2023 BRFSS Survey Results: 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%)
TOTAL 2,063 300 13.2 11.4-15.2 1,763 86.8 84.8-88.6
GENDER
Male 847 89 11.7 9.0-15.0 758 88.3 85.0-91.0
Female 1,216 211 14.4 12.0-17.1 1,005 85.6 82.9-88.0
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 178 13.4 11.2-15.9 1,121 86.6 84.1-88.8
Non-Hispanic Black 304 47 13.0 9.2-18.0 257 87.0 82.0-90.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 190 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 161 22 11.6 6.6-19.6 139 88.4 80.4-93.4
AGE
18-34 466 52 11.2 8.1-15.5 414 88.8 84.5-91.9
35-44 344 58 12.8 9.3-17.4 286 87.2 82.6-90.7
45-54 352 57 15.3 11.1-20.7 295 84.7 79.3-88.9
55-64 375 62 17.6 12.5-24.1 313 82.4 75.9-87.5
65-74 312 45 11.2 7.6-16.1 267 88.8 83.9-92.4
75+ 192 24 12.9 7.3-21.7 168 87.1 78.3-92.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 116 22 16.5 9.1-28.1 94 83.5 71.9-90.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 397 58 15.1 11.0-20.4 339 84.9 79.6-89.0
Some Post-H.S. 584 106 14.3 11.2-18.1 478 85.7 81.9-88.8
College Graduate 959 113 10.0 7.9-12.5 846 90.0 87.5-92.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 616 128 18.5 14.8-22.8 488 81.5 77.2-85.2
No 1,432 168 10.9 8.9-13.2 1,264 89.1 86.8-91.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 236 36 17.6 11.9-25.3 200 82.4 74.7-88.1
Non-Veteran 1,821 263 12.7 10.8-14.8 1,558 87.3 85.2-89.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,241 176 12.6 10.5-15.1 1,065 87.4 84.9-89.5
Unemployed 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 465 60 13.1 9.1-18.5 405 86.9 81.5-90.9
Unable to Work 128 29 14.6 8.4-24.2 99 85.4 75.8-91.6
Other not in Labor Force 127 15 12.6 6.2-23.7 112 87.4 76.3-93.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 74 13 11.9 6.2-21.7 61 88.1 78.3-93.8
$15,000- 24,999 118 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 183 44 17.8 11.7-26.0 139 82.2 74.0-88.3
$35,000- 49,999 237 39 16.1 10.4-24.1 198 83.9 75.9-89.6
$50,000-74,999 291 42 14.0 9.6-19.9 249 86.0 80.1-90.4
$75,000-100,000 250 20 5.6 3.2- 9.4 230 94.4 90.6-96.8
$100,000-150,000 268 29 12.3 7.5-19.6 239 87.7 80.4-92.5
$150,000+ 259 29 11.3 7.2-17.2 230 88.7 82.8-92.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 383 52 11.5 8.1-16.2 331 88.5 83.8-91.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 139 35 18.2 11.7-27.3 104 81.8 72.7-88.3
101% to 150% 124 29 21.7 13.1-33.5 95 78.3 66.5-86.9
151% to 200% 152 27 18.7 11.6-28.6 125 81.3 71.4-88.4
More than 200% 1,217 151 11.6 9.3-14.2 1,066 88.4 85.8-90.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 383 52 11.5 8.1-16.2 331 88.5 83.8-91.9
HOUSING
Own 1,389 194 13.4 11.1-16.1 1,195 86.6 83.9-88.9
Rent 526 84 13.7 10.6-17.4 442 86.3 82.6-89.4
Other arrangement 131 20 9.9 5.6-16.8 111 90.1 83.2-94.4
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 644 83 12.9 9.8-16.7 561 87.1 83.3-90.2
Regional City or Suburban County 516 75 11.4 8.5-15.0 441 88.6 85.0-91.5
Rural 903 142 15.0 12.0-18.6 761 85.0 81.4-88.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 636 117 16.3 12.6-20.8 519 83.7 79.2-87.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 573 79 12.2 9.4-15.7 494 87.8 84.3-90.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 854 104 12.4 9.7-15.7 750 87.6 84.3-90.3
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 662 90 14.2 11.0-18.0 572 85.8 82.0-89.0
2nd Quartile 533 68 10.9 8.0-14.6 465 89.1 85.4-92.0
3rd Quartile 516 71 12.8 9.6-16.8 445 87.2 83.2-90.4
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 352 71 19.0 13.0-26.9 281 81.0 73.1-87.0

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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 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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