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
-FEMALES 2,420 972 46.1 43.4-48.8 1,448 53.9 51.2-56.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,578 513 37.9 34.8-41.2 1,065 62.1 58.8-65.2
Non-Hispanic Black 523 287 60.9 55.0-66.4 236 39.1 33.6-45.0
Other 81 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 440 260 60.6 54.9-66.1 180 39.4 33.9-45.1
35-44 313 224 74.4 67.6-80.2 89 25.6 19.8-32.4
45-54 390 227 58.5 51.9-64.9 163 41.5 35.1-48.1
55-64 473 155 30.6 25.4-36.3 318 69.4 63.7-74.6
65-74 441 74 17.0 12.5-22.6 367 83.0 77.4-87.5
75+ 334 20 4.4 2.6- 7.4 314 95.6 92.6-97.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 235 90 44.8 36.0-53.9 145 55.2 46.1-64.0
H.S. or G.E.D. 560 202 42.6 37.2-48.1 358 57.4 51.9-62.8
Some Post-H.S. 727 303 46.2 41.5-51.0 424 53.8 49.0-58.5
College Graduate 892 376 50.1 45.9-54.2 516 49.9 45.8-54.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 250 125 49.4 40.9-58.0 125 50.6 42.0-59.1
$15,000- 24,999 382 172 56.5 49.5-63.3 210 43.5 36.7-50.5
$25,000- 34,999 263 106 50.1 42.0-58.1 157 49.9 41.9-58.0
$35,000- 49,999 267 116 45.1 37.2-53.2 151 54.9 46.8-62.8
$50,000- 74,999 289 114 45.3 37.9-52.8 175 54.7 47.2-62.1
$75,000+ 504 211 48.9 43.2-54.6 293 51.1 45.4-56.8
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 807 304 42.4 37.6-47.3 503 57.6 52.7-62.4
No 1,598 664 47.8 44.5-51.0 934 52.2 49.0-55.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 65 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,355 928 45.8 43.1-48.6 1,427 54.2 51.4-56.9
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 628 320 53.0 48.3-57.6 308 47.0 42.4-51.7
Regional City or Suburban County 492 206 42.1 36.6-47.8 286 57.9 52.2-63.4
Rural 1,300 446 42.5 38.5-46.5 854 57.5 53.5-61.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,073 559 55.5 51.6-59.3 514 44.5 40.7-48.4
Unemployed 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 729 106 15.1 11.8-19.0 623 84.9 81.0-88.2
Unable to Work 272 131 49.1 40.8-57.5 141 50.9 42.5-59.2
Other not in Labor Force 238 115 54.3 45.9-62.4 123 45.7 37.6-54.1
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 86 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 212 123 61.8 52.2-70.5 89 38.2 29.5-47.8
101% to 150% 359 161 51.3 44.2-58.4 198 48.7 41.6-55.8
151% to 200% 170 67 47.0 37.1-57.1 103 53.0 42.9-62.9
More than 200% 1,055 408 45.3 41.4-49.4 647 54.7 50.6-58.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 565 167 38.0 31.6-44.8 398 62.0 55.2-68.4
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 916 369 44.5 40.4-48.6 547 55.5 51.4-59.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 939 436 49.5 45.4-53.7 503 50.5 46.3-54.6

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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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