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
Have Health Insurance
Yes 1,919 272 12.6 10.8-14.7 1,647 87.4 85.3-89.2
No 120 25 20.6 12.8-31.5 95 79.4 68.5-87.2
Body Mass Index
Underweight 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Recommended Range 498 64 13.8 10.0-18.8 434 86.2 81.2-90.0
Overweight 683 99 12.4 9.6-15.8 584 87.6 84.2-90.4
Obese 732 120 14.3 11.3-17.9 612 85.7 82.1-88.7
Current Smoker
Yes 197 49 19.6 13.4-27.6 148 80.4 72.4-86.6
No 1,852 250 12.6 10.7-14.7 1,602 87.4 85.3-89.3
History of CVD**
Yes 202 49 17.3 11.9-24.5 153 82.7 75.5-88.1
No 1,848 247 12.5 10.6-14.7 1,601 87.5 85.3-89.4
Binge Drinker
Yes 277 38 15.4 10.8-21.5 239 84.6 78.5-89.2
No 1,709 251 12.7 10.8-15.0 1,458 87.3 85.0-89.2
Heavy Drinker
Yes 104 15 15.4 8.5-26.3 89 84.6 73.7-91.5
No 1,881 272 12.8 10.9-14.9 1,609 87.2 85.1-89.1
COPD
Yes 148 38 23.5 14.9-34.9 110 76.5 65.1-85.1
No 1,910 261 12.4 10.6-14.5 1,649 87.6 85.5-89.4
Current Asthma
Yes 243 51 18.9 12.8-26.9 192 81.1 73.1-87.2
No 1,806 246 12.5 10.7-14.7 1,560 87.5 85.3-89.3
Diabetes
Yes 272 43 12.4 8.0-18.7 229 87.6 81.3-92.0
No 1,790 257 13.3 11.4-15.5 1,533 86.7 84.5-88.6
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
Has two or more chronic diseases†
Yes 563 125 20.9 16.7-25.8 438 79.1 74.2-83.3
No 1,499 175 10.8 8.9-13.1 1,324 89.2 86.9-91.1

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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?

**History of cardiovascular disease includes history of heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke.

†Chronic diseases include heart disease (heart attack/stoke/angina), current asthma, skin cancer, other cancer, COPD, arthritis, depression, kidney disease and diabetes.

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.

^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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