2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 480 128 29.3 24.2-34.9 352 70.7 65.1-75.8
GENDER
Male 220 52 24.8 18.3-32.7 168 75.2 67.3-81.7
Female 260 76 33.6 26.5-41.5 184 66.4 58.5-73.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 413 114 30.8 25.4-36.7 299 69.2 63.3-74.6
Non-Hispanic Black 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 141 49 38.8 29.3-49.1 92 61.2 50.9-70.7
College Graduate 204 51 24.7 18.2-32.4 153 75.3 67.6-81.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 165 45 31.1 22.1-41.8 120 68.9 58.2-77.9
No 309 81 28.1 22.3-34.8 228 71.9 65.2-77.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 420 116 30.8 25.3-36.9 304 69.2 63.1-74.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 249 90 34.8 28.0-42.3 159 65.2 57.7-72.0
Unemployed 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 160 18 16.5 9.6-26.9 142 83.5 73.1-90.4
Unable to Work 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 72 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 41 32.1 23.4-42.3 95 67.9 57.7-76.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 271 74 27.8 21.8-34.8 197 72.2 65.2-78.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 79 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 364 94 27.2 21.7-33.5 270 72.8 66.5-78.3
Rent 94 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 176 47 29.0 21.5-38.0 129 71.0 62.0-78.5
Rural 304 81 29.4 23.1-36.6 223 70.6 63.4-76.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 166 41 26.2 18.9-35.2 125 73.8 64.8-81.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 187 49 30.3 22.2-39.8 138 69.7 60.2-77.8
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 278 67 26.7 20.5-34.0 211 73.3 66.0-79.5
2nd Quartile 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 114 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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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