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
Non-Hispanic White 2,613 820 32.2 29.9-34.5 1,793 67.8 65.5-70.1
GENDER
Male 1,239 386 30.5 27.4-33.8 853 69.5 66.2-72.6
Female 1,374 434 33.7 30.4-37.1 940 66.3 62.9-69.6
AGE
18-34 519 220 43.0 37.9-48.3 299 57.0 51.7-62.1
35-44 329 113 33.1 27.5-39.4 216 66.9 60.6-72.5
45-54 392 150 37.7 31.9-43.9 242 62.3 56.1-68.1
55-64 500 149 28.3 23.5-33.7 351 71.7 66.3-76.5
65-74 497 119 27.0 21.4-33.4 378 73.0 66.6-78.6
75+ 334 59 16.5 12.1-22.1 275 83.5 77.9-87.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 106 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 523 153 29.4 24.8-34.4 370 70.6 65.6-75.2
Some Post-H.S. 780 290 39.3 35.2-43.5 490 60.7 56.5-64.8
College Graduate 1,197 353 30.2 27.2-33.4 844 69.8 66.6-72.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 156 46 31.8 23.5-41.5 110 68.2 58.5-76.5
$25,000- 34,999 230 65 30.2 23.4-38.2 165 69.8 61.8-76.6
$35,000- 49,999 272 86 38.3 30.9-46.3 186 61.7 53.7-69.1
$50,000- 74,999 345 127 35.9 29.9-42.4 218 64.1 57.6-70.1
$75,000+ 992 345 35.2 31.7-38.9 647 64.8 61.1-68.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 829 257 31.1 26.9-35.5 572 68.9 64.5-73.1
No 1,759 557 32.9 30.2-35.7 1,202 67.1 64.3-69.8
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 349 104 28.7 23.3-34.8 245 71.3 65.2-76.7
Non-Veteran 2,260 714 32.7 30.2-35.2 1,546 67.3 64.8-69.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 792 247 31.3 27.6-35.2 545 68.7 64.8-72.4
Regional City or Suburban County 756 235 30.6 26.6-34.9 521 69.4 65.1-73.4
Rural 1,065 338 34.1 30.3-38.2 727 65.9 61.8-69.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,441 552 39.3 36.2-42.4 889 60.7 57.6-63.8
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 784 151 19.4 16.0-23.3 633 80.6 76.7-84.0
Unable to Work 172 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 126 43 31.7 22.9-42.2 83 68.3 57.8-77.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 130 40 29.4 20.7-39.9 90 70.6 60.1-79.3
101% to 150% 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 193 60 34.9 26.8-43.9 133 65.1 56.1-73.2
More than 200% 1,580 523 33.7 30.9-36.7 1,057 66.3 63.3-69.1
HOUSING
Own 1,920 587 31.0 28.4-33.8 1,333 69.0 66.2-71.6
Rent 526 178 36.8 31.9-41.9 348 63.2 58.1-68.1
Other arrangement 146 51 37.0 27.9-47.1 95 63.0 52.9-72.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 513 169 34.4 28.5-40.8 344 65.6 59.2-71.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 921 288 31.3 27.7-35.2 633 68.7 64.8-72.3
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,179 363 31.9 28.7-35.2 816 68.1 64.8-71.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 960 283 31.3 27.7-35.1 677 68.7 64.9-72.3
2nd Quartile 746 240 32.3 28.3-36.5 506 67.7 63.5-71.7
3rd Quartile 631 204 33.7 28.7-39.1 427 66.3 60.9-71.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 276 93 31.1 24.1-39.1 183 68.9 60.9-75.9

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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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