2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

Time of last HIV test (Not including blood donations)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Within past year Within past 2-5 years More than 5 years ago Not Sure
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 1,844 279 16.1 14.1-18.2 477 28.8 26.3-31.4 427 21.7 19.5-24.0 661 33.5 30.9-36.2
-Eastern NC 721 132 19.1 15.6-23.1 167 25.5 21.6-29.7 156 21.4 18.0-25.3 266 34.0 29.8-38.5
GENDER
Male 329 73 24.0 18.4-30.7 83 26.7 21.3-32.8 56 16.7 12.3-22.3 117 32.6 26.6-39.3
Female 392 59 14.6 10.8-19.3 84 24.4 19.1-30.5 100 25.8 20.9-31.5 149 35.3 29.5-41.5
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 403 65 15.6 11.9-20.3 91 24.8 19.8-30.7 106 25.3 20.6-30.7 141 34.2 28.8-40.1
Non-Hispanic Black 206 44 25.5 18.1-34.6 49 27.2 20.3-35.3 36 16.6 11.5-23.5 77 30.7 23.2-39.4
Other 113 24 18.9 12.0-28.4 27 23.4 15.2-34.3 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 196 56 26.9 20.1-35.0 73 35.2 27.8-43.2 18 10.7 6.2-17.8 49 27.2 20.4-35.3
35-44 133 33 26.1 18.0-36.1 30 20.6 13.9-29.6 30 25.4 17.7-35.0 40 27.9 20.1-37.3
45-54 141 22 13.1 8.0-20.6 24 20.2 12.7-30.6 43 29.5 21.1-39.5 *** *** ***
55-64 127 *** *** *** 19 15.1 9.1-24.1 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 93 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 78 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 195 30 16.6 11.2-24.1 57 32.1 24.4-40.9 33 18.5 12.9-25.8 75 32.8 25.5-41.0
Some Post-H.S. 233 45 19.5 13.5-27.4 55 25.9 19.6-33.3 56 24.4 18.2-32.0 77 30.2 23.4-38.0
College Graduate 216 48 24.0 18.0-31.2 40 17.7 12.8-24.2 58 26.8 20.4-34.2 70 31.5 24.1-39.9
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 73 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 144 24 11.9 7.4-18.6 40 32.5 23.8-42.5 32 21.2 14.6-29.8 48 34.4 25.4-44.7
$25,000- 34,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 13 15.4 8.5-26.1 *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 85 18 19.2 11.5-30.4 *** *** *** *** *** *** 20 20.4 12.2-32.0
$50,000- 74,999 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** 16 17.2 9.8-28.5 *** *** ***
$75,000+ 136 22 17.1 10.7-26.3 25 16.5 10.7-24.6 44 32.4 23.3-42.9 45 34.0 25.0-44.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 256 34 12.9 8.5-19.1 52 24.7 17.8-33.0 59 24.8 18.5-32.4 111 37.7 30.3-45.7
No 465 99 22.5 18.0-27.8 114 25.5 21.1-30.5 97 19.8 15.9-24.4 155 32.2 27.1-37.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 197 50 26.3 19.0-35.3 55 31.6 24.4-39.8 37 20.1 13.8-28.4 55 22.0 16.0-29.4
Non-Veteran 525 83 16.2 12.6-20.5 112 22.7 18.4-27.8 119 22.0 18.0-26.5 211 39.1 33.9-44.6
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 27 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 213 51 25.3 18.5-33.5 67 34.3 26.9-42.4 45 19.8 14.2-26.9 50 20.7 15.2-27.5
Rural 482 80 16.2 12.6-20.8 96 21.0 16.8-26.0 102 21.4 17.2-26.3 204 41.4 35.8-47.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 410 87 22.7 17.8-28.4 104 25.0 20.5-30.2 94 21.2 16.8-26.5 125 31.0 25.7-37.0
Unemployed 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 119 *** *** *** 18 15.6 9.4-24.9 27 28.1 19.1-39.3 *** *** ***
Unable to Work 107 15 12.7 7.1-21.6 *** *** *** 17 16.2 9.6-26.1 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 43 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 30 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 79 14 13.5 7.4-23.5 *** *** *** 17 19.6 11.7-30.8 *** *** ***
101% to 150% 125 21 14.4 8.8-22.7 37 33.7 24.3-44.6 21 17.2 11.0-26.0 46 34.7 25.2-45.6
151% to 200% 65 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 310 63 23.1 17.3-30.1 62 21.1 16.0-27.2 82 26.0 20.4-32.5 103 29.9 24.0-36.4
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 230 42 18.4 12.9-25.6 53 26.6 19.8-34.8 40 18.4 12.7-26.0 95 36.6 28.8-45.1
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 388 80 21.6 16.7-27.4 99 29.5 24.1-35.5 81 19.4 15.1-24.5 128 29.6 24.3-35.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 104 *** *** *** 15 9.1 5.1-15.9 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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*Asked of respondents who reported they had been tested for HIV. Responses indicating test was done before January 1985 were recoded to 'don’t know.'

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2018 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2018 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2018 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2018 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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