2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 470 93 22.1 17.8-27.1 132 30.8 25.9-36.1 79 16.0 12.1-20.8 166 31.1 26.3-36.4
GENDER
Male 191 45 24.9 18.1-33.1 62 35.5 27.8-44.0 23 8.8 5.6-13.7 61 30.8 23.6-39.1
Female 279 48 19.9 14.7-26.4 70 27.0 21.1-33.7 56 21.7 15.7-29.2 105 31.4 25.1-38.5
AGE
18-34 122 42 33.3 24.6-43.4 47 37.9 28.8-47.9 *** *** *** 21 19.4 12.4-28.9
35-44 87 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 21 21.5 13.5-32.4
45-54 106 *** *** *** 28 25.5 17.2-36.2 24 17.4 11.2-26.2 *** *** ***
55-64 81 *** *** *** 19 22.0 13.6-33.6 17 21.9 13.3-33.7 *** *** ***
65-74 57 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 10 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 127 15 17.7 10.7-27.9 41 36.1 26.7-46.6 20 12.4 7.6-19.5 51 33.8 24.9-44.1
Some Post-H.S. 152 34 23.8 16.4-33.1 44 30.3 22.2-39.8 26 20.0 12.6-30.3 48 25.9 18.3-35.3
College Graduate 140 33 22.1 15.3-30.8 39 31.8 23.2-41.7 29 16.8 11.2-24.3 39 29.4 20.9-39.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 52 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 94 17 20.3 12.3-31.6 *** *** *** 17 16.6 9.3-27.7 *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 59 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 17.2 9.6-28.9
$50,000- 74,999 53 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 83 14 17.2 9.6-28.9 *** *** *** *** *** *** 23 23.8 15.0-35.6
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 144 21 17.5 11.1-26.5 34 28.4 19.8-38.9 23 15.0 9.2-23.4 66 39.1 30.1-49.0
No 325 72 24.0 18.7-30.2 97 31.4 25.7-37.8 56 16.4 11.8-22.5 100 28.2 22.5-34.6
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** 14 14.0 7.8-23.8 19 18.4 10.9-29.2
Non-Veteran 385 70 19.4 15.2-24.6 103 30.5 25.1-36.5 65 16.4 12.0-21.9 147 33.7 28.2-39.7
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 165 32 20.0 14.0-27.8 58 34.8 26.9-43.8 28 17.1 10.6-26.3 47 28.1 20.7-36.8
Regional City or Suburban County 108 19 21.0 12.7-32.8 34 32.2 23.0-43.0 18 16.5 9.9-26.2 37 30.3 21.5-40.8
Rural 197 42 25.7 18.6-34.4 40 24.3 17.4-33.0 33 14.2 9.5-20.7 82 35.8 27.7-44.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 271 64 24.0 18.3-30.6 85 31.8 25.6-38.7 45 16.2 11.2-23.0 77 28.0 22.0-35.0
Unemployed 34 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 75 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 23 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 16 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 61 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 85 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 35 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 205 40 20.8 14.7-28.6 64 35.6 27.9-44.0 40 18.6 12.5-26.9 61 25.0 18.5-32.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 108 *** *** *** 21 23.2 14.8-34.4 16 13.8 7.5-24.0 *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 204 44 24.2 17.7-32.2 64 35.4 28.0-43.6 33 12.6 8.6-17.9 63 27.8 21.2-35.5
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 158 25 17.5 11.6-25.4 47 28.3 20.9-37.0 30 20.5 13.2-30.2 56 33.8 25.7-43.1

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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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