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
MALES 847 89 11.7 9.0-15.0 758 88.3 85.0-91.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 557 58 12.2 9.0-16.4 499 87.8 83.6-91.0
Non-Hispanic Black 107 *** *** *** 99 89.4 78.5-95.1
Other 165 21 11.1 5.7-20.6 144 88.9 79.4-94.3
AGE
18-34 213 18 9.2 5.5-15.0 195 90.8 85.0-94.5
35-44 136 12 8.2 3.9-16.4 124 91.8 83.6-96.1
45-54 140 19 15.1 9.0-24.3 121 84.9 75.7-91.0
55-64 142 18 17.6 9.7-29.6 124 82.4 70.4-90.3
65-74 125 13 10.6 5.2-20.3 112 89.4 79.7-94.8
75+ 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 50 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 170 21 12.5 7.6-19.7 149 87.5 80.3-92.4
Some Post-H.S. 221 31 14.9 9.8-22.0 190 85.1 78.0-90.2
College Graduate 403 29 7.2 4.5-11.3 374 92.8 88.7-95.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 18 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 30 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 61 *** *** *** 54 91.0 79.0-96.5
$35,000- 49,999 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 119 14 14.3 7.5-25.5 105 85.7 74.5-92.5
$75,000+ 372 22 6.9 4.1-11.2 350 93.1 88.8-95.9
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 234 30 13.1 8.2-20.3 204 86.9 79.7-91.8
No 606 57 10.6 7.7-14.4 549 89.4 85.6-92.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 188 27 18.1 11.5-27.4 161 81.9 72.6-88.5
Non-Veteran 654 61 10.2 7.5-13.8 593 89.8 86.2-92.5
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 282 25 11.0 6.8-17.3 257 89.0 82.7-93.2
Regional City or Suburban County 221 26 9.9 6.2-15.4 195 90.1 84.6-93.8
Rural 344 38 13.8 9.2-20.2 306 86.2 79.8-90.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 564 57 11.4 8.4-15.3 507 88.6 84.7-91.6
Unemployed 28 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 190 20 14.3 7.5-25.7 170 85.7 74.3-92.5
Unable to Work 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 43 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 555 48 9.9 6.8-14.1 507 90.1 85.9-93.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 229 37 17.0 11.1-25.3 192 83.0 74.7-88.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 246 20 9.1 5.5-14.6 226 90.9 85.4-94.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 372 32 11.3 7.5-16.7 340 88.7 83.3-92.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 309 31 13.1 8.8-18.9 278 86.9 81.1-91.2
2nd Quartile 212 16 9.0 4.9-16.1 196 91.0 83.9-95.1
3rd Quartile 201 21 11.2 6.7-18.1 180 88.8 81.9-93.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 125 *** *** *** *** *** ***

Back to Longterm Covid Effects.

*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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