2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,359 1,775 45.0 43.1-47.0 2,584 55.0 53.0-56.9
-Non-Hispanic Black 851 480 60.7 56.2-65.0 371 39.3 35.0-43.8
GENDER
Male 328 193 60.5 53.4-67.2 135 39.5 32.8-46.6
Female 523 287 60.9 55.0-66.4 236 39.1 33.6-45.0
AGE
18-34 179 125 68.2 58.5-76.5 54 31.8 23.5-41.5
35-44 118 98 84.1 74.9-90.3 20 15.9 9.7-25.1
45-54 143 107 74.0 63.7-82.3 36 26.0 17.7-36.3
55-64 184 89 49.2 40.0-58.5 95 50.8 41.5-60.0
65-74 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 70 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 264 141 59.1 50.9-66.9 123 40.9 33.1-49.1
Some Post-H.S. 233 137 63.3 54.9-70.9 96 36.7 29.1-45.1
College Graduate 243 154 65.1 56.9-72.5 89 34.9 27.5-43.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 113 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 187 107 64.1 55.0-72.3 80 35.9 27.7-45.0
$25,000- 34,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 109 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 84 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 300 165 59.3 51.3-66.8 135 40.7 33.2-48.7
No 545 310 61.2 55.7-66.5 235 38.8 33.5-44.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 108 80 72.5 61.4-81.3 28 27.5 18.7-38.6
Non-Veteran 743 400 59.3 54.4-64.0 343 40.7 36.0-45.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 274 173 61.7 54.5-68.5 101 38.3 31.5-45.5
Regional City or Suburban County 165 98 63.7 53.6-72.7 67 36.3 27.3-46.4
Rural 412 209 57.5 50.6-64.2 203 42.5 35.8-49.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 430 280 67.2 61.0-72.8 150 32.8 27.2-39.0
Unemployed 45 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 207 67 32.2 24.5-41.1 140 67.8 58.9-75.5
Unable to Work 130 79 67.5 56.3-76.9 51 32.5 23.1-43.7
Other not in Labor Force 31 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 38 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 104 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 166 98 65.6 55.8-74.2 68 34.4 25.8-44.2
151% to 200% 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 307 180 63.6 56.0-70.5 127 36.4 29.5-44.0
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 239 112 54.1 45.1-62.8 127 45.9 37.2-54.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 306 184 63.5 56.5-70.1 122 36.5 29.9-43.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 306 184 60.6 53.5-67.4 122 39.4 32.6-46.5

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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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