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
MALES 605 102 15.9 12.7-19.7 503 84.1 80.3-87.3
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 385 68 17.9 13.7-23.0 317 82.1 77.0-86.3
Non-Hispanic Black 85 11 11.3 5.4-22.3 74 88.7 77.7-94.6
Other 127 20 13.0 7.5-21.6 107 87.0 78.4-92.5
AGE
18-34 186 26 14.5 9.5-21.6 160 85.5 78.4-90.5
35-44 99 18 13.7 7.6-23.4 81 86.3 76.6-92.4
45-54 110 21 19.4 12.0-29.8 89 80.6 70.2-88.0
55-64 91 19 16.7 9.6-27.3 72 83.3 72.7-90.4
65-74 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 140 24 13.8 8.6-21.5 116 86.2 78.5-91.4
Some Post-H.S. 184 36 19.1 13.2-26.8 148 80.9 73.2-86.8
College Graduate 224 28 10.2 6.8-15.0 196 89.8 85.0-93.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 58 *** *** *** 48 87.5 74.0-94.5
$50,000- 74,999 91 14 15.2 8.2-26.5 77 84.8 73.5-91.8
$75,000+ 250 35 12.6 8.6-18.0 215 87.4 82.0-91.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 186 52 29.2 21.7-38.1 134 70.8 61.9-78.3
No 415 49 10.2 7.4-14.0 366 89.8 86.0-92.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 18 11.9 7.2-19.1 109 88.1 80.9-92.8
Non-Veteran 473 82 16.7 13.0-21.3 391 83.3 78.7-87.0
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 216 25 12.8 8.3-19.3 191 87.2 80.7-91.7
Regional City or Suburban County 159 30 17.9 11.9-26.1 129 82.1 73.9-88.1
Rural 230 47 17.6 12.4-24.3 183 82.4 75.7-87.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 447 73 14.8 11.4-19.1 374 85.2 80.9-88.6
Unemployed 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 84 12 12.5 6.8-21.9 72 87.5 78.1-93.2
Unable to Work 29 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 12 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 373 60 14.9 11.1-19.6 313 85.1 80.4-88.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 158 36 22.0 14.5-31.8 122 78.0 68.2-85.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 186 33 15.3 10.5-21.8 153 84.7 78.2-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 261 33 13.3 9.0-19.2 228 86.7 80.8-91.0
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 183 26 15.9 10.2-23.8 157 84.1 76.2-89.8
2nd Quartile 164 18 9.6 5.7-15.6 146 90.4 84.4-94.3
3rd Quartile 162 30 17.6 11.8-25.5 132 82.4 74.5-88.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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