2 24.8-38.5 160 68.8 61.5-75.2
$75,000+ 717 248 34.5 30.3-38.9 469 65.5 61.1-69.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 590 185 28.0 23.7-32.7 405 72.0 67.3-76.3
No 1,348 413 30.4 27.4-33.6 935 69.6 66.4-72.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 461 129 27.5 22.8-32.8 332 72.5 67.2-77.2
Non-Veteran 1,486 468 30.2 27.3-33.2 1,018 69.8 66.8-72.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 685 215 30.9 27.0-35.1 470 69.1 64.9-73.0
Regional City or Suburban County 517 159 30.1 25.3-35.4 358 69.9 64.6-74.7
Rural 755 228 27.8 23.8-32.2 527 72.2 67.8-76.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,277 446 33.5 30.4-36.7 831 66.5 63.3-69.6
Unemployed 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 432 83 18.4 14.2-23.7 349 81.6 76.3-85.8
Unable to Work 121 29 20.3 12.5-31.2 92 79.7 68.8-87.5
Other not in Labor Force 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 142 36 25.1 16.9-35.4 106 74.9 64.6-83.1
101% to 150% 105 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 138 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,122 368 31.3 28.0-34.7 754 68.7 65.3-72.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 471 158 30.0 24.6-36.0 313 70.0 64.0-75.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 617 185 29.9 25.6-34.5 432 70.1 65.5-74.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 869 259 29.1 25.6-32.9 610 70.9 67.1-74.4
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 642 182 28.8 24.6-33.3 460 71.2 66.7-75.4
2nd Quartile 524 160 28.7 24.4-33.6 364 71.3 66.4-75.6
3rd Quartile 505 163 32.8 27.8-38.1 342 67.2 61.9-72.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 286 97 26.8 20.2-34.5 189 73.2 65.5-79.8

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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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