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
-MALES 1,939 803 43.9 41.0-46.8 1,136 56.1 53.2-59.0
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,292 463 37.4 34.1-40.8 829 62.6 59.2-65.9
Non-Hispanic Black 328 193 60.5 53.4-67.2 135 39.5 32.8-46.6
Other 53 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 451 226 49.0 43.4-54.7 225 51.0 45.3-56.6
35-44 255 143 56.4 48.9-63.6 112 43.6 36.4-51.1
45-54 343 179 55.1 48.3-61.6 164 44.9 38.4-51.7
55-64 370 147 37.2 31.3-43.5 223 62.8 56.5-68.7
65-74 328 84 24.2 18.7-30.7 244 75.8 69.3-81.3
75+ 180 18 11.4 6.3-19.8 162 88.6 80.2-93.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 205 81 43.9 35.3-52.9 124 56.1 47.1-64.7
H.S. or G.E.D. 529 217 43.8 38.5-49.3 312 56.2 50.7-61.5
Some Post-H.S. 496 212 44.2 38.8-49.7 284 55.8 50.3-61.2
College Graduate 706 292 43.6 39.2-48.2 414 56.4 51.8-60.8
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 146 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 274 115 42.9 35.5-50.6 159 57.1 49.4-64.5
$25,000- 34,999 182 86 50.4 40.9-59.8 96 49.6 40.2-59.1
$35,000- 49,999 253 116 50.1 42.1-58.0 137 49.9 42.0-57.9
$50,000- 74,999 288 99 36.1 29.1-43.8 189 63.9 56.2-70.9
$75,000+ 545 233 44.8 39.6-50.2 312 55.2 49.8-60.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 567 246 44.5 39.2-50.0 321 55.5 50.0-60.8
No 1,360 547 43.4 40.0-46.8 813 56.6 53.2-60.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 572 311 59.2 54.2-64.0 261 40.8 36.0-45.8
Non-Veteran 1,363 491 39.2 35.8-42.6 872 60.8 57.4-64.2
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 530 235 45.9 41.0-50.9 295 54.1 49.1-59.0
Regional City or Suburban County 388 176 44.9 38.7-51.1 212 55.1 48.9-61.3
Rural 1,021 392 41.5 37.4-45.7 629 58.5 54.3-62.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,194 550 47.9 44.3-51.5 644 52.1 48.5-55.7
Unemployed 73 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 455 105 25.8 20.8-31.4 350 74.2 68.6-79.2
Unable to Work 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 66 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 122 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 264 110 42.1 34.4-50.1 154 57.9 49.9-65.6
151% to 200% 132 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,049 426 43.4 39.6-47.4 623 56.6 52.6-60.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 382 139 38.3 31.4-45.8 243 61.7 54.2-68.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 689 307 45.9 41.2-50.7 382 54.1 49.3-58.8
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 868 357 43.6 39.6-47.8 511 56.4 52.2-60.4

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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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