2023 BRFSS Survey Results: Western 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
Western 269 45 19.0 13.4-26.3 224 81.0 73.7-86.6
GENDER
Male 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Female 161 32 18.4 12.2-26.9 129 81.6 73.1-87.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 227 38 18.6 12.7-26.3 189 81.4 73.7-87.3
Non-Hispanic Black 6 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other 35 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 47 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 42 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 32 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 9 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 96 20 18.3 10.4-30.1 76 81.7 69.9-89.6
College Graduate 115 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
No 183 27 16.1 10.1-24.8 156 83.9 75.2-89.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 241 40 18.0 12.3-25.5 201 82.0 74.5-87.7
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 146 25 21.1 13.4-31.5 121 78.9 68.5-86.6
Unemployed 7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 75 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 24 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 16 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 13 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 22 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 33 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 41 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 21 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 19 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 25 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 146 24 19.0 11.7-29.4 122 81.0 70.6-88.3
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 54 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSING
Own 194 34 21.4 14.4-30.5 160 78.6 69.5-85.6
Rent 61 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other arrangement 11 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Regional City or Suburban County 82 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 187 35 21.1 14.0-30.5 152 78.9 69.5-86.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 139 23 18.9 12.0-28.6 116 81.1 71.4-88.0
2nd Quartile 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
3rd Quartile 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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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