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
Non-Hispanic White 830 201 24.0 20.6-27.8 629 76.0 72.2-79.4
GENDER
Male 385 68 17.9 13.7-23.0 317 82.1 77.0-86.3
Female 445 133 29.0 24.1-34.6 312 71.0 65.4-75.9
AGE
18-34 220 50 24.3 18.3-31.6 170 75.7 68.4-81.7
35-44 116 25 20.2 12.8-30.4 91 79.8 69.6-87.2
45-54 150 37 24.7 17.5-33.5 113 75.3 66.5-82.5
55-64 156 42 24.3 16.9-33.7 114 75.7 66.3-83.1
65-74 121 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 156 37 23.3 16.1-32.6 119 76.7 67.4-83.9
Some Post-H.S. 287 79 25.8 20.4-32.0 208 74.2 68.0-79.6
College Graduate 364 77 21.3 16.7-26.8 287 78.7 73.2-83.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 128 33 23.5 16.2-32.9 95 76.5 67.1-83.8
$75,000+ 355 75 20.3 15.8-25.6 280 79.7 74.4-84.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 260 93 35.8 28.7-43.5 167 64.2 56.5-71.3
No 564 107 18.0 14.6-22.1 457 82.0 77.9-85.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 100 18 16.4 10.0-25.6 82 83.6 74.4-90.0
Non-Veteran 728 182 24.9 21.2-29.0 546 75.1 71.0-78.8
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 248 42 19.5 14.1-26.4 206 80.5 73.6-85.9
Regional City or Suburban County 236 63 26.8 20.7-34.0 173 73.2 66.0-79.3
Rural 346 96 25.1 19.8-31.3 250 74.9 68.7-80.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 556 125 21.8 17.9-26.2 431 78.2 73.8-82.1
Unemployed 26 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 156 41 25.9 18.3-35.3 115 74.1 64.7-81.7
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 17 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 534 118 20.1 16.4-24.3 416 79.9 75.7-83.6
HOUSING
Own 594 147 23.0 19.2-27.4 447 77.0 72.6-80.8
Rent 181 45 30.1 22.3-39.2 136 69.9 60.8-77.7
Other arrangement 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 169 54 27.3 19.2-37.3 115 72.7 62.7-80.8
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 291 71 25.5 20.0-31.9 220 74.5 68.1-80.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 370 76 21.3 16.8-26.7 294 78.7 73.3-83.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 293 67 24.2 18.7-30.7 226 75.8 69.3-81.3
2nd Quartile 243 50 19.5 14.5-25.8 193 80.5 74.2-85.5
3rd Quartile 201 44 23.1 16.5-31.4 157 76.9 68.6-83.5
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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