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%)
North Carolina 2,063 300 13.2 11.4-15.2 1,763 86.8 84.8-88.6
FEMALES 1,216 211 14.4 12.0-17.1 1,005 85.6 82.9-88.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 742 120 14.3 11.6-17.6 622 85.7 82.4-88.4
Non-Hispanic Black 197 39 14.5 10.1-20.5 158 85.5 79.5-89.9
Other 267 51 14.9 8.5-24.9 216 85.1 75.1-91.5
AGE
18-34 253 34 13.1 8.5-19.7 219 86.9 80.3-91.5
35-44 208 46 16.3 11.4-22.6 162 83.7 77.4-88.6
45-54 212 38 15.4 10.3-22.4 174 84.6 77.6-89.7
55-64 233 44 17.5 11.8-25.3 189 82.5 74.7-88.2
65-74 187 32 11.6 7.5-17.7 155 88.4 82.3-92.5
75+ 111 15 11.6 6.1-20.9 96 88.4 79.1-93.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 227 37 17.6 11.6-25.7 190 82.4 74.3-88.4
Some Post-H.S. 363 75 13.9 10.5-18.2 288 86.1 81.8-89.5
College Graduate 556 84 12.2 9.4-15.6 472 87.8 84.4-90.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 56 *** *** *** 46 88.8 77.7-94.7
$15,000- 24,999 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 122 37 25.2 16.5-36.6 85 74.8 63.4-83.5
$35,000- 49,999 134 20 10.4 5.8-17.8 114 89.6 82.2-94.2
$50,000- 74,999 172 28 13.7 8.9-20.6 144 86.3 79.4-91.1
$75,000+ 405 56 12.6 8.8-17.9 349 87.4 82.1-91.2
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 382 98 22.6 17.7-28.4 284 77.4 71.6-82.3
No 826 111 11.1 8.6-14.3 715 88.9 85.7-91.4
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 1,167 202 14.3 11.9-17.1 965 85.7 82.9-88.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 362 58 14.5 10.5-19.8 304 85.5 80.2-89.5
Regional City or Suburban County 295 49 12.5 8.6-17.7 246 87.5 82.3-91.4
Rural 559 104 15.9 12.2-20.4 455 84.1 79.6-87.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 677 119 13.9 11.0-17.3 558 86.1 82.7-89.0
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 275 40 12.3 8.2-18.1 235 87.7 81.9-91.8
Unable to Work 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 102 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 96 28 21.2 13.2-32.1 68 78.8 67.9-86.8
101% to 150% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 98 18 15.8 8.4-27.9 80 84.2 72.1-91.6
More than 200% 662 103 13.1 10.1-16.8 559 86.9 83.2-89.9
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 407 80 15.8 11.5-21.3 327 84.2 78.7-88.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 327 59 15.2 11.3-20.2 268 84.8 79.8-88.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 482 72 13.2 9.8-17.7 410 86.8 82.3-90.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 353 59 15.2 10.9-20.8 294 84.8 79.2-89.1
2nd Quartile 321 52 12.2 8.6-17.0 269 87.8 83.0-91.4
3rd Quartile 315 50 14.0 10.0-19.3 265 86.0 80.7-90.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 227 50 21.2 13.5-31.5 177 78.8 68.5-86.5

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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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