2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Longterm Covid Effects

Do you currently have 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 2,063 300 13.2 11.4-15.2 1,763 86.8 84.8-88.6
Eastern NC 742 131 16.7 13.2-20.8 611 83.3 79.2-86.8
GENDER
Male 288 38 13.5 9.0-19.8 250 86.5 80.2-91.0
Female 454 93 19.2 14.5-25.0 361 80.8 75.0-85.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 387 60 18.1 13.6-23.8 327 81.9 76.2-86.4
Non-Hispanic Black 112 20 13.6 8.3-21.5 92 86.4 78.5-91.7
Other 234 50 16.0 9.2-26.3 184 84.0 73.7-90.8
AGE
18-34 148 20 13.9 8.4-21.9 128 86.1 78.1-91.6
35-44 129 27 12.8 7.5-21.0 102 87.2 79.0-92.5
45-54 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 120 23 20.2 12.1-31.9 97 79.8 68.1-87.9
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 163 26 19.5 11.9-30.3 137 80.5 69.7-88.1
Some Post-H.S. 247 53 17.7 12.7-24.2 194 82.3 75.8-87.3
College Graduate 281 40 11.5 7.6-16.9 241 88.5 83.1-92.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 251 62 25.0 17.9-33.6 189 75.0 66.4-82.1
No 486 67 12.3 8.9-16.8 419 87.7 83.2-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 116 17 15.2 8.8-24.8 99 84.8 75.2-91.2
Non-Veteran 624 113 17.0 13.1-21.7 511 83.0 78.3-86.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 418 74 14.6 10.7-19.7 344 85.4 80.3-89.3
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 180 23 14.9 8.5-24.9 157 85.1 75.1-91.5
Unable to Work 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 113 17 17.2 9.9-28.2 96 82.8 71.8-90.1
$75,000+ 249 23 8.2 4.7-14.1 226 91.8 85.9-95.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 26 20.6 12.2-32.6 99 79.4 67.4-87.8
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 15 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 63 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 418 54 11.3 7.9-15.7 364 88.7 84.3-92.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 125 26 20.6 12.2-32.6 99 79.4 67.4-87.8
HOUSING
Own 526 86 17.0 12.7-22.4 440 83.0 77.6-87.3
Rent 166 35 17.4 11.8-25.0 131 82.6 75.0-88.2
Other arrangement 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 191 34 13.4 9.0-19.6 157 86.6 80.4-91.0
Rural 510 90 18.6 13.8-24.7 420 81.4 75.3-86.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 508 101 18.2 13.7-23.6 407 81.8 76.4-86.3
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 141 21 18.3 11.3-28.2 120 81.7 71.8-88.7
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 119 14 15.0 8.5-25.0 105 85.0 75.0-91.5
2nd Quartile 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 221 35 13.8 9.2-20.3 186 86.2 79.7-90.8
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 318 67 22.2 15.0-31.5 251 77.8 68.5-85.0

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*This question is only asked of respondents who answered yes to Have you ever tested positive for COVID-19 (using a rapid point- of-care test, self-test, or laboratory test) or been told by a doctor or other health care provider that you have or had COVID-19?

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 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 2023 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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