2017 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 869 59 8.8 6.4-12.1 810 91.2 87.9-93.6
GENDER
Male 332 28 10.8 6.7-16.9 304 89.2 83.1-93.3
Female 537 31 7.2 4.7-10.9 506 92.8 89.1-95.3
AGE
18-34 176 30 17.4 11.2-26.1 146 82.6 73.9-88.8
35-44 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 147 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 149 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 79 *** *** *** 79 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 267 17 6.2 3.5-10.6 250 93.8 89.4-96.5
Some Post-H.S. 238 22 13.2 8.0-21.0 216 86.8 79.0-92.0
College Graduate 250 15 6.1 3.5-10.5 235 93.9 89.5-96.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 83 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 112 16 15.5 8.6-26.3 96 84.5 73.7-91.4
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 307 18 8.5 5.0-14.1 289 91.5 85.9-95.0
No 556 39 8.8 5.8-13.1 517 91.2 86.9-94.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 757 53 9.3 6.6-12.9 704 90.7 87.1-93.4
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 276 21 7.6 4.6-12.1 255 92.4 87.9-95.4
Regional City or Suburban County 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 425 27 10.8 6.5-17.3 398 89.2 82.7-93.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 436 40 11.5 7.8-16.7 396 88.5 83.3-92.2
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 219 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 130 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 166 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 314 21 8.0 4.6-13.8 293 92.0 86.2-95.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 248 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 314 22 7.6 4.6-12.3 292 92.4 87.7-95.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 307 21 9.2 5.5-15.0 286 90.8 85.0-94.5

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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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