2018 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina**

HIV/AIDS

At Risk for HIV:
I am going to read you a list. When I am done, please tell me if any of the situations apply to you. You do not need to tell me which one.
You have used intravenous drugs in the past year.
You have been treated for a sexually transmitted or venereal disease 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 4,440 235 6.4 5.5- 7.4 4,205 93.6 92.6-94.5
-Eastern NC 1,596 89 7.0 5.5- 8.8 1,507 93.0 91.2-94.5
GENDER
Male 733 45 7.6 5.6-10.4 688 92.4 89.6-94.4
Female 863 44 6.4 4.4- 9.1 819 93.6 90.9-95.6
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,001 54 7.4 5.4- 9.9 947 92.6 90.1-94.6
Non-Hispanic Black 373 20 5.7 3.5- 9.1 353 94.3 90.9-96.5
Other 224 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
18-34 320 50 15.5 11.4-20.7 270 84.5 79.3-88.6
35-44 208 15 6.3 3.6-10.6 193 93.7 89.4-96.4
45-54 267 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 287 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 306 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 187 *** *** *** 187 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 184 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 442 26 7.5 4.7-11.9 416 92.5 88.1-95.3
Some Post-H.S. 479 28 6.9 4.7-10.1 451 93.1 89.9-95.3
College Graduate 492 26 6.7 4.4-10.0 466 93.3 90.0-95.6
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 269 19 10.0 6.0-16.3 250 90.0 83.7-94.0
$25,000- 34,999 162 12 9.5 5.3-16.4 150 90.5 83.6-94.7
$35,000- 49,999 204 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 218 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 297 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 567 39 10.4 7.2-14.7 528 89.6 85.3-92.8
No 1,029 50 5.3 3.9- 7.2 979 94.7 92.8-96.1
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 338 19 6.9 4.3-11.0 319 93.1 89.0-95.7
Non-Veteran 1,260 70 7.0 5.3- 9.2 1,190 93.0 90.8-94.7
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 368 31 9.5 6.3-14.2 337 90.5 85.8-93.7
Rural 1,139 53 5.9 4.4- 8.0 1,086 94.1 92.0-95.6
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 778 62 8.3 6.3-10.8 716 91.7 89.2-93.7
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 466 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 188 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 59 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 245 18 9.5 5.7-15.3 227 90.5 84.7-94.3
151% to 200% 137 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 732 31 5.1 3.4- 7.4 701 94.9 92.6-96.6
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 510 30 8.2 5.4-12.2 480 91.8 87.8-94.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 793 47 7.3 5.3-10.2 746 92.7 89.8-94.7
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 295 12 4.4 2.5- 7.9 283 95.6 92.1-97.5

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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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