2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Longterm Covid Effects

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,892 2,083 53.2 50.9-55.4 1,809 46.8 44.6-49.1
GENDER
Male 1,709 852 49.3 46.0-52.6 857 50.7 47.4-54.0
Female 2,183 1,231 56.7 53.7-59.7 952 43.3 40.3-46.3
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,344 1,316 57.2 54.5-59.9 1,028 42.8 40.1-45.5
Non-Hispanic Black 665 306 43.6 38.6-48.8 359 56.4 51.2-61.4
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 347 162 47.8 41.1-54.5 185 52.2 45.5-58.9
AGE
18-34 771 469 58.5 53.8-63.1 302 41.5 36.9-46.2
35-44 555 346 59.2 53.6-64.5 209 40.8 35.5-46.4
45-54 603 353 59.8 54.2-65.1 250 40.2 34.9-45.8
55-64 720 381 50.5 45.1-55.9 339 49.5 44.1-54.9
65-74 685 315 44.0 38.7-49.5 370 56.0 50.5-61.3
75+ 509 197 37.4 31.5-43.7 312 62.6 56.3-68.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 306 118 34.6 27.5-42.5 188 65.4 57.5-72.5
H.S. or G.E.D. 825 400 49.9 45.1-54.6 425 50.1 45.4-54.9
Some Post-H.S. 1,082 591 57.1 53.0-61.1 491 42.9 38.9-47.0
College Graduate 1,664 967 58.7 55.6-61.7 697 41.3 38.3-44.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,290 627 46.6 42.8-50.5 663 53.4 49.5-57.2
No 2,570 1,441 56.4 53.6-59.1 1,129 43.6 40.9-46.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 498 237 45.9 40.1-51.9 261 54.1 48.1-59.9
Non-Veteran 3,387 1,840 54.1 51.7-56.5 1,547 45.9 43.5-48.3
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,093 1,246 58.5 55.6-61.4 847 41.5 38.6-44.4
Unemployed 172 91 45.9 36.0-56.1 *** *** ***
Retired 1,098 472 41.4 37.0-45.8 626 58.6 54.2-63.0
Unable to Work 276 132 48.8 39.9-57.8 144 51.2 42.2-60.1
Other not in Labor Force 221 128 57.1 48.2-65.5 93 42.9 34.5-51.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 156 76 49.7 39.6-59.8 80 50.3 40.2-60.4
$15,000- 24,999 264 122 41.0 32.2-50.4 142 59.0 49.6-67.8
$25,000- 34,999 362 183 49.9 42.0-57.8 179 50.1 42.2-58.0
$35,000- 49,999 478 240 52.1 45.9-58.2 238 47.9 41.8-54.1
$50,000-74,999 527 293 52.7 46.5-58.8 234 47.3 41.2-53.5
$75,000-100,000 417 250 58.6 51.7-65.3 167 41.4 34.7-48.3
$100,000-150,000 452 269 58.8 52.6-64.7 183 41.2 35.3-47.4
$150,000+ 407 263 66.4 60.5-71.9 144 33.6 28.1-39.5
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 829 387 48.2 43.4-53.0 442 51.8 47.0-56.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 297 139 47.0 38.8-55.4 158 53.0 44.6-61.2
101% to 150% 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 293 153 48.8 41.0-56.7 140 51.2 43.3-59.0
More than 200% 2,145 1,227 57.3 54.4-60.2 918 42.7 39.8-45.6
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 829 387 48.2 43.4-53.0 442 51.8 47.0-56.6
HOUSING
Own 2,572 1,400 54.4 51.6-57.2 1,172 45.6 42.8-48.4
Rent 1,027 533 50.4 46.4-54.4 494 49.6 45.6-53.6
Other arrangement 254 133 52.2 44.1-60.2 121 47.8 39.8-55.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,196 650 53.4 49.8-57.1 546 46.6 42.9-50.2
Regional City or Suburban County 963 523 55.5 51.0-59.9 440 44.5 40.1-49.0
Rural 1,733 910 51.1 47.5-54.7 823 48.9 45.3-52.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 1,253 641 47.2 43.0-51.4 612 52.8 48.6-57.0
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,096 580 52.1 47.8-56.3 516 47.9 43.7-52.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,543 862 57.2 53.9-60.4 681 42.8 39.6-46.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,186 669 59.6 55.9-63.3 517 40.4 36.7-44.1
2nd Quartile 1,029 538 50.6 46.5-54.8 491 49.4 45.2-53.5
3rd Quartile 993 522 51.2 47.1-55.4 471 48.8 44.6-52.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 684 354 46.5 39.6-53.6 330 53.5 46.4-60.4

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

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. 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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