2017 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

HIV/AIDS

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 4,359 1,775 45.0 43.1-47.0 2,584 55.0 53.0-56.9
GENDER
Male 1,939 803 43.9 41.0-46.8 1,136 56.1 53.2-59.0
Female 2,420 972 46.1 43.4-48.8 1,448 53.9 51.2-56.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,871 976 37.7 35.4-40.0 1,895 62.3 60.0-64.6
Non-Hispanic Black 851 480 60.7 56.2-65.0 371 39.3 35.0-43.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 134 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 154 88 61.0 51.3-70.0 66 39.0 30.0-48.7
Hispanic 305 159 56.9 49.3-64.1 146 43.1 35.9-50.7
AGE
18-34 891 486 54.6 50.6-58.6 405 45.4 41.4-49.4
35-44 569 367 65.5 60.4-70.2 202 34.5 29.8-39.6
45-54 734 406 56.9 52.2-61.5 328 43.1 38.5-47.8
55-64 843 302 33.7 29.8-37.9 541 66.3 62.1-70.2
65-74 769 158 20.3 16.7-24.5 611 79.7 75.5-83.3
75+ 514 38 7.1 4.7-10.7 476 92.9 89.3-95.3
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 440 171 44.4 38.1-50.8 269 55.6 49.2-61.9
H.S. or G.E.D. 1,090 419 43.2 39.4-47.0 671 56.8 53.0-60.6
Some Post-H.S. 1,224 515 45.3 41.8-48.9 709 54.7 51.1-58.2
College Graduate 1,598 668 47.0 44.0-50.1 930 53.0 49.9-56.0
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 396 187 46.4 39.8-53.1 209 53.6 46.9-60.2
$15,000- 24,999 658 287 50.1 44.8-55.3 371 49.9 44.7-55.2
$25,000- 34,999 445 192 50.2 44.0-56.4 253 49.8 43.6-56.0
$35,000- 49,999 520 232 47.7 42.1-53.4 288 52.3 46.6-57.9
$50,000-74,999 577 213 40.8 35.6-46.2 364 59.2 53.8-64.4
$75,000+ 1,049 444 46.7 42.8-50.6 605 53.3 49.4-57.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 716 220 35.2 30.7-40.1 496 64.8 59.9-69.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,374 550 43.4 39.8-47.0 824 56.6 53.0-60.2
No 2,960 1,211 45.6 43.3-47.9 1,749 54.4 52.1-56.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 637 355 59.1 54.3-63.7 282 40.9 36.3-45.7
Non-Veteran 3,720 1,419 43.0 40.9-45.2 2,301 57.0 54.8-59.1
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 1,158 555 49.6 46.1-53.0 603 50.4 47.0-53.9
Regional City or Suburban County 880 382 43.4 39.2-47.6 498 56.6 52.4-60.8
Rural 2,323 838 41.9 39.1-44.8 1,485 58.1 55.2-60.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 2,268 1,109 51.3 48.6-53.9 1,159 48.7 46.1-51.4
Unemployed 168 88 56.4 46.5-65.9 80 43.6 34.1-53.5
Retired 1,184 211 19.6 16.7-22.8 973 80.4 77.2-83.3
Unable to Work 413 214 51.5 44.9-58.1 199 48.5 41.9-55.1
Other not in Labor Force 304 140 48.3 41.0-55.6 164 51.7 44.4-59.0
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 335 182 56.9 49.5-63.9 153 43.1 36.1-50.5
101% to 150% 623 271 46.8 41.5-52.2 352 53.2 47.8-58.5
151% to 200% 303 125 44.2 36.9-51.7 178 55.8 48.3-63.1
More than 200% 2,104 834 44.3 41.6-47.1 1,270 55.7 52.9-58.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 716 220 35.2 30.7-40.1 496 64.8 59.9-69.3
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 947 306 38.1 33.3-43.2 641 61.9 56.8-66.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,606 676 45.1 42.0-48.2 930 54.9 51.8-58.0
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,808 793 46.6 43.7-49.5 1,015 53.4 50.5-56.3

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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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