2018 BRFSS Survey Results: 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
-Non-Hispanic Black 813 42 6.0 4.2- 8.4 771 94.0 91.6-95.8
GENDER
Male 325 20 7.1 4.5-11.2 305 92.9 88.8-95.5
Female 488 22 5.0 3.0- 8.3 466 95.0 91.7-97.0
AGE
18-34 165 23 14.1 9.2-21.1 142 85.9 78.9-90.8
35-44 111 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 157 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 156 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 143 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 69 *** *** *** 69 100 . - .
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 101 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 242 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Some Post-H.S. 254 18 6.5 3.9-10.5 236 93.5 89.5-96.1
College Graduate 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 100 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$25,000- 34,999 85 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 116 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 276 18 9.9 5.9-16.2 258 90.1 83.8-94.1
No 535 23 4.2 2.7- 6.6 512 95.8 93.4-97.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 127 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 686 37 6.3 4.4- 9.0 649 93.7 91.0-95.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 274 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 167 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Rural 372 22 6.8 4.2-10.6 350 93.2 89.4-95.8
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 400 29 6.7 4.4- 9.9 371 93.3 90.1-95.6
Unemployed 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 213 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 103 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 39 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 27 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 91 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 155 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 56 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 326 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 211 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 344 16 5.3 3.1- 9.0 328 94.7 91.0-96.9
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 258 13 6.2 3.5-11.0 245 93.8 89.0-96.5

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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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