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
Non-Hispanic White 1,299 178 13.4 11.2-15.9 1,121 86.6 84.1-88.8
GENDER
Male 557 58 12.2 9.0-16.4 499 87.8 83.6-91.0
Female 742 120 14.3 11.6-17.6 622 85.7 82.4-88.4
AGE
18-34 283 37 13.2 9.3-18.5 246 86.8 81.5-90.7
35-44 179 23 10.4 6.6-15.9 156 89.6 84.1-93.4
45-54 214 29 14.5 9.6-21.4 185 85.5 78.6-90.4
55-64 229 39 20.1 13.5-28.8 190 79.9 71.2-86.5
65-74 216 28 10.2 6.7-15.2 188 89.8 84.8-93.3
75+ 167 21 10.2 5.8-17.4 146 89.8 82.6-94.2
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 221 34 16.9 11.7-23.7 187 83.1 76.3-88.3
Some Post-H.S. 366 66 15.3 11.5-20.1 300 84.7 79.9-88.5
College Graduate 676 71 9.6 7.3-12.5 605 90.4 87.5-92.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 90 23 19.0 11.0-30.9 67 81.0 69.1-89.0
$35,000- 49,999 130 19 18.1 10.2-30.0 111 81.9 70.0-89.8
$50,000- 74,999 184 27 13.4 8.7-20.1 157 86.6 79.9-91.3
$75,000+ 567 53 9.4 6.9-12.8 514 90.6 87.2-93.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 375 74 18.1 13.9-23.4 301 81.9 76.6-86.1
No 913 101 11.1 8.7-13.9 812 88.9 86.1-91.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 158 23 15.3 9.7-23.5 135 84.7 76.5-90.3
Non-Veteran 1,139 155 13.2 10.9-15.8 984 86.8 84.2-89.1
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 392 51 12.7 9.0-17.5 341 87.3 82.5-91.0
Regional City or Suburban County 357 47 10.1 7.1-14.1 310 89.9 85.9-92.9
Rural 550 80 16.6 12.8-21.2 470 83.4 78.8-87.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 757 99 13.0 10.3-16.1 658 87.0 83.9-89.7
Unemployed 40 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 359 47 12.4 8.3-18.1 312 87.6 81.9-91.7
Unable to Work 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 14 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 51 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 93 19 20.2 12.2-31.6 74 79.8 68.4-87.8
More than 200% 843 97 11.1 8.7-14.1 746 88.9 85.9-91.3
HOUSING
Own 954 122 12.9 10.4-15.8 832 87.1 84.2-89.6
Rent 271 42 15.1 10.7-20.8 229 84.9 79.2-89.3
Other arrangement 67 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 295 48 16.9 12.1-23.3 247 83.1 76.7-87.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 418 60 14.1 10.5-18.6 358 85.9 81.4-89.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 586 70 11.3 8.5-15.0 516 88.7 85.0-91.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 497 68 13.4 10.1-17.5 429 86.6 82.5-89.9
2nd Quartile 360 46 11.1 7.6-15.8 314 88.9 84.2-92.4
3rd Quartile 331 43 14.2 9.9-19.9 288 85.8 80.1-90.1
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 111 *** *** *** 90 78.7 67.0-87.1

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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