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 White 3,001 132 5.6 4.6- 6.9 2,869 94.4 93.1-95.4
GENDER
Male 1,346 87 8.0 6.3-10.2 1,259 92.0 89.8-93.7
Female 1,655 45 3.5 2.4- 5.1 1,610 96.5 94.9-97.6
AGE
18-34 527 75 14.7 11.4-18.7 452 85.3 81.3-88.6
35-44 325 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 496 19 3.0 1.7- 5.1 477 97.0 94.9-98.3
55-64 598 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 593 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 438 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 179 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 695 38 8.0 5.6-11.2 657 92.0 88.8-94.4
Some Post-H.S. 880 41 5.3 3.6- 7.6 839 94.7 92.4-96.4
College Graduate 1,244 48 4.2 3.1- 5.8 1,196 95.8 94.2-96.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 345 19 7.4 4.1-13.0 326 92.6 87.0-95.9
$25,000- 34,999 288 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 354 21 7.7 4.3-13.3 333 92.3 86.7-95.7
$50,000- 74,999 456 26 7.7 5.0-11.7 430 92.3 88.3-95.0
$75,000+ 888 28 4.0 2.6- 6.2 860 96.0 93.8-97.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 939 33 4.4 2.7- 7.1 906 95.6 92.9-97.3
No 2,046 99 6.2 4.9- 7.7 1,947 93.8 92.3-95.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 474 30 7.9 5.2-11.9 444 92.1 88.1-94.8
Non-Veteran 2,525 101 5.2 4.1- 6.6 2,424 94.8 93.4-95.9
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 696 42 6.9 4.9- 9.5 654 93.1 90.5-95.1
Regional City or Suburban County 626 30 5.6 3.5- 9.0 596 94.4 91.0-96.5
Rural 1,680 60 4.8 3.5- 6.6 1,620 95.2 93.4-96.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,504 97 7.2 5.7- 9.0 1,407 92.8 91.0-94.3
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 951 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 250 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 199 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 359 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 217 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,664 63 4.8 3.6- 6.4 1,601 95.2 93.6-96.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 575 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,138 49 5.1 3.5- 7.3 1,089 94.9 92.7-96.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,289 66 6.6 5.0- 8.6 1,223 93.4 91.4-95.0

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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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