2017 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

At Risk for HIV:
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You have injected any drug other than those prescribed for you in the past year.
You have been treated for a sexually transmitted disease or STD in the past year.
You have given or received money or drugs in exchange for sex in the past year.
You had anal sex without a condom in the past year.
You had four or more sex partners in the past year.

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,528 236 6.7 5.7- 7.8 4,292 93.3 92.2-94.3
-Eastern NC 1,817 99 7.8 6.1- 9.9 1,718 92.2 90.1-93.9
GENDER
Male 787 56 9.3 6.6-12.8 731 90.7 87.2-93.4
Female 1,030 43 6.4 4.5- 9.1 987 93.6 90.9-95.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,059 47 5.8 4.2- 8.0 1,012 94.2 92.0-95.8
Non-Hispanic Black 479 30 10.2 6.3-16.3 449 89.8 83.7-93.7
Other 279 22 12.9 7.9-20.4 257 87.1 79.6-92.1
AGE
18-34 343 59 17.7 13.2-23.3 284 82.3 76.7-86.8
35-44 227 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 290 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 371 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 345 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 226 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 223 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 512 34 8.9 6.2-12.7 478 91.1 87.3-93.8
Some Post-H.S. 549 37 8.3 5.7-12.1 512 91.7 87.9-94.3
College Graduate 527 20 4.6 2.8- 7.5 507 95.4 92.5-97.2
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 304 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 191 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 228 16 7.9 4.4-13.6 212 92.1 86.4-95.6
$50,000- 74,999 216 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 356 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 653 26 5.9 3.6- 9.5 627 94.1 90.5-96.4
No 1,151 71 8.6 6.4-11.4 1,080 91.4 88.6-93.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 336 26 10.1 6.7-15.0 310 89.9 85.0-93.3
Non-Veteran 1,479 73 7.3 5.4- 9.7 1,406 92.7 90.3-94.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 124 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 285 20 7.5 4.6-12.0 265 92.5 88.0-95.4
Rural 1,408 71 8.0 5.9-10.7 1,337 92.0 89.3-94.1
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 891 65 9.8 7.2-13.2 826 90.2 86.8-92.8
Unemployed 80 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 527 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 206 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 58 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 303 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 788 31 5.1 3.3- 7.7 757 94.9 92.3-96.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 618 31 8.9 5.5-14.0 587 91.1 86.0-94.5
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 870 54 7.9 5.9-10.5 816 92.1 89.5-94.1
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 329 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2017 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2017 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2017 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2017 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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