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 White 2,870 976 37.7 35.4-40.0 1,894 62.3 60.0-64.6
GENDER
Male 1,292 463 37.4 34.1-40.8 829 62.6 59.2-65.9
Female 1,578 513 37.9 34.8-41.2 1,065 62.1 58.8-65.2
AGE
18-34 514 252 48.1 43.0-53.2 262 51.9 46.8-57.0
35-44 316 190 59.7 52.8-66.3 126 40.3 33.7-47.2
45-54 476 234 50.6 44.8-56.3 242 49.4 43.7-55.2
55-64 568 169 27.5 23.2-32.3 399 72.5 67.7-76.8
65-74 562 96 15.8 12.4-20.0 466 84.2 80.0-87.6
75+ 414 27 7.3 4.5-11.7 387 92.7 88.3-95.5
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 173 53 31.9 23.7-41.5 120 68.1 58.5-76.3
H.S. or G.E.D. 659 203 36.0 31.4-40.8 456 64.0 59.2-68.6
Some Post-H.S. 839 291 37.0 33.0-41.3 548 63.0 58.7-67.0
College Graduate 1,197 428 41.8 38.4-45.3 769 58.2 54.7-61.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 206 86 38.2 29.8-47.2 120 61.8 52.8-70.2
$15,000- 24,999 325 117 40.3 33.3-47.8 208 59.7 52.2-66.7
$25,000- 34,999 284 103 39.8 32.5-47.7 181 60.2 52.3-67.5
$35,000- 49,999 346 126 39.9 33.5-46.7 220 60.1 53.3-66.5
$50,000- 74,999 439 135 34.3 28.8-40.2 304 65.7 59.8-71.2
$75,000+ 847 326 42.8 38.7-47.1 521 57.2 52.9-61.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 887 290 35.5 31.3-39.9 597 64.5 60.1-68.7
No 1,967 681 38.5 35.8-41.3 1,286 61.5 58.7-64.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 449 215 52.7 47.0-58.4 234 47.3 41.6-53.0
Non-Veteran 2,419 760 35.3 32.8-37.8 1,659 64.7 62.2-67.2
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 672 265 42.0 37.7-46.5 407 58.0 53.5-62.3
Regional City or Suburban County 603 218 36.0 31.4-40.8 385 64.0 59.2-68.6
Rural 1,596 493 35.6 32.4-38.9 1,103 64.4 61.1-67.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,461 622 44.5 41.3-47.7 839 55.5 52.3-58.7
Unemployed 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 895 122 15.2 12.3-18.7 773 84.8 81.3-87.7
Unable to Work 230 105 41.0 32.8-49.6 125 59.0 50.4-67.2
Other not in Labor Force 188 81 40.7 32.5-49.5 107 59.3 50.5-67.5
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 55 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 141 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 340 117 36.7 30.0-43.9 223 63.3 56.1-70.0
151% to 200% 211 80 40.9 32.6-49.7 131 59.1 50.3-67.4
More than 200% 1,599 547 38.3 35.3-41.4 1,052 61.7 58.6-64.7
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 542 129 29.3 23.4-36.1 413 70.7 63.9-76.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,095 382 36.8 33.3-40.4 713 63.2 59.6-66.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,234 465 40.2 36.9-43.7 769 59.8 56.3-63.1

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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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