2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Piedmont 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
Piedmont NC 1,052 124 10.6 8.5-13.1 928 89.4 86.9-91.5
GENDER
Male 451 38 9.0 6.1-13.2 413 91.0 86.8-93.9
Female 601 86 11.8 9.1-15.2 515 88.2 84.8-90.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 685 80 10.2 7.8-13.2 605 89.8 86.8-92.2
Non-Hispanic Black 186 26 12.3 7.9-18.8 160 87.7 81.2-92.1
Other 163 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 271 27 9.8 6.2-15.2 244 90.2 84.8-93.8
35-44 173 25 11.6 7.6-17.4 148 88.4 82.6-92.4
45-54 196 23 10.8 6.8-16.9 173 89.2 83.1-93.2
55-64 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 140 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 90 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 57 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 186 22 10.8 6.6-17.2 164 89.2 82.8-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 241 33 11.6 7.7-17.0 208 88.4 83.0-92.3
College Graduate 563 61 9.4 6.9-12.6 502 90.6 87.4-93.1
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 283 49 13.9 9.9-19.2 234 86.1 80.8-90.1
No 763 74 9.5 7.1-12.5 689 90.5 87.5-92.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 93 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 956 110 10.2 8.1-12.8 846 89.8 87.2-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 677 77 10.3 8.0-13.3 600 89.7 86.7-92.0
Unemployed 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 210 30 13.1 7.7-21.5 180 86.9 78.5-92.3
Unable to Work 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 71 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 36 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 78 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 443 46 9.6 6.6-13.6 397 90.4 86.4-93.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 21 9.8 5.9-15.7 183 90.2 84.3-94.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 62 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 44 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 653 73 10.2 7.6-13.7 580 89.8 86.3-92.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 204 21 9.8 5.9-15.7 183 90.2 84.3-94.1
HOUSING
Own 669 74 10.2 7.7-13.5 595 89.8 86.5-92.3
Rent 299 40 12.2 8.5-17.1 259 87.8 82.9-91.5
Other arrangement 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 603 76 12.7 9.6-16.6 527 87.3 83.4-90.4
Regional City or Suburban County 243 31 9.4 6.1-14.3 212 90.6 85.7-93.9
Rural 206 17 6.6 3.8-11.3 189 93.4 88.7-96.2
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 69 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 358 47 10.8 7.8-14.7 311 89.2 85.3-92.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 625 73 11.3 8.4-14.9 552 88.7 85.1-91.6
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 404 53 12.6 8.9-17.4 351 87.4 82.6-91.1
2nd Quartile 383 44 9.8 6.8-14.0 339 90.2 86.0-93.2
3rd Quartile 231 23 9.1 5.7-14.3 208 90.9 85.7-94.3
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 34 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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